2026-08-17T09:56:54Z https://nostr.now Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK https://nostr.now/npub1htw8068v80s4jcm8jlkwm7jjs4kncuf80gtd5fxhqte853vc80sqsr444t https://f2.tchncs.de/accounts/avatars/000/005/899/original/e25b9214df0b7bc5.jpg https://f2.tchncs.de/accounts/avatars/000/005/899/original/e25b9214df0b7bc5.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszms9g4wq0xlnhgnrsdh4nr44jknvl8dmp24f27whzdgms8fxdf8qzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q95apkj <br/><br/>Jürgen is right - but there is much wider problem that drove away the (mostly US based) Black users - the more outspoken ones were actively stalked and targeted by bad actors exploiting the Fediverses lack of reply controls or oversight on direct and follower-only messages, and slow action by some instance mods.<br/><br/>Some of this has got better, but Fedi still lacks a lot of reply controls (although there are better translation tools available these days to deal with any language barriers) 2026-10-27T00:16:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs05lfyq6zv8cs3qdpvmywxu0v5ye6va6w02flay5pywel0n00erfczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qhw5mz5 Daft place to have the #rave - right in the middle of the city, in between lets rather than genuinely disused unit and near residential flats - that is never going to end well, especiallly if they crammed 1000 people into the unit.<br/><br/>None of the news reports mention why there was SW #Ambulance commander present - but they don&#39;t randomly turn up on a busy weekend for no reason <br/><br/>Could well be that a raver did keel over, but the Press don&#39;t want to go in too hard as they are from a middle class family (bad things happened to old friends of mine linked to their rave activity since 1990s but their families managed to keep it out of the news)<br/><br/>I guess all the genuinely disused buildings around that area have already been knocked down?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckp8g2egn0rpo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckp8g2egn0rpo</a> 2026-10-26T23:45:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq749v2ysa8guf7h6ln3wekjg89u8cfwk5953f2mwepvx2p83vu5gzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qv3ze8k Two grown men decided to race their #cars in the busy streets of #Leeds #Yorkshire, leading to a #collision in which a mother and daughter who were walking to school were killed.<br/><br/>The men didn&#39;t even know each other previous to the incident!<br/><br/>In #mobile / #dashcam video used in evidence in Court they were bragging about the power of their cars (both #BMW and #Audi #TTRS seem to be #tuned)<br/><br/>They got sentenced to 12 and 16 years #prison (the shorter sentence was given to the driver who pleaded guilty, as is normal in sentencing across England and Wales)<br/><br/>#RoadSafety #fail #crime<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqy0r3n17gjyo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqy0r3n17gjyo</a> 2026-10-26T22:53:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0pqrpwzhvakjckyzx4ydvethznzv2d4lyv70rkql8my2p4pdr5dczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qqwsmk9 Normally a #bullterrier chasing a #cat gets told off and might even have to sit in a #dog crate - but this Very Good Girl got a medal; she helped track the scent of a cat who had been missing for two weeks, who was located and safely brought home..<br/><br/>#Doggo #ServiceDog <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cked3z9q91leo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cked3z9q91leo</a> 2026-10-26T22:34:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstmgw6qnam4h4s4rxncrjsjp8rwpfms2p2fftkttvpvk6nz9qneuqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qvddgqm My opinion of this chap went up a lot with this article!<br/><br/>I&#39;m still not inclined to watch any of his movies - I&#39;ve seen way too much of that street culture in real life in my own youth, and at some times have probably only been millimetres the other side of landing up in HMP, but I think he&#39;s being sincere about his past and genuinely regrets the hypermasculine / bling culture he once helped promote <br/><br/>That grew out of the rave scene I was a big part of, so all of us are guilty for promoting that bad behaviour back in the day and its important as older Gen X / Millenial men we call it out and move on..<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/26/ashley-walters-on-acting-directing-animol">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/26/ashley-walters-on-acting-directing-animol</a> 2026-10-26T11:48:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs29kyjaf44pskr8r78cdt0v80rtu65n5hlrxz0vk7wc6nha0zhq0czyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qtt4syj I listen to old skool #rave tracks that come up on my YT recommendations - but the memories are always bittersweet.<br/><br/>Thinking back to those times, I do wonder if the reason that era (the last underground #subculture that Britain produced) is so fondly remembered and that it can&#39;t be recreated today isn&#39;t just #drugs (#MDMA and other #partydrugs are more readily available today), but everyone was still quite naïve and optimistic - even Police and government?<br/><br/>Authorities could have stomped on it in 1992/3 (and did have a half-arsed try), but the neoliberal Major government tended to leave alone anything that looked like a &#34;legit small business&#34; so a blind eye got turned to rampant #MoneyLaundering - and even the Criminal Justice Act wasn&#39;t really unforced till decades later. 2026-10-25T23:19:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2kkvyq6lq8hsjen4ccfpz08phycnqxlesvtau2h32zw2cemxp4qqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qrv6s6n A million quid #confiscated from two #drugDealers in #Essex (who are already serving long stretches in #prison- 17 and 21 years)<br/><br/>Authorities here are really clamping down on the old skool Gen X #partydrugs dealer even if they aren&#39;t heavily involved in violence (although these chaps were selling *very* large quantities and even as far as #Australia and #Aotearoa / NZ )<br/><br/><a href="https://unwall.app/www.harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk/news/26668329.two-essex-drug-dealers-1m-assets-seized/">https://unwall.app/www.harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk/news/26668329.two-essex-drug-dealers-1m-assets-seized/</a> 2026-10-25T21:21:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8c939dxz3nw0ekspjvrufknh504f3pc2nhd65ljhdsmwqmyy722czyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qgq2jeq A young lad in #Yorkshire on an #Engineering #apprenticeship has made a device that blocks #rats and other #wildlife from getting into #railway signal cabinets and gnawing #cables, which causes many delays to trains (it even protects the rats from electric shocks!)<br/><br/>#Education #MadeInYorkshire <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqz0vnle17rzo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqz0vnle17rzo</a> 2026-10-25T16:10:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqcq5zv2yzph3dhju66alkszea4jgauxnfkk5ftfdnyxr03gcd8mqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qx0aku2 Why would anyone do this? someones deliberately set a trap for small #birds in #Wickford #Essex - and it would have taken pre-planning and effort to do this..<br/><br/>All the birds were rescued by a local wildlife centre - Essex #Police and #RSPCA are investigating..<br/><br/><a href="https://unwall.app/www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/26666629.eight-birds-rescued-glue-traps-found-essex/">https://unwall.app/www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/26666629.eight-birds-rescued-glue-traps-found-essex/</a> 2026-10-25T15:30:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy6twnhzvsh5yuh6g4azkgrws4kht7rnxpf77m7h7yecqw0x4dx8czyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q6k66yf oof - #urbex crews wrongly broke into the home of some chap who chooses to live in a run down looking old house and live alone in #Lincolnshire Northern #England (this is a criminal offence, and would have been genuinely frightening to the man)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr15jpxdxyn7o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr15jpxdxyn7o</a> 2026-10-25T15:08:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0qp7fawvxzq4wqltgu3vf3fh4gz07mpv0qw2xjmmwlx8jylgr6qgzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q42mhxp This is a horrendously bad article for a trade publication - for one thing Angela Rayner is now Housing Minister and hasn&#39;t been Deputy Prime Minister for some time, but in some ways a shame she didn&#39;t leverage this a couple of years ago, although she is a bit too defeatist about dealing with ECUs - many affordable scan tools exist, and if you can read, count and follow basic processes you can often still fix a modern car (plus things like distributor/points that needed regular adjustment no longer exist, so services can be less hassle these days!)