Thanks to James Matthews and Sky Online News for the Headline.
I was intrigued by the glee with which this Sky Journalist felt he had a scoop by the fact that a video of him randomly(so he says) meeting one of the Democratic Candidates Abdul El-Sayed inside a Detroit Polling Station was viewed at least 8million times and counting.
It became viral because it was an exchange of views where they both talked over each other and the Electoral Candidate made a point to the journalist, James Matthews from UK Sky News that as the result wasn’t final yet that he wanted to talk to voters who could make a difference to the result; not to Sky News who really do not have much of a following in the US.
It came out in the discussion that Matthews had been pursuing the Democratic Candidate relentlessly for an interview and he seems to have been concerned that El-Sayed, on becoming the first Muslim Senator, (which he has) wanted to serve on the Foreign Affairs Committee and seeing as the United States was a powerful player in the World it was important that El-Sayed be willing to speak to the whole World.
Now I actually thought , well the guy hasn’t even been elected yet, yes he might have ideas that he wants to put forward in a Committee setting, but he still needs to get elected and he’s had Matthews turn up asking him to speak about his ideas on World Affairs , while there are Detroit voters that he wants to make sure know what he stands for on their concerns, which are important too and probably more to do with the cost of living.
The viral video was an absolute disgrace and not good journalism at all, it was an attempt to derail a candidate even before he was elected. Which is I think why the candidate really felt Sky’s pursuit to talk to him was annoying to put it mildly.
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Thanks to Josie Clarke and the Standard Online for the Headline
I like, now and then, to make rice crispy cakes with dark chocolate, but in truth I’m not a big fan of Rice Krispies or indeed Coco Pops to have as breakfast cereal. The cakes though are light and nice to have as a back up when you want something sweet.
I always assumed they were made by “popping” rice like you pop popcorn. However due to ‘changing weather’ ( I don’t think they mean a light shower) Kellog’s supplier’s of rice are obviously struggling with climate change and hence cannot supply the rice crop to the quality that Kellog’s require, thus Kellog’s have decided to change to using rice flour to make the Rice Krispie.
Rice Krispies have never been a gluten free product because the factories they are made in also produce gluten containing cereals, so the packet has always said may contain Gluten although in theory it is just made of rice. So those with an allergy to wheat must bear that in mind.
The change has already happened and Kellog’s are looking closely at customer feedback to ensure the recipe change is acceptable.
Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏
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Thanks to Marie Lennon and BBC News Online for the Headline
The only Labour councillor on Wiltshire Council has been expelled by the Labour Party, despite him being a member of the Labour Party for 50 years and the expulsion is because in order to act in the best interests of his constituents he joined with an Independent Councillor to bring motions forward for Wiltshire Council to consider. Indeed doing the job he was voted in to do and surely what a lot of Political Parties will do if they do not have a majority ie. work together.
The National Executive Committee(NEC) of the Labour Party made the decision and as a result the Councillor will now become and Independent Councillor and presumably will lose any support from the local party officials (if there are any) to help when the next election comes along, although in truth , as he has represented the local people in his area for such a long time, I’m sure he will maintain their support.
Sounds like a very odd decision to me.
Namaste and Thank You for Reading.🙏
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Thanks to Richard Milne and Financial Times Online for the Headline.
Well I love a good spa and this one in Iceland sounds pretty wonderful. Apparently , Iceland is experiencing a explosive growth in tourism, for a population of only 400,000, tourism has become Iceland’s largest export industry. Post-covid and Volcanic Eruptions visitor numbers are increasing at 2.3million people in the last four years. With markets as diverse as America and China.
The Blue Lagoon Spa itself is amazing and during the summer months is fully booked, however, they want to expand their “winter ” business.
It is protected by a barrier built around the Power Plant which supplies heated water to the Lagoon as a by product of its geothermal energy creation and although the Spa was forced to close for a few weeks in 2023/4 due to volcanic eruptions, the work to provide the barrier and even use water to cool lava flow has meant that the Spa is protected.
Hence, the Blue Lagoon Spa wants to raise money from a listing on the Icelandic Stock Market so it can develop it’s business by adding a mountain retreat, glacier baths and acquire a adventure tourism group. Sounds very exciting.
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Thanks to Sky News online for the Headline
A nest of narrow-headed ants was dug out of the ground neatly with spade cuts and stolen in Devon by thieves presumably because they are so rare, the location they were stolen from being their only presence in England.
No doubt they are going to end up in some private collection somewhere. How evil is that?
The Queen narrow-headed ants can live up to 25 years and the nests can hold up to 10,000 ants. A well established nest will take a long time to replace in the location and has meant a lot of good work by Devon Wildlife Trust has been ruined.
It beggars belief that thieves would target a rare species like this when it is under pressure to survive.
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Thanks to Peter Davison and The Gazette and Herald Online for the Headline.
It’s one of my pet hates seeing an oversized HGV lorry thundering down a Country lane into a scenic town, just because it saves them twenty minutes as a cut through on their journey.
Their route planning is from their Head Office , not GPS and tells them that this is the quickest route , and they use it . As time goes on more and more lorries use it and the damage to road infrastructure is significant.
Malmesbury Town Council are asking residents to take pictures (safely ) of lorries that they suspect are breaking the regulations within the town which has a 7.5tonne weight restriction except for access.
Seems fair, but Malmesbury is not the only town suffering from this and perhaps there should be more weight restrictions in place to protect our roads.
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