blackn1ght
@blackn1ght@feddit.uk
- Comment on Avanti West Coast to be renationalised in March 3 days ago:
What can the nationalised operator do to reduce the number of cancellations? Is there a way to tell if they’re at fault, or if the cancellations are down to the Network Rail side of things?
- Comment on Counter-terror police investigate Iran link over suspected bomb plot at RAF base used by US 3 days ago:
It sounds like someone made a call before the woman did, so that might explain it and the very rapid response (she claims the armed police were there within 10 minutes).
- Comment on Counter-terror police investigate Iran link over suspected bomb plot at RAF base used by US 3 days ago:
The US president, Donald Trump, claimed to have had the suspects under view for a “long time” and alleged the men “were looking to do big damage” – although the Guardian understands the operation was not intelligence-led, suggesting investigators had not known about any potential plot in advance.
“It was fantastic. Working with Britain, it was an amazing job,” Trump said.
Obviously more bullshit. The whole thing was foiled by a woman returning home late from a party and calling the police. Nobody knew jack-shit!
- Comment on Every UK Billionaire to be Assigned a Tax Compliance Manager 1 week ago:
It was behind a paywal so felt it made more sense to primarily link to the un-paywalled version.
- Submitted 1 week ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 2 comments
- Comment on Landlords quitting “in droves” since Renters’ Rights Act 1 week ago:
Oh no! Anyway…
- The steps to make Manchester to Sheffield 14-mile underground tunnel a realitywww.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ↗Submitted 1 week ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 0 comments
- Comment on UK to give military support to Saudi Arabia in fight against Houthis 1 week ago:
Sky must have some sort of script to block copying their text, as I couldn’t easily copy/paste that snippet.
- Comment on UK to give military support to Saudi Arabia in fight against Houthis 1 week ago:
The UK will only provide support for air-to-air refuelling for Saudi planes on defensive missions, rather than for a wider range of military actions.
One RAF voyager will be used for the refuelling.
- Comment on War may be coming. Are we psychologically ready? 1 week ago:
Yep. They can barely make any progress against a country they share a huge land border with. How the hell would they launch a serious campaign against the UK? I really struggle to take it seriously.
Russia’s a bigger threat in terms of espionage and sabotage to the UK and Europe.
- Submitted 2 weeks ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 5 comments
- Comment on New battery-powered trains will ‘bring faster journeys to north’ 2 weeks ago:
The train lines between Manchester - Leeds & York go over the Pennines with lots of very old, very long tunnels. The cost to electrify those lines probably doesn’t make it worth it. Maybe they could partially electrify it closer to Manchester & Leeds which would require smaller and lighter batteries.
- Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warningwww.theguardian.com ↗Submitted 3 weeks ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 0 comments
- Comment on BBC Ski Sunday to end after nearly 50 years 4 weeks ago:
I guess it’s been on a slippery slope for a long time.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
Redefining the term of a skeleton crew.
- Submitted 4 weeks ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 3 comments
- Comment on Anger as workmen rip out 'lovely' Levenshulme alley garden 4 weeks ago:
It makes sense here for the people that have poured time and money into improving their community over the years, only for it to be mindlessly vandalised by bureaucrats.
- Submitted 4 weeks ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 12 comments
- Comment on Every payment option has a fee 5 weeks ago:
Americans seem allergic to showing a simple single payable amount that the customer pays. It must be exhausting. It must be like trying to book RyanAir tickets, but with everything.
- Comment on Thameslink to replace over 60,000 'ironing board' train seats 5 weeks ago:
Where am I supposed to do my ironing now?
- Comment on TV shows on streaming services showing the titles in every language in history for each episode 5 weeks ago:
I guess I’m just being lazy in not fishing my phone out to then move it onto the next episode, expecting it to roll over any second like it used to. Then I’ll wait expecting it to change any second, and repeat.
I think Netflix still does this but there’s a couple of others that show the titles each episode.
- Submitted 5 weeks ago to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world | 5 comments
- Comment on Farm defends Titanic-themed ride after backlash 1 month ago:
I’m sure you’d get glowing reviews.
- Comment on Farm defends Titanic-themed ride after backlash 1 month ago:
Too soon?
- Comment on Wildfire phone alert was 'entirely appropriate', government says 1 month ago:
I disagree about it being opt-in. Most people wouldn’t bother, making your next point moot.
I think this was probably not the best use of this system but ultimately this system could save many lives if there’s genuine risk to life.
It’s a mild inconvenience for about 5 seconds, I think people are making a bigger deal out of it than it really is.
- Comment on How switching your bank account could earn you up to £220 1 month ago:
It’s straight forward if you use the current account switch service, we’ve just done it to move banks.
I guess you could keep a dormant current account open that you don’t use or use sparingly and use that to switch to a new account to get the reward. Probably does a number on your credit score if you do it quite frequently and it’s something you care about.
- Comment on Five reservoirs in England and Wales ‘exceptionally low’ as drought persists 1 month ago:
We are building new reservoirs, or do you mean more than what’s being planned?
- Comment on Changing pubs into offices or homes to be made harder under new rules 1 month ago:
I guess we’ll just see more abandoned buildings then rather than brown sites that could be used for housing.
- Comment on Emergency Alert About Wildfires 1 month ago:
Not used in a test scenario.
- Comment on Emergency Alert About Wildfires 1 month ago:
Yeah this proper shit me up! Is it the first time this system has been used in anger?