BRFR Cake Stop 'breaking news' miscellany

[Pblakeney]

On the BBC right now. This could get interesting.

"A senior soldier in the US Army has been arrested on suspicion of offences under the National Security Act which relate to Russia, British counter-terror police have said."

 

[Pinno718]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...jailed-life-murder-michael-mullins-manchester

Motorist who dragged cyclist under his car for a mile jailed for life

 

[Dorset Boy]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...jailed-life-murder-michael-mullins-manchester

Motorist who dragged cyclist under his car for a mile jailed for life

That was early last week's news!

In Dorset another motorist who killed a teacher has been given a 150 hour community sentence and a 2 year driving ban - utterly ridiculous

 

[briantrumpet]

In Dorset another motorist who killed a teacher has been given a 150 hour community sentence and a 2 year driving ban - utterly ridiculous

FFS! I know a colleague of his, and pretty much the whole school was in shock.

 

[briantrumpet]

From The Atlantic.

 

[Pross]

That was early last week's news!

In Dorset another motorist who killed a teacher has been given a 150 hour community sentence and a 2 year driving ban - utterly ridiculous

This has been big local news lately. The driver killed his girlfriend after driving over 3 times the speed limit but got an absolute discharge due to being unfit to stand trial because of a brain injury he sustained in the crash but then successfully reapplied for his licence. Not a new case but the petition has hit its target. Absolutely ludicrous case https://www.hellorayo.co.uk/hits-ra...their-daughters-memory-before-sunday-deadline

 

[Psamathe]

There are several posts in the Russell Brand thread on the same subject.

Maybe we limit Walliams discussions to that thread now (to avoid parallel, partially repeating,e tc. discussions)

 

[Rusty Nails]

Maybe we limit Walliams discussions to that thread now (to avoid parallel, partially repeating,e tc. discussions)

And rename it the "another famous nonce" thread.

 

[C R]

And rename it "the famous nonce" thread.

Wasn't there a thread about Mountbatten-Windsor already?

 

[Rusty Nails]

Wasn't there a thread about Mountbatten-Windsor already?

There's room for all, as I'm sure this will embolden more people like Lucy Beaumont, and even some men (though probably not Jonathon Ross) to come forward.

 

[briantrumpet]

That's quite a thing: the UK doing worse than the US on international post-grad student enrolment, considering everything that's been going on in the US. It seems that the government either is comfortable with the chaotic shrinkage of UK universities, or hasn't a clue how to stop it.

 

[First Aspect]

That's quite a thing: the UK doing worse than the US on international post-grad student enrolment, considering everything that's been going on in the US. It seems that the government either is comfortable with the chaotic shrinkage of UK universities, or hasn't a clue how to stop it.

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A 20% change year on year suggests something other than grad students not liking the UK. I suspect this is the effect of rejoining the Erasmus scheme?

 

[briantrumpet]

A 20% change year on year suggests something other than grad students not liking the UK. I suspect this is the effect of rejoining the Erasmus scheme?

I've read that post-grads not being able to come with family has been a big disincentive.

 

[briantrumpet]

Both true.

 

[PurplePenguin]

Brian - any thoughts on how those GDP figures make sense for an ardent rejoiner/remainer?