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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.

I'm not going to ask if you think he's guilty of or not, but what do you think the result will be? This is a civil trial so he won't go to prison if found guilty and the threshold is lower. But it still requires unanimous decision to convict and I'm not sure you could find 9 randomly chosen...

Census data has been released at last. For the first time less than half the country (46%, down from 59%) claims to be Christians. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/religion/bulletins/religionenglandandwales/census2021 So, who wants to bet that the next...

Who do you think will be the next PM? Simple Poll for the most obvious candidates. Note that I don't say who should be PM as that's a very different topic.

There's lot of speculation that we're heading for welfare cuts and a general cut to government budgets. I don't think it's a good idea, but what does everyone else think?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/27/nz-moves-ahead-with-world-first-tobacco-laws-in-bid-to-create-smoke-free-generation In New Zealand. Should we be following them?

So, who do we think Boris is going to add to the house of lords when he finally gets pried out of number 10? And how many? There's 800(!) people in the House of lords right now. I'm betting Nadine Doris and Paul Sacred, and another 50 or so added.

In shocking confirmation of what everyone knows, the majority of reported adverse effects from the Covid vaccines are nocebo effects and misreporting. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/18/nocebo-effect-two-thirds-of-covid-jab-reactions-not-caused-by-vaccine-study-suggests Actual...

No, not Covid, HPV. https://www.livescience.com/hpv-vaccine-uk-study-highly-effective-cervical-cancer https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/nov/04/its-incredible-hpv-vaccine-saves-thousands-of-women-from-cervical-cancer-uk-study-shows But in less good news, Covid has resulted in fewer...

Ok, it's Singapore rather than here. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/09/singapore-to-start-charging-covid-patients-who-are-unvaccinated-by-choice It's not our style of doing things, but it's interesting to see how the rest of the world handles antivaxers.

I've got an overly complicated tap, which has a flexible hose that has started leaking. One end is a simple 15mm (or more probably 1/2" now I think about it (n)) female screw connection the other is a male thread, I think it's an M14 based on the measurement (it is around 14mm, or a hair over...

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-walk-in-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-site/ @Ihavenojob might be useful.

I think it is. We know there is the Indian Variant B16722 in circulation and that it's currently doubling each week. If it's doing that whilst the now Traditional British variant B117 is holding more or less level that implies it's far more infectious. By reopening we will increase that rate...