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Into cycling watching & touring. Love cycle/camping on my new ebike, going to grand tours & camping on the roadside Used to own a secondhand bookshop in rural france. Love books more than people! A suffering Notts county fan for 60 years

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Should be a good game next weekend!

07.03.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWho was Jesse Jackson?”

From the new Private Eye, out now.

06.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 330 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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07.03.2026 09:58 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

1984 I think we lost 3-1!

07.03.2026 10:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember a notts game a Portsmouth where the notts players were more hung over than the fans. Apparantly several had been spotted out on the town the night before. About 35 years ago. We were crap!

07.03.2026 10:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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06.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mandelson does seem to have memory problems!

06.03.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Marie Wilson performing bicycle stunts at the London Palladium in 1941. As typical of British PathΓ© newsreels, the narration is full of double-entendres and wisecracks. Stay to the end to see her squeeze through the bike's frame.

06.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

It's a chicken-and-egg problem: Without U23 races, why should U23 teams be set up - and without U23 teams, who should participate in U23 races?
How can this circle be squared?

05.03.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Bound to be panic buying too which will only push up shortages

05.03.2026 12:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Same as tnt & hbo on Europe a drought mid-week

05.03.2026 11:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So, in launching a huge bombing campaign on Iran they apparently didn't plan for:

- Who takes over;
- Interceptor shortages from sustained drone retaliation;
- How to defend US bases in the region;
- Threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz; and
- How to evacuate Americans with airspace closed.

03.03.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 11199 πŸ” 3484 πŸ’¬ 615 πŸ“Œ 357

This sumps it up!

03.03.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump lashes out at the United Kingdom:

"The UK has been very uncooperative... They've ruined relationships... They got windmills all over the place that are ruining the country, ruining the landscapes, ruining the beautiful fields... You have Sharia courts adjudicating law."

03.03.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 579 πŸ” 188 πŸ’¬ 348 πŸ“Œ 456
Hugh Grant playing the British Prime Minister in β€œLove Actually” calling the US President a bully to his face.

Hugh Grant playing the British Prime Minister in β€œLove Actually” calling the US President a bully to his face.

Dear US,

β€œA friend who bullies us, is no longer a friend. And since bullies only respond to strength, from now onward, I will be prepared to be much stronger. And the President should be prepared for that.”

(Scene from the movie: "Love Actually")

02.03.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Apparantly it was FENIX-EKOÏ Omloop van het Hageland.

02.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Was the women's race in Belgium broadcast anywhere on tv yesterday? I Couldn't find it on discovery plus or hbo max

02.03.2026 09:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Perfect bike for the new season!

01.03.2026 08:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Voters in Gorton and Denton can take a FREE personality test today. Simply go into a polling booth and if you find yourself voting for Matt Goodwin, you'll know you're a twat.

26.02.2026 09:34 πŸ‘ 1062 πŸ” 247 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 3
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a squirrel is standing on a curling stone in front of a banner that says france3alpes ALT: a squirrel is standing on a curling stone in front of a banner that says france3alpes

"Now we go live to the Winter Olympics for the curling..."
#WinterOlympics #curling

06.02.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

What a brilliant win

25.02.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Mail just has to push the royal family they can't let Harry have the headlines especially whilst in the high court!

25.02.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why only in france you have an appointment at the insurance office. They can't find what you want then mobile goes takes a phone call for 10 minutes while just sit & wait. So ignorant!

25.02.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Boris Johnson without his security details returning from a 'party'

Boris Johnson without his security details returning from a 'party'

First Andy now Mandy, I'mm not sure about this, I think it sets a dangerous presedence investigating what secret activities people in power get up to that they shouldn't, I mean where will it end?

23.02.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 475 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 3
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Credit : Father Ted Quote of the Day on Twitter

23.02.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Credit: Covert History Ireland & UK Magazine @CovertHistory

It has taken the British press nearly four decades to link the modern Royal Family to organised child sex abuse. A small Dublin magazine linked Lord Louis Mountbatten to Kincora, in Belfast, in 1990. πŸ‘‡

coverthistory.ie/2025/05/31/m...

21.02.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If you like toffee pennies and orange crunch you should get yourself to John Lewis. Β£4!

20.02.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m calling for secure bike lockers at train stations β€” a simple step to make cycling safer β€” to be included in the Railway Bill, alongside the Lib Dem proposal for a 50% cut in rail fares for under-18s.
Sign the petition to support secure bike lockers and make your voice heard.

buff.ly/K0lQ3q9

20.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That's because only 5% of the population have enough assets to pay death duties. The Royal families wealth is well above that threshold. They just get a freebee

20.02.2026 08:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

But you pay death duties & inheritance tax. Royal family don't

19.02.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0