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[Campion]

GB news is on again this morning, maybe just a glitch. 

[Grumpy Owl]

"Academic researcher" lol, someone didn't do their homework thoroughly enough!

 

First time buyer learns Ladywood 'dream home' could be demolished - hours after moving in

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A first time buyer fought back tears as she told of the shock of learning the Ladywood home she had just moved into was lined up for demolition in a £2.2 billion redevelopment. Hours after popping a champagne cork to celebrate her move, a letter landed on the new doormat of Dr Fabiola Creed that alerted her that her home was inside a regeneration zone facing the bulldozer.

Dr Fabiola, an academic researcher, said the bolt from the blue was devastating and has blighted her life since. “It shattered everything.
"I wake up with a sense of dread every morning, and it’s always in the back of my mind because I cannot plan ahead. I thought buying a house would give me certainty and roots; this is a nightmare.”

She is now urging an investigation into why potential housebuyers are kept in the dark about proposals of this magnitude, claiming she was left blindsided. Fabiola, who recently married, said she had saved for most of her life to be in a position to put down a deposit on a home of her own.

from: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/first-time-buyer-learns-ladywood-30213645

 

The plans for developing that part of Ladywood have been in the public domain for some time, and extensively reported on by the local media, including our own Birmingham Mail, since June last year. Surely anyone looking to buy a house somewhere would do their own 'research' to find out what the area is like and what's going on there?

 

Anyway, this regeneration plan is still very much in the consultation phase, with nothing being formally agreed or finalised, therefore no planning applications have been submitted. Her house is not 'facing the bulldozer' any time soon, and even if the project gets the go-ahead, it will take up to 20 years to complete.

 

I've never bought a house before so I'm not completely au-fait with the situation and process - I do know that as part of the conveyance process, 'searches' are done, and some commenters have questioned why this wasn't flagged up. My guess is that as nothing is formal, and as there are no planning applications lodged that would directly affect this property, nothing would come up as a result of these 'searches'.

 

I suppose from the mortgage lender's perspective, if the regeneration plan gets approved and goes ahead, it will still be some years before anything happens to this lady's home, and it's not going to get demolished without warning, there will be a compulsory purchase order process to go through. Best case scenario for her will be that she gets more than she paid, especially if property prices continue to increase.

 

I've just looked where this Lighthorne Avenue is though, and I can see it's within the blue highlighted area, which shows council owned property, so I'm guessing this woman has bought the leasehold, with the council still being the landlord/freeholder, so I'm not sure how that would work with CPOs.

 

 

[SimonTV]

On 11/2/2024 at 6:25 PM, Grumpy Owl said:

"Academic researcher" lol, someone didn't do their homework thoroughly enough!

 

First time buyer learns Ladywood 'dream home' could be demolished - hours after moving in

from: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/first-time-buyer-learns-ladywood-30213645

 

The plans for developing that part of Ladywood have been in the public domain for some time, and extensively reported on by the local media, including our own Birmingham Mail, since June last year. Surely anyone looking to buy a house somewhere would do their own 'research' to find out what the area is like and what's going on there?

 

Anyway, this regeneration plan is still very much in the consultation phase, with nothing being formally agreed or finalised, therefore no planning applications have been submitted. Her house is not 'facing the bulldozer' any time soon, and even if the project gets the go-ahead, it will take up to 20 years to complete.

 

I've never bought a house before so I'm not completely au-fait with the situation and process - I do know that as part of the conveyance process, 'searches' are done, and some commenters have questioned why this wasn't flagged up. My guess is that as nothing is formal, and as there are no planning applications lodged that would directly affect this property, nothing would come up as a result of these 'searches'.

 

I suppose from the mortgage lender's perspective, if the regeneration plan gets approved and goes ahead, it will still be some years before anything happens to this lady's home, and it's not going to get demolished without warning, there will be a compulsory purchase order process to go through. Best case scenario for her will be that she gets more than she paid, especially if property prices continue to increase.

