(01-27-2024, 03:34 PM)BIAD Wrote: A different kind of marsh-loving creature dwelt in a place I know quite well!

Quote:Man casually walks 2 camels down Newham high street

Residents were left shocked as the camel was led down the road

'A man has been spotted casually strolling down Newham High Street with two camels. Images
and videos shared on social media show the camels walking down the East London road on Friday,
February 23.


There are no words.

The animals were seen on the busy road with many residents stopping in their tracks with confusion.
The man riding one of the camels was seen singing to a camera as people in tracksuits walked alongside
the animal, sparking rumours that they are involved in the filming of a music video.

Although, it is not clear for what song or who this artist it. The camels can be seen to be led down the road,
walking in front of two London buses. In the images one of the camels is adorned with a saddle and red
blanket while it is led by its snout that is covered in brightly coloured pom poms. Many social media users
couldn't believe their eyes and were amused by the mammals appearance.

One X (formerly Twitter) user, David O'Leary said: "I’d have the right hump." Monega Primary school als
posted: "What’s the most unexpected and interesting moment you’ve had in the area around your school?
Camels on the high street definitely goes at the top of the list for us!"

Bizarrely enough, these are not the first camels that have been paraded around London streets in recent
months. In December, a woman was seen taking a camel for a stroll through Chingford, in what looked
like a scene straight from the nativity. Camels are far more used to living in sandy desert climates but
these camels seemed to have swapped the hot weather for the ever changing London conditions...'

(02-28-2024, 11:42 AM)BIAD Wrote: Meanwhile in Londinistan...

Quote:Man casually walks 2 camels down Newham high street

Residents were left shocked as the camel was led down the road

'A man has been spotted casually strolling down Newham High Street with two camels. Images
and videos shared on social media show the camels walking down the East London road on Friday,
February 23.


There are no words.

The animals were seen on the busy road with many residents stopping in their tracks with confusion.
The man riding one of the camels was seen singing to a camera as people in tracksuits walked alongside
the animal, sparking rumours that they are involved in the filming of a music video.

Although, it is not clear for what song or who this artist it. The camels can be seen to be led down the road,
walking in front of two London buses. In the images one of the camels is adorned with a saddle and red
blanket while it is led by its snout that is covered in brightly coloured pom poms. Many social media users
couldn't believe their eyes and were amused by the mammals appearance.

One X (formerly Twitter) user, David O'Leary said: "I’d have the right hump." Monega Primary school als
posted: "What’s the most unexpected and interesting moment you’ve had in the area around your school?
Camels on the high street definitely goes at the top of the list for us!"

Bizarrely enough, these are not the first camels that have been paraded around London streets in recent
months. In December, a woman was seen taking a camel for a stroll through Chingford, in what looked
like a scene straight from the nativity. Camels are far more used to living in sandy desert climates but
these camels seemed to have swapped the hot weather for the ever changing London conditions...'

Archived MyLondon Article:

Quote:MONSTER CAGED Evil Joshua Jacques jailed for life after killing girlfriend Samantha
Drummonds & members of her family in ‘sacrifice’

His frenzied attack was fuelled by drugs and alcohol


Joshua Jacques and his victims.

'An evil killer has been jailed for life after killing his girlfriend and three members of her family.
Joshua Jacques has been caged for a minimum of 46 years for the brutal stabbing of his partner
Samantha Drummonds, 27, her mum Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, 45, gran Dolet Hill, 64, and her
partner Denton Burke, 58.

Jacques claimed he stabbed all four relatives to death as part of a "sacrifice".

His frenzied attack in Bermondsey, South London, on April 24, 2022, was fuelled by drugs and
alcohol. The Old Bailey heard Samantha had called her friend on the morning of the horror wit
concerns about her boyfriend's mental state.

In a voice note left at around 11.30am, she said: "Josh is basically getting to the point where he
could basically have an episode, like I don't know what's triggered him." At around 7.25pm, jurors
heard she told her friend they were trying to get medication to calm Jacques down.

