NEWS - w/e 24/05/26
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Why everyone hates Jeremy Corbin
Kylie has second cancer scare
Statin warnings
Eurovision ? oh dear !
Dangers of Ibuprofen
America in decline
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Eurovision spokesperson La Voix branded 'shameless' by co-star after BBC bosses' warning
Story by Matt Jackson
The UK’s Eurovision Song Contest spokesperson La Voix was branded “shameless” by a co-star after being issued a “warning” by BBC bosses. La Voix was announced as the representative of the Eurovision jury after her appearance on Strictly Come Dancing last year. It means the RuPaul’s Drag Race UK finalist because the first ever “spokesqueen” for the United Kingdom at Eurovision. The performer told the BBC she was “absolutely over the moon” to dishing out the UK’s points this evening.
JB: Of all the announcers giving their scores - this being the most boring part of the show - I THOROUGHLY enjoyed La Voix when she