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SunExpress’s German-American boss Max Kownatzki told trade publication TTG that one special flight operated by the Turkish airline for a group of Brits on a golfing break was drunk dry in the space of 25-minutes.

This is going round social media. Have a read. ---- The Seven Principles of public life. 1. Selflessness: Holders of public office should act solely in terms of the public interest. 2. Integrity: Holders of public office must avoid placing themselves under any obligation to people or organisations that might try inappropriately to influence them in their work. They should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves, their family, or their friends. They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships. 3. Objectivity: Holders of public office must act and take...

Per mile traveled, our British friends are now paying more to charge their electric cars than to gas them up. Do stories come any more feel-good than this? No, no, they do not: Rapid charge points used by motorists topping up on long drives are now nearly £10 more expensive than filling up a car with petrol, the RAC revealed last week. But research from the AA published on Monday finds that recharging an electric car even using a slow public charger at peak times can be more expensive, per mile driven afterwards, than for refuelling a comparable petrol car.

How does inclusion look? Evidently, it sometimes looks exclusive. Consider the case of UK music awards show The Brit Awards. Last November, the show made a very progressive announcement — in light of enlightenment, it would no longer give separate trophies for male and female “Best” categories.

Recently, there has been a lot of controversy over folks who eschew the traditional "Merry Christmas" greeting for blander, more inclusive holiday wishes. However, a medical practice in England recently came under fire for a different reason: instead of sending out a text wishing all their patients a "very merry Christmas," they accidentally sent out a text informing all their patients they had "aggressive lung cancer," and advising them to fill out a form used by those with terminal medical conditions in the UK.

You ain’t seen nuthin’, yet.Don’t be fooled into thinking this disaster movie is coming to an end.Rishi Sunak was quick off the mark last week with his pitiful, self-serving claims about having known the lockdowns were a bad thing but that despite him drumming his tiny fists on the table until they were a little bit sore no one would listen to him.He said his heroic efforts to avert disaster were deleted from the official records of meetings he attended.If that’s true – if minutes of meetings affecting government policy were doctored – then Sunak’s claims demand criminal investigation and...

UK headline inflation hit 9% in April, marking its highest level in 40 years thanks in large part to the rising costs of gas and electricity which has driven the average bill close to £2,000 (US$2,484), according to the Office for National Statistics. Average petrol prices rose to a record 161.8p a litre in April 2022 from 125.5p a year earlier. Diesel was another factor behind the increase in the consumer prices index from 7% in February after the average cost at the pumps hit a record high of 176.1p a litre, leading to an average increase over the last...

p>BRITS have been urged to come forward for HIV tests after heterosexual diagnoses of the illness have overtaken those in gay men. It's the first time the cases have shifted in decades and research shows that testing rates have dropped a third.It comes after a new HIV 'super strain' has been detected in with 109 new cases.The new 'super-strain' - called "VB" - was first found in the Netherlands as part of a study that collects samples.Data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that in England in 2020, half of all new HIV diagnoses were in heterosexuals -...

Brits are being told to reduce their living standards and tighten their belts even as it’s announced that the government is spending £4.7 million pounds a day on housing refugees in hotels. Yes, really. Earlier today, the Bank of England said citizens must prepare for the biggest fall in their standard of living for decades since records began. GDP estimates have been slashed while interest rates have been raised as the Bank says inflation will surpass 7 per cent. 🚨NEW 🚨 Bank of England says UK households must brace themselves for the biggest annual fall in their standard of living...

Imperial College yet again panics the masses. What a small world we live in. The “Nu variant” scare you keep hearing about is coming from the same people and institutions that spawned the last COVID scare, and the one before that, and the one before that one, dating back all the way to the onset of COVID Mania. [Update: the World Health Organization has now labeled this strain the “Omicron variant,” in noticeably skipping over “Xi” in the greek alphabet] The corporate press and world governments have produced an incredible amount of noise about a claimed new COVID variant, the...

The United Kingdom is temporarily suspending flights from six countries as a new Covid variant with more than 30 mutations spreads in South Africa.

A bloody evening in London saw a stabbing attack in Brentford in which one man was killed and an elderly woman left fighting for her life and a double shooting in Ealing. On Friday evening at around 8 p.m., two people were stabbed in the West London suburb of Brentford. Police said that one man, believed to be in his twenties, was pronounced dead at the scene. A woman in her eighties was also stabbed during the attack and was taken to hospital where she remains in critical condition. A man in his thirties was arrested on Saturday morning on...

