The UK news thread.
 

A few little snippets from UK skynews.

This is the place to post 'little stories'

Zara Philips has sold pictures of her new baby for 150k.

Sales of cheddar are down, I must say it is one of my favourite cheeses.

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How does this fall under the category that explains the Spain section of this site ?

Useful info for living in Spain ?

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Needs to be in Siesta time or Plaza del toros really.

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I see it's been moved to Siesta Time.

I expect it won't be long before it's in Plaza de Toros.:lol:

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As UK Sky news did an article on a landslip, and put Bournemouth in Hampshire, I would take any geographical location they give with a big pinch of salt.

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Humble apologies for putting it in the wrong place.

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Well to be fair to them it was historically in Hampshire until the 1970´s when it became part of Dorset.

Rosemary

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OK so Sky news uses 40 year old maps? :rofl::rofl:

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Or the person who compiled the item is stuck in the past or maybe refuses to accept change.

Rosemary

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:lol: so true!

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Good job it wasn't from the DM;):lol:

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I had a quick flying visit to the UK over the weekend. I'm glad to say that despite all the news stories of floods and storms, it was actually very pleasant. I was lucky enough to catch two sunny days, and with the daffodils out, and trees starting to blossom, it felt very Spring-like. :thumbup:

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This is one from the scare mongering DM though.

<Is Russia plotting to send in the army to annex Crimea? Ex-Kremlin adviser warns Ukrainian port of Sebastopol could be targeted within the next week>

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This seems to be the biggest ongoing UK media story at present.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/gre...rman-dailymail

Despite protestations and accusations from H.H. it seems the D.M.has proved it's point and she's had to back down and apologize.

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Is that " REAL " Cheddar or the industrially produced cheese that calls itself cheddar that could come from almost anywhere in the world these days ?

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They just said cheddar.

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I thought her name was Zara Tindall? :confused:

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True, it is, but do the news people concern themselves with the truth.. no if it gets in the way of a good story. It's like Rebecca Brooks claiming she didn't know phone hacking was illegal.. ohh wait a minute, she did claim that in court..

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Can't see that will help her case any.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse and with her experience and background I think she will be looked upon as desperately grasping at straws if she expects the Court to sympathize with her on those grounds.

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Really the name Zara goes by as a 'personality' has nothing to do with newspapers telling the truth.

Jennifer Aniston was never known as Jennifer Pitt,


Liza Guest?

Scarlett Reynolds?

Elizabeth Fortensky?

They will always be known as Minnelli, Johansson and Taylor.

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A cyclist was stopped on the M25 in rush hour yesterday.

His sat. nav got him into a fine mess.

Blaming technology is one thing but surely he should have known that he was about to enter onto a motorway:)

I must say I would be lost without mine.

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Looks like we're more popular than ever.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-26367391

Maybe the UK haters have got it all wrong judging by our popularity with EU citizens especially, not forgetting the Spanish of course.

Though it would be a sad day if we ever resorted to the the recent tactics used in Ceuta in order to control the situation.

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Nigel Farage is rubbing his hands with glee, the Tories wanted to get net migration down to less than 100,000 by the next election, instead it's doubled in the last year

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Actually it's gone from 157,000 to 212,000 from 2012 to 2013 but from 220,000 to 212,000 from 2011 to 2013. None of this is doubled - unless new maths is very different from what I learnt at school. True, it is double the target in the Tory manifesto but they weren't to know that every initiative would be frustrated by the meddling LibDems.

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The Oscar Pistorios trial will be televised from Monday.

I wonder how they decide which ones to televise and which ones not.

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What exactly is "real" cheddar? Is it the only type that comes from wherever you were raised? I reckon the EU should make a law pronouncing that anything called "cheddar" must come from wherever you were raised. That will protect us all from getting "fake" cheddar.

Only in the EU are products whose unique manufacturing processes came from a certain region, restricted to using that product's common name ONLY if it comes from the region of origin. A testament to French influence in the EU.

So, "washing up liquid" may only be used as a label on detergent products coming from the UK? What if they are manufactured in Australia? India? Who has the rights to this?

