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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/26/two-in-five-arrested-for-last-summers-uk-riots-had-been-reported-for-domestic-abuse 40% of the people arrested during the last race riots had been reported for domestic abuse. Given the protests outside an asylum seeker hotel this is pretty...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-measles-outbreak-death-texas_n_67f29c32e4b0abfc4625ad56 The Texas outbreak is still going strong. 400 cases and three dead, including two children. Apparently it is mostly in a Mennonite community who don't do vaccines which explains the spread and the deaths.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/02/study-finds-strongest-evidence-yet-that-shingles-vaccine-helps-cut-dementia-risk There have been other studies showing similar effects for shingles vaccines, the current one Shingrix seems to be more effective but they don't have such a nice large...

My push button toilet (concealed cistern with a good distance to pan) has been leaking and I've got a replacement valve for it. However the new valve has a smaller outlet pipe size than my old valve, so the existing flush pipe can't fit inside and there's no way to connect it with my current...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/21/icc-issues-arrest-warrant-for-benjamin-netanyahu-israel

So, will we see President JD Vance? Trump isn't exactly the healthiest and he's very old.

Who's going to be elected leader? I think it's MP votes until the final two who get chosen by the swivel eyes loons aka the Tory party members.

A new thread to allow discussing the evidence and the bugger picture of how statistics can be problems in complicated cases. There's a critical review here: https://triedbystats.com/

I was reassured a bit by the UK population yesterday. Massive turnout to counter the far right and as far as I know little to no violence. Even when the far right were outnumbered 100-1. Edit: for those who haven't seen this image the far right protestors are within the police cordon on the far...

He'll probably be deported back here sadly. Apparently he claimed to not have any convictions in his immigration paperwork.

Six more weeks and it's finally formally dead.

Net worth was apparently $2.3 billion. $82 million for defaming a woman he sexually assaulted $355 million for fraud and banned f om running a company in New York for 3 years. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-business-fraud-trial-new-york_n_659ec515e4b0e696b91075a9 By the way he can...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/04/first-uk-patients-experimental-messenger-mrna-cancer-therapy-treatment This is the stuff mRNA was being developed for before it was used for COVID vaccines. Its really exciting stuff but a long way from being in general use.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/15/rudy-giuliani-pay-damages-election-workers-defamation-trial Giuliani, Alex Jones and Trump are starting to feel the repercussions of their lies at last.

A handful of good news stories that I thought I'd share. Cervical cancer may stop killing people by 2040. The HPV vaccine is working brilliantly and screening means it can be picked up and treated reliability...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/21/hydrogen-boiler-home-heating-uk In short hydrogen to the home for heating is going to be too expensive compared to using Electricity. Also we should be spending 50% more on infrastructure and insulation programs than we do at the moment. £30...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/20/suella-braverman-refusing-to-roll-out-asylum-support-scheme-deemed-more-humane Ideology is ruling over pragmatism and reality here.

So, what are the bets on the By-elections today? Three Tory seats under threat from labour and the lib Dems, all with significant Tory majorities at present. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/20/byelection-polls-open-with-rishi-sunak-forecasting-tough-fight-to-save-seats

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/23/boris-johnson-referred-to-police-over-allegedly-hosting-friends-at-chequers-in-lockdown Apparently friends and family were invited over to Chequers during lockdown.