News Today

[celeste]

bbc featured a row of tents in Manchester,in use by migrants. The authorities can't cope.

Where are these tents loz?

[St Chads Lad]

Is it the one in St. Peters Square along the Town Hall extension?
  It's absolutely disgusting, the tents are in a line against the covered walkway, at one point there were two rows, there is also temporary fencing to stop them accessing the walkway on which they hang their clothes with rubbish and half eaten takeaway food just strewn behind the tents, it's been there for quite a while, they were dispersed for Remembrance Sunday and again for New Year, they set up around the Midland hotel for those two occasions but they have returned.
 

[lozflan]

Thanks SCL,as I didn't watch the feature.

[St Chads Lad]

Didn't see it myself loz, I have a policy of not watching the BBC.


  To get an idea here's a video, if you fast forward to 2.24 in the footage you'll see
https://youtu.be/BopyAj1LZY4?si=cxKzBa4N4cwhkMZ7

[celeste]

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


]Ministers have rejected civil servant advice to widen the definition of extremism to include potentially violent environmentalists, the far left, conspiracy theorists and men prejudiced against women.
It comes after parts of a report - commissioned by the Home Office following the Southport attacks - were leaked to the right-leaning Policy Exchange think tank, which criticised the recommendations.
Home Office minister Dan Jarvis said the government "rejected this advice" adding: "Islamist extremism followed by far-right extremism are the biggest threats we face."
Asked about the report, Keir Starmer said his government was "looking carefully" at how it addresses extremism.

[celeste]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7d2g19q00o


Trump & Kim


The cameras struggled to get a steady shot as Donald Trump took his first historic steps into enemy territory with Kim Jong Un. It was 2019 and the then-45th president of the United States patted the arm of the North Korean leader, then on cue, Kim led him across the threshold that separates his country from South Korea - two countries officially still at war.
Behind them, within the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), it was chaos as TV crews jostled to get a clear view through a line of North Korean bodyguards who seemed surprised by the onslaught of US media.
At one point, a reporter asked for help and the White House press secretary had to pull them from behind a line of security.
This meeting had been hastily organised – and it showed.

[lozflan]

Trump's Press Secretary,Karoline Leavitt,what a breath of fresh air,both barrels,leave them shouting for more.
Who do we have? anybody?

[celeste]

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


Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver a major speech this morning on her plans to grow the economy, days after hinting the government would support a third runway at Heathrow Airport

Reeves will set out several projects aimed at boosting growth - which "will not come without a fight" - and will also focus on development between Oxford and Cambridge ]to create a "Silicon Valley of Europe"

Writing in the Times today, PM Sir Keir Starmer says wider government plans would "kick down the barriers to building" and "clear out the regulatory weeds"

The Conservatives have criticised Labour's plans as "hastily cobbled together" and say the biggest barrier to growth is the chancellor herself

economy remains sluggish - figures from January revealed growth in November, but the 0.1% expansion was less than expected

[celeste]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/29/india-crowd-crush-kumbh-mela-religious-festival-death-toll-injuries-prayagraj


Dozens feared dead in crowd crushes at Kumbh Mela religious festival in India.

Witnesses describe people being trampled amid surging crowds on the banks of the Ganges as they arrived to bathe on one of the most auspicious days of the Hindu festivalIndia crowd crushes – latest updates- video

[St Chads Lad]

Trump's Press Secretary,Karoline Leavitt,what a breath of fresh air,both barrels,leave them shouting for more.
Who do we have? anybody?

Wow, I've just watched this smart young lady give a room full of hacks a good blowtorching, at 27 years of age, super impressive. 
  I doubt her husband would win any arguments with her. 

[celeste]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy7kxx74yxlt


An American Airlines flight has collided in mid-air with a Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington DC, with both crashing in the Potomac River

The jet was coming from Wichita, Kansas and carrying 60 passengers and four crew members. Three soldiers were in the helicopter

Nineteen bodies have been recovered so far, a law enforcement source says

Search efforts are continuing overnight [sin "extremely rough" conditions, emergency services say- with the water reported to be icy

The US Figure Skating association confirms "several members of the skating community" were on board the plane

US President Donald Trump says he has been briefed on the "terrible accident" [size=inherit]and questions why the helicopter didn't "go up or down"

R.I.P.

[St Chads Lad]

Two ex-coppers arrested in connection to Rotherham rape gang.


Politicians next?

[celeste]

Who can the public trust?

[celeste]

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


Investigators have recovered the flight data recorders[/font][/color], also known as black boxes, from an American Airlines jet which collided with a US army helicopter on Wednesday near Washington DC

The National Transportation Safety Board said it has "a lot of information but... need some time to verify that" and a preliminary report will be issued in 30 days

Details about some of the 67 people who died in the crash are now beginning to emerge

President Donald Trump earlier offered his condolences, saying [size=inherit]"our hearts are shattered"[/size] by the tragedy

Trump blamed diversity rules under his predecessors, saying he believes people hired for air traffic control roles were not always qualified - but offered no evidence for this

In an audio clip, air traffic controllers can be heard asking the helicopter's crew if they can see the plane

[lozflan]

Two many unknowns here,Trump too hasty.