Mike

Japan has a new maximum temperature record, with 41.8C reached in Isesaki - the second time in a week the record has been broken.

Dover 'chaos' is 'like herding cats', Kent council boss says Politicians have called for those in charge of calming Dover traffic to "get their act together".

When emotion leads the UK city which would benefit the most from Schengen (and which only exists because of France) to vote instead to make its life even harder.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

The only problem with Schengen has been the failure of British politicians to have ever joined it

It’ll be a lot harder now though not impossible but a lot has to move, notably the thinking of those that lead and the selling of the idea to the people

(There's been a noticeable increase in Hibernophobic vitriol in my replies the last few days (don't ethnicise Euro-UK discussion, please, it's not clever)

In that light, I'll address Ireland quickly. Why is it not in Schengen?

Broadly the UK blocked its entry.

But can't it join anyhow?

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Today, 6 years ago.

We will never forget you, Bjorg Lambrecht.

#cycling #cyclingbluesky

Reform Dog Bites Media Man The British press is failing in its duty to ask the right questions of Nigel Farage

How we will look back at the British media's current constant indulgence of Nigel Farage and his brand of anti-migrant politics as the biggest collective failure of our times

www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-dog...

‘The forest had gone’: the storm that moved a mountain The long read: On a small ledge in the Swiss mountains, 200 people were enjoying a summer football tournament. As night fell, they had no idea what was coming

‘The forest had gone’: the storm that caused a landslide in Switzerland's Maggia valley in June 2024 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a... via @theguardian.com

Outdoor cinema screening at the former Stasi HQ

Once a place of repression, the former HQ of the East German Ministry for State Security (Stasi) is now a campus for democracy.

Every August, the campus hosts hugely popular outdoor cinema screenings of films and documentaries about life in the GDR.

www.bundesarchiv.de/stasi-unterl...

A digital display screen inside a train shows the message: "with respect. The next station is Portsmouth" in yellow and green text on a blue background. The display is mounted on the ceiling of the train carriage, surrounded by metal panels and overhead lights.

I'm on a passive aggressive train now

One Woman, Two Protests, Zero Postcodes in Common: Tommy Robinson associate claims to be ‘concerned local resident’ Yesterday, former academic turned Reform UK cheerleader, Matt Goodwin tweeted a clip from the recent anti-migrant protest at the Barbican in London.  “Why are you...

“This is my local community. I’m worried about my children.”

That’s what a woman told GB News at the anti-migrant protest at the Barbican in London.

Problem is, she said the same thing at a protest in Epping days earlier. 🤦 ❌

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/05/o...

Map with pins showing rail borders. Pink pins show places I have been, grey pins lines I am missing

I've used the long train trip Wien 🇦🇹 - Ravières 🇫🇷 today to update my all the #CrossBorderRail lines map umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/cross...

In the just over three years of this project I have been to 3️⃣8️⃣8️⃣ border lines

Yvette Cooper says local people *need* more information about ethnicity/immigration status of charged suspects

*Need* Why? For what purpose?

And every single police statement on White British suspect must equally prominently state ethnicity/nationality, and be reported accordingly,

Fair?

Only found in the German dictionary

Takes five words in English and a few more on top in French

Tech people are truly the know-nothing robber barons of today. Don't read books, they say, you might know something about anything.

No rain in August? Possibly not

Back to the drought

I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts.

The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative.

Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there.

Poster for an evening of poetry, Friday 3rd October with Theresa Lola, Joelle Taylor and Len Pennie

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To be fair, they have to sell the dream. And the dream of all drivers is to not ever encounter other drivers.

a black and white flag is waving in the wind on a pole ALT: a black and white flag is waving in the wind on a pole

On this day in 1549, one of the darkest events in Cornish history occurred during the Anglo-Cornish (Prayer Book) War. Some 900 unarmed Cornish prisoners, taken following the battles of Woodbury and Clyst St Mary, were systematically murdered by forces of the English government.

Aucune course aujourd'hui...

Image shows Langstone harbour at near high tide under a clear, sunny sky

Good morning #Portsmouth Back to sunshine #TuesdayMotivation

47% of people think immigration is primarily illegal. There were 4% irregular arrivals in March

New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation

Sad it's over, happy it happened! ✨️🥹💕

Spontaneous pictures might not be the best quality or Instagram-perfect, but they do capture all the joy of the past 9 days! <3

During this TDFF, we drove over 4000 km, stayed in 10 different Airbnbs, lost my voice about 5 times, and made so many memories. 🥹

Petition: Grant Cornwall nation status We urge the UK Government to formally recognize Cornwall as a nation, granting it equal status to Wales and Scotland. This includes devolved powers, cultural preservation, and official recognition of ...

#Cornwall is a #Celtic nation with its own language, identity and history. It deserves recognition as a nation within the UK.

Sign the official petition:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Share. 🙏

#Kernow #CelticNations #RecogniseCo

Surely Reform is pretty much that way

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🗓️ Saturday 9 August
🆚 Edinburgh City
🏆 William Hill League 2
⏰ 3pm
🏟️ Eco Gen Stadium at Stair Park

Illkirch as in Alsace? Eastern France surely

Tiffany Keep took a commanding victory in the Bath CC Road Race as DAS-Hutchinson continued their impressive run of form with a 1-2-3 for Simon Howes’ squad, Lizzie Hermolle also winning the National Masters Championship in the process.

thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2025/08/04/2...