<br/><br/>I wonder why she only mentioned it now? (unless she was #driving on roads *before* 17 which isn&#39;t legal but a lot of Gen X did do that in cities as Police were overwhelmed by the rave/drug subculture)<br/><br/><a href="https://garagewire.co.uk/news/must-read/deputy-prime-minister-reveals-hands-on-mechanical-background-in-recent-interview/">https://garagewire.co.uk/news/must-read/deputy-prime-minister-reveals-hands-on-mechanical-background-in-recent-interview/</a> 2026-10-25T13:07:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp3udz0f7uqsdrrz8treppxntln5g7jqe2kg9tjslwdgv505n3xmqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qtaq75k #Grauniad actually do a reasonable job here of reporting on the #cocaine problem in #Britain - not concentrating on mere possession or low level use (which like any other #drugs isn&#39;t that much of an issue in itself) but genuine #crimes that harm others as well as the user such as #violence (especially #DomesticViolence ), #&#39;stalking and dangerous #driving under the influence (or due to sleep deprivation after chronic use).<br/><br/>And this is without data from Metpol, who weren&#39;t able to provide it (probably because they are overwhelmed with dealing with such incidents)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/25/cocaine-linked-crimes-on-the-rise-in-britain-as-consumption-surges">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/25/cocaine-linked-crimes-on-the-rise-in-britain-as-consumption-surges</a> 2026-10-25T12:39:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrcq76mghl9j3u62kjz2y524yvpmc3ww0y68grezjs47hdx3e8kpszyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qlckdve A #student in Western #England who became a #landlord (after his middle class family helped him get a house which he rented out to fellow students) got a life sentence with minimum 28 years following the #murder of one of his housemates after they had argued about #rent and #politics <br/><br/>#crime #UK <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6pvglvpln91o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6pvglvpln91o</a> 2026-10-25T00:23:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd24j8ekfy7thqqa753m2kde8wac5jhlju3c34rwhmf3llm7wc08szyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q4vvuyf 4 men (not young lads either) #arrested in #GreaterManchester area for targeted #vandalism of #HMO (houses of multiple occupation, which often house immigrants) and leaving racist graffiti behind.<br/><br/>Interestingly #GMP are also claiming that &#34;vulnerable people including children/teens&#34; are being *paid* to do this (there have been as many as 40 such incidents across the region)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2026-10-23/fourth-person-arrested-over-damage-to-multiple-occupation-houses">https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2026-10-23/fourth-person-arrested-over-damage-to-multiple-occupation-houses</a> 2026-10-24T23:40:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg58fngg82nfq4tzhgf9llt982zwa9c6p0wd5ztm6f2d2q8d3cyfgzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qprw9z4 4 years #prison , a 10 year #driving ban and confiscation of a #motorcycle for this rider from #London who deliberately rode at 189 mph (301 km/h!) on public roads across #Kent for #socialmedia clout..<br/><br/><a href="https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2026-10-21/motorcyclist-who-filmed-himself-riding-at-189mph-jailed">https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2026-10-21/motorcyclist-who-filmed-himself-riding-at-189mph-jailed</a> 2026-10-24T22:40:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9av6ws40cxl5kmuqk97q24ef3al5u7esgmpsl64hmlyjl44dcungzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qmlx7hu Why on earth take on running a town centre bar as a &#34;retirement project&#34; when you are in poor health?<br/><br/>I had a look at the whole Licensing Committee meeting minutes for this place, not only was he never on site, in his emails to Licensing chap comes across as thick as mince, completely unsure of what he has to do as a Designated Premises Supervisor, delegated most of the work to younger staff and no one has even bothered to comply with the Council&#39;s requests..<br/><br/>He&#39;s bloody lucky #Police aren&#39;t actually charging him for allowing #cocaine to be used on the premises - as someone who used to frequent a lot of night time venues you always knew which ones were &#34;safe spaces&#34; should you wish to indulge in substances and I suspect it was the USP of the venue..<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6y0epzq1l1qo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6y0epzq1l1qo</a> 2026-10-24T22:04:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszlnguw6j9s9aju9td74r5u8ztm2zp0ds695hz7sc4sy8xg0wx7vqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qtf0yde Genuinely unsure if all the #MentalHealth care in the world could have saved Paul Flack - literally everything in his life fell apart one after the other.<br/><br/>His sister (the TV presenter Caroline Flack) committed suicide after losing her career following a criminal charge and subsequent publicity, his partner got cancer, he had health problems of this own, his dad got ill and passed away, and his own dream career just evaporated due to the pandemic downturn (as well as a decline in demand as physical media gave way to digital with less demand for elaborate graphic design)<br/><br/>I looked up some of his work and he was clearly very talented...<br/><br/>#Norfolk #HMCoroner #Inquest <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6jdm095d89yo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6jdm095d89yo</a> 2026-10-24T21:39:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsggd7p7ul8yn6a27tln6dndgl9jzm9w4f689as2u9u33ulv8t8ezgzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qfdcg9s <br/><br/>100 right wing protestors armed with iron bars and knives are attacking peaceful protestors in #Nice #France <br/><br/>I do not see any flics/keufs anywhere (unless they are further behind and let off the smoke bombs)<br/><br/>but this is the flipside of French activism (maybe you do not see it unless you understand French) - *both* left and right fight equally hard as well as the Police coming down heavy on the left wing protesters.. 2026-10-24T20:32:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs05mtdm44vgl9mxl276k0lkyys5ad7cfa2qr3l09katr0dnslywnszyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qntg2s6 <br/><br/>TBH this looks like the start of a Safeguarding referral - someone born in 1986 would be 40 today, usually their kid would be a bit older - unless he didn&#39;t take precautions and this one was unplanned or already has stepchildren and wanted &#34;one of his own&#34; to avoid feeling cuckolded - definitely shows some &#34;interesting&#34; family dynamics.. 2026-10-24T16:27:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy5n7pnt7e5ne5942cux22s65sqgxrgr5evkmcn84n2n9pjx77zfszyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qsf9hss &#34;Kein Bier / Drögen für Nazis&#34; *can* work (by ostracising them from a peer group / subculture which revolves around these things) - but beware they might be devious enough to hide their hate whilst they are high (albeit easier with partydrugs than alcohol, and became a big problem on the rave scene even in the 90s), or nowadays can gather the resources to set up their own brewery or dealing network (or might simply be straightedge) 2026-10-24T15:47:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs09hq32uvsqn8kuq7vy4hqsjqxedxuh47jly8xngg8dtmh6lsmcvqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qzwtmv0 <br/><br/>Ik heb net een soortgelijke waarschuwing van de Britse &#34;Food Standards Agency&#34; en Arla Foods in Engeland gezien! 2026-10-23T19:01:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs055yuwckpzw59ktfzh8kcarzkctq0r8fsfepx53agnunrkgx4s2czyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q0advcu Presumably they had a licence for the #lioness - you do indeed need one, although they aren&#39;t /that/ difficult to get once you&#39;ve convinced the Council you can keep your pet safely and have the right enclosure and vet care..<br/><br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/117/491/546/289/372/471/original/23a0d79142ba3295.png"> 2026-10-23T18:06:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8zd7jtvk44e5s0yefq9qfqv62g2vkxvs4pm8df7ucll6tcr5yvqszyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qplxwfu #UK #Govt has finally published its guidelines for citizen #prepardeness and #resilience - which are similar to elsewhere in #Europe <br/><br/>They now mention having an analogue VHF/FM #radio rather than MW or LW (as these AM bands are increasingly falling out of use in the UK for public service #broadcasting )<br/><br/>In the event of a national #emergency , state broadcaster #BBC will route all programme audio from BBC Radio 4 to every available FM transmitter (replacing other services such as Radio 1, 2, 3) , and this would be Britain&#39;s emergency broadcasting service. Its unclear what will happen to DAB/+ services but if they are still going they would likely also take the Radio 4 feed..