Thingamabob

Calm down. They're just two low turnout by-elections. Nothing to get excited about.

A sub doesn't need a motor if it's not going anywhere.

This is a shambles. Stop messing about. Either maintain cannabis as an illegal substance, or make it entirely legal with no restrictions.

This is a perfectly logical purchase. Why buy a submarine with an engine if it's not going anywhere ?

73 years old should not be a problem if he is in good health. What is inexscusable at any age is not wearing a helmet

As in the USA and Holland, to name but two.

My money's on fabricated.

The 200 stitches seem to have disappeared from the story. Expect further amendments in due course.

Sad to see what started out as a benign philosophy has been turned into a religion.

Taiwan doesn't have a grovelling British government to give it away as happened with HK when they were only bound to hand back the New Territories but gave back the Island and Kowloon as well. Pathetic. Taiwan is weii-armed, some say more than very well-armed, and will not be an easy take. Also I suspect the US will back Taiwan all the way. I certainly hope so. I lived and worked in Taiwan for 6 of the best years of my life.

So much sneering and loathing of Thailand and Thai people in these postings. If you don't like it here do the rest of us a favour and go and live somewhere else.

Maybe you could consider moving to a less 'silly country' as you describe Thailand. Personally I do not regard Thailand to be a 'silly country' and, by the way, in my case, and in my family's case, I have never had any problems with stray dogs here.

How would an automatic gearbox prevent the driver from carelessly engaging drive instead of reverse ?

How proven?

Most animals world-wide are, and always have been, treated with appalling cruelty.

In nearly 40 years never once used an agent, however at 80 years of age it is likely that sooner or later I will have to. Gone are the days, apparently, when the old and infirm could ask for house visits by immigration in order to complete the annual extension.

Trump entirely right to try to decrease the disastrous trade dependency on China. Hopefully other Western leaders will do the same, but don't bank on it.

700 billion sounds like a lot of money from the UK, even if described as a 'loan'.

I agree, Boris will likely win the next UK election in spite of the current odds sgainst.

Ganga doesn't result in rampages, unlike alcohol and other hard drugs.

This law, introduced by Thaksin, is one of the most stupid ever enacted in Thailand. Utterly pointless, and a real turn-off for tourists/visitors/people generally. Thankfully ignored by many outlets, however this half-assed statement from today's government is almost as stupid as the original law.

Andrew was advised never to go anywhere near an American court. Good advice given the farcical, xenophobic way they work. Better to pay up and be thought guilty, rather than be found guilty even if innocent.

Mugged twice in Manila in the 1990s.

'Dangerously close' to what ? Total liberal left BS.

Wearing a mask doesn't bother me. If that's what's required I'll go along with it. Rather pathetic not to do so.