 

I've just looked where this Lighthorne Avenue is though, and I can see it's within the blue highlighted area, which shows council owned property, so I'm guessing this woman has bought the leasehold, with the council still being the landlord/freeholder, so I'm not sure how that would work with CPOs.

 

 

 

I would expect the solicitor to point this out during the searches phase. 

[Mr H]

Mr McGregor in the dock

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/31524914/conor-mcgregor-rape-nikita-ni-laimhin-hotel-sexually-assault/

 

ATTACK CASE Conor McGregor pinned down woman, put her in arm lock & raped her in Dublin hotel, court hears

The judge said that it is alleged that the pair had 'in effect raped her'

[Oakwise]

Apparently there's an election happening somewhere. 

[Saved]

6 hours ago, Mr H said:

Mr McGregor in the dock

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/31524914/conor-mcgregor-rape-nikita-ni-laimhin-hotel-sexually-assault/

 

ATTACK CASE Conor McGregor pinned down woman, put her in arm lock & raped her in Dublin hotel, court hears

The judge said that it is alleged that the pair had 'in effect raped her'

McGregor looks wired time and again on camera. I don't think he'd do such a thing when of sound mind. The swagger we often see is just his signature, but he isn't acting in this clip and can barely keep a lid on it. There's dozens of similar videos out there.

 

https://youtube.com/shorts/FnaPkItIaJc?si=30gK5L9ogBihxEAQ

 

 

[1velocity7]

huge flooding underway in the uk

 

all the tears at sky news, bbc news, channel 4 news, itv news, five news and LBC

[Mr H]

Nice way to respond to your constituents when they ask you a question, plonk them over the head

 

Been charged apparently...

 

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/31565089/labour-mp-mike-amesbury-charged-assault-night-row/

 

Labour MP Mike Amesbury charged with assault after ‘he punched constituent in late night brawl’

[Fluke]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14053941/Edinburgh-decapitation-victim-named-police.html#comments-14053941

 

Edinburgh decapitation victim is named by police: Pensioner, 74, died 'after he fell under the wheel of a bus' in tragic accident

 

 

Has this story been picked up on? Strange story. I stumbled across a video on X of a CCTV of allegedly a young man outside picking the head up thinking it was a Halloween prop.

 

It's upset me today I must admit. I'm hoping the official story is true and it's some freak accident? Only thing I can think of is his head was stuck between the wheel and the frame of bus. Apparently no busses go on this route and as I can tell no eye-witnesses. 

 

Anyone looked into this?

[cemeterycrow]

Police hunt 43 monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina research facility

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/monkeys-escape-alpha-genesis-research-facility-south-carolina-rcna179077

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A police search is underway after 43 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South Carolina on Wednesday night.

Police in Yemassee, Beaufort County, said the Rhesus macaque primates escaped from Alpha Genesis, a business that provides "nonhuman primate products and bio-research services," according to its website.

 

 

https://www.alphagenesisinc.com

Seems they got a big grant for covid vaccine research in 2020

 

Edited November 7, 2024 by cemeterycrow

[SimonTV]

37 minutes ago, Fluke said:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14053941/Edinburgh-decapitation-victim-named-police.html#comments-14053941

 

Edinburgh decapitation victim is named by police: Pensioner, 74, died 'after he fell under the wheel of a bus' in tragic accident

 

 

Has this story been picked up on? Strange story. I stumbled across a video on X of a CCTV of allegedly a young man outside picking the head up thinking it was a Halloween prop.

 

It's upset me today I must admit. I'm hoping the official story is true and it's some freak accident? Only thing I can think of is his head was stuck between the wheel and the frame of bus. Apparently no busses go on this route and as I can tell no eye-witnesses. 

 

Anyone looked into this?

 

No but I didn't see any evidence to support the idea he fell under a bus and that does seem unlikely, technically speaking. 

[Observations]

15 hours ago, Fluke said:

Anyone looked into this?

 

I have now thanks Fluke. I can understand why you’re upset. 
 

I read two BBC articles. Police are asking ‘us’ not to circulate photos and videos, and to report ‘it’ to the social media companies. 

