From The Netherlands: Coronavirus hospital admissions down 19%, fewer infections in all age groups. The number of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus fell by 19% in the last week, the public health agency RIVM said in its latest bulletin. The figure of 1,471 was the lowest for three weeks a...

Berf wrote: ↑

Wed 30 Mar 2022, 8:29 am

On BBC

Dominic Raab: "Ultimately individuals take responsibility" - and the Prime Minister told the truth "to the best of his ability"

Probably, for once, never a truer word spoken

I do not think Bojo would know what the truth is,even if it punched him in the face.

From The Netherlands: Ministers put €2.8 bn into cutting taxes on fuel and energy. Ministers have agreed to reduce taxes on fuel and energy in an effort to shore up spending power following mounting inflation. They have also agreed to increase the one-off payment to low income families from €200 to ...

Grow up RAF4Ever. Is there a reason why they are being donated to the US to then be donated to Ukraine and not directly to the Ukranians? Presumably something to do with the US providing F-16s to Poland to replace the MiGs? Edit: Mooshie our posts crossed I think, but surely Putin won't see (or car...

boff180 wrote: ↑

Tue 08 Mar 2022, 7:34 pm

The 28 strong fleet are being flown to Rammstein.

The Band?

Try this: https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjyiOHdn6z2AhUBwQIHHR6XBN4QFnoECAYQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fabpic.co.uk%2Fpictures%2Flocation%2FFoulness%2520Island%252C%2520Essex%2520-%2520MoD&usg=AOvVaw3aGOPAhcPqxK...

Try this:

https://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j&q= ... WP8faqp4RE

:laughing: With the proviso that if you don’t understand the concept of black humour don’t read on! Vladimir Putin is visiting a local primary school and has been telling the children about the great history of Russia and the Soviet Union. Once he has delivered his talk he asks if anybody has any qu...

From The Netherlands: Corona patient admissions down 26%, infections highest in 20-30 age group. Fewer than 1,000 people were admitted to Dutch hospitals with coronavirus in the last week, the smallest number since mid-January and 26% fewer than last week. The latest weekly bulletin from the public ...

https://twitter.com/armedforcesukr/status/1498546324232359936?s=21 Completely unverified, but if it’s true, Colonel Oksanchenko was the Ukrainian Su-27 display pilot between 2017-2018. Various places online (none that I immediately trust) say that he’s been posthumously awarded the title of Hero of...

Now that really has upset me, never saw it always wanted to. I'm gonna stick my neck out here and suggest that you really should have been getting upset quite a long time before a cool looking aircraft that you've never seen fly got destroyed. #firstworldproblems Theres no need for it... Unknown 74...

Mooshie1956 wrote: ↑

Mon 28 Feb 2022, 1:05 pm

Another thing I'd like to say, might not be relevant here, but bringing up the old nugget of Brexit, this was my biggest fear happening and the main reason I feel we should have stayed in. Fortunately we all seem to be pulling in the same direction, and I hope this will long continue.

WHAT???

From The Netherlands: The Netherlands to supply 200 Stinger missiles to Ukraine The Netherlands has agreed to ship 200 Stinger air defence missiles to Ukraine as quickly as it can, following a request by the Ukrainian government, the cabinet has agreed. ‘There was a careful but, given the circumstan...

Given that RIAT took place in the same years as: Gulf War 1 Bosnia Kosovo 9/11 Afghanistan Gulf War 2 and after Russia's 2014 invasion of Crimea... I think we will be ok! Of course RIAT took place the same year as 9/11,because RIAT took place 28 &29 July,which according to my calendar July is t...

At the moment for travel to The Netherlands,from the UK,you need to have a negative test [PCR], 48 hours before,as the Dutch Government defines the UK as an area of High risk: You live in this country or area These are the rules for travelling to the Netherlands: The EU entry ban applies. There are ...

I’ll say something - he’s done far better than that “plane spotting live” show a few years ago (though Cat Burton was excellent on that programme). We’ve got Jerry with planes, Francis with trains; we just need a Barry the Stobart Spotter and you’ve got a BBC Four programme in the making 😂 Maybe yo...

he has spent his whole career not answering question, distracting, blustering, mumbling etc etc, possibly, for the first time ever, he is forced by law to be specific and accurate (or the right of silence?) very interesting, It makes you wonder why he hosted a quiz. :smiling_imp: :smiling_imp:

Four senior aides to Boris Johnson resign from No 10 Four senior aides to Boris Johnson have resigned from Downing Street within hours of each other amid growing pressure on the prime minister. Director of communications Jack Doyle confirmed his exit shortly after the departure of policy head Munira...

As a wild guess , do American carriers carry so many aircraft that they have to keep them on deck most , if not all, ofthe time - whereas HMS QE could easily accommodate all the F35B it sailed with inside in the hangar deck and only line them up on top when a photo opportunity or a “show off” was n...

Just remembered this:

I agree with The Good Life,Tales of the Riverbank

I have just read,that the BBC`S most beloved programme is Only Fools and Horses, in my opinion it was a load of rubbish,who commissions these surveys?

Quite fancy seeing that lovely A1 skyraider based over In France (I think) French Skyraider for sale. Douglas AD-4N Skyraider F-AZHK is offered for sale by the team at Platinum Fighter Sales. Less than one year ago it received a new Vietnam era colourscheme, on which Scramble reported on 18 Februar...

Stowaway found in South Africa plane wheel at Amsterdam airport Dutch police say they have found a stowaway alive in the wheel section of a plane that landed at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport from South Africa. Flights from Johannesburg to Amsterdam take about 11 hours, with the cargo plane believed t...

CJS wrote: ↑

Fri 21 Jan 2022, 8:35 am

Very sad. What a voice