Looks like IS are in the ancient city though no damage yet. Personally I find it heartbreaking that these evils devils destroy anything in their path at will , gains them notoriety nothing more. I worry that the attention on the site will spur them on even more to do their worst .Very sad and scary....

Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest to launch debit and savings cards for the blind

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 25th February 2015 19:48.

* *Move prompted by a frustrated customer* * *Cards will have a notch cut on one side so users know which direction to...

Lloyds TSB cashier who stole £30,000 from vulnerable customers

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 25th May 2014 20:12.

*including one who was blind and deaf is SPARED jail as judge says crimes were a 'cry for help'* * *Ms Earle worked at the Lloyds TSB bank...

Channel Tunnel is 20 years old:

It is 20 years since the Channel Tunnel was officially opened. Both Queen Elizabeth II and France's President Francois Mitterrand attended the initial ceremony in Calais on 6 May 1994, before travelling through the Tunnel, or le tunnel sous la Manche in French,...

State pension plans 'unaffordable and irresponsible'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 8th January 2014 09:46.

Government plans to increase spending on state pensions have been criticised as "unaffordable and irresponsible" in a report by a free market...

Hi Guys

My neighbour is with SP and basically his DD went up by 70.00 a month he had no warning and this made him really OD.

He called and they said they "emailed him" but he has no record of this and they can't prove it apparently.

Any thoughts what...

Few seem to know about this useful little device, which is surprising because in many areas of the country it can be found on every street... and it saves lives.
What is it?

It's a small, unassuming plastic or metal cone which you can find on the underside of pedestrian crossings....

Ever wondered what goes on above our heads ?

Click on the link below

Link ---- http://www.heathrow-london.co.uk/airport/live-air-traffic-radar

Then click any of the planes it will give you.....

Flight No
Airline
Registration
Altitude...

I've just had a snotty letter from Barclays, saying that they won't accept the change of address in the letter I sent them because I didn't sign the letter. I did, of course, sign digitally.

Before I write back to them, are there any statutes or case law I can cite at them to show that...

Again at the 11th hour IDS has finally seen sense although disappointed it does not include the disabled community....

I've had the same desktop computer for about five years, although in that time I've had a change of graphics card from an Nvidia Geforce to an AMD Radeon.

When I have installed Linux Ubuntu in the past, it always worked pretty much straight out of the tin without needing too much tweaking....

Housing associations in the US are foreclosing on Banks who refuse to maintain the homes they have repossessed.

(LINK) Payback! Hundreds of Homeowners Associations Threaten Banks with Foreclosure | TheSleuthJournal

Consumer Revenge?

I am looking for a 32" monitor.
LCD or LED.
Preferably a DVI connector.
No special TV abilities such as Freeview.
Fixed or swivel base.

I need to upgrade from my 22" to a 32" as Mrs Pooky is going blind and is struggling to see.

Anyone...

I am in the shit, that's life, and it's very tough, we, like many others live day by day and hand to mouth, I have holes in my shoes, when it rains my feet get wet and now it's winter.

So here's the Rant. This might be difficult to comprehend but, My brother is a millionaire, my father...

I have a 2003 (52) Citroen Zsara Picasso 1.8 SX and need the lower drive belt crankshaft pulley and drive belt.

I have spent much time these past few days searching but they are either out of stock of the pulley or it is too expensive nearly £100.

It is a common problem apparently...