Quote from: JBR on Today at 10:51:52 AMI think it's now long overdue that our police should be the same.
Obviously, only the ones who have shown previously that they are suitably restrained and trustworthy.
On the other hand, I suppose that from the things I have seen on the telly and in the news, there seem to be well-trained armed police in the UK who are instantly available if the need arises.

Yes, more quick-reaction armed police, please, and more police helicopters regionally.
Perhaps I'm biased from watching such events on the telly!

I am quite surprised that no armed police were available at the airport .
That is where you generally see them 

Quote from: Scrumpy on Today at 01:53:12 PMpensionersforum.co.uk  just for you Ruthio... enjoy

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Summer lags the longest day though. July and August beat April and May hands down. May has been very disappointing this year though so far.

I'm so very suspicious of unknown phone numbers that I mostly let it go to voicemail. If it's important and I don't think it's a scam I phone straight back, If I'd got the call about the train ticket ect I'd have opened my banking app and checked right away, I always always know what's what with my accounts and would see at once if anything was different.
Scams are one of my obsessions and I'm always alert for them.

If you posted a link to here from there you'd have Chris on your case. Again.

It's getting sunnier here by the minute 
It's going to get well hot-innit !!
It's warmer already but not quite hot
Must change the heating or it'll be firgot

If we have armed police we'll get more armed criminals and doubtless some collateral damage and more mistaken shootings. They've shot a bloke carrying a table leg in the past. Plus the Brazilian electrician whose only crime was being a bit brown and there are doubtless others.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Harry_Stanley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Jean_Charles_de_Menezes

Don't do it yet !   I changed mine and I'm having to use a cover on top, it's so cold some nights.
Time does fly though, it's my lad's birthday this week and I can't believe he'll be 48 !!

I haven't done much today apart from go let my grand dogs out for a wee, son and DIL both working until 3pm today.
Chicken drmsticks cooked in air fryer and red onion flan half way there     

We have to be so careful nowadays, how many older folk might not think and just press one