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It would be much safer this week to cycle to a school in Scotland. There are notably fewer cars on the roads.

Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins Far-right activist is accused of refusing to comply with counter-terrorism police request at Channel tunnel

Elon Musk is paying Tommy Robinson's legal bills.

The British media and political establishment is still on X and maybe this is the wake up call they need.

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Egypt crime index 47
USA crime index 49

Both categorised as moderate

Source: Numbeo user polls

I don't know for sure, but my best guess would be a by-product from Dixon's Blazes, the ironworks that was just along Aitkenhead Road.

The questions are fairly simple. Do you believe in the aims of public transport overall? Is the urban wildlife corridor that currently exists on part of the route only on the tram route or are there houses with relatively large gardens on each side? Is it possible to regenerate woodland? 2/2

A map showing part of Edinburgh with areas of higher deprivation in shades of pink, and the richest areas in shades of green. The route of the proposed tramline is roughly overmarked in blue.

If the people of Edinburgh want a second tramline, moving lots of non car-owning people efficiently from Granton, (the pink bits on the map of multiple deprivation) through the green bit (the highest scoring possible on the index) to the city centre and beyond, then they have a decision to make. 1/1

It's time we asked some serious questions about Reform and Russia, says Neil Mackay As a former prominent leader of Reform faces jail for taking bribes to make pro-Russian statements, Neil Mackay says we have to ask serious…

I wrote this on Nathan Gill, Russian bribes, Reform and Farage nearly two weeks ago. Here it is again if you’re sick of the silence of the UK media

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Third strip hoodoo.

A ten at this stage? Game's gone. #strictly

Exceptionally genocidal, they stood for the values of Hitler, Pol Pot and Idi Amin, as they waged an assymetric war against innocent civilians, journalists, medics, and aid workers.

Looking at the right hand end, and anticipating the painter up some steps, gives me the absolute fear.

You might like this newspaper photo from 1976 when the Subway was extensively modernised. St Enoch mainline and its hotel with its St Pancras style raised approach has been demolished for a car park, and the Subway station floats above a huge hole in which the modern station is now located.

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ These are fake 'RingGo' QR codes that have been found by enforcement officers in #Inverness. Do NOT scan them. They will take you to a fake website. All our parking machines accept card & cash payments directly on the ticket machine.
@HighlandCouncil

A photo meme showing two small children cowering in a corner with the caption "conservatives". They are looking to the opposite corner where there is a rabbit and a wooden bucket with the caption "shit Conservatives made up".

There's always next year, after the successful suppression of the Portland Frog riots.

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

Bring back Cieran Slicker on Sunday for the lols. #scotland

It was grim. No self belief. You wonder what it is in the Scotland camp that turns players at the peak of their game into showroom dummies. Actually not what, but who.

300 Scotsmen #hampdenthermopylae

Saving their energy for midnight snacks and the darts tourney back at the team hotel.

A pilsner glass half full of hazy Grodziskie style smoked beer stands beside a brown bottle with a blue label

Looks like a hazy pale. Fine carbonation (as promised), light smoke flavours, tiny hint of biscuit. Very nice.

That's quite something.

It's in the fridge right now, waiting for the football on the telly.

Council officer: "... a balance has to be struck between the needs of a community and the needs of other users.”

🤔 If all the surrounding roads are 20 limit, who *needs* this road to have a 30 limit, and more importantly, why?

Beer thought, having bought some Schlenkerla Grodsyzkie. What if the person telling you that a beer is a good example of a style has only tried two versions? We need to recategorise beer sampling into nice/not nice and just leave it at that. 😇

Like a horrific version of Spargelzeit

Losing the war on woke

Much better than the civilian version. Playing for charity allows people like me to engage again, unlike the unease of seeing folk form friendships with people who are lying for cash.