Food has felt more important than ever this past year – particularly meals that offer solace. From rösti to Coco Pops, here are the dishes that got us through Crumpets For me, lockdown has meant an absolutely manic schedule, working from home with back-to-back Zoom calls and long hours. Crumpets have been my saviour. Yes, factory made, perfectly consistent and versatile: top with yoghurt and frozen berries at 8am, blue cheese and leeks at 1pm, followed by eggs and spinach at 7pm, and you have a full day’s menu. For a bit more lockdown spirit, I tried the sourdough version...

US President Donald Trump has blamed a teleprompter going "kaput" for a glaring anachronism in his Fourth of July speech. He told crowds on Independence Day the Continental Army "took over the airports" from the British during the American Revolutionary War in 1775. Explaining away the slip-up on Friday, Mr Trump also said it was hard to read the teleprompter in the rain. He hosted a military parade at the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday. During his "Salute to America" speech, he was talking about the year 1775 when he said: "Our army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it...

A British woman who claims to have had sex with over 20 ghosts has finally found love. Amethyst Realm, 30, announced this week that after much deliberation over the look and size of a ring, she is now engaged to a spirit named Ray. Back in December, Realm told the British talk show “This Morning” that she had stopped having sex with real, living men since she preferred ghosts instead. And now she’s found The One. “Then, one day, while I was walking through the bush, enjoying nature, I suddenly felt this incredible energy. A new lover had arrived,” she...

All that is certain in life is death, taxes, and leftist celebrities speaking crudely. The latest edition of The Hollywood Reporter has a cover story celebrating British actress Claire Foy, presently playing the wife of Neil Armstrong in the Moon-landing movie First Man. Reporter Anna Peele is walking about D.C. with Foy, who is easily angered by protests around the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Perhaps bystanders are blanking on Foy because they are distracted by the hashtagged signs held up by their fellow citizens ("Kava-NOPE") or the many 18-wheelers parked on the Mall and festooned with banners...

BRITISH HUMOR IS DIFFERENT These are classified ads, which were actually placed in U.K. Newspapers: FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER. 8 years old, Hateful little bastard. Bites! FREE PUPPIES 1/2 Cocker Spaniel, 1/2 sneaky neighbor's dog. FREE PUPPIES. Mother is a Kennel Club registered German Shepherd. Father is a Super Dog, able to leap tall fences in a single bound. COWS, CALVES: NEVER BRED. Also 1 gay bull for sale. JOINING NUDIST COLONY ! Must sell washer and dryer £100. WEDDING DRESS FOR SALE . Worn once by mistake. Call Stephanie. **** And the WINNER is... **** FOR SALE BY OWNER. Complete...

Less than a third of British adults are opposed to U.S. President Donald J. Trump visiting the UK, and more back the trip than those who are against it. In an ICM poll conducted for The Guardian newspaper, people were asked simply if they supported or opposed the visit. One third, or 33 per cent, said they supported it and 31 per cent said they were opposed to it. Another 33 per cent said they neither supported nor opposed the visit. The poll also uncovered some interesting tribal differences, with Tories and Brexit supporters more likely to back the Trump...

A promotional image from BBC drama 'Gunpowder' which focuses on the persecution of English Catholics during the Reformation (Image: Robert Viglaski/BBC/Kudos) Amid celebrations of the Reformation's 500th anniversary, we should remember the mass persecutions of 16thC EnglandMartin Luther was a theologian. If you read the Ninety-Five Theses he reputedly tacked up on the door of Wittenberg’s Schlosskirche in October 1517, it is clear his interest lay in the nature of sin, repentance, absolution, penance and salvation. Whatever else his wider agenda was – or became – his initial arguments were presented as scriptural debate on the revealed path to...

The Guardian canvassed one of the Florida neighborhoods Hurricane Irma rolled through to ask people about climate change, only to find citizens still don’t believe it’s that important. Journalists at The Guardian asked citizens in the Marco Islands near Naples, Fla., if Irma’s destruction has influenced their position on global warming. They found Irma hasn’t really moved people to action on climate change. “The question now is whether local residents, Floridians and by extension America writ large will ponder the lessons of Irma, consider its portent of intensifying extreme weather in the wake of climate change, and decide to do...