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There was a long period of flooding from 1908 to 1934 so the last few decades are not unprecedented. What changed is more housebuilding on flood plains and insufficient attention to urban run off. The EA explicitly stated its recent assessments of increased risk are due to better data and modelling.
October 7, 2026 at 9:56 AM
There was a long period of flooding from 1908 to 1934 so the last few decades are not unprecedented. What changed is more housebuilding on flood plains and insufficient attention to urban run off. The EA explicitly stated its recent assessments of increased risk are due to better data and modelling.
Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Sundar Pichai, Sergey Brin, Satya Nadella, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, Jeff Bezos, and Tim Cook were all at the dinner and Huang, Su, and Cook were all on the top table, so presumably they are all in league with Donald Trump as well then?
September 26, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Sundar Pichai, Sergey Brin, Satya Nadella, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, Jeff Bezos, and Tim Cook were all at the dinner and Huang, Su, and Cook were all on the top table, so presumably they are all in league with Donald Trump as well then?
We don't want rich people in YooKay
September 9, 2026 at 3:09 PM
We don't want rich people in YooKay
Ooooh, space lasers stole my vote.
In other news, Daily Beast promotes Gibney's trashy film.
In other news, Daily Beast promotes Gibney's trashy film.
September 4, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Ooooh, space lasers stole my vote.
In other news, Daily Beast promotes Gibney's trashy film.
In other news, Daily Beast promotes Gibney's trashy film.
You didn't think very hard did you Alistair?
Perhaps you are the racist?
Immigrants to the UK over the last 5 years:
India 1,027,000
Pakistan 324,000
Bangladesh 115,000
Australia 46,000
Canada ~50,000
New Zealand ~40,000
Perhaps you are the racist?
Immigrants to the UK over the last 5 years:
India 1,027,000
Pakistan 324,000
Bangladesh 115,000
Australia 46,000
Canada ~50,000
New Zealand ~40,000
August 30, 2026 at 10:43 AM
You didn't think very hard did you Alistair?
Perhaps you are the racist?
Immigrants to the UK over the last 5 years:
India 1,027,000
Pakistan 324,000
Bangladesh 115,000
Australia 46,000
Canada ~50,000
New Zealand ~40,000
Perhaps you are the racist?
Immigrants to the UK over the last 5 years:
India 1,027,000
Pakistan 324,000
Bangladesh 115,000
Australia 46,000
Canada ~50,000
New Zealand ~40,000
There is clearly something very wrong with 1% of Americans.
August 30, 2026 at 10:34 AM
There is clearly something very wrong with 1% of Americans.
The pope must make Jason Arday a saint immediately.
August 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The pope must make Jason Arday a saint immediately.
Trick question, they aren't
August 17, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Trick question, they aren't
Because President Donald Trump is a peacemaker at heart.
August 17, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Because President Donald Trump is a peacemaker at heart.
Science said social distancing?
Surely it was temporal isolation not spacial separation.
Surely it was temporal isolation not spacial separation.
July 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Science said social distancing?
Surely it was temporal isolation not spacial separation.
Surely it was temporal isolation not spacial separation.
I love those photos of her when she was heavily pregnant with Malia and Sasha, so beautiful.
June 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I love those photos of her when she was heavily pregnant with Malia and Sasha, so beautiful.
Whereas Bluesky is just small.
June 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Whereas Bluesky is just small.
I thought he promised $500,000,000 and 6,000 teachers?
June 12, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I thought he promised $500,000,000 and 6,000 teachers?
Humans, Homo sapiens, are members of the great apes, family Hominidae, also called hominids in modern taxonomy.
So if Green was suggesting that black people are not humans, it was quite right that he should be removed for making such a racist statement.
So if Green was suggesting that black people are not humans, it was quite right that he should be removed for making such a racist statement.
February 25, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Humans, Homo sapiens, are members of the great apes, family Hominidae, also called hominids in modern taxonomy.
So if Green was suggesting that black people are not humans, it was quite right that he should be removed for making such a racist statement.
So if Green was suggesting that black people are not humans, it was quite right that he should be removed for making such a racist statement.
Similar situation in the UK, it seems to be due to vaccine hesitant "communities" from different "cultures" rather than government policy or health service practices.
February 25, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Similar situation in the UK, it seems to be due to vaccine hesitant "communities" from different "cultures" rather than government policy or health service practices.
Cybertruck is not as wide as Toyota Tundra, Chevrolet Silverado, Ram 1500, or GMC Hummer, it's about the same width as Ford F-150.
Cybertruck earned a 5-star overall NHTSA rating for occupant protection and a "Good" rating in IIHS pedestrian crash prevention.
Cybertruck earned a 5-star overall NHTSA rating for occupant protection and a "Good" rating in IIHS pedestrian crash prevention.
December 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Cybertruck is not as wide as Toyota Tundra, Chevrolet Silverado, Ram 1500, or GMC Hummer, it's about the same width as Ford F-150.
Cybertruck earned a 5-star overall NHTSA rating for occupant protection and a "Good" rating in IIHS pedestrian crash prevention.
Cybertruck earned a 5-star overall NHTSA rating for occupant protection and a "Good" rating in IIHS pedestrian crash prevention.
The picture on the left is from the December 1995 issue of InStyle magazine, in an article titled "Breakfast Above Tiffany's". It shows Donald Trump with his daughter Ivanka.
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Donald and Ivanka Trump Were Once Photographed Like This on a Bed?
Here's what we know about the image's origin story — that is, if it depicts a real moment or was digitally fabricated.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The picture on the left is from the December 1995 issue of InStyle magazine, in an article titled "Breakfast Above Tiffany's". It shows Donald Trump with his daughter Ivanka.
www.snopes.com/fact-check/i...
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Apart from Wes Streeting, Shabana Mahmood seems to be the only Minister on top of her job.
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Apart from Wes Streeting, Shabana Mahmood seems to be the only Minister on top of her job.
Now do the Koran.
October 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Now do the Koran.