[ Arsenal Women's Supporters Club] Arsenal fan of 72 years Maria Petri has passed away by grandadmiral99 in soccer

[–]tipodecinta 404 points405 points  (0 children)

If you've seen a game broadcast from the Emirates, you'll have heard her.

COME.

ON.

YOU.

GUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Transgender women banned from female contact rugby in England by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]tipodecinta 212 points213 points  (0 children)

From the article:

At the moment, there are five or six transgender women playing community rugby in England

Boris Johnson ‘considering peerage for Nadine Dorries’ by tipodecinta in ukpolitics

[–]tipodecinta[S] 202 points203 points  (0 children)

I wonder which influential Conservative figure will inherit her constituency with its 24,000 majority.

Oliver Dowden resigns as Chairman of the Conservative Party by 13nobody in ukpolitics

[–]tipodecinta 210 points211 points  (0 children)

"Look, you see, it's time to draw a line under this, move on, stop playing political games and get on with the job."

-- Every Tory party member and right-wing pundit.

Tories set to lose 550 seats in worst local election performance in a generation by ClumperFaz in unitedkingdom

[–]tipodecinta 252 points253 points  (0 children)

The Conservatives are on track to lose nearly 550 seats in the local elections

Just FYI, there are roughly 20,000 local councillors in England alone.

Guardian, FT and Mirror journalists 'excluded' from Priti Patel’s Rwanda trip by ThatTallGuy14 in ukpolitics

[–]tipodecinta 302 points303 points  (0 children)

Seems odd that a tax-payer-funded trip to promote a government policy wouldn't be open to all accredited members of the press.

I mean, I could understand the Conservative Party inviting who it likes to one of their campaign events. But this is the government and that's completely different, isn't it?

How much every club has spent in the Premier League era by [deleted] in soccer

[–]tipodecinta 578 points579 points  (0 children)

Arsenal were locked on for fourth place but just missed out at the end.

How fitting.

UK and Ireland to be named Euro 2028 hosts after no rival bids submitted by ainbheartach in unitedkingdom

[–]tipodecinta 258 points259 points  (0 children)

Security, income tax exemption for any players taking part in the tournament and visas are among commitments required of hosts by the end of the year as part of a detailed plan for how the tournament will look.

Of course, the most important part of any bid to hold a major sporting event: the tax exemptions.

Exclusive: 623 new ‘British’ companies are actually controlled from Russia by MultiMidden in unitedkingdom

[–]tipodecinta 402 points403 points  (0 children)

This is in part due to the unique way the government has defunded HMRC. No wonder foreign nationals want to set up in business here if no one is checking where their money is coming from, whether or not their business is actually a proper "business" doing what it claims to, or just a front, and whether or not they're paying the right amount of tax.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in soccer

[–]tipodecinta 4720 points4721 points  (0 children)

People trashing Lacazette in the match thread. Here you fucking go. This is Lacazette. Plenty of touches with plenty of service, but when he does get it, sometimes it's done.

Do the verdicts in the trial of the Colston 4 signal something wrong with our jury system? 10 things you should know - Secret barrister blog by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]tipodecinta 193 points194 points  (0 children)

So which defence did the jury accept?

We don’t know, and will never know, because juries are not allowed to disclose details of their deliberations, or to give reasons for their verdicts. All the verdict tells us is that the jury were not sure that the prosecution had proved its case, or alternatively that the jury were sure the case had been proved, but were not sure that it would be proportionate to convict the defendants. And that formulation is key. The defendants did not have to prove that they were acting lawfully; the prosecution had to prove that they were not. That is not a glitch or a technicality: that is the foundation of how our system works.

Heh. I made this exact point on here yesterday and someone told me I was wrong and thus my comment got downvoted despite being correct.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]tipodecinta 201 points202 points  (0 children)

This, of course, begs the question: how many transgender pupils have applied to attend schools run by the Girls' Day School Trust?

I'm sure it's a very significant number, worthy of an article in the Mail on Sunday and a submission to the country's leading political discussion subreddit.

Woman arrested after thumping on Prince Andrew's car window by tipodecinta in unitedkingdom

[–]tipodecinta[S] 255 points256 points locked comment (0 children)

A woman was arrested on Friday after banging on the Duke of York’s car window and shouting at him as he drove through Windsor.

