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CLOSED the amount of inflammatory trolling going on here is just ridiculous for grown mature men. Nothing wrong with having opposing views etc and by all means debate your point of view, but this persistence with name calling and use of "hate" is disproportionate and needs to Stop.

Drunk is self inflicted, usually not covered, it's also the reason the FIRST test done on a hospital visit after a motor accident is for alcohol blood test. Insurance will want to know alcohol wasn't involved.BUT if the Hospital don't do that test, then the insurance can refuse to pay.Yes you could argue the hospital was negligent but that just opens up a whole litigation battle.Which won't get your hospital bill paid or you released from hospital until YOU pay the bill.

I buy what I am legally required to have.Nothing more, having it doesn't automatically mean you'll benefit from it, as many assume. I too have seen so many obstacles and reasons NOT to pay etc.In 50 years I have benefitted twice from an insurance policy., and they were not health/accident related.

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Or any other aspect of life here either. 😀👍

The mistake most westerners make is they assume a certain behaviour and standard that simply does not exist here.

Couldn't and never would live where I had neighbours in the conventional sense of next door of across the street etc. My nearest neighbour is around 200 metres away, suits me fine. Havnt had any noise issues in the lat 15 years.😀

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Almost two million people in Gaza - more than 85% of the population - are reported to have fled their homes in the two months since Israel began its military operation in response to Hamas's deadly attacks of 7 October. The Strip has been under the control of Hamas since 2007 and Israel says it is trying to destroy the military and governing capabilities of the Islamist group, which is committed to the destruction of Israel. The situation for ordinary people in Gaza - a densely populated enclave 41km (25 miles) long and 10km wide, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on one side and fenced off from Israel and Egypt at its borders - is "getting worse by the hour", according to United Nations aid agencies. Southern Gaza evacuation areas The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are now focusing its operations on southern Gaza and have told Palestinians that even Khan Younis - the largest urban area in the south - is not safe and they should move south, or further west to a so-called "safe area" at al-Mawasi, a thin strip of mainly agricultural land along the Mediterranean coast, close to the Egyptian border. Fighting in Khan Younis has pushed tens of thousands of people to flee to the southern district of Rafah, the UN said. According to the UN, just over 75% of Gaza's population - some 1.7 million people - were already registered refugees before Israel warned Palestinians to leave northern Gaza. Palestinian refugees are defined by the UN as people whose "place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948, and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 War". The children of Palestinian refugees are also able to apply for refugee status. Most of Gaza's population displaced FULL ARTICLE

Poland's armed forces chief believes a Russian missile entered Poland for almost three minutes and then turned back into Ukrainian airspace. Gen Wieslaw Kukula said the missile travelled about 40km (25 miles) into Polish airspace early on Friday. The alert coincided with what Ukraine has called Russia's biggest day of air strikes since its war began. President Andrzej Duda convened an emergency security meeting after the object was picked up on radar. About 200 police officers have been conducting a search of the area where the object was detected in case the missile landed on Polish territory. Poland is a member of the Nato alliance, and Polish and Allied aircraft were scrambled in response to the incident at around 07:00 (06:00 GMT) on Friday. There have been no reports of an explosion. Operational Command spokesman Lt Col Jacek Goryszewski said an unidentified object had entered Poland from Ukraine near the town of Zamosc, in the Lublin region of south-eastern Poland, not far from the border. He told private broadcaster TVN24 the event may be linked with Russia's missile and drone attack against some of Ukraine's biggest cities. At least 30 people were killed in the attacks which targeted Lviv, the closest Ukrainian city to Lublin region, as well as Dnipro, Kyiv and other cities. The Polish military was tracking the Russian missile strikes during the night. Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance stood in solidarity with Poland and "remains vigilant". An unconfirmed report said a search was taking place near the town of Hrubieszow. The Polish government has not ruled out Russian provocation. "We need to check whether this wasn't a provocation or a test of our reaction. We should check both scenarios carefully," Deputy Defence Minister Stanislaw Wziatek told TVN24. FULL STORY