Samantha then spoke to her pal just over two hours later to say "he seems calm now", it was said.
The court heard how the following morning, Denton was found by police at the foot of the stairs with
one or more knives also discovered. The three women were then found dead in the kitchen with
multiple stab wounds.

Jacques, from Lewisham, South East London, previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter and denied
murder. But today, the Old Bailey sentenced him to life for all four killings...'

Quote:Two women charged after pouring porridge and jam over bust at Glasgow museum

The incident happened around midday on Sunday at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

'Two members of a campaign group have been charged after they poured porridge and jam on a bust
of Queen Victoria and sprayed painted the word c*** on the plinth at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery
and Museum.


'Food insecurity'... by pouring food over a piece of stone.

Sorcha Ni Mhairtin, 30, and Hannah Taylor, 23 from This Is Rigged carried out the actions around
midday, before reportedly gluing themselves to the plinth. The group said it carried out the act to
protest against increasing food insecurity.

Ms Ni Mhairtin, an Irish activist and community food worker in Glasgow, said: “We refuse to be
dragged back to the Victorian era. “Diseases of starvation including scurvy and rickets are on the rise.
“Freedom begins with breakfast and if you can’t understand that, we’ll shove it in your face.
“Food is a human right, and we call out the rotten systems under which we are suffering.”

Other stunts carried out by the group this year include occupying the royal dining room at the Palace
of Holyroodhouse. This is Rigged has said it will continue to carry out similar actions until its demands
are met, which include supermarkets reducing the price of baby formula to March 2021 prices and the
Scottish Government funding and implementing a community food hub in every 500 households in
Scotland. PA reached out to the museum, who declined to comment.

A spokesperson from Police Scotland told PA: “Around 11.55am on Sunday March 3 2024, police
were called to a report of a protest and alleged vandalism within Kelvingrove Art Gallery and
Museum, Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow.

“Two women, aged 23 and 30 years, have been arrested and charged following the incident.
“They have been released on an undertaking to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court at a later date.
“A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”...'

(03-16-2024, 11:08 AM)BIAD Wrote: Great Britain... racist? I think the media need to check their notes.



Left-to-Right Top: Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. Humza Yousaf, First Minister of Scotland.
Left-to-Right Bottom: Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London. Vaughan Gething, First Minister of Wales.

(11-01-2023, 01:55 PM)BIAD Wrote: I posted this in the  thread 'The Last Wolf in England' and the actual facts around the strange vandalism seem to
be still well-hidden. Why -during a storm on 28th September of 2023, did someone take it upon themselves
to travel along the remote B6318 road with a chainsaw, cross the windy moorland and lashing rain or arrive
at Sycamore Gap by other means, and commit the act of cutting down the famed tree...?

Quote:Two men arrested in police investigation into felling of the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree

The 300-year-old tree was cut down overnight in a shocking act of vandalism

'Two men in their 30s have been arrested and bailed by officers investigating the felling of the
world-famous Sycamore Gap tree, Northumbria Police has said. The tree in Northumberland,
believed to have been about 300 years old, was cut down overnight between September 27
and 28 in what police believe was a deliberate act of vandalism.

Soon after the tree was felled a 16-year-old male and a 60-year-old man were arrested and later
bailed. Detective Chief Inspector Rebecca Fenney-Menzies, of Northumbria Police, said: “The loss
of Sycamore Gap has been felt deeply across the community as well as further afield...'

Quote:'...Believed to have been planted by Newcastle philanthropist and lawyer John Clayton in the second
half of the 19th century, it was also known as Robin Hood Tree after it made an appearance in the
1991 Kevin Costner film.

Mr Clayton was a keen excavator of Hadrian’s Wall and was thought to have planted the tree to fill
the dip on landscape which was created by glacial meltwater. Its trunk was removed from the location
on 12 October and is currently being stored in an undisclosed location, until its fate is decided...'

Archived Independent Article:

Quote:Two men charged over felling of Sycamore Gap tree

'Two men have been charged in connection with the felling of the famous Sycamore Gap tree.
Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, have been charged with causing criminal damage
after the tree was cut down last September.

