Bannoi

It's a well known fact the real reason he's in Scotland is his orange tan is fading so he's gone to stock up on Irn Bru

Looks like she's the only one who could be bothered to turn up

5000 police deployed to keep the protestor away

Russia threatening to nuke the UK is nothing but Russian propaganda a scare tactic even without America a nuclear strike on the UK would facilitate a nuclear response from both the UK and France because due the very nature of nuclear weapons any stike on UK soil would also affect France and the UK's surrounding neighbours. I'm sure Putin is well aware of the consequences it would be devastating to the whole of Europe if not the world as the radiation spreads in the air and seas. Am I concerned of course the fact they exist is enough to be concerned especially if the are in the hands of an unstable or unpredictable regime. Am I worried no there is no point in being worried as there is nothing I personally could do to prevent it. Russia even though it's using modern weapons drones etc. it's still fighting the way it always has like the scorched earth policy with Napolean or the wave after wave of soldiers sent against the Nazi's in WW2 its fighting a war of exhaustion of attrition against Ukraine slowly bleeding Ukraine dry. Putin doesn't care about how many Russians die there's always plenty more. If you liken Russia to the mafia with Putin as the godfather and the oliagarch's as the heads of the family's who have carved up and stolen Russia's wealth between them you won't be far wrong cross them defy them refuse to pay and you end up dead. The recent NATO expansion (a purely defensive organisation) is entirely down to Putin and his imperialistic ambitions he wants to restore the USSR. When I was in the army even though we were not actually at war we knew who the enemy was who we prepared and trained to fight against it was the The Warsaw Pact the USSR/Russia as did the US troops stationed in Germany who seen it as far preferable than being sent to Vietnam. The fact is Putin has already lost even if he succeeds in taking Ukraine he has still lost. The Russsian economy is weakened Russia has become more isolated Russian influence has waned and Nato's borders with Russia has doubled since he invaded Ukraine and Finland joined Nato. European NATO members have greatly increased their defence budgets and the European defence industries are seeing a resurgence. None of this was necessary or wanted nobody was threatening Russia it is purely down to Putin his ambitions and his supporters.

This is only 3 minutes long but worth watching. A retired Green Beret Lt. Colonel has revealed why he resigned from his work with US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution centres. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cy8k8045nx9o

Life would be a lot duller without him.

Sounds like Putins getting worried

Starmers wife is jewish the whole family are members of a Jewish Synagogue in north London.

Cant they get Trump deported

Cant beat a Lada for comfort and perfomance.

Do a deal with Ukraine serve in the Ukrainian army until the war ends and gain Ukrainian citizenship

The dispute dates back to more than a hundred years ago, when the borders of the two nations were drawn after the French occupation of Cambodia. Things officially became hostile in 2008, when Cambodia tried to register an 11th Century temple located in the disputed area as a Unesco World Heritage Site - a move that was met with heated protest from Thailand. There were sporadic clashes over the years which saw soldiers and civilians killed on both sides. The latest tensions ramped up in May after a Cambodian soldier was killed in a clash. This plunged bilateral ties to their lowest point in more than a decade. In the past two months, both countries have imposed border restrictions on one another. Cambodia banned imports from Thailand such as fruits and vegetables, and stopped importing power and internet services. Both countries have also strengthened troop presence along the border in recent weeks. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80p8z0y0eko

Only if it jeopardises his golf course

How the mighty USA has fallen.

Gas street lamps were phased out not as long ago as you might, think.

Depends how old you are if I told you I remember a man coming round every evening on his bike to light the gas street lamps the milkman delivering milk every morning with his horse and milk float the coal for the fire being delivered by two men with a horse and cart who would carry hundredweight sacks of coal on their back and tip them into the coal bunker or having a bath once a week in a tin bath in front of the fire. For some of us those were the good times.

Could also be a way for Ex-Expats to keep in touch with what's going on and remember the good times.

The UK State Pension has two main tiers: the old basic State Pension and the new State Pension. In April 2025, the full new State Pension is £230.25 per week (£11,973 per year) and the full old basic State Pension is £176.45 per week (£9,175.40 per year). The new State Pension is for those reaching state pension age after April 6, 2016, while the old basic State Pension applies to those who reached state pension age before that date. It would be a start if the old basic pension was scrapped and everyone got the new basic pension. It wouldnt surprise me if sometime in the future the EU will phase in an EU wide pension scheme and all EU pensioners will recive the same. Not that that would benefit the UK who voted for Brexit.

Disinformation create division and discord create internal conflict and distrust divide and conquer. Straight out of the KGB handbook.

The US does grow a lot of rice they export about half of it.

Thai military is a joke.

I thought the blue one meant I had a hard on and the red one meant I was limp.

Trump if he had the balls could end it right now, he to use his own words holds all the cards unlike with Putin who plays him like the fool he is. Trump should hang his head in shame but then Trump has no shame no honour he’s an utter disgrace. Trump is a greedy narcissist I cant think of anyone less suited to be president of anything let alone the USA, his only aim is to make himself the centre of attraction whilst at the same time making as much money for himself as possible no matter who it hurts economically physically or mentally whether that be individuals communities countries or even the USA.

UK and 24 nations mainly European plus Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Japan but surprise surprise not the USA accuse Israel of 'drip feeding' aid to Gaza civilians as they condemn 'horrifying' killings https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvg9ky87dpdt

We used to feed it to the pigs along with mouldy bread potato peelings leftover food scraps rotten fish rotten meat in fact anything that is or was edible. Mix it all together boil it up and pour it into a trough. Not just you're usual pig slops this is pig swill par excellence