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[St Chads Lad]

Anybody that uses coercion to extract sexual favours should be prosecuted to the full extent.


  As for banter in the workplace, it's always gone on, some funny, some not so much, suck it up and crack on.
  Can't help but feel this is the BBC’s attempt to deflect from the subject everyone is talking about though.


  Sticks and stones.

[celeste]

Or to use as an excuse.

[celeste]

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


Los Angeles declares a state of emergency as a wildfire explodes from 10 acres to more than 2,900 acres in hours

Fire chief Kristin Crowley orders more than 30,000 people to evacuate[/size], as two more fires spread to the north-west ofI've never seen a day like this - residents watching the flames don't know where to go, [size=78%]]our reporter in LA says[/size].

Dramatic footage shows houses ablaze in the Pacific Palisades area and residents abandoning their cars to flee the flames

The fire - which broke out about 10:30 (18:30 GMT) on Tuesday - rapidly spread in incredibly dry conditions and high winds; BBC Weather says winds are forecast to continue fanning the flames down towards the city.

[celeste]

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

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Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash over a national inquiry into grooming gangs The Conservative leader says that while there have been inquiries into child sexual abuse, there hasn't been one about "the rape gang scandal"
The prime minister says there are mixed views among victims about further inquiries and "what we need now is action", rather than another Badenoch challenges Starmer's claim over a lack of action and says the former government accepted 18 of 20 recommendations from Alexis Jay's national inquiry[.
Starmer says while the Conservative government accepted the recommendations, they did not enact them.

[St Chads Lad]

Ooh, Smarmer didn’t like the Al Fayed question at the end, I suspect his response was another lie. 

[celeste]

Wouldn't be surprised.

[celeste]

At least two people have been killed, and dozens more injured, as firefighters in Los Angeles battle wildfires around the city

LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley says the four ongoing fires - Palisades, Eaton, Hurst and Woodley - are "stretching the capacity of emergency services to their maximum limits"

The Palisades fire, which broke out yesterday, has so far burnt more than 1,000 structures with 37,000 residents under an evacuation order, officials say

A further 32,500 people have been told to flee their homes as a result of the Eaton Fire - earn more about each of the blazes here.

You can watch the update being given by officials of the LA fire department at the top of this page.

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[celeste]

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


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5y81zyp1ext


At least five wildfires are now raging in Los Angeles and parts of its neighbouring counties - three of the blazes are completely uncontained [size=78%]It's utter chaos in Hollywood - streets are gridlocked and people carry whatever belongings they can under a blanket of thick snow.[/size][size=78%]our reporter Christal Hayes writes[/size]

A fire chief tells the BBC the Hollywood Hills blaze is rapidly expanding with "zero" chance of containing it. Paris Hilton is among the A-list stars describing the heartbreak of losing their homes

Five people are confirmed dead and more than 137,000 people have been evacuated in what has become the most destructive wildfire in LA's history

Firefighters are short on water and are resorting to taking water from swimming pools and ponds

LA Mayor Karen Bass defends her absence when the wildfires broke out - she is also facing criticism amid reports she cut $17m from the fire department's budget last summer.

[celeste]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5y81zyp1ext


At least five wildfires are raging in Los Angeles and neighbouring counties - three are completely uncontained

A fire that broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday is approaching the world-famous Hollywood sign - while buildings along the city's Sunset Boulevard are in ruins

A fire chief tells the BBC the Hollywood Hills blaze is [size=inherit]rapidly expanding with "zero" chance of containing it

Paris Hilton is among the A-list stars who have lost their homes

Five people are confirmed dead and more than 137,000 people have been evacuated in what has become the most destructive wildfire in LA's history

The fire seems set in everywhere.

[celeste]

If they (firemen) demolished houses in front of the fire wouldn't it stop the fire spreading?

[celeste]

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

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Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash over a national inquiry into grooming gangs The Conservative leader says that while there have been inquiries into child sexual abuse, there hasn't been one about "the rape gang scandal"
The prime minister says there are mixed views among victims about further inquiries and "what we need now is action", rather than another Badenoch challenges Starmer's claim over a lack of action and says the former government accepted 18 of 20 recommendations from Alexis Jay's national inquiry[.
Starmer says while the Conservative government accepted the recommendations, they did not enact them.

Only a suggestion,  keep the girls indoors, only to go out with escorts in small parties.

[ExileSteve]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5y81zyp1ext


At least five wildfires are raging in Los Angeles and neighbouring counties - three are completely uncontained

A fire that broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday is approaching the world-famous Hollywood sign - while buildings along the city's Sunset Boulevard are in ruins

A fire chief tells the BBC the Hollywood Hills blaze is [size=inherit]rapidly expanding with "zero" chance of containing it

Paris Hilton is among the A-list stars who have lost their homes

Five people are confirmed dead and more than 137,000 people have been evacuated in what has become the most destructive wildfire in LA's history

The fire seems set in everywhere.

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Evidence is mounting to confirm what many of us already suspected, that the cause of these fires is arson. There are simply far too many of them breaking out in the worst possible locations for any of this to be natural.


One wonders if they (the arsonists) are working at the behest of the Democrat politicians who have wilfully and deliberately stripped the State of California of almost all of its fire defences, in a part of the world where spontaneous fires have been an ever-present threat ever since time began. First, they send millions of dollars worth of equipment to Ukraine, whilst simultaneously mothballing dozens of other perfectly good appliances on the grounds of their exhaust emissions and their (entirely imaginary) "carbon footprint". Next, they divert precious water supplies away from the places it is needed using bogus environmental concerns as the pretext; this resulted in hundreds (maybe thousands?) of empty fire hydrants THE POLITICIANS KNEW ABOUT perfectly well.


Indeed, if one was a cynic one might be inclined to wonder whether all of this is too much of a coincidence to be true, and one might start to entertain the notion that all of this horror is being inflicted upon the population by design.


Thank Goodness that one is not a cynic.....😵‍💫
   
   
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[celeste]

You're not wrong,  arson occurred to me immediately 

[celeste]

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


Wildfires in Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people, as officials warn more high winds could further fan the flames

Five fives are still burning and a man has been detained on suspicion of starting the latest

But the local fire chief tells the BBC there is currently no "conclusive evidence" that the wildfires were started deliberately

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna says it has not been safe to reach many of the hardest-hit areas, with some expecting the death toll to rise

An alert was mistakenly sent to every cell phone in Los Angeles, warning that a blaze was about to sweep through

[celeste]

A night-time curfew has been imposed in areas impacted by the devastating wildfires blazing across Los Angeles

The rule will be in effect in the Pacific Palisades and Eaton Fire areas as police warn that anyone involved in "despicable" looting will be arrested

At least 10 people have been killed in the fires so far and it's estimated 10,000 homes and other structures have been destroyed

President Joe Biden has described Los Angeles as a "war scene" while warning the death toll is "likely" to increase.

A forecast for more strong winds is raising fears that the blazes could spread further and a [size=inherit]red flag warning - indicating critical fire conditions - is in place.