<br/><br/>(An analogue FM radio is less battery hungry than DAB)<br/><br/><a href="https://beready.campaign.gov.uk/">https://beready.campaign.gov.uk/</a> 2026-10-23T15:18:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg64ukxa2chcmm82l0tuwfqptaatzst83hlsn06nch3nqe602lyqgzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q002t0x Went next door to drop off 3 mobile phones prepped for new staff, and saw two of most cursed #AI generated #maps on the walls.<br/><br/>I can see why the admin staff made them as they wanted &#34;Canva girlboss aesthetics&#34; and they aren&#39;t used for navigation but to give overview of areas we cover (split between 3 coordinators), but *many* things are off on these maps - A12 and A14 in wrong places, Felixstowe shifted some km to left, blanco space where it should be, bits of Babergh area clearly in Essex, wrong postcodes and other parts of Babergh/Mid Suffolk shifted around<br/><br/>Whats worse is they are partially correct which is likely why they weren&#39;t rejected outright.<br/><br/>Later today I will investigate where they came from and see if there&#39;s a way of salvaging the pretty graphics but using some better maps 2026-10-22T00:10:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv536jhrnhg9qgmuflkpgxgkanfgh3dxkr8qq48rggqgaj2tcy9sqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qrqd6qh Ads for #TorqueWrench from &#34;On the Road&#34; partwork in 1980. <br/><br/>#Draper 34487 beam torque wrench would cost £26.64 today and was on sale until recently (no longer in production), last price I saw for it was £23 from a motor factors up North)<br/><br/>#Norbar torque wrench would cost £75.90 today. <br/><br/>Norbar are still around and apparently still make their #tools in Blighty, but you will *not* have much change out of £200 for a similar (albeit slightly better) torque wrench! <br/><br/>I wonder if 1980 Norbar was a rebadged one from another company, targeted more at the #DIY market?<br/><br/>1 kg/m = 9,80665 Nm (Newton-metres didn&#39;t seem to be in common use then even when working in metric)<br/><br/>And you had to wait up to 5 weeks for mail order - no next day delivery like today!<br/><br/>#CarMaintenance #oldtimer<br/><br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/117/479/906/668/642/235/original/fd12261371453e9c.jpg"> 2026-10-21T17:17:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxvk5aqf5slrdhwcupn8fldjyr8fnwa0x2mwpq437p53ta88nsn9qzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qa282mg <br/><br/>Package now available through usual places (it lagged for a few seconds getting the data from the Debian repo servers but everything has installed, now got 8.2.35 ) 2026-10-21T16:32:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs03cs76erec5agdl557fgll9e4jm9pk84nkkmwm4lucfka8u0rxzczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qw6jwrw Is there actually an updated PHP for Debian 12 (bookworm?) <br/><br/>All the package lists online still show the old version, although one for 8.2 does exist 2026-10-21T15:28:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxzfq8qm38eszac60t4ldanzjr5wnsafaxlqnpathmk9kv4954msgzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qvjn2ev This is the *second* generation of young people who got fucked up on #ketamine - the first (from the late 90s/early 00s #rave subculture) have been forgotten about (and were chucked on the scrap heap and left to get clean by themselves - many did, but are now left with chronic health problems)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6ev30xwy8v2o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6ev30xwy8v2o</a> 2026-10-20T18:48:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx37sjzn3a7k095nqwyznk5ta47yst20lt62rr3wg4dk9j2vdqcxszyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q6dp00z #Ipswich is not a horror film scene (in any case a horror film location generally has some kind of quirky creepiness to it, whereas the social and security problems in town are mundane and boring and caused by a mix of #austerity and #racism )<br/><br/>The #gammons just don&#39;t like it because its one of the more multicultural towns in #Suffolk <br/><br/>Its not even *that* bad, the only reasons I don&#39;t go there at night are because there isn&#39;t really anything open that isn&#39;t dependent on alcohol use and I don&#39;t drink much in public any more, and the unfriendly atmosphere is the same during day or night but I really wouldn&#39;t say its any worse than London or Reading or Swindon..<br/><br/><a href="https://unwall.app/www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26649632.ipswich-residents-reject-daily-express-horror-film-claim/">https://unwall.app/www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26649632.ipswich-residents-reject-daily-express-horror-film-claim/</a> 2026-10-20T17:50:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy7d5txw0er9dek2uxz3c0vcvc6cla80h7npdv99g3sfppvfm75tqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qg77c0t In mid 1980s, my dad owned a variety of used cars that had very basic car radios with only medium and longwave and 0 cassette. He would remove those and replace them with a Japanese radio cassette unit so he could listen to Country and Western when driving.<br/><br/>I would subsequently put the old car radio in my bedroom, power it with a 12V PSU and use a load of wire coathangers for the antenna, and listen to the news radio of #France on longwave to improve my French.<br/><br/>I heard the exact same reports about strikes, riots and subsequent heavy Police action as today (and in some cases even bombs, and assassinations of CEOs) - the only difference was many reports only reached France and parts of Southern England where the radio waves travelled to, rather than being reported worldwide.. 2026-10-20T16:17:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszyq377xtckkwke7f5f5tzjfrjcj70ft5j62ek3aa3duhl2qxxwxgzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q3mndzf <br/><br/>thats not even sabotage, its the normal way a lot of businesses in England operate.. 2026-10-20T15:38:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxycrpxeuynyn8rc74nv7u9fxz5kvy03yk5c8n0f3ltl4cw5e6wxszyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qskjaj4 <br/><br/>As long as they are also walking the dog and not both sitting in front of telly eating junk food that isn&#39;t so bad (and if they are well off, surely they could consider retirement / downshifting hours and spend more time with doggo, or volunteer with a shelter? I see a lot of middle aged folk even on Nextdoor fostering dogs and cats..) 2026-10-19T21:28:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs83s4ceuf09tssrzqlvwd9z6ta43lu6r2chf0vswgvkyrath445vqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qctmzn6 <br/><br/>they didn&#39;t get burgled though, so she is still a Very Good Girl 🐶 2026-10-19T20:35:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswugym6lnfrwyuj3nr9q7zlgc66u6grf85823z8g6qch2mhal66jczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qvmh6t0 The biggest danger from taking #cocaine or other #stimulants when regularly #driving isn&#39;t the high itself (whilst it can encourage greater risk-taking, a lot of users are paranoid to encounter #Police and compensate accordingly), but the #comedown - after a midweek binge this woman fell asleep at the wheel on Thursday lunchtime (!) and clouted a utility pole.<br/><br/>As no one was hurt she did not get a custodial sentence, but will have both a 22 month driving ban and *11 years* loaded #insurance premiums (and will likely be refused quotes by many insurers).<br/><br/>There was also significant collateral damage, she took out an #SSEN pole shared with #Openreach so a lot of people would left be without power and broadband..