Real World News
This is a place to discuss things of a serious nature that aren't connected to policing. It can be news stories or subjects of interest unrelated to policing in this country or abroad.
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Grim stuff http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14384532
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I was driving past a house today. The smoke was thick and viscous. We went around, and drove back to the house. Fortunately the LFB had arrived, and everybody was OK. But I can't help feeling for the person whose lives and worldly goods surrounded that house. A fire is way underestimated, and must be far worse than any theft. Some things really drive facts home. It must be like that everyday as a copper.
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Hi all Yesterday, my friend sent me a slightly disturbing video on YouTube, which shows a diver who descended to a depth of 91.6 metres Yuri Lipski died at the bottom of the Red Sea as he became too heavy and descended at a rate of 30 metres per minute More information can be found here Here are the 2 videos. The first is without commentary from his friends and family. The second is with it Just a small warning, this video is slightly sensitive as it shows the diver plunge to the bottom of the sea and die http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRj0lymMMGs Reason for edit: Factual information corrected
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My link Florist, 72, arrested for attempted murder after 'robber' stabbed to death An elderly shopkeeper, named locally as Cecil 'Pops' Coley, 72, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed to death when breaking into his shop in Manchester while he was inside playing dominoes. Read more: http://www.metro.co....h#ixzz1TJg369qH Greater Manchester Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 30-year-old man in Shrewsbury Street, Old Trafford. Another man - who is said to be a 60-year-old friend of Mr Coley - is in hospital after sustaining injuries. Police were called to Mr Coley's shop shortly after 9.40pm on…
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As there are polls running for the age and sexuality of members, I had a search for one on religion, and couldn't find one. There is a thread for more in depth discussion of members' religious beliefs here. I have left the reply option open for discussion of the results or suggestions or criticisms on the format. I will do my best to take any suggestions on board and perform an edit if necessary. It is not intended for discussion on the validity of any particular religion or more generic questions such as the existence of God which can be discussed here or in many other threads with a religious aspect to them. The stated religions come from the largest groups of respond…
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In Our Time - BBC iplayer In the 500th edition of the programme, Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the philosophical idea of free will. Free will - the extent to which we are free to choose our own actions - is one of the most absorbing philosophical problems, debated by almost every great thinker of the last two thousand years. In a universe apparently governed by physical laws, is it possible for individuals to be responsible for their own actions? Or are our lives simply proceeding along preordained paths? Determinism - the doctrine that every event is the inevitable consequence of what goes before - seems to suggest so. Many intellectuals have concluded t…
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As this high-speed commuter train hurtles along the tracks, the driver appears more interested in reading his paper than taking the controls. This astonishing photo of the First Great Western train driver seems to have caught him with his eyes on a newspaper, rather than focusing on the controls and track signals. The high-speed train which had departed from Plymouth at 5.53am on July 4, was snapped by Jim Hales, 64, who saidthat he was 'stunned' by what he had apparently seen. Now the driver, who was responsible for hundreds of passengers on the journey, has been suspended while First Great Western conduct an investigation. 'It looks so dangerous,' Mr Hale told the …
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Link Moral of the story is - Don't nod off out in rural land!
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Military police are using speed guns to catch soldiers staging 'wacky races' in armoured vehicles at Britain's main base in Afghanistan. The crackdown follows a series of accidents at Camp Bastion after soldiers raced against each other in combat trucks worth tens of millions of pounds. Squaddies caught taking part in races have been fined £50 – a day's pay – and received a ticking off from commanders. The speed limit inside the base is 15 miles per hour. Vehicles at the huge desert garrison, where 10,000 UK troops are based, include the powerful, four-ton Jackal armoured car, which can reach up to 80 mph. There are also various 20-ton armoured personnel carr…
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http://www.viralvira...eighbors-upset/ Kenneth Robinson did his research and was rewarded with a $300,000 for only $16. The home was foreclosed on the owner and the mortgage company went out of business. According to Texas law, the home is abandoned, and by filing $16 worth of paper works, Robinson was able to gain control of the home. If he stays there for three years, It's his. The neighbors aren't too please by the great deal Kenneth got. Sounds like a reality TV show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpqKIzxiixc
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What a horrible woman! Not sure if this has been posted before, but thought it was worth sharing. The car belonged to a tuning company (who also do dashcams apparently, hence why that was there). The woman apparently got a 2 year suspended sentence, 200 hours unpaid work, a 2 year driving ban and had to pay the victim £500 compensation.
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Britain's intelligence experts are being poached by Internet giants Google, Microsoft and Amazon lured by the offer of much higher wages, it was warned yesterday. Intelligence chief Iain Lobban said 'fantastic' government missions to listen in on foreign spies an terrorists were suffering as spending cuts were making it difficult to keep the best staff. The cutting-edge work includes fighting cyber attacks by superpowers China and Russia who are targeting British energy supplies, according to the Intelligence and Security Committee. The group of MPs monitors the work of British intelligence and said it was concerned that a cut in real terms of 11 per cent in funding over…
