It's telling that we all know the name of a convicted felon who died in America while under arrest 4 years ago...but would struggle to name the guy who tried to shoot an ex and would-be President in the head 4 weeks ago Some stories are forced upon us Others are swiftly

Yet ANOTHER church fire in France This time in St Omer Add to the list: Drosnay, Descartes, Paris, Val-d'Oise, Nantes, Rouen... What is going on?

Pretty sure I'm punching

🇺🇸 Americanisms 🇺🇲 A topic that stimulates and riles most Brits. The two I presently despise, given their propensity to even be used on His Majesty's Radio 4, are: "Reach out" instead of contact, get in touch "Take" instead of opinion, view "Drop" instead of being released

It is evident that cheap, high density accommodation such as tower blocks come with significant risk, if not by build and maintenance margins, by the fact that a multitude of people live on top of one another, and a fire in one apartment can engulf a building It's also evident

Our remarkable achievements thus far in the paralympics - SECOND in the medals table, and only behind a country with a population of 1.4 BILLION compared to our 67 million - is a positive reflection on us as a society, and as a nation It shows a remarkable level of civilisation.

The European playbook at its truest: 1. The European Establishment creates crises through gross supranational mismanagement (Eurozone crisis and migrant crisis as a result of pushing single currency/open borders) 2. Legacy parties at national level collapse in the wake of these

Michel Barnier parachuted in as PM of France The magic "recount" in Germany stopping AfD by changing a single seat due to a 'system anomale' Before that, let's not forget the antics in Italy and Greece where democratically elected leaders were replaced with EU technocrats The

Fascinating viewpoint on Imran Khan's shape-shifting Many of the Pakistani diaspora in Britain appear to be pro-Khan, evidenced by street protests organised during his incarceration I wonder if the same supporters also find themselves on Pro-Palestine marches?

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Labour councillor Brendan Chilton says turning migrant boats around is "the only policy that will work". Alex Phillips

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Blimmin' eck. My Crystal Maze Crystal Dome of copy. That's what I call headline grabbing.

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