<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9y7lyljgkd0o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9y7lyljgkd0o</a> 2026-10-19T20:32:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0zmeztxevzdhnr4x9sc8tfrd3vtsquwh3w83re2dqaf5vut6uq6gzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qeyh9rl &#34;Not a #toad at all&#34; - a guide to #BritishFood for #SocialCare workers who are originally from outside the UK (and may be unfamiliar with the names of some dishes)<br/><br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/117/468/615/529/043/627/original/684d0d888c38c239.jpg"> 2026-10-19T16:57:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqt5mz9ztkz0u0qwyp0dwd2rr3wtt2w5xuyzagl6r5az3ngx9at9qzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qg0p3uw On the way home a young lad was stopped with his broken down motorcycle - pulled over to see if he was OK, and got out my LED mechanics lamp to help him see what was wrong. he had a rough noise from his rear wheel, turned out a bungee cord come loose and wrap itself around rear sprocket and chain. I lent him the side cutters I keep in the car and he was able to cut most of the bungee cord, another chap who turned up got out of his car and helped yoink the metal bit of the bungee cord hook and the lad was back on the road and could get to work.. 2026-10-19T03:33:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszr3efy43s9ayvwurac2ftwfre2wsr0wr9x39jkn82k8vzhp7z2sczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qudznru <br/><br/>Pope Leo should put him on the shortlist for canonisation for that - and the Diocese or whoever is responsible for maintenance in the churches should make sure that this can&#39;t happen again (I saw a picture of the church and that crucifix looks heavy and would easily do a lot of damage if it came loose)<br/><br/>this goes for *any* place where you have heavy stuff put up near to where people are (art installations, stage lighting etc) make sure its solidly fixed and/or can&#39;t hurt anyone should it come crashing down.. 2026-10-18T23:59:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxjzlzxqsjy8pnekw2d58pcu2tzf0zudu75amt6qnx37h4kvac4kqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qgattg3 <br/><br/>should also play the old Grandstand theme on a loudspeaker in the background 😁 2026-10-18T22:10:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsye6e7l878x384qzxyky4z62dm99jfjcjltwjahn0u7y0gv6x52gqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q50gk6x These &#34;morning #raves &#34; in #Felixstowe seem OK if you are a parent or grandparent, but I&#39;m not always awake at 09:00 on weekends anyway and don&#39;t like early mornings any more than in the days when I was regularly partying!<br/><br/>I&#39;d be happy with events that carry on until early evening (like some venues in Beach Street were already doing and already happen in #Ipswich ), but where the venue is not dependent on #alcohol sales and consumption (I no longer drink alcohol where there are crowds for both health and personal safety reasons, I have to keep sober anyway if I&#39;m driving to/from the venue) but felt awkward when I did go to a few mini-raves (elsewhere in England) a couple of years ago but was only drinking fizzy pop<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5vgjp47gwjno">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5vgjp47gwjno</a> 2026-10-18T19:01:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxkrg9lpn36k58x5rcp7csj755jr0hg4m50322rufurfd6hzgtjsczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qwzxaex <br/><br/>And joining the Fediverse is climbing the tree, and starting to meow or awoo at the moon 😁 2026-10-18T18:01:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8sgu9r9vhzk9fet4450qsaj7avx3zda9lk2xw96kqrvvjjq0qlpqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q2ns8nw Why do they need this Hogwarts bullshit at the local #highschool ? <br/><br/>OK having houses isn&#39;t so bad (they had them at my high school many years ago) but we didn&#39;t have prefects and head boy/girl - it smacks of a normal high school trying to LARP as some kind of private school but doesn&#39;t really do anything to improve the actual quality of teaching or student life..<br/><br/><a href="https://unwall.app/www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26643118.chantry-academy-names-new-head-boy-head-girl-2026-7/">https://unwall.app/www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26643118.chantry-academy-names-new-head-boy-head-girl-2026-7/</a> 2026-10-18T17:02:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8sdvc0mezfn4pvk8fg0uk6j75cwptdn6qj27d4mdx8h6e63hqz5szyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qavvcxw <br/><br/>I wonder if this was why I saw a random Canada Goose in the yard outside my work one evening? (I went searching for it later as I was worried about it (in case it was exhausted or injured) but it had flown away, hopefully it got to wherever it wanted to be) 2026-10-18T16:32:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsysvauwmzj00al4eft5thzxxwhr7hslh6ld2328a5wgr5s2u2v0zczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qyt9zqv Again, these are all *elected Councillors* in multicultural areas of #London - as unpleasant as #Reform are, they only exist because folk actually vote for them.<br/><br/>And they are not even old men either, only in their 20s-40s..<br/><br/>I don&#39;t even think Powell is lying when he says &#34;these are the views of ordinary British people and aren&#39;t extremist&#34;, there are many white Londoners who have such views and have done so 20-40+ years or more.<br/><br/>I can still remember the 2011 riots in London, where after just a few days some areas divided themselves along racial lines (rather than fighting the Met or the wider government)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.itv.com/news/2026-10-17/inside-reform-aspiring-reform-mp-calls-for-concentration-camps-for-migrants">https://www.itv.com/news/2026-10-17/inside-reform-aspiring-reform-mp-calls-for-concentration-camps-for-migrants</a> 2026-10-18T15:35:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstc3tuwgr3h3qrp2e6jrzyejq4za0nsj38f9waxgjf4jf5hj3g4sqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qzm2c0s <br/><br/>A few years back I told a former friend (who alas, fell down rabbithole of toxic masculinity and addiction) I wanted to buy a hot hatch (in my late 40s, he said it wasn&#39;t &#34;age appropriate&#34; <br/><br/>In spite of knowing that I am unmarried, childless and have 0 doggos he somehow thought I should be driving a normie SUV or saloon - these tradmasc types seem to revel in their own bland misery (and he didn&#39;t drive himself nor even have a licence!)<br/><br/>I got myself a Golf GTI in 2025, at age 53 😁 (I had wanted one for decades, years before I was even old enough to drive) 2026-10-16T17:33:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszwf8elu3k5vxtwtlw5tghz048jy4tq05vw5qskqn7n5fdqpgkjhszyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q394fwt More and more I think the #Council needs to lock off all pedestrian access to #OrwellBridge in #Ipswich - I&#39;m aware its part of a popular walking route from #Shotley back to Ipswich, but there are plenty of other nicer places to go for a walk and society is just too unstable at the moment to allow unrestricted access - even if this unfortunate lad wasn&#39;t intending to harm himself (which is not an uncommon situation round here) it is highly nlikely he was sober or in a rational mindset to attempt to cross live lanes with 60mph traffic in middle of the night..<br/><br/>Whole town was gridlocked for 14 hours as every alternative route filled up, and there was at least one secondary #collision in the #traffic jams<br/><br/>#RoadSafety #Transport #Suffolk<br/><br/><a href="https://unwall.app/www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26645344.a14-orwell-bridge-fully-reopens-fatal-crash-closure/">https://unwall.app/www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26645344.a14-orwell-bridge-fully-reopens-fatal-crash-closure/</a> 2026-10-16T17:23:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvsff0un7w650gze2zzykxl4zv82jl2rzs93tepvapgk0xvahg0fqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qwfdjew #MPs from all political parties (left and right wing) in #EastAnglia report feeling unsafe and in many cases actual #attacks and #security incidents..<br/><br/>This is likely worse than the 1990s/00s but a similar level of danger to that MPs experienced in the 20th and previous centuries..<br/><br/><a href="https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2026-10-15/exclusive-survey-reveals-mps-still-facing-death-threats">https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2026-10-15/exclusive-survey-reveals-mps-still-facing-death-threats</a> 2026-10-16T15:37:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz64c2mradnn6kl3jp7hl96tx8ecpvpcw0z9m9ggr5x8a9jnymr6gzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qkaftcd Anyone know what these smol #flies are? <br/><br/>They are about 8mm long, smaller than filth flies that are normally seen in this area, and more numerous (its also unusual to see these so late in the year, and they have congregated around this Hyundai I30 but not any other cars in the yard)<br/><br/>#bugs #insects #entomology<br/><br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/117/451/099/708/625/866/original/dcfa90f3ed21c74b.jpg"> 2026-10-16T14:43:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2fxr95nhm70vfzqp0uyh9j0wt8uvak8sth33hjjjhjydspflxwaqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qp08af9 I wondered why she was so worried about #spiders getting into the interior during the restoration project of this Mk5 #GolfGTI - then realised she is in #Tasmania #Australia 😁 🕷️ and had already had to evict numerous spiders when she got the car<br/><br/>Those #Rotiform #alloys are worth as much as the whole car!