Quote from: JBR on Today at 05:26:01 PM8%?  I'm sure there must be more than that in the UK.  Places like Bradford (where I was born), Birmingham and London are heaving with them.

According to this it varies a lot by area and of course we are 4 years on

According to the official census data (covering 2021–2022 across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland), Muslims make up 6.0% of the total United Kingdom population (approximately 4 million people). 
A breakdown by country and region reveals some key details:
England: 6.7% (approx. 3.8 million) 
Wales: 2.2% (approx. 67,000) 
Scotland: 2.2% (approx. 120,000) 
Northern Ireland: 0.6% (approx. 11,000) 
Regional Highlights:
London has the highest concentration, where Muslims make up 15.0% of the population. 
Other regions with significant populations include the West Midlands (9.6%), Yorkshire and the Humber (8.1%), and North West England (7.6%). 

Quote from: muddy on Today at 05:35:02 PMWe have umpteen tape  measures , coming from losing them and buying another ....and another ☹️

Mine is dibbers...I lose dibbers in the garden and then buy new ones, I have metal dibbers, plastic dibbers and my favourite ones are wooden....

Quote from: JBR on Today at 05:45:40 PMThat sounds almost exactly the same as my going to bed procedure.  The difference is that I have two teeth, and farting is restrained until Marge has gone to sleep.  Somehow, it doesn't wake her up.

😄😄😄😄 brilliant!

Quote from: muddy on Today at 05:29:39 PMPlease some of us are sensitive .........

No military training.

Nor did I but my father did and he taught me how to fart properly. Or possibly passed on his genes as I don't recall the lessons. Maybe I was a quick learner.

Quote from: Vlad on Today at 01:10:00 PMMy nightly routine is based totally on my previous life , I go to the toilet, have a dump, brush my tooth..go to the bedroom put on my camo pattern jim jams and get into my fart sack...A quick scratch and a re arrangement of my love muscle and associated equipment, a roll over and a quick sneaky bum burp then off to sleep. Easy.

That sounds almost exactly the same as my going to bed procedure.  The difference is that I have two teeth, and farting is restrained until Marge has gone to sleep.  Somehow, it doesn't wake her up.

From Guido 

HARRY & MEGHAN DEMAND PRIVACY FROM PRESS
A message landed on editors' desks this week from the press regulator IPSO:

Quote"PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL; NOT FOR PUBLICATION
IPSO has today been contacted by a representative acting on behalf of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Editors will be aware that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are relocating to the UK, along with their two young children. It is the Duke and Duchess' wish that their children are able to grow up and enjoy their schooling and childhood safely and free of unnecessary intrusion and scrutiny.
The family are aware that news outlets will wish to cover their return. However, they have significant privacy and security concerns regarding the potential reporting of the family's residence and the school to be attended by the children.
They therefore request that editors do not publish any information identifying the location of their home, or that could lead members of the public to identify the home, given the likelihood that this would lead to intrusion into their children's privacy and potentially safety. For the same reason, they ask that the children's school is not identified."

They probably want to brief the name of the schools themselves. This is after the 'world exclusive' detailing their triumphant return to Britain landed in two national newspapers at the same time. [color=rgb(var(--v-theme-highlight))]Busy work from the publicists...[/i]
Commentators on X have pointed out that by staying away from the UK for six years the pair have secured Capital Gains Tax exemptions. [color=rgb(var(--v-theme-highlight))]Will be useful for paying those legal costs...[/color][/font][/color]

We have umpteen tape  measures , coming from losing them and buying another ....and another ☹️

Quote from: GrannyMac on Today at 03:21:20 PMAll face coverings should be banned in public places.  Unless there is a medical reason for a Covid type mask.  That discriminates against no one.

I agree.
They make people with motorbike helmets take them off,  presumably for the security cameras,  yet allow someone hidden from top to toe enter shops.   Crazy.  

Oh crikey 
I hardly ever see a doctor ( although I do know people who have managed to get an appointment ) 
I have been ignoring invitations to get injections for this that and they other too .
No doubt they will kick me off just when everything gives up and I need medical attention .

Please some of us are sensitive .........