How about "meteorite"? Hmm.. how do we know what part of space the first one came from?

Tough questions. No wonder EU bureaucrats are paid so much.

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From Wikipedia.

The term "cheddar cheese" is widely used, but has no Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) within the European Union. However, only cheddar produced from local milk within four counties of South West England, may use the name "West Country Farmhouse Cheddar."

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Maybe time it had protected status then.
Remember the Cornish Pasty dispute that took the EU 9 years to recognize.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddr...ed-status.html

Most likely because there was no French connection.

What about Yorkshire Puddings then you may well ask ?
They seem to be manufactured worldwide these days or wherever there is a little Brit community ?

...and no, before you ask I am proud to admit to NOT being a Yorkshireman. ;) :rofl:

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I am just having some blish.

Apparently it means tea, along with splash and chupley.

Not recommended while 'frarping'. Which means scratching your bum.:D

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The Oscar Pistorios trial has been held up due to them not having an Afrikaans translator, according to sky news.
:o

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Its going to be the most boring 2 weeks ever on Sky News with the Pistorias court case, does not interest me one bit, he is a nobody to me, never had heard of him and for now I am going to flick back to Cuatro !

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I am interested.

It is a new twist, usually it is a 'did he do it'.

This is a 'he did do it' but was it intentional case.

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It was certainly a strange build up to such a case after it happened, the bail hearing was enough for me to believe that you can not have much faith in the Justice system there.

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Exactly, but how on earth can they figure that out for sure ?

Apparently he's known to have a short fuse and there was said to be problems with his Mrs at the time, but is that enough to prove it was intentional ?

I'm guessing it will run along the lines of some of these US celeb trials and he'll walk away.

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It's the victim and her family I feel for, they are not really seen in this, that's the worst part about it the way I see it, Oscar will come out of it with a Oscar :(

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Well, it would only apply in the EU.

In the US for example, you can buy "California Champagne", which would be an absolute no-no in Europe, subject to lawsuits and fines and god knows what else.

Labeling requirement in the US is simply that is created from, and manufactured consistent with what the product is claimed to be. Unlike EU law, US law does not aspire to subjectively define what is "better" product solely for the benefit and protection of a handful of producers. The yanks see competition as a good thing, whereas, the EU frowns on it.

Just like Yorkshire pud, which need not be from Yorkshire to be designated as "Yorkshire pud". But under EU law, that may eventually change.

No doubt some will argue that there's no possibility that something from California could possibly compare to something "French", but that's not the point - that is a subjective argument, rather than an objective argument. Still, I'd bet in a blind taste test, precious few average people would be able to definitively tell which is "French" or which is "California".

In reality, Champagne is Champagne, and like all products, some are better than others, but being "French" alone does not make that distinction. The "French-only" distinction is for the sole purpose of protection from competition.

In typical EU fashion, it's the LAW that defines what a product is, not the product itself, to protect us from "unfair" competition.

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I think to some extent that is a bad move. Having a destination mentioned even in the most abstract connection has to help tourism etc.

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You misunderstand. Champagne comes from Champagne which is a geographical area of France. You cannot call something Champagne that does not come from Champagne. It has nothing whatever to do with quality.

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I wonder if they did not have one, how they would verify the translation is correct ?

Have they said how long the trial is expected to last ?

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OK then using same logic, it should also be illegal to sell Yorkshire pudding if it's made in Essex?

Chardonnay? Irish cream? Curaçao? Gouda? Roquefort? Gorgonzola?

How about Peking duck?

Thai curry?

Wienerschnitzel? (Vienna for those who don't know) Genovese salami? Cumberland sausage? Welsh rarebit?

Using that same logic, then these names should be protected because they can only be "authentic" if they come from producers in the regions they are named for? There's also the inference that they can't possibly be as "good" if they come from elsewhere.

And as you point out, it has nothing to do with quality. The quality can be crap, but it's the only way you can get "champagne", simply because the law says so. (apparently you haven't tried the €4/btl "champagne" sold at Lidl, have you?).

So tell me, if not to assure quality, what is the point of protecting it? Lemme think...