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LErXZ0vTBw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LErXZ0vTBw</a> 2026-10-16T01:18:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8vzszqvjdstefdt4wz6exdnhrx2rmjhfmh0wrcmm5nyjafytu48gzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qksyemr TIL: wat betekende &#34;wok&#34; in de context van deze video?<br/><br/>Géén Chinese koekenpan, maar &#34;wacht op keuring&#34; ( rijverbod na een #politiecontrole vanwege te veel #lawaai van de #uitlaat )<br/><br/>#autos #nederland <br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv3EpcrUIik">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv3EpcrUIik</a> 2026-10-15T23:53:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd26mrt7euu72l5r8jk9slw7jf70pas6rkpu72h7ah26qzmpj4zqqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qfrc4rn Whilst in some ways its good they aren&#39;t sitting on their arses, it is also worrying why boys of just 12 are already obsessed with workouts, body image etc to the point they want to take protein powder (which doesn&#39;t even taste that good)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm158555dq1go">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm158555dq1go</a> 2026-10-15T20:02:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0p9pj8h3m3erlznwjpfmlm9dqq5zw4z0cxfft6j6tn5amqrp2rgszyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qymgnwz <br/><br/>this seems like one which would be perfectly normal here in Britain, given our love of mixed units 😁 2026-10-15T19:06:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgl9a8req4r4ldmz29etex9lkp7qyld72ve3m92au8xzk5p5xep5gzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qyk8k0c <br/><br/>This is a risk to *any* person who gets nicked at a #protest - not only for business owners but there are clauses in many motor and home #insurance policies that if the policyholder gets into legal trouble it has to be declared (and #insurer has the option to refuse cover or deny claims)<br/><br/>People have had their home insurance invalidated and claims refused as they&#39;ve let someone with a criminal record stay in the house..<br/><br/>I was also looking at insurance policies for modified cars earlier this year, one broker even wanted to know if I had any non spent Cautions (not just cases that went before a Court) 2026-10-15T16:05:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxw899stu79quu03n6a7v399ean2w75py7ugt7glf8tn60ku4r6cqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q6jupfp Another deliberate wrong way driver in #England - this one closer to home in #Essex <br/><br/>he didn&#39;t want anything to do with old bill due to being disqual and under influence of #drugs<br/><br/>In this case the #Police did not pursue him and deliberately avoided escalating the situation, using #surveillance to catch him a few days later - he was sentenced to 18 months #prison <br/><br/>looks like was tracked via his social media (he&#39;s fairly active as an MC/rapper in his area)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/watch-dangerous-driver-who-drove-11193174">https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/watch-dangerous-driver-who-drove-11193174</a> 2026-10-14T22:16:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstytlaj8p7a449fcumqc4zqvva3umtfts8mda9e69md8w4pvg70yszyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q4z3ewa <br/><br/>the worst part of this is these were elected Councillors in relatively multicultural parts of Britain such as London and the West Midlands, <br/><br/>This shows the level of hate and division in our country (and that &#34;white flight&#34; is a thing even in the bigger cities and their suburbs)<br/><br/>I know South/SE London well (where some of the Councillors are from) as I was born there and lived there at various times in my life, and although its not in any way segregated to the extent of other nations its still to some extent divided along racial lines as it was from 1970s to 1990s.. 2026-10-14T21:29:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdjcj4svvuszuhe2fwjkvhe5r46x0grcrfmp4suznusmxrc2ctsrszyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q53e6t5 <br/><br/>Even reporters in Car Mechanics magazine have been roasting the backlash being whipped up against #Motability - who lease 22 000 vehicles per year, the total new #car sales of Britain are 2 million (so the reality is barely 1,1% of all new car sales are from Motability)<br/><br/>Motability lease returns are also a good source of a nearly new used vehicle and benefit the used car market.. 2026-10-14T20:39:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8wz0vselfldssglvlj0w5k5m6meg8z2zwzma7w3wfswa2g5v0tpqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qxc3rxm just heard from the partner of a #dock worker at #Felixstowe that these #autonomous trucks (also known as yard tugs) are routinely causing #collisions in the yard, one every week (they randomly stop due to birds, sunlight or other falsely detected hazards), or collide with the RTG #cranes <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx25xg0qw75o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx25xg0qw75o</a> 2026-10-14T18:14:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr92rewz6fty7692cpgvgwqt7qtuwz0702qpjtnn4ls26j502lqvgzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qe9725v <br/><br/>I had to remember the comic is from #Finland and they drive on the other side of the road..<br/><br/>such a tactic would work *if* the neighbour cares about his vehicles paintwork, maybe less so if they are driving an old shed (and the neighbour can deny any accidental dents/scratches as even if CCTV is present its rarely Court evidence quality in these communal car parks) 2026-10-14T16:38:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw0knqr7y78rj6ucwadz3jyfh22dvnmq7e45ysdrzs9rj3p92vx6szyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q5ktxln Maybe someone who should have known better at his age , but clearly liked his #cars and #driving fast, other than one driving ban in early middle age had 0 convictions so had quite likely had been getting away with a heavy right foot for years - until the one day he pushed it too far in the #weather of #Wales and paid a heavy price.<br/><br/>Lucky not to get immediate #prison (due to previous good character, and early guilty plea) he is also now carer for his wife who was permanently disabled in the #collision and it appears their #FamilyBusiness they both worked on is on the way out (its making large losses since the #RTC)<br/><br/>#Maserati #RoadSafety <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6m2d4017ln7o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6m2d4017ln7o</a> 2026-10-13T23:28:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0kh88ejnz59k7elf4grqjanqmrlya4tsee62nv52eepnz2kjqmmszyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qxv9zw9 can&#39;t help but wonder if whoever made this ad was partaking of another species of #mushroom commonly found wild across #Britain in the 1980s 😁 <br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zczCyuHEVA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zczCyuHEVA</a> 2026-10-13T21:59:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsza4c0ylwsqrcvwdfl8kvnlv5q6qtkxc9p97z4yqp742txwmznd2czyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q9zcyjd Make Pumps 11 - eleven new appliances for #Suffolk #FireandRescue (and they will need them, with the amount of things that can easily burn round here, either through accidents or deliberate #arson )<br/><br/>#EmergencyServices #UK <br/><br/><a href="https://unwall.app/www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26629876.suffolk-unveils-11-new-fire-engines-3-6m-investment/">https://unwall.app/www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26629876.suffolk-unveils-11-new-fire-engines-3-6m-investment/</a> 2026-10-13T21:24:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2t2jr7udmmhr47kcp6g6rp8fevea66agmg0pndzpr5z92d9n59cczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q3zhfe6 A good idea from a #RoadSafety partnership in the English #Midlands - to educate young #drivers about how to choose a good repair #garage (although it also seems some garages (especially those in main dealers) need to be investigated and prevented from excessive #upselling - I suspect #commission pay schemes for #mechanics may cause this problem as I&#39;ve seen some job adverts for mechanics when they show &#34;on target&#34; salaries rather than a more honest flat pay rate for hours worked.<br/><br/>A lot of young folk struggle with costs of maintaining #tyres and are tempted to skimp on this (which is not safe!)