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I went to the Festival of Britain in London in 1951 with my parents and brother.

I am that old.

pictures back and white>>>>

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dominicspics/galleries/72157626224947534/

The Israeli military released updated statistics regarding its operations in Gaza and Lebanon since October 7. According to the report, 604 Israeli soldiers have lost their lives during this period, with 204 fatalities occurring within Gaza. Additionally, 41 Israeli soldiers were killed due to friendly fire incidents.

On the opposing side, approximately 12,000 Hamas fighters and members of other armed groups have been reported killed, along with the destruction of 4,700 Hezbollah positions in Lebanon. Furthermore, the Israeli army reported the neutralization of 330 "operatives" in Lebanon, including the deaths of 30 commanders.

Baha Breaking News (BBN) / NL

"41 Israeli soldiers were killed due to friendly fire incidents."

= poorly trained?

Former United States President Donald Trump raised $50.5 million for his 2024 campaign at a fundraiser event in Palm Beach, Florida, breaking all previous fundraiser records of all Republican and Democrat presidential candidates, the Republican National Committee (RNC) said in a statement.

"The success of tonight's event is proving what we already know: Americans are fed up with Biden's record of failure, from the open southern border and sky-high inflation to the migrant crime crisis that has made everyone less safe," RNC Chairman Michael Whatley and Co-Chairman Lara Trump noted.

Previously, US President Joe Biden's campaign said it raised $26 million in an event in New York City, which was attended by former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.

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disgusting

The BOD are all crooks.

Not one of the BOD stood up for the private shareholders including the Independent directors.

Whose job it is to protect us from CEO/CFO shenanigans.

Thanks NOMLUNGU

I'm keeping a close watch of domestic heating oil prices with this graph. as I need 2000 litres for the next winter and beyond.

https://www.boilerjuice.com/heating-oil-prices-england/

When Britain voted to leave the European Union, Brexiteer and former business secretary Andrea Leadsom said she wanted to guide Britain to the “sunlit uplands” of its post-Brexit future.

She has since described the costly new checks imposed on imports from the EU as the “price you pay” for Brexit, adding that “leaving the single market was always going to have implications”.

And last week in post-Brexit Britain left voters wondering just when those sunlit uplands would be seen.

Millions of Britons are now barred from entering the EU by post-Brexit passport rules that are set to cause chaos over the Easter holidays.

Drivers hoping to enjoy bank holiday getaways faced up to 20-mile-long queues on major motorways as well as two-hour delays at the Port of Dover.

And an army of furious farmers descended on Westminster in tractors to protest post-Brexit rules and trade deals that they say are endangering livelihoods and food security.

If the chaos of the past week is simply the “price you pay” for Brexit, voters could be forgiven for thinking they are getting a raw deal.

SOURCE - INDEPENDENT

There is no way back for the Tories – delaying the election will only make things worse‼️

TRUMP/FARAGE

2 S H I T S who have damaged the Democratic World.

forever?

Armed Shiite factions of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility early Saturday for an attack on oil refineries in Haifa, northern Israel.

The announcement came via a statement on their Telegram channel, claiming that the "mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq" launched the attack using drones against refineries located in what they call "our occupied territories."

The Iraqi armed groups emphasized their commitment to continue attacking "enemy positions" as part of their resistance operations against the "occupation" and in support of the Gaza Strip.

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LOOKS LIKE THE MIDDLE EAST WAR IS SPREADING...

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The drumming on this song is brilliant‼️

Yeah amazing....

BBC comments.....

"The latest winner scored in Premier League history, timed at 100 minutes 39 seconds, stunned United, who led through nine minutes of injury time, and sent Stamford Bridge into delirium.

United were ahead with 99 minutes 17 seconds on the clock, the latest a side has ever led in a Premier League match they have gone on to lose"

A great-grandfather from Merseyside has become the world's oldest man.

John Tinniswood, who is 111 years and 223 days old, puts his longevity down to a fish and chips on a Friday and having hiked regularly when he was young.

Mr Tinniswood, who now lives in a care home in Southport, advises "exercising the mind" and "moderation".

The previous title-holder, Juan Vicente Pérez Mora of Venezuela, died aged 114 on Tuesday.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-merseyside-68744388

A breach in the dam that protected Orenburg Orsk against the flooding of the Ural River has resulted in the displacement of over 10,000 individuals and the potential flooding of 4,000 houses, the region's mayor, Sergei Salmin, told Ria Novosti on Friday.

"The protective dam in the Old Town in the area of ​​Orenburgskaya Street has broken. The population is being evacuated at the moment. 4,258 houses and 10,987 people are in the flood zone," Salmin said.

Local emergency services confirmed their efforts to evacuate residents and reinforce the dam in the city, located around 1,800 kilometers east of Moscow.

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The United States and Israel governments are anticipating that Iranian forces are getting ready to take retaliation actions against Israel after the Iranian consulate was hit in Syria, where at least seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military advisors, including generals Mohammad Reza Zahedi and Mohammad Hadi Haj Rahimi were killed.

According to CBS News on Friday, US officials admitted Washington collected data that shows Iran's plans to use drones and cruise missiles "likely between now and the end of Ramadan next week" against Israeli diplomacy.

On Thursday, National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said that President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "discussed public Iranian threats against Israel and the Israeli people."

Baha Breaking News (BBN) / AC

https://www.baha.com/US-Israel-said-to-expect-Iran-retaliation-for-consulate-strike/news/details/61810720?internal=1

Stockopedia comments....(illuminating)

Paul’s view - this heart valve materials technology sounded vaguely familiar, and it turns out thisRua Life Sciences (LON:RUA) , which I remember from old. Several generations of investors have become excited, then disappointed, with its failure to commercialise what sounds like interesting technology. It floated on AIM in 1997, amazingly! I wonder how much the listing costs, and Directors fees have been over the past 27 years?

It’s making some positive-sounding noises today, so who knows, maybe it’s making some commercial progress at long last? The recently raised cash pile means that we don’t have to worry about solvency for the time being, with maybe 2 years’ cash in the bank? There does seem to be something interesting hear, but people have been saying the same thing for the last 27 years.

Currently 214 Palestinians to each Israeli.

grim

SRB higher risk profile than PAF

A sharp move down on the S&P500 last night in a roller coaster day. Initially went up strongly and then moved from 5,258 to the rising trend support level of 5,147 (down c2% intraday) ahead of jobs data today. This was the largest down candlestick for a long-time. Could be a bumpy couple of days if it falls any further, as suport levels below this are 4,600 (-11%) and 4,100 (-20%). Ouch!

Given the vertical ascent of the S&P500 for 6 months driven the Mag-7 (now Fab 4) its likely to be even more dramatic on a correction in my view (i.e. up the stairs down the escalator). I get the feeling that this run is coming to an end (before we get to the summer) given concerns over whether the Fed will be able to reduce rates, gold soaring and the 10-yr having moved from 3.8% to 4.3% this year. The market is hinting to the Fed that rate cuts are not yet needed in the US given the strength of their economy driven by Biden's deficit spending.

This is something to watch closely as UK shares will also be heavily impacted if this corrects.