The Glock handgun's reclusive billionaire inventor, Gaston Glock, who 'revolutionised the world of small arms', has died aged 94. The Glock company said in a statement that the life's work of its founder would 'continue in his spirit'. As well as being utilised by security personnel, armed forces, gun owners and criminals worldwide, the weapon has also become an American pop culture staple, featuring in several Hollywood blockbusters. Despite his success, Glock, who once knocked out a professional wrestler hired to assassinate him, has been portrayed as a reclusive character who enjoyed spending much of his time at an Austrian lakefront estate. He managed to avoid media coverage for most of his life, but gained attention in 2012 when a book about his business was published, after a divorce from his first wife Helga in 2011. Charles Ewert, who managed Glock's affairs in Luxembourg, attempted to have him killed in the late '90s. The hired attacker, who was a professional wrestler, hit him seven times on the head with a rubber mallet but Glock, who was 70 at the time, managed to knock him out. Ewert - also known as Panama Charly - was sentenced to 20 years in jail for having organised the attempted murder in a Luxembourg car park. 'Gaston Glock charted the strategic direction of the Glock Group throughout his life and prepared it for the future,' the company said. It also noted that he had 'revolutionised the world of small arms' and 'succeeded in establishing the Glock brand as the global leader in the handgun industry'. Glock was born in 1929 and went on to study mechanical engineering in Vienna. In 1963 he founded his own consumer goods firm in the town of Deutsch-Wagram, 20 kilometres (12 miles) outside of the capital. FULL STORY

As groups of Israeli hostages were released from Gaza in recent days, an army of medics, child protection experts and trauma specialists battened down the hatches and shielded them from the media spotlight. But with a four-day truce between Israel and Hamas now in its final 24 hours, a picture has started to emerge about the dire conditions in which the freed hostages were being held by the terror group over the last seven weeks. Their relatives have spoken of plastic chairs as beds, irregular meals of bread and rice, and hours spent waiting for the bathroom. Some of the freed hostages have lost significant weight, and have told their loved ones how they had no sense of time passing in Gaza. In one 84-year-old woman's case, it is reported that she was not given vital medication while in Gaza, and that she is currently in an 'unstable' condition. Another elderly woman said she feared she was on her way to be executed in the build up to her release, only to find that she was being freed. As of Monday morning, of the roughly 240 people dragged into Gaza by Hamas in its brutal October 7 attack, 62 hostages have been released (made up of Israelis and foreigners), one was freed by Israeli forces, and two were found dead inside Gaza. Of those released, 58 were freed under a cease-fire deal over the past three days. Four others were freed earlier in the conflict. A total of 14 hostages with Israel citizenship were returned to Israel on Sunday, the third day of a four-day truce deal with Hamas that will see a total of 50 Israeli captives freed in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners. Under the terms of the agreement, one more group of captives is set to be handed over to Israel in exchange for Palestinian prisoners before the end of the truce. It's possible that the temporary ceasefire could be extended if more hostages are exchanged, but so far, nothing has been confirmed by either side. Hostilities are set to resume on Tuesday unless an extension deal can be struck. Therefore, an agonising wait continues for those who still have relatives inside the coastal strip, and they more than anyone will be listening intently for any information about how their loved ones are being treated by Hamas. Those freed in recent days have largely stayed out of the public eye. As of Monday morning, of the roughly 240 people dragged into Gaza by Hamas in its brutal October 7 attack, 62 hostages have been released FULL STORY

