The Locker Room

http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/think-TV-s-Alan-Titchmarsh-apology-using-correct/story-26749634-detail/story.html - How pathetic of the BBC, but that is what most people would expect. I understand that if he had said 'Born out of wedlock digging', that would have been acceptable.

Has anyone seen this, covers HM Coast Guard, RNLI Border Force and others working public safety in the English Channel it's a BBC1 show so might be on iPlayer

https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/newsroom/policewithpride-lgbt-liaison-team-to-join-pride-event-in-bristol/ -

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/islamic-state/11720000/Cleric-said-to-be-behind-Tunisian-beach-massacre-is-living-in-benefits-in-Britain.html Don't you just love this country? This Egyptian born radical lives in our country with his wife and brood and is believed to be responsible for radicalising those involved in the Tunisian massacre. Do we deport him and his offspring back to live in a tent in the desert? No! We hand him a £1 million house to live in in the centre of London and £50k a year in state benefits!! The Home Secretary should get this sorted ASAP. It's a fecking joke! Put him on an RAF transporter, give him a parachute, chuck him out over …

Brilliant this, just about sums up Tory idiocy. Her reaction is to block everyone rather than debate, unsurprisingly. http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/587269/MP-Priti-Patel-ridiculed-Twitter-police-cut-Conservatives-anti-austerity

Why oh why was a PC left on his own to cope in Finsbury Park. Someone I know said there grandson has a metal plate in their jaw as a result of the mob that overrun the security. Disgusting HMG and Met should hang their heads in shame. Before anyone in a county force says they have been fending this off for years you simply don't have the dense volume of filth that exists in London the safest city in the world!

Wishing my fellow forum Yanks a Happy Independence Day. Hope you have a good and safe 4th of July. Here at the web, we will not be firing up the grill, going to the parade, basking at the beach or scrambling hours ahead for a prime place to watch 30 minutes of fireworks. We're staying put to avoid the touristas and party animals.

http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Notorious-West-criminal-John-Goldfinger-Palmer/story-26815888-detail/story.html - I don't think there will be many people wiping a tear from their eye over this man.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/587335/britain-calais-uk-illegal-immigrants-migrants-europe-lorries It would appear that although Mrs May and the Home Office are not aware of the damage that cuts in Police numbers is doing, the illegal immigrants in Calais are certainly aware. They are happy to take the chance and come here because, the Police cannot cope as they are under staffed.

Does anyone wear knee or elbow pads at all for additional comfort and protection? xD If it's a common thing I might buy some, if not I will consider manning up