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckr50ylem9nqo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckr50ylem9nqo</a> 2026-10-13T20:50:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs038zkeww5l7ce09h7exf4wavdgyw682tdl2zdm7dvcdvr8efenvqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qud95k8 <br/><br/>Bull was very lucky too, and avoided ending up as fast-grilled beef (400V won&#39;t do him any good, and 11 000V even less so)<br/><br/>Good work by SPEN deploying the emergency generator to get folk back on supply.. 2026-10-13T19:37:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs96pw78j4whzrw2e32kkqvrrw3548et2u85mccf5906maaatp3p5czyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qhfd8nw <br/><br/>I don&#39;t buy Ikea furniture anyway, but from speaking to numerous Romanians one other consequence of this is #bears are dispersed to places where they come into contact with humans (and even end up wandering the streets in some rural areas, which is a hazard both to the bears and the rest of the local community) 2026-10-13T18:00:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyzsqmmu5fz4emzm0m8hqjsfjv2qx05thvnneu9dk0dxmhayhxp2czyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qhw075z <br/><br/>unless you have a solid fuel burner and need to heat your house, and a supply of Harry Potter books (although its probably against some environment/pollution rules and they don&#39;t have that much calorific value) 2026-10-13T17:26:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8lg69ctecwvm5xmfr2z9cxl0akmxpsh58cs7lf30ygt0sl5lhkwczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qr6sda9 Incidents like this are exactly why I feel its often difficult to tell apart incompetence (and/or folk getting disengaged from their work due to poor employment conditions) from deliberate sabotage<br/><br/>#SafetyAndHealthAtWork #fail <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck78pj4nqe84o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck78pj4nqe84o</a> 2026-10-13T17:17:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgtvlgdy9qvla427prg0xagdjplxc8zle4mklqxmapv6h29huw47gzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qh8xuuq #Electricity #Substation #explosion in #BuryStEdmunds #Suffolk - Fire Brigade on scene, one #UKPN employee injured and taken to hospital by #EastAmb <br/><br/>#EmergencyServices #999 #112 <br/><br/><a href="https://unwall.app/www.eadt.co.uk/news/26633008.man-hospital-fire-bury-st-edmunds-substation/">https://unwall.app/www.eadt.co.uk/news/26633008.man-hospital-fire-bury-st-edmunds-substation/</a> 2026-10-13T16:27:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsttldn6nc0nn327mlkjwcpg69437qfcu0g52r6kfpqpejw4nu2rvgzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q5m0lc8 Price of #petrol / ( #gasoline ), E5 RON99 (I am not sure what that #octane is in freedom units, 93?) since May 2025<br/><br/>Y axis units are GBP - fuel was sourced mostly from Tesco (spike around Christmas 2025 is an outlier when I had to fill up at Esso in Stowmarket, I think the pumps were out of action at Tesco)<br/><br/>Red line shows roughly when #Trump decided to start a pointless #war<br/><br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/117/430/674/196/467/302/original/b473c8ebf5a15b86.png"> 2026-10-13T00:09:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx6c4helr0tkevfa405g30k874hqsr6q0nju8ezff8l4u5wg4txtqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qh5s7cn <br/><br/>100% Asian uncle energy 😁 2026-10-12T16:30:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr4rwlqualzgq0kvea0ydtqqhka4fy6aq7v26aa9knha232r6hwqgzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qfagj2g I had felt a bit rough over the weekend so didn&#39;t have the spoons to buy groceries until Sunday evening, and ended up driving to a late opening Co-op near me.<br/><br/>Fridge shelves were near empty, with this unusual sign which I suspect is simply a euphemism for &#34;loads of stuff is being nicked here, so we are keeping it out the back&#34;<br/><br/>Another branch further up the road is apparently &#34; most shoplifted store in #Ipswich &#34;<br/><br/>#EastOfEnglandCoop #Suffolk<br/><br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/117/428/565/214/475/609/original/b17a657a9384fb7f.jpg"> 2026-10-12T15:22:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspl5yqgl73w6a875afxvmc3q8z2gzyx9r5m3rwa3m6m9eh0nzdrjszyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qxxudvl I can only find a relatively small violin for this.<br/><br/>Modern #Advertising is made to shit in your head to start with, to encourage #capitalism and #overconsumption and when these #British #directors do get a chance to make proper films most of them seem to glorify crime, dysfunctional behaviour and toxic masculinity.<br/><br/>Maybe if all the ads become #AI folk will start ignoring them more?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/09/ai-threat-britain-directors-ridley-scott-guy-ritchie">https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/09/ai-threat-britain-directors-ridley-scott-guy-ritchie</a> 2026-10-12T12:23:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdzt4c473e5scnlp2749p47tnc2vygu3kkwr0ed0tvgqt50dtc35czyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qqc8228 So-called #AI cameras (more likely using basic pattern matching algoithms rather than #LLM ) are unearthing many #TrafficViolations in the #Midlands - mostly #seatbelt and #MobilePhone offences.<br/><br/>UK #Police have at present abandoned the potential use of these to detect #DUI - wihch makes sense as even sober drivers seem to make late lane changes due to road markings/signs being obscured or might swerve in the road to avoid #potholes and other defects<br/><br/>#RoadSafety #UK <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39wzpegqgd9o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39wzpegqgd9o</a> 2026-10-12T11:59:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyrljs6tyyhzjjvarsex626k535s0vd38y0u2l9xqvruzv2cd0j6szyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qytrkuq On the face of it this new #Citroën #2CV doesn&#39;t look too bad - but I&#39;m wondering if its surprisingly low price is conditional on #Stellantis harvesting data from its users via constant online connectivity (and also using this to rush the vehicle to market by treating the first buyers as unpaid beta testers) - and if there will be an aftermarket for service parts in 5-10 years time when the #cars drop out of the main dealer servicing network?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/electric-cars/citro%C3%ABn-2cv-back-new-concept-previews-%C2%A313k-ev-2028">https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/electric-cars/citro%C3%ABn-2cv-back-new-concept-previews-%C2%A313k-ev-2028</a> 2026-10-11T20:33:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstu3wqnqc4el384jn565szmwsscjqlqky0lmlqleepafcv460nceczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qrjdtpl <br/><br/>is this not just a library with a soundsystem? (it wouldn&#39;t be a bad idea to convert at least part of a normal library into something like this) 2026-10-11T20:25:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfmh09c5ny3qf0ztjq6tvfarnlcdrjff8v2l77zcfndkl0n26yepczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qln9tct <br/><br/>I&#39;m highly intrigued as to how any building manager thought this is a good idea - unless its in a meeting room of a business which actually makes WC pedestals and cisterns, and this is there for demonstration purposes - it could possibly be a college classroom to train plumbers, but then some of the class won&#39;t be able to see the loo if seated.. 2026-10-11T18:57:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst6ncu9k23scfdtrvjn6502pmtcknzdgulqf0sy5gnk48arm0zc9gzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q7te36c what sort of #rat did the middle aged lady rescue? It looks slightly different to the ones we get in Europe.. (by her accent I think she is somewhere in #USA )<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SSkQk-82J8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SSkQk-82J8</a> 2026-10-11T15:36:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0g3p8uh5af6n7m00ywyrdjtzlxjpgsl6pzeqc6tq0a9psrlnumzgzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qwffqhx Alas, this will always be a risk with this kind of #van - many have #engines where timing belt runs in #oil - if #servicing is neglected its easy for the belt to perish and split altogether, causing the engine to lose timing and valves to clout the pistons (requiring multiple parts replacements). <br/><br/>So there&#39;s always a criminal market for &#34;cheap&#34; engines, places like #FoodBanks are seen as soft touches as they lack the #security resources of corporates and may even be targeted by angry men who think they are too &#34;woke&#34; (especially as they often help out domestic violence victims who are fleeing abusive situations)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxp8gqqzg3pyo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxp8gqqzg3pyo</a> 