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[The Colonel]

 

[Boo]

@Boo May be of interest to you

it is many thanks. Will keep an eye on this, not committing to anything just in case yet though

 

[Travis Bickle]

The Russians who came with a warning Britain wouldn't hear

Dynamo Moscow's 1945 tour saw the Russians impress against supposedly superior British sides, at a time of growing suspicion.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Travis Bickle]

Republic duo test positive for Covid-19

Republic of Ireland duo Matt Doherty and James McClean test positive for Covid-19, with the rest of the squad returning negative results.

www.bbc.co.uk

They must have known before the game

 

[The Colonel]

 

[The Colonel]

 

[Travis Bickle]

Spot on

Wales egg should as well

 

[Jimmytaff]

Spot on

Wales egg should as well

At least Welsh rugby got rid of ich dien - I serve in German

 

[Travis Bickle]

At least Welsh rugby got rid of ich dien - I serve in German

I didn’t realise they had, I knew what it meant though

 

[Jimmytaff]

I didn’t realise they had, I knew what it meant though

I knew you'd know, more for the benefit of others. Wales shirts have a modern version of the 3 feathers and WRU beneath it - that annoys me too as I support Wales not the WRU [far from it]

 

[Travis Bickle]

Manchester Arena Inquiry: BTP 'let people down' on night of bomb

Twenty-two people died and hundreds more were injured as they left the Ariana Grande concert in 2017.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Mrs Steve R]

Rishi Sunak 'considers plan to charge motorists per mile they drive'

The Chancellor is reportedly 'very interested' in the idea of a national road pricing scheme - which would steer British motorists into a new 'pay-as-you-drive' type system, according to the Times.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Arfur Ap Llewellyn Europe]

The Colonel's favourite Tweeter here

 

[Travis Bickle]

Radio France Internationale publishes obituaries of people still alive

Public radio station RFI says a "technical problem" meant the obituaries were published prematurely.

www.bbc.co.uk

R I P

 

[Travis Bickle]

Grenfell Tower insulation firm behaved 'dishonestly'

A former employee from Celotex tells the inquiry he got the insulation approved in an unethical way.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Travis Bickle]

Boris Johnson triggers Scottish fury and clash with Sturgeon after 'branding devolution a disaster'

Downing Street is not denying the remarks, and a Number 10 source has stepped in to clarify them.

news.sky.com

 

[stantys tattoos]

The Colonel's favourite Tweeter here

bootlegger christmas pilnsers on the way for stanty i like the guy done well for himself fair play

 

[Travis Bickle]

Belgian racing pigeon New Kim sells for record £1.4m in mystery bidding war between 'Super Duper' and 'Hitman'

Two Chinese bidders, operating under the pseudonyms Super Duper and Hitman, drove up the price for Belgian racing pigeon New Kim.

news.sky.com

 

[Travis Bickle]

Bungling burglar who left name and address at crime scene jailed

The information helped lead police officers to Malcolm Pyke's home, where the stolen equipment had been left out in the open.

news.sky.com

 

[The Colonel]

That dog that got rescued in the flood has now been adopted by the Mexican Navy