Freed Israeli hostage Mia Schem has broken her silence to share a harrowing account of captivity in Gaza, following her release at the end of last month. Schem, 21, spent 54 days as a prisoner in the Palestinian enclave after being shot and taken hostage at the Nova festival massacre in southern Israel on October 7, before finally being released as part of a ceasefire and swap on November 30. In her first interview since her release, she told Israeli outlet Channel 13 'I wanted to project the real situation about the people living in Gaza, who they really are and about what I've been through over there.' 'I went through a holocaust,' she said. 'Everyone over there is a terrorist.' Schem, a French-Israeli tattoo-artist from Shoham in central Israel, claimed that she was held with a civilian family, with children, while in Gaza. 'It is families under the Hamas regime, you know. I realised that I was staying with a family. And then I start asking myself questions… why am I staying with a family? Why are there children here? Why is there a woman here?' Before she was freed, she was made to film a video speaking about her experience, in which she said: 'People very good, very kind to me... Food good and the kindness and everything good.' The report was made headlines as it contradicted accounts of other hostages who recounted abuse in captivity, prompting concerns she had been made to speak against her will. Mia Schem became one of the most high-profile captives after Hamas released a video in the early days of the conflict showing her recovering from surgery. In the clip, Schem said in Hebrew that 'everything is fine', that she received medical treatment for injuries, and pleaded for her release. FULL STORY

Huawei have their onw "health" app. My device is Huawei, its not certified etc but when checked with a Drs surgery heart rate monitor it was identical readings. I wear it daily, step count, activity tracker etc. It monitors ny heart rate whilst sleeping, whilst exercising etc and warns me when I push too far and when I can resume. It does what it says on the tin. It suits my needs but it is NOT a medical device.

Seems to me people are totally overestimating these smart watches. All they are meant to be are "indicators" they are NOT medical devices and should never be relied upon as such. They will "indicate" an abnormality etc and then you should go get whatever it is checked "correctly" if its a concern.

British members of parliament are calling for the creation of a new criminal offence of unlawfully entering the field of play during a football match, plus better collaboration between United Kingdom and overseas police to improve safety at sports event at home and abroad. The Culture, Media and Sport Committee report “Safety at major sporting events” released on Friday was made after its inquiry into fan safety during the Euro 2020 final at Wembley and chaotic scenes involving Liverpool supporters at the 2022 Champions League final. “Fans flocking to festive fixtures at this time of year should be able to enjoy time with family and friends in sports grounds that are secure, inclusive and welcoming environments,” committee chair Caroline Dinenage said. “Sadly, the rise in disorder at football post-pandemic and near disasters that occurred at Wembley and in Paris have shown there is much to be done to ensure a safe time for all.” The report said the treatment of Liverpool fans by French authorities at the Champions League final was “disgraceful”, and that the attitude of foreign police forces to UK football fans heavily contributed to the chaos. Dinenage said tailgating and other forms of unauthorised entry into grounds were an increasing problem at high-profile matches and put safety at risk from overcrowding. “Those involved should know that they will face consequences and the Government should back legislation to ensure they can be banned,” she said. The committee said the lack of a distinct criminal penalty that includes the use of Football Banning Orders is allowing unauthorised entry to continue unchallenged, and it is calling on the government to pass into law the Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill. Among other recommendations were that sports bodies should increase their financial contribution toward the safety of fans outside stadiums, and that the government should introduce a centralised system to report discrimination and antisocial behaviour at matches. FULL STORY

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched about 110 missiles as well as drones against Ukrainian targets during the night Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday, killing at least seven civilians in what appeared to be one of the biggest aerial barrages of the 22-month war. Most of the incoming missiles and drones were shot down during the roughly 18-hour onslaught, according to Zelenskyy. However, scores of people were injured and an unknown number of people were buried under rubble, Ukrainian officials said. Among the buildings damaged across Ukraine were a maternity hospital, apartment blocks and schools. Zelenskyy said the Kremlin’s forces used a wide variety of weapons, including ballistic and cruise missiles. “Today, Russia used nearly every type of weapon in its arsenal,” Zelenskyy said on sopcial media platform X, formerly Twitter. Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said Russia “apparently launched everything they have” in the attack. If Zelenskyy’s count is confirmed, it would be the largest aerial attack by the Kremlin’s forces since their full-scale invasion in February 2022. According to the Ukrainian air force, the previous biggest assault was in November 2022 when Russia launched 96 missiles against Ukraine. The bombardment came as fighting along the front line is largely bogged down by winter weather and after Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive failed to make a significant breakthrough along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) line of contact. FULL STORY