 

Below are some snippets from the articles…
 

Campaigners have asked for the road to be closed to traffic for 8 years. 
 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1wj30wgezro.amp

 

Man hit by bus died on 'hostile and dangerous' street, say campaigners.

 

Living Streets called for the area to be closed off to traffic eight years ago after complaints it was the worst in the city for pedestrians.

 

The 74-year-old man died after being struck by a single-decker bus …

 

Police Scotland confirmed a road traffic accident had taken place in a now deleted X post at about 19:30.

 

The force did not confirm a man had died until 12:27 on Sunday afternoon.

 

The area is also covered by the city’s 20mph and Low Emission zones.

 

However, buses, cars, taxis and heavy goods vehicles are permitted prior to the curfew, as long as they meet emissions standards.

[Dickwan]

The poor old lad who was decapitated is talk of the town round my way (Leith area of Edinburgh). No one believes the 'bus theory', in fact it's openly derided and mocked. A number of factors are fuelling speculation (not saying I'm in agreement here, just what is being said):

 

(1) the obviously absurd 'bus theory' put out by the police in itself is a red flag: no witnesses, no footage, and no bus;

 

(2) lack of blood and relative lack of damage to the head and torso;

 

(3) the police shut down the pubs and clubs in the area and were searching with sniffer dogs (presumably for a bus with knife blades for wheels hiding in the loos -?);

 

(4) the requests - demands, even - not to 'speculate'; people generally don't like to be told not to think or talk;

 

(5) the Cowgate is a busy narrow street which is thronging with pub/club goers in the evening; traffic is generally slow moving; there are no service bus routes that use the Cowgate (so it would have to be something like a private hire coach); most of the pubs/clubs (and there are several) will have CCTV on their doors.

 

I know it's grisly and we're talking about a poor soul who lost his life, so don't mean to make light of it. The most startling aspect is the authorities in this post-covid world seem to think the public will believe anything they say, and not only that, demand we don't question them. 

 

[Captainlove]

Jef Berwicks Dollarvigilante website seems to be down. Anyone else having problems with it?

[Captainlove]

9 minutes ago, Captainlove said:

Jef Berwicks Dollarvigilante website seems to be down. Anyone else having problems with it?

Seems to be back up now.

[1velocity7]

hostile and dangerous street. hmmmm

 

 

[SimonTV]

3 hours ago, Dickwan said:

The poor old lad who was decapitated is talk of the town round my way (Leith area of Edinburgh). No one believes the 'bus theory', in fact it's openly derided and mocked. A number of factors are fuelling speculation (not saying I'm in agreement here, just what is being said):

 

(1) the obviously absurd 'bus theory' put out by the police in itself is a red flag: no witnesses, no footage, and no bus;

 

(2) lack of blood and relative lack of damage to the head and torso;

 

(3) the police shut down the pubs and clubs in the area and were searching with sniffer dogs (presumably for a bus with knife blades for wheels hiding in the loos -?);

 

(4) the requests - demands, even - not to 'speculate'; people generally don't like to be told not to think or talk;

 

(5) the Cowgate is a busy narrow street which is thronging with pub/club goers in the evening; traffic is generally slow moving; there are no service bus routes that use the Cowgate (so it would have to be something like a private hire coach); most of the pubs/clubs (and there are several) will have CCTV on their doors.

 

I know it's grisly and we're talking about a poor soul who lost his life, so don't mean to make light of it. The most startling aspect is the authorities in this post-covid world seem to think the public will believe anything they say, and not only that, demand we don't question them. 

 

 

 

All crimes should be opened up and posted online with all the details and to view you have to give your details and verify your age and then you can view it all. That way they can NOT play politics with the crime statistics. 

Edited November 8, 2024 by SimonTV

[Freaky Dragonfly]

[Fluke]

10 hours ago, SimonTV said:

 

 

All crimes should be opened up and posted online with all the details and to view you have to give your details and verify your age and then you can view it all. That way they can NOT play politics with the crime statistics. 

I agree. I hate thinking about their relatives.

[RobinJ]

12 hours ago, Fluke said:

I agree. I hate thinking about their relatives.

