https://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/paris-la-vitesse-sur-le-peripherique-bientot-limitee-a-50-kmh-22-11-2023-F3VNEW2S65BQLIPY27QRINJRD4.php Paris' Socialist mayor, Anne Hidalgo, pr... Read More

[url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67037895]Palestinian gunmen infiltrate Israel after rocket barrage from Gaza - BBC News[/url] Read More

What is Sunak playing at ? Now, more than ever, the UK needs allies and friends. Refusing to speak with a foreign PM simply because there might be a difficult aspect to the conversation is ridiculous. This is top echelon diplomacy - the top players should be capable of holding discussions, even about issues they disagree on. To refuse to even... Read More

Russia’s woes in building new tanks, repairing or even refurbishing old stocks, optics and ball bearings are all normally sourced from the west, so they have a severe shortage now hence the low output in armour etc.

Sister aircraft made it home POLAIR, HEMS, WESTPAC all looking for debris Read More

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-67540706 Bloody hell! In the old days the shears would have been grabbed off her, she’d have had a clip round the ear, and then sent to bed with no supper!!! 🤭😁 Now she’s Tasered twice!!! ... Read More

Thank you Wensleydale, I'll jump to it and find something suitable. Have a go at this one. Read More

[QUOTE]A US military aircraft with six people on board has crashed off Yakushima Island in south-western Japan, local officials say. Japan's Coast Guard said one person had been found dead near the crash site of the CV-22 Osprey hybrid plane. It posted photos of what is believed to be the plane's wreckage off Yakushima. Japan's NHK... Read More

OUR glasses. Anybody else useless with reading specs? I break them, Mrs. TLD loses them at work. We now share a pair which is great unless she is on shift, when she loses them. Talk about supporting my local pound shop! Read More

There are a lot of soundings at the moment in relation to Eastern Ukraine and the possibility that Kiev Government will look to conduct a major attack on this area. In 2014 the people in this area disliked the Maidan Sq protests and did one of the own which was attacked by Kiev. As this area is populated by people with more Ethnic ties to Russia... Read More

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Here's a completely idle and probably futile question that just popped into my mind. It's sort of natural to assume that on twin-engined aircraft, both engines are of the same type. Symmetry and all that. But have there ever been any twins designed from the start -- rather than under some testing regime -- to have two significantly different... Read More

China claims to have learned from SARS and not to be hushing up the current outbreak. A relative working in China has seen this notice. What should he make of it? Read More

Anyone seen it, and what were your views/opinions? Saw it last night and overall was pretty impressed from an entertainment point of view, although I don’t know too much about that period of history and have now been inspired to do more research and reading. However, I’m possibly biased as I’ve always been a fan of Ridley Scott as a director... Read More

Saw a review today of a new film coming to the cinema: “Battle over Britain”. From the same team that did “Lancaster Skies” so I look forward to the informed opinions of PPruners. From the trailer the flying looks OK but the haircuts less so! Read More

Hi, I am retiring and living full time in a ranch in Montana. Thinking about buying a helicopter for personal use and mostly flying with my wife and 2 kids. Which one would you buy and why? I am not much concerned about small differences in price and/or operating costs, more about enjoyment and safety. I already have and fly a Carbon Cub bus... Read More

I was asked a question of the other day about the source of RAF pilots and being of a certain age, I had to say I had no idea ! The gist of the query was where non-fast jet pilots actually emanated from. When I was going through, the RAF was of a size that those that fell by the fast jet wayside were, having reached an acceptable stage of traini... Read More

Why is it on American TV or films when someone gets out of a vehicle it lurches forward several inches? Isn't it taught in America to apply the handbrake? Read More

I know there is a cohort of strong Putin supporters here, but this looks to be getting serious and his shtick might be going over for the home side, but maybe it is time for him to stop playing with matches. Lots of jaw-jaw going on at the moment as it should. Options, however, to give leverage to those talks seem limited in this scenario. Fo... Read More

Completed by 2024. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-67521014 Read More

I have never seen anything like this before. That is so unreal.

https://twitter.com/WowTheWeather/status/1728845359479439580

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So what are the poor people having for dinner?? in my ( our ) case Sirloin Steak. Petit Pois Garlic Wedges with Onion, Mushroom Pepper ...oh and a couple of 15 yr old Strathspey ... Ps the UK Gov have just sent us letters we are getting 2 X £500 Winter Fuel Allowance ...gotta celebrate somehow 😃 last year was 2x£100 Read More

And he’s gone. Good riddance! https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/announcement-on-qantas-ceo-succession/ Read More

I have never witnessed so much hiring in the winter in my 20 year career. Roadshows, ads, choices galore. The pilot shortage, even if you think it's for experienced pilots only (which I personally think is not the case) and as short as it may last, has finally arrived. However, European airlines just do not seem to be increasing pay in the manner t... Read More

https://michaelwest.com.au/a-joyceful-farewell-looming-strike-at-qantas-miners-carrier/ this could be interesting Last Sunday, at a meeting in Perth, pilots belonging to the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP), which covers a... Read More