2026-10-11T12:23:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdq4uatg9mdhn4hgxm9rtf48v73vlptlgd9g2fz59tc68xmn7580szyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qayksat <br/><br/>Haiyaa.. prize is a trip to the nearest #valeter, you do *not* want milk tea soaking into your seats in the weather of most #ESEA countries 😁 <br/><br/>I suspect he&#39;s on the mainland as his car is left hand drive (not a country which drives on left like Singapore or Malaysia )<br/><br/>Hopefully the uncle hasn&#39;t drowned the electronic handbrake switches, they aren&#39;t cheap to fix 2026-10-10T17:02:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvfcrauvy6aen3ztyfvclgydqld4vsmkvlgflum82e9v504aukpnczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qvpnk5t #Cat notification tone from #Nokia #Lumia (#Microsoft) mobile phone of 2010s<br/><br/><a href="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/117/413/704/099/889/238/original/0896f03f41605596.mp3">https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/117/413/704/099/889/238/original/0896f03f41605596.mp3</a> 2026-10-10T00:09:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx2v8sr0njfn9p93rq0kp2v4w8vvjae7s2scsvhxx79z0xyjrkd0gzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qu7hrp4 This week I moved #VOIP #PBX to different #router whilst my office slowly gets #VDSL circuits converted to #SoGEA <br/><br/>Everything worked in the end, but had some glitches due to #FreePBX and #Asterisk #PJSIP still sending wrong external IP in #SIP headers (which of course causes all manner of strangeness such as calls being abruptly cleared down after 32 seconds as T1 timer times out), even though externip is set correctly<br/><br/>Solution is to restart Asterisk or even entire box and check SIP headers with #SNGREP to be sure correct ones are being sent out.<br/><br/>One thing I noticed is #AI is fully useless at providing a solution to this, as all training data is itself often incomplete - loads of people run into the same since 20 years ago but very few good answers are given even on human-run forums.. 2026-10-09T22:00:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfcq7wjw4y90ya0dr5fje0xxwq70r6sg5nw352vxy4gnszc5569eczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qg2ygcx <br/><br/>Sentiment and slogan are 100% valid - alas, graffiti writer picked soft target.<br/><br/>Its clearly a small independent shop which sells vapes - might have also sold groceries (maybe still does).<br/><br/>Generally owned by minority ethnic families, often from South Asian or ESEA nations but also increasingly Central Europe or the Middle East. <br/><br/>I worked in such a shop myself in my teens.<br/><br/>Why do so many now sell more vapes than actual food? <br/><br/>Because they are regularly targeted by bigots and/or robbers (some who use accusations of profiteering and greed to justify their crimes), so they understandably seek to reduce risks.<br/><br/>Graf artist should have targeted shutters of a big supermarket, but those have way better CCTV + their own branding so difficult to get a flat canvas 2026-10-09T21:52:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgrjkkzs3sgktqyz3hmgvh9jsnalvtyhj7yy3g97yd5q9crjmuuwgzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qhul3zt <br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqh7zuygq25zawhhgesp57t0hn9vkgj98jd7zxh4lp3enafu5ar3qsnztfur" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqh7zuygq25zawhhgesp57t0hn9vkgj98jd7zxh4lp3enafu5ar3qsnztfur</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…tfur</span>)</a></span> #NuncEstBibendum 2026-10-09T20:47:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs983hp7yzxn4na8wadzpvkcmjtdhq4f7sq3zfwpsv4e7taaug3k5gzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qsdmk88 I kind of feel the news should have blurred out the face of the #orangutan (who is 100% innocent) so its not stigmatised by being associated with a convicted #criminal <br/><br/>#Wales #Fraud #crime <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6rmy7287njko">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6rmy7287njko</a> 2026-10-09T20:35:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrw9htqkf4fqntxg2ugh765959g8p85trsx0pen9uzp5ntzn0uzgqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qrel5qr Had 1 litre of #Yorkshire &#39;s finest #BrakeFluid put in #GolfGTI (as I had 0 records of when it was last changed), got a fiver off (sent down South via #Stockport ) from loyalty points I got from buying remap earlier this year <br/><br/>Got this done at repair garage next door (had to wait 2,5 weeks!) as labour works out cheaper than me getting another pair of axle stands and the pressure bleeder kit, plus I&#39;ve then got the storage of a vessel part filled with brake fluid (nasty stuff) to deal with, plus raising entire car on axle stands makes me a bit nervous<br/><br/>Still plenty of meat on discs and pads, they should hopefully last me well into next year so weather is good again if I need to work on them<br/><br/>#CarMaintenance #MadeInYorkshire<br/><br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/117/407/473/782/253/371/original/ee3493a9d3d7447a.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/117/407/818/841/912/194/original/320220a3f8386c40.jpg"> 2026-10-08T23:30:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9nexdnqj5gszvj7cmcvm3cv2mgrum0xfznfc8yfg232tmurqw8gqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q78hmdm #Bibendum charms a #snake (wearing a cap a policeman or other traffic officer would wear as uniform) whilst sitting on broken bottles and glass shards from this early 20th century Italian comic - I assume Italy must have already had some kind of #vehicle inspection regime where you will get trouble for #driving with defective #tyres<br/><br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/117/406/182/101/484/367/original/34f224debffce985.webp"> 2026-10-08T16:19:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxhr4vy5zjy63w5xvttnjg3g2pqx4hd68uqp07frhf9pvjjuvvh2qzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q4javks Almost £78 to fill my tank last night - #bladibarsket <br/><br/>#petrol #gasoline #FuelPrices #motoring #driving #UK<br/><br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/117/402/032/311/980/549/original/ec26580967f1a0ed.jpg"> 2026-10-07T22:42:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspetkr827cmny3mksl3eccdmn96cz9k7uun62as4z9qpynkn3ndvczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qxyfhap A very good #doggo who was on a walk in the suburbs of #Ipswich saw a #fire and alerted their owner who called #EmergencyServices - a woman and her pet #cat were saved from the blaze by #Suffolk Fire Brigade <br/><br/><a href="https://unwall.app/www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26605576.woman-escapes-house-fire-wilson-road-pinewood-ipswich/">https://unwall.app/www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26605576.woman-escapes-house-fire-wilson-road-pinewood-ipswich/</a> 2026-10-06T14:46:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs25wkrkpzpp3vc7dqcquu47nuwa7pct270p35w3klpkwt46kpe8ngzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qfvdugh This lass is more likely to be an HCA (healthcare assistant) rather than a qualified #nurse as she doesn&#39;t turn up on NMC register - just as well for her as she would end up before *their* disciplinary committee as well as Magistrates Court!<br/><br/>Its more likely effects of #SleepDeprivation caused her to weave across the road than #drugs themselves, but still not a good look (this is the main harm caused by #partydrugs as most folk do have the sense not to drive when completely high) - and a #healthcare worker on a drugs comedown isn&#39;t going to provide the best standard of care either..<br/><br/><a href="https://unwall.app/www.nwemail.co.uk/news/26578533.barrow-nurse-admits-cocaine-mdma-drug-driving-music-festival/">https://unwall.app/www.nwemail.co.uk/news/26578533.barrow-nurse-admits-cocaine-mdma-drug-driving-music-festival/</a> 2026-10-04T22:07:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvu950ewdncux6m9kxvau730qpep7es44zravle2fskfl4m4j3f8qzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qtw90tr <br/><br/>Brave Sir Robin ran away.<br/>Bravely ran away, away!<br/>When danger reared its ugly head,<br/>He bravely turned his tail and fled.<br/>Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about<br/>And gallantly he chickened out.<br/>Bravely taking to his feet<br/>He beat a very brave retreat,<br/>Bravest of the brave, Sir Robin! 2026-10-04T21:40:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf65y2slq4hs88lf4z5wcmvtja4k9dug5cjku3evx4q4pnvt2thtczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qsc0kjh What did this old #gammon think would happen?<br/><br/>Its not his job to audit what headgear customers are wearing, let alone try and guess their religion - presumably #Waitrose in #Worthing has #CCTV and #security staff like everywhere else and if they thought the chap with the helmet was dodgy they would have stepped in (any ban on wearing them is more a precaution against robbery, but its equally likely he was simply riding a motorcycle and maybe even picking groceries for home delivery so the staff knew him!)<br/><br/>Also why was he intervening in a complaint from some old granny lady about the state of loos? He&#39;s not allowed to go into loos that aren&#39;t for his gender presentation anyway - should have just bought his chocs for his ill friend and kept quiet...<br/><br/><a href="https://unwall.app/www.theargus.co.uk/news/26601644.man-banned-waitrose-called-shopper-muslim-looking/">https://unwall.app/www.theargus.co.uk/news/26601644.man-banned-waitrose-called-shopper-muslim-looking/</a> 2026-10-04T20:34:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs06asljt9rk67v4jxydpss8nk6pn3jnwnt0rmdc4fwnsp9aj8puggzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qvyep3p These days only #seniors tend to use the #Suffolk dialect words - young people speak in the same way as in #Essex and outer #London (more so compared to 20 years ago when I first moved here and you increasingly only hear the Suffolk accent amongst the older folk)<br/><br/><a href="https://unwall.app/www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26591146.11-suffolk-words-worth-saving-according-suffolk-actor/">https://unwall.app/www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26591146.11-suffolk-words-worth-saving-according-suffolk-actor/</a> 2026-10-04T16:20:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9jd2k4en7ruxm9cw3rr0rxvxf0d88e6hfxvtyy065j80s5nnf3eczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qhm7ans Whilst #Police , #Courts and #CriminalJustice system have done their work - with #CCTV and #surveillance they were able to get sufficient #evidence to ensure all the offenders were found guilty and received very long #prison sentences (over a century in total!) it seems that nothing has been done to investigate *why* young men who grew up together would end up fighting for territory and commit a #murder for what seems to be trivial reasons (there is no mention of disputes over drug dealing revenue or large amounts of money), nor any plans to address #ToxicMasculinity which leads to these sorts of incidents..<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c30rlw4lkjzyo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c30rlw4lkjzyo</a> 2026-10-04T15:21:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyemrq5xe9j3dd44wukhs3mrapvwuthth45gfg6avck5r98my4xrczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7q2kck5a A whole #FamilyBusiness and their residential house in #Essex went up on #fire in a &#34;make pumps 10&#34; incident which required appliances from #Essex #Suffolk and #Cambridgeshire when a Japanese import campervan with a #petrol leak caught fire on the ramps in a repair garage..<br/><br/>Luckily there were 0 injuries and the business is fully insured, they are turning down donations and suggesting folk donate to #ECFRS instead<br/><br/>(this is the 3rd fire I&#39;ve heard of in recent times in a repair workshop)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4g1v05rj7vo">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4g1v05rj7vo</a> 2026-10-04T14:29:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs86000uwcvurldshw74ygyep8lna20u9u9tfkd9v0kxdwl0zksxlgzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qfk423e Its good the #CrownCourt gave this lad a second chance rather than send him straight to #prison as thats quite a far bit of #partydrugs to be caught with (although the #ketamine would have barely lasted a few weekends if its still consumed in the quantities it was 20 years ago)<br/><br/>I hope he takes it, and isn&#39;t now in debt to bad people who could cause him serious harm (do the Courts even check for this as part of safeguarding/rehabilitation? I feel they should, but they are probably underresourced) - I&#39;m aware of lads who got themselves into similar situations and are now brown bread..<br/><br/><a href="https://unwall.app/www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26603091.bury-st-edmunds-teen-dealer-caught-175-ecstasy-pills/">https://unwall.app/www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/26603091.bury-st-edmunds-teen-dealer-caught-175-ecstasy-pills/</a> 2026-10-03T16:41:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvwm6js4efc9a7gulq2y65jaln8mxawslce78zpv5tcerkczrnwgqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qq5dn5e #Slugs entered a #TrafficLight controller cabinet in #Manchester NW #England - causing a short circuit and signal head failures in some cases leading to near collisions)<br/><br/>This went on for a whole year - but Transport for #GreaterManchester have finally taken action to secure the cabinet against slug incursion.<br/><br/>#RoadSafety #UK <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck62m28zrg15o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck62m28zrg15o</a> 2026-10-03T00:48:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst3ul470l750rslegudq63schf72venq7a6u6e9ve2kzlw0k2h3hszyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qfc4kps Dealing with this is going to be genuinely difficult for the families of the lads and lasses, as well as #Police and #Council - evidence is hard to get with only one survivor, they cannot prove yet he was was #driving (he may not have been!) and #ECU electronics of #Audi may also have been drowned to the point extracting data from them is impossible (like in the similar case in Peterborough)<br/><br/>Clearly something needs to be done about #RoadSafety particularly in NE #England, but even if folk lobby for reduced #speedlimits and #GraduatedDrivingLicence all of that needs to be enforced with boots on the ground (and risks encouraging a lot of angry young men to vote Reform / Restore in the hope such things are stopped in interests of being &#34;motorist friendly&#34;)<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm4g1ld51338o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm4g1ld51338o</a> 2026-10-02T21:01:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq7lxryxxckpsvjcg07wyjeudqw63xrmmwgmy42tudxer5qze2d2szyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qxfrndz <br/><br/>if this doesn&#39;t prevent Youtubers from clipping their *own* content (for instance provide a shorter version of a longer video they have made) I don&#39;t see an issue with it.. 2026-10-02T20:46:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw5m9g53hqdtq7plrfjl5rl274apc6r8k722mlt254s02nlqkte0czyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qxkuga4 A middle aged white man has been sent to #prison for 15 years after being found guilty of blowing up #ULEZ #CCTV #ANPR #cameras around #London and endangering the general public in doing so<br/><br/>His (quite long!) sentence includes an element where the Courts considered the act as #terrorism <br/><br/>#RoadSafety #UrbanPlanning #Environment <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6gr8j0n9g7ro">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6gr8j0n9g7ro</a> 2026-10-02T19:42:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2jv6sv8u8hsjz57utf4x8fw7uzave9n04zdv08q4kzvyz5w0nzkczyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qh3263r The #bear has surprisingly good table manners 😁 🐻 <br/><br/>#Colorado #USA <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/01/colorado-bear-farmers-market">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/01/colorado-bear-farmers-market</a> 2026-10-01T21:58:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstc4txz6gmvufqrw6djzvj3hex6fe3d24qxy36g4y6lfsks8nw79szyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qlfsrcq <br/><br/>Alas, unless there is strong and enforced #regulation , it would be even *easier* to do this for #EVs than #petrol / #diesel #vehicles <br/><br/>In most (all?) countries, drivers of petrol/diesel #cars are used to seeing a &#34;totem sign&#34; (apologies if that is not PC term, I don&#39;t know of better ones) which shows the price of #fuel in big numbers for all to see. You can also walk round the pumps and check individual price displays.<br/><br/>Whereas EV chargers do not show *any* price info on the screen until the driver has put in their card/ID and possibly committed to charging their vehicle (I&#39;ve checked the screens of several in motorway service stations and supermarket car parks) and there isn&#39;t any totem sign either, so every driver could already be getting individual pricing.. 2026-10-01T19:11:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrwswykpj65acc88ywpz727ff0rph4qs9dnx867l4lxzlwu0ah2vqzyzadcalgasa7zktrv7t7em0622zk60r3yaapdk3y6up0y7j9nqa7qffup6x #CanadaGoose in the yard - it was not aggressive and flew away after I got as close as 1 metre to it <br/><br/>#birds #wildlife #MidSuffolk #England<br/><br/> <img src="https://f2.tchncs.de/media_attachments/files/117/367/197/153/720/057/original/2e8a85d0f26831d1.jpg"> 2026-10-01T19:03:04Z