They have both also been charged with causing criminal damage to Hadrian's Wall and are due to
appear at Newcastle Magistrates' Court on 15 May. There was a national outcry when the much-loved,
200-year-old Northumberland tree, which stood next to Hadrian's Wall, was found to have been cut down.

Northumbria Police made a number of arrests in the wake of the felling of the tree, which happened
overnight on 27 and 28 September. A teenager and man in his 60s were later both told that they will
face no further action.

Teams from the National Trust collected material at the scene, which they hoped could be "viable for
propagating" - or to produce new saplings and trees directly from the Sycamore Gap. Officials said they
are also "hoping" the trunk of the original tree could still regrow - but it could be three years before they
know whether this is a possibility. Seeds collected from the Sycamore Gap tree after it was felled last
year are beginning to spring into life.



Gary Fothergill, specialist prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "We remind all concerned
that criminal proceedings against the defendants are active and that they have a right to a fair trial. "It is
extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary, or sharing of information online which
could in any way prejudice these proceedings."...'

(05-01-2024, 07:46 AM)BIAD Wrote:

Quote:Two men charged over felling of Sycamore Gap tree

...
Gary Fothergill, specialist prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "We remind all concerned that criminal proceedings against the defendants are active and that they have a right to a fair trial. "It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary, or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings."...'

Sky News:

(05-01-2024, 10:08 AM)Ninurta Wrote:

(05-01-2024, 07:46 AM)BIAD Wrote:

Quote:Two men charged over felling of Sycamore Gap tree

...
Gary Fothergill, specialist prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "We remind all concerned that criminal proceedings against the defendants are active and that they have a right to a fair trial. "It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary, or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings."...'

Sky News:

Folks is gettin' a little tetchy all over about other folks communicating online, ain't they?

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Quote:Man’s hands nailed to fence in ‘sinister attack’ in Co Antrim, say police

'A man has been left with potentially life-changing injuries after both his hands were nailed to
a fence in an attack in County Antrim. The PSNI has described the incident in Bushmills in the
early hours of Sunday as “sinister” and “brutal”.



Police received a report shortly after midnight that a man, aged in his 20s, had been found with
his hands nailed to a fence, with one nail through each hand. The man also had injuries to his nose.
He was taken to hospital, where his condition on Sunday morning was described as not life-threatening.

Police who attended the incident said two vans parked in the public car park near Dundarave Park
had been set on fire. One of the vehicles belonged to the man who had been assaulted. Firefighters
attended to extinguish the fires and both vans sustained extensive damage.

Officers said graffiti found on a nearby gable wall of a public toilets building was being linked to the
assault and arson. In a statement, the PSNI said: “This was a sinister attack which has left this man
with potentially life-changing injuries.

“Everyone has the right to live their life free from the threat of violence and this brutal attack by people
who violate the human rights of others must be universally condemned. “We live in a democratic society
where there is no justification for this. Those responsible brutalise their own communities and control
others through intimidation and violence.

“This happened in a residential area with a number of holiday lets which would be busy during this bank
holiday weekend and we are asking anyone who noticed anything or who may have dashcam footage to
contact us urgently on 101 or confidently to Crimestoppers.”

Alliance MLA for North Antrim Sian Mulholland described the attack as “especially appalling”.
“My first thoughts are with the victim of this serious assault,” she said. “The nature of this attack was
especially appalling and has left the victim with potentially life-altering injuries. It is not acceptable
under any circumstances to brutally assault someone in this manner and I hope the man makes a
full recovery.

“There is no place for this violence in Bushmills, North Antrim or anywhere else in Northern Ireland.”
TUV leader and North Antrim MLA Jim Allister condemned the incident, saying there was no place for
mob rule. “I express my dismay at the gruesome and cruel attack carried out in the village,” he said...'

(05-06-2024, 10:34 AM)BIAD Wrote: Over on the Emerald Isle, it seems they don't f*ck about.