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Old Manchester / Re: All nighters
« Last post by celeste on 12:00:18, 23/10/24 »
Welcome to the forum,  where was the Twisted Wheel?
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Manchester Chat / Re: News Today
« Last post by celeste on 09:26:48, 23/10/24 »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news


Donald Trump's team accuses the UK's Labour Party of election interference, as it [size=inherit]sends volunteers to campaign for Kamala Harris in the US election.
  • Trump's campaign [size=inherit]complains to the Federal Election Commission, and says the "illegal foreign assistance" is a "another feeble attempt in a long line of anti-American election interference"
  • The dispute began with a LinkedIn post from Labour's head of operations[/size], asking for people to travel to the US, saying nearly 100 were already going
  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer tries to play down the row, telling the BBC Labour has long sent volunteers to US electionsAnalysis: This won't make Trump-Starmer relations any easier, [size=78%]writes our North America editor Sarah Smith
  • With less than two weeks to go, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris [size=inherit]remain very close in the polls
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    Manchester Chat / Re: News Today
    « Last post by St Chads Lad on 09:58:25, 22/10/24 »
    Charlie only needs to look at the regime that is in the process of destroying Britain to find Republicans, there are plenty in the Liebour party, some even in parliament and many in the numerous councils the commies run.



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    Manchester Chat / Manchester Chat
    « Last post by celeste on 08:50:44, 22/10/24 »
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news


    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has landed in Tel Aviv in a bid to reinstate the stalled diplomatic process for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and a hostage release deal
  • The BBC's Tom Bateman, who is travelling with Blinken, says he is likely to [size=inherit]focus on proposals for governing Gaza[/size] if and when the war ends
  • Meanwhile Hezbollah is continuing to fire rockets into Israel, after the Lebanese health ministry said at least four people were killed[/size] in an Israeli strike on Beirut
  • The strike appeared to hit the car park of the Rafik Hariri University Hospital, which is the main government hospital in the south of the Lebanese capital
  • Lebanon's Hezbollah group says it launched rockets into northern Israel, with sirens sounding in the central Samaria region early on Tuesday
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    Old Manchester / All nighters
    « Last post by Parfo on 22:21:18, 21/10/24 »
    Many a Sat into Sunday spent here at the original Wheel, saw many good soul artists there from 66-70
    96
    Old Manchester / Old school
    « Last post by Parfo on 22:09:02, 21/10/24 »
    Anyone recall Ducie high school
    97
    Manchester Chat / Budget Info.
    « Last post by celeste on 18:32:41, 21/10/24 »
    https://mail.virginmedia.com/appsuite/#!!&app=io.ox/mail&folder=default0/INBOX


    HelloWith the Budget just over a week away, uncertainty remains about what it will bring and how it could affect your finances. Speculation ranges from pension tax relief changes to a capital gains tax overhaul. We’ve looked at the latest rumours to keep you informed.

    One thing is certain, however. The state pension will rise by 4.1% in 2025, after inflation came in at 1.7% in September. Plenty of savings accounts beat that figure, with the best offering 5%.


    from Which magazine.
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    Manchester Chat / Re: News Today
    « Last post by ExileSteve on 16:55:28, 21/10/24 »
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79n20r750po


    King Charles faced shouts of "you are not my King" from an independent senator just after he finished an address at Australia's Parliament House on the second official day of his engagements in the country.
    Lidia Thorpe, an Aboriginal Australian woman, interrupted the ceremony in the capital city of Canberra by shouting for about a minute before she was escorted away by security.

    The King had just walked away from a lectern to rejoin Queen Camilla sitting on the stage when Thorpe started shouting as she walked forwards from the back of the assembly.
    After making claims of genocide against "our people", she could be heard yelling: "This is not your land, you are not my King."


    Interestingly, the Aboriginals share something in common with that other collection of backward numbskulls we are all supposed to revere for some peculiar reason or other, namely the 'Native Americans'. Both of them somehow managed to survive for countless thousands of years in the wilderness without making one iota of technological progress; for crying out loud, they didn't even get around to inventing the wheel.


    Still, we must never forget that their cultures are every bit as "valid" as our own, and that we are definitely not superior in any way.


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    Manchester Chat / Re: News Today
    « Last post by celeste on 14:42:36, 21/10/24 »
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2gxkln5elo


    Chancellor Rachel Reeves has warned that her first Budget will involve "difficult decisions" on tax, spending and benefits.
    Shortly after Labour took power, Reeves said the government would have to increase taxes [size=inherit]to plug what it claimed was a £22bn "hole" in the public finances.
    Earlier this month, government sources said the chancellor was looking to make tax rises and spending cuts to the value of £40bn in the Budget, which will take place on 30 October.
    Labour has ruled out raising taxes on "working people", including VAT (value added tax), income tax and National Insurance.
    So which taxes might go up?  read link.
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    Manchester Chat / Re: News Today
    « Last post by celeste on 09:14:28, 21/10/24 »
    Israel has carried out air strikes across Lebanon, saying it's targeting branches of a bank used by Hezbollah, with Israel's foreign minister saying the city is "in flames"
  • The Israeli military issued 24 warnings of air strikes in less than an hour[/size] - evacuation warnings which caused widespread panic, according to the UN's envoy to Lebanon
  • The Al-Qard al-Hassan bank has been under US sanctions since 2007, with the US saying it allows Hezbollah to bypass banking systems
  • Two strikes were reported close to Beirut airport, as passenger planes were still landing.
  • From Beirut: Israel's war against Hezbollah goes beyond military infrastructure, writes Hugo Bachega
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