11 March 1978, Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell album began a 416 week run on the UK chart. The album went on to become one of the most influential and iconic albums of all time and its songs have remained classic rock staples. It has sold over 43 million copies. #MeatLoaf #BatOutOfHell
Whatever mate
The FBI thinks you are fucking stupid. Iran has zero capability to cross the Pacific and sea-launch a drone attack on California. This is too fucking dumb for me to comment on further.
I’ve no idea why UK rolling news think they have to broadcast live every incoherent outing he has followed by an hour of someone translating his rambling in to English.
Nothing going on in 4 nations of UK I suppose
We won’t allow firms to gouge consumers under the cover of the conflict in the Gulf. Right that the CMA are investigating the heating oil market, including reports of some suppliers cancelling previously agreed orders to try and raise prices www.gov.uk/government/n...
Great Western Road, #Glasgow 1920. (National Library)
Holed up in the White House
Good on ye
Barrow in furness submarine factory expansion to build 12 new Royal Navy nuclear attack subs
Factory in Barrow-in-Furness is undergoing a "major expansion of industrial capability" & the largest transformation in a generation
As of 2025, the site is gearing up to build a new sub every 18 months
The world is on fire there's an illegal war in the Middle East, were facing economic meltdown
"Yeah, but badgers on fivers, green man does hypnotits ..."
Today the Labour Government has been helping negotiate the release of strategic oil reserves, with 31 other nation states.
The Lib Dems, Reform & Tories are all talking about animals on bank notes.
There is only one serious party of government right now.
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Pupils at schools in the eastern Ukrainian city of #Kharkiv have attended classes underground since 2024 as a security precaution against daily Russian drone and missile strikes on the city.
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Poor old Kemi Badenoch. How could the Tory leader possibly have foreseen that one of Donald Trump’s plans might not have been completely thought through? Were there any clues to his character in his recent behaviour? Apparently not. And how can we blame her for believing in Pete Hegseth, a war-fighting Secretary of War who wars so hard at his wars that he doesn’t even have time to buy a suit that fits? If ever two men radiated “not total loons” it was this pair. And yet, somehow, utterly unpredictably, a US-led war in the Middle East has turned into a bit of a disaster. So by Wednesday, after more than a week of berating the prime minister for not getting Britain stuck in, Badenoch and Nigel Farage were both to be found explaining that they’d never wanted a war. Not a war. We’d misheard. They wanted to help the poor. By opening the door. So Britain’s ambitions could soar.
War? Kemi never said she supported the war! What are you talking about?
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan stands at a podium on a stage at an event focused on international mobile phone crime. Behind is a large blue backdrop with Metropolitan Police branding and text promoting trust and reduced crime. To the right of the stage, a screen displays the event’s branding along with the name “Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan."
Three individuals including Mayor of London and Commissioner of Police sit on stage in armchairs during a panel discussion at an event. The person in the center wears a white uniform with shoulder insignia and is speaking while gesturing with both hands. The individuals on either side are seated with attentive posture, one holding a notebook and pen. The backdrop features large blue Metropolitan Police branding. Audience members are visible in the foreground.
A large audience sits in rows inside a conference room, facing a stage where a speaker stands at a podium. The room is warmly lit with modern ceiling lights and has blue event branding displayed on screens and banners. A motorcycle with police-style markings is positioned near the stage on the right side. Attendees are seated closely together, many holding laptops or notebooks, while listening to the presentation.
Phone theft can have a traumatic impact on victims, and it can end up funding global organised crime.
Phone crime was driven down last year, but we’re not complacent. We’re uniting cities, police and tech companies to make stolen phones harder to reset, reuse and resell.
The UK PM has spoken with G7 leaders this afternoon to talk about the latest situation in the Middle East, action to manage its economic impacts and support regional partners.
The PM also said that Putin must not be able to take advantage of this situation to boost his war effort in Ukraine.
Scottish Wildcat
all this talk of British animals not being up to scratch is mistaken. Scottish Wildcat, or GTFO. the perfect British animal, got a permanent grump on:
Perhaps instead of upsetting the far right with animals on bank notes they could put drug dealers, prostitutes, plumbers and Reform MPs on them, all the traditional British trades who prefer cash in hand.
They should put a monkey on the £50 note and a pony on the £10 note to confuse the hell out cockneys.
Classified information has come to light on the US Iran strategy….
Amusing & insightful as ever. Starmer was good at PMQs & not just in the narrow sense of besting KB but because, tho' goodness knows he's made plenty of errors, on the war he has judged it well & in process shown the gross incompetence & irresponsibility of KB & NF on this & in a more general sense
Some real crackers but without thinking about it too long - Temptation
We have red squirrels, otters and mackerels on our money in Scotland and yet when it was introduced the world didn't spin off its axis. I honestly think you'll be fine, England.
It’s obvious when you know what you are looking for isn’t it 😌
It’s a picture of ERII on it. Obviously fake…
I couldn’t tell you the last time I had a note. I expect there’s a few in a drawer somewhere I’ve long since forgotten about
Snap, Crackle and Pop I think should get a go. They’ve been around forever
You do tremendous work. Thank you
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