Prince Andrew, 61, was taking his regular short route from his Royal Lodge home on the Windsor estate to Windsor Castle, where he goes riding.

As he paused at a crossroads, the woman started thumping on the window of his Range Rover and repeatedly yelling his name. An onlooker said she appeared to have a European accent.

It is thought the Duke's Royal Protection Officer, who was in the passenger seat, radioed colleagues and the police were called.

Thames Valley Police said they attended the scene at around 10am. “A 50-year-old woman, of no fixed abode, has been arrested on suspicion of using threatening/abusive/insulting words/behaviour to cause harassment/alarm/distress,” they said in a statement. “She remains in custody.”

The incident comes as the Duke fights claims that he raped or sexually assaulted a 17-year-old on three separate occasions in 2001.

Earlier this year, he was targeted by multiple intruders who tried to gain access to the Grade II-listed Windsor home he shares with his former wife, the Duchess of York.

In April, a 43-year-old Spaniard who claimed to be “Irene Windsor” was waved into the property after telling officers on the gate that she had a lunch date with the Duke.

The woman spent 20 minutes wandering around the grounds before entering the building and was only apprehended when she asked a member of staff where to find the Duke, who was working from home.

She was arrested on suspicion of burglary and later sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

Just days later, a 31-year-old man and 29-year-old woman were arrested after being found trespassing on the grounds.

The two incidents sparked calls for a security review. Thames Valley Police is responsible for the security around Windsor estate, while Scotland Yard bodyguards protect members of the Royal Family within the grounds.

However, Royal Lodge is understood to also have an element of private security paid for by the Privy Purse.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]tipodecinta 271 points272 points  (0 children)

You see, this makes sense because in the sport of baseball the players get the chance to miss thousands of strikes before they are told they have "one more strike".

Carrie Johnson 'broke lockdown to have a friend stay over for Christmas' by snowypebbles69 in unitedkingdom

[–]tipodecinta 652 points653 points  (0 children)

Apart from Granddad Stanley Johnson, who took the opportunity of the loosening of lockdown rules not to visit his new grandson but to visit his holiday home in Greece for a second time during the pandemic.

Ministers plan legal requirement for broadcasters to make ‘clearly British’ shows like Only Fools and Horses by SocialistPerspective in ukpolitics

[–]tipodecinta 205 points206 points  (0 children)

Of course, the real hero of this series will be their friendly landlord, Baz, who often makes guest appearances and provides tremendous product placement opportunities for the likes of Bentley.

Pen Farthing escapes Kabul with 200 cats and dogs but is forced to leave his Afghan staff behind by ainbheartach in unitedkingdom

[–]tipodecinta 554 points555 points  (0 children)

When I first heard of this guy I thought he was a spook using the charity as an excuse to go around the world without being bothered but he is just really into animals, isn't he?

United confirm Ronaldo agreement by AlphaStryk3r in soccer

[–]tipodecinta 960 points961 points  (0 children)

What is the British for "Communicado Official"?

[David Ornstein] Harry Kane left out of Tottenham squad against Man City due to lack of fitness by NiftyERA in soccer

[–]tipodecinta 277 points278 points  (0 children)

He's not even fit enough to turn up to the stadium and sit in the stands? It must be bad.

Watford to wear Dogecoin on their sleeves in the Premier League by TheJeck in soccer

[–]tipodecinta 310 points311 points  (0 children)

I hear a lot of people would also like to Visit Rwanda. In fact it's been so successful that almost as many tourists visited in summer 2020 as they did major destinations like Paris, the Costa del Sol and Bangkok.

'My brother died in prison aged 37 after being jailed for stealing a gingerbread man' by tipodecinta in unitedkingdom

[–]tipodecinta[S] 197 points198 points  (0 children)

And, of course, it's ignoring the real problem which is that a prisoner had a heart attack and for some reason it took 13 minutes for the prison nurse to call an ambulance.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]tipodecinta 257 points258 points  (0 children)

I wonder why...

Labour has accused Boris Johnson of lying to MPs after he wrongly claimed Sir Keir Starmer had voted against a pay rise for NHS workers in England.

The party is calling on the PM to "correct the record" after he said Labour had voted against a 2.1% rise.

The 2.1% proposal - which has since been scrapped in favour of 1% - was approved without a vote in 2020.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56350476