Calais trip cancelled due to bad weather
On Sunday I was meant to be going to Calais for the last day of the Christmas Market, and although the weather was pretty bad I still wanted to go. The plan was to get the train from Ashford (where the GF lives) over to Dover, and then go as …
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22 December 2009
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September 11th
The Twin Towers
So it’s September 11th again or 9/11 as it’s most commonly known as since that day 8 years ago. I guess there will always be that ‘where were you when it happened’ question and I know that I was in a University lecture when I found out what …
11 September 2009
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Tokyo* beer comes in at 18.2% ABV
A Scottish brewery has been branded “irresponsible” after launching what it said was the UK’s strongest beer. – BBC News
So this brewery is making bottled beer with an 18.2% alcohol content, which in 330ml bottle provides 6 units of alcohol, twice the recommended daily limit. hmmm. It’s quite easy to …
28 July 2009
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ID cards will not be compulsory, says Alan Johnson
Alan Johnson, Home Secretary
Alan Johnson, the Home Secretary, today announced that ID would no longer be compulsary and will now only be issued on a voluntary basis but the question has to be asked why they’re even bothering at all and not just scrapping it?
If you want to find out …
30 June 2009
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Photo of Euroferries Express?
On the This is Kent webiste there is a story today showing the new Euroferries Express (formerly Bonanza Express) which will be running the proposed service between Ramsgate and Boulogne.
Thanet South MP Stephen Ladyman had a ‘helper’ take these photos and he says :
“I know Thanet council and Euroferries are working …
11 June 2009
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Tiger mauls NZ zoo keeper to death
( Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images)
I read this article about a white tiger that mauled to death a zookeeper in New Zealand and although shocking, it’s also a plain fact that a tiger is a wild animal, a predator, and will always have these instincts, so when you walk into an enclosure …
28 May 2009
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Tabloid Lies
Daily Lies
The newspapers I read are either The Independent or The Guardian. I’m not being a snob, they are just the one’s I read and I feel that they are a lot less biased and hypocritical than a lot of the other newspapers available. Sure, they will have a slant …
11 May 2009
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