If the police lose, you really lose
If your organisation is big enough to have a press office of more than 4 or 5 people, you will usually have an on-call rota.
Sentencing July 11 - delayed because the original date would clash with a court appearance in Florida
Certainly, if you on an ‘agile’ tariff in the UK it can be a lot cheaper. There were times a few month ago when it was particularly windy - they were paying me to use electricity/charge my solar batteries from the grid.
For me the headline was drowned out by the sound of Beavis and Butthead laughter
Plans dropped to replace community school with CofE school
Plans to close the only school of no religious character in its area and replace it with a Church of England school have been scrapped. The move has been welcomed by Humanists UK, who has been working with teachers, parents, and the National Education Union (NEU) to stop the proposal, as a victory f...
Plans to close the only school of no religious character in its area and replace it with a Church of England school have been scrapped. The move has been welcomed by Humanists UK, who has been working with teachers, parents, and the National Education Union (NEU) to stop the proposal
Very good explanation of the situation here: https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/fthr/pest-and-disease-resources/oak-processionary-moth-thaumetopoea-processionea/
Exclusive: Footage shows private event, attended by representatives of firms including StubHub and Viagogo, where £73,000 was raised for political lobbying
Exclusive: Footage shows private event, attended by representatives of firms including StubHub and Viagogo, where £73,000 was raised for political lobbying
Not bad. Did the Ride London 60 on Sunday, pondering whether I should try the 100 next year. It went ok
It can work where there is real competition. For natural monopolies, not so much.
Usually it happens because the state wants to sell off family silver to make some short term cash :(
So, if I gave you some volunteering contacts as links, would you commit to starting next month for me? Or would it take a threat of fines/court action?
Would you be up for being compelled to give up a day a month to do good works? Not volunteering, mind, compelled.
“It’s a bit lively tonight “
£115? That’s nearly 3 pints of bitter
I contribute plenty. I volunteer for several charities including AgeUK and a local food bank and I give blood.
Want to make it mandatory? piss off.
A plant picked for its beautiful flowers then wiped out in the UK mainland makes a dramatic return.
A plant picked for its beautiful flowers then wiped out in the UK mainland makes a dramatic return.
You need a certain kind of landscape for that. I think the UK only has a couple of pumped storage power stations due to lack of suitable sites
Absolutely - more about Midichlorians, I say!
No. That’s like saying the UK has too much wind power because our prices occasionally go negative. What Germany might not have enough of is battery and other storage
If you’re on an agile tariff where the price changes ever 30 minutes, it’s a bit of a bummer
Hopefully the plughole is clogged with hair
‘The first time it happened, it gave rise to all complex life,’ scientists say
Physicists believe a new experiment could prove their existence and answer fundamental questions about our Universe.
If kbin is going down for planned maintenance can the generic ‘ Over the next few days, there will be a change in server infrastructure…’ text at least be dated
It’s impossible to tell if there is an actual server upgrade, or they have just gone down, displaying the message from last time.
Vice Media Group filed for bankruptcy in May and was bought by Fortress Investment Group.
The positively charged particle at the heart of the atom is an object of unspeakable complexity, one that changes its appearance depending on how it is probed. We’ve attempted to connect the proton’s many faces to form the most complete picture yet.
So blimey - what hppened there?
Kbin seemed tio take a nice long sleep there. I almost assumed it had fallen over for good. I Really hate the generic, undated 'over the next few days we are working on servers' mesesage.
A jury said Mann was defamed 12 years ago when a pair of conservative writers compared his depictions of global warming to a convicted child molester.
The new extensions look to delve deeper into specific genres and periods of music with context, curation and storytelling done in a way only the BBC can do
Nuclear fusion still remains a long way off but brings the world one step closer to endless clean energy.
The Apple Vision Pro is supposed to be the start of a new spatial computing revolution. After several days of testing, it’s clear that it’s the best headset ever made — which is the problem.
The Apple Vision Pro is supposed to be the start of a new spatial computing revolution. After several days of testing, it’s clear that it’s the best headset ever made — which is the problem.
Nature talks to Sholto David about his process for flagging image manipulation and his tips for scientists under scrutiny.
It was a freezing Friday evening early in February 2023, when my boiler broke. An engineer was called, several cold days passed, and his declaration came in sombre tones: ‘uneconomic to repair’. Li…
Massive leak exposes 26 billion records in mother of all breaches - It includes data from Twitter, Dropbox, and LinkedIn
Cybersecurity researcher Bob Diachenko, who has uncovered many big data leaks over the years, and the CyberNews team discovered the exposed records.
Southern Water confirms system attack - customer and staff details leaked
Comes mere months after Western intelligence agencies warned of attacks on water providers
iOS 17.3 Released. These Are the New Features on Your iPhone
Apple released the latest iOS update to the general public on Monday.
