General News Thread

[CosbehFox]

Finding it hilarious the amount of resource and money Reform are having to throw at this by election. 
 

They are taking their on the ground campaigners away from the mayoral Manchester race to Clacton. While briefing everyone to make out Binface is an establishment figure. This includes the expense of unleashing the bots online 

[lcfcell]

28 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

So it seems. A football match played in USA against France so riot in London

Oh yeah completely ridiculous 

[Parafox]

At least 11 dead in Spain wildfire as crews battle to contain blaze - BBC News

[st albans fox]

1 hour ago, Foxdiamond said:

Reports of trouble in London last night by fans of Morocco after the match with France. 

We know what’s going to happen here on a hot Saturday night if we lose tomorrow ……

the police will be dreading that. 
 

mind you, just kicks the can down the road till Wednesday evening if we make it through 

[lcfcell]

I see Pakistan have said they won’t take back their rape gang leader under any circumstances. 
 

Firing squad should sort this issue out 

[bovril]

Seeing this in Bayeux was genuinely one of the greatest moments of my life. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly9r54e5r4o

[Danizen]

https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/09/us-government-claims-keir-starmer-put-lives-risk-grave-world-cup-decision-29094745/?fbclid=IwVERDUAS9sKZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4lflAG06lMR0qCmcQNkmMxoMgXsCzdsKxcDbG3jsLXa8gOLxdFa3lldnBhvQ_aem_WNqSk86hYP0NjHqp_DcLLw

 

I don't know the circumstances around the deaths of the Mexican fans but if there's one thing the American Government (and this administration in particular) can't take the moral high ground on, it's the lives innocent Mexicans.

[bovril]

Just now, Danizen said:

https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/09/us-government-claims-keir-starmer-put-lives-risk-grave-world-cup-decision-29094745/?fbclid=IwVERDUAS9sKZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4lflAG06lMR0qCmcQNkmMxoMgXsCzdsKxcDbG3jsLXa8gOLxdFa3lldnBhvQ_aem_WNqSk86hYP0NjHqp_DcLLw

 

I don't know the circumstances around the deaths of the Mexican fans but if there's one thing the American Government (and this administration in particular) can't take the moral high ground on, it's the lives innocent Mexicans.

special relationship latest

[leicsmac]

2 minutes ago, Danizen said:

https://metro.co.uk/2026/07/09/us-government-claims-keir-starmer-put-lives-risk-grave-world-cup-decision-29094745/?fbclid=IwVERDUAS9sKZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4lflAG06lMR0qCmcQNkmMxoMgXsCzdsKxcDbG3jsLXa8gOLxdFa3lldnBhvQ_aem_WNqSk86hYP0NjHqp_DcLLw

 

I don't know the circumstances around the deaths of the Mexican fans but if there's one thing the American Government (and this administration in particular) can't take the moral high ground on, it's the lives innocent Mexicans.

Current US administration in being massive hypocrites shocker. 

[Zear0]

Murder enquiry opens for Ann Widdecombe's death.  That wasn't on my bingo card.

[st albans fox]

7 minutes ago, Zear0 said:

Murder enquiry opens for Ann Widdecombe's death.  That wasn't on my bingo card.

Was going to make exactly the same post 

 

unbelievable 

[Leicesterpool]

Certainly gets serious, this morning you thought Ann Widdecombe just dies of old age. But now hearing possibly murder.

 

She wasn't one of most popular politicians and certainly a lot of hate towards her over the years, so sadly could be loads of suspects. 

Edited Friday at 15:34 by Leicesterpool

[fox_up_north]

That is not what I expected

[Super_horns]

2 hours ago, Leicesterpool said:

Certainly gets serious, this morning you thought Ann Widdecombe just dies of old age. But now hearing possibly murder.

 

She wasn't one of most popular politicians and certainly a lot of hate towards her over the years, so sadly could be loads of suspects. 

26 year old man been arrested apparently.

[CosbehFox]

 

[DJW1]

3 hours ago, Leicesterpool said:

Certainly gets serious, this morning you thought Ann Widdecombe just dies of old age. But now hearing possibly murder.

 

She wasn't one of most popular politicians and certainly a lot of hate towards her over the years, so sadly could be loads of suspects. 

I didn't agree with her political views, but she impressed me when she was one of the very few Tories who voted in favour of a ban on fox hunting, when Tony Blair was PM.

[Bellend Sebastian]

23 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

 

I'll add this to my library of things to respond with when the bleeding doom-mongers that cross my path too often tell me that "the country's not what it used to be" etc etc. 

 

I've just seen this story on Threads and the most common response is that it isn't true, which I guess just underlines that not many people go on the internet to say things like "that's good then" and "nice to hear that progress is being made" 

[leicsmac]

6 minutes ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

I'll add this to my library of things to respond with when the bleeding doom-mongers that cross my path too often tell me that "the country's not what it used to be" etc etc. 

 

I've just seen this story on Threads and the most common response is that it isn't true, which I guess just underlines that not many people go on the internet to say things like "that's good then" and "nice to hear that progress is being made" 

It also highlights just how destructive the Internet has been to the very idea of established truth. 

 

"No one is invalidated, but no one is right..."

[Clogger_]

16 minutes ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

I'll add this to my library of things to respond with when the bleeding doom-mongers that cross my path too often tell me that "the country's not what it used to be" etc etc. 

 

I've just seen this story on Threads and the most common response is that it isn't true, which I guess just underlines that not many people go on the internet to say things like "that's good then" and "nice to hear that progress is being made" 

This is *great* news - thank you for sharing Cosbehfox. Everyone has a knife, so it's an extremely hard one to tackle. Pleasing that the hard work of the police, government agencies and the administrations in our cities in particular seems to be paying off

 

My learning here is that bluster delivers nothing at all, but hard work and application *can* make inroads on problems, slowly but surely

Edited Friday at 19:38 by Clogger_

[foxy tiler]

6 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

It also highlights just how destructive the Internet has been to the very idea of established truth. 

 

"No one is invalidated, but no one is right..."

The internet and social media have ruined a lot of folks and given some right lunatics a platform.

[leicsmac]

3 minutes ago, foxy tiler said:

The internet and social media have ruined a lot of folks and given some right lunatics a platform.

It's enabled those lunatics to assemble, organise and vastly magnify their message, even in the face of it being overwhelmingly shown to be false.

 

That has far reaching consequences. 

[kenny]

1 hour ago, CosbehFox said:

 

More policies from Sunaks time paying dividends, I think he would have gone on to be a really good PM had he come in at a different time.

[foxy tiler]

26 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

It's enabled those lunatics to assemble, organise and vastly magnify their message, even in the face of it being overwhelmingly shown to be false.

 

That has far reaching consequences. 

Absolutely....frightening stuff

[Trav Le Bleu]

1 hour ago, Clogger_ said:

Everyone has a knife,

I mean, yeah, in a kitchen drawer maybe.

[Jon the Hat]

23 hours ago, lcfcell said:

I see Pakistan have said they won’t take back their rape gang leader under any circumstances. 
 

Firing squad should sort this issue out 

He’s not theirs, he’s ours.  Been here since he was a child, gave up his Pakistani citizenship when he took British citizenship.  Our problem.  The biggest one being why he’s not still in jail for life.