Well considering they own the Internet and judiciary, and that you want to create a paywall to do that, how does that bring information to everyone? What about those who can't afford it or don't want to pay to look at debauchery and how would anyone trust any info on such a site when so much is lies? 

 

Its really time to let go of the need to transact with other humans and the anger. Unity in all ways requires letting go of the system, which separates us into class levels, and drugs us with ideas of betterment over others.

[Fluke]

2 hours ago, RobinJ said:

Well considering they own the Internet and judiciary, and that you want to create a paywall to do that, how does that bring information to everyone? What about those who can't afford it or don't want to pay to look at debauchery and how would anyone trust any info on such a site when so much is lies? 

 

Its really time to let go of the need to transact with other humans and the anger. Unity in all ways requires letting go of the system, which separates us into class levels, and drugs us with ideas of betterment over others.

Sorry I don't agree with the above comment. Apologies. I meant I don't agree in censoring graphic videos, I just don't like thinking about their relatives. 

[Fluke]

On 11/8/2024 at 10:47 AM, Dickwan said:

The poor old lad who was decapitated is talk of the town round my way (Leith area of Edinburgh). No one believes the 'bus theory', in fact it's openly derided and mocked. A number of factors are fuelling speculation (not saying I'm in agreement here, just what is being said):

I'm going to submit a freedom of Information request. 

 

Although looks like they are still investigating. 

 

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/unanswered-questions-after-severed-head-34067127.amp

Edited November 9, 2024 by Fluke

[Mazthehobo]

16 hours ago, Fluke said:

I'm going to submit a freedom of Information request. 

 

Although looks like they are still investigating. 

 

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/unanswered-questions-after-severed-head-34067127.amp

I suppose if the victim had been dragged along by the bus then that would explain his body being away from his head.

When I was a kid a young girl near me got hit by a car which then carried on driving. Bits of her were all down the main road until the point where the driver had eventually stopped. She had been caught underneath the vehicle and basically dragged for a mile or so.

 

So who knows. Peculiar story though on a halloween day.

[Grumpy Owl]

Lest we forget...

 

Man arrested at Walsall Remembrance parade after trouble near cenotaph

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A man has been arrested after trouble at a Black Country Remembrance parade. The incident is said to have been sparked when the man walked into a crowd at the Walsall Remembrance Service in Bradford Place in the town centre on Sunday (November 10) morning.

He is alleged to have shouted at the crowd and sworn at them. That then sparked a response with angry parade attenders chasing after the man. He was ushered into the Memoirs Bar in Bradford Place and kept there until the police arrived. The man was then arrested and led into a police car and driven away.

A video taken at the scene shows an angry crowd shouting at the man and calling him a 'traitor' and 'rat' as he is put in the back of a police car. It is then driven away with blue lights flashing and its siren sounding.

from: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/man-arrested-walsall-remembrance-parade-30339077

 

Sadly there is no description of the offender, and the accompanying video in the article has them conveniently blurred out.

 

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An eyewitness, who asked not to be named said: “A man walked into the crowd at remembrance service and shouted: “F**k the church, and what the British empire did was a f**king disgrace.” About 15 people chased after him and shouted at him towards Memoirs Bar on Bradford Street.

 

I maintain that everyone has the right to their own opinion, but there is a time and a place to express it. And in the middle of a Remembrance Service is a disgraceful time to do so.

[Mazthehobo]

2 hours ago, Grumpy Owl said:

Lest we forget...

 

Man arrested at Walsall Remembrance parade after trouble near cenotaph

from: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/man-arrested-walsall-remembrance-parade-30339077

 

Sadly there is no description of the offender, and the accompanying video in the article has them conveniently blurred out.

 

 

I maintain that everyone has the right to their own opinion, but there is a time and a place to express it. And in the middle of a Remembrance Service is a disgraceful time to do so.

Yeah I agree with you. 
I think people should be able to protest if they want to but it’s disrespectful. 
That being said, in a world where freedom of speech is being censored more every day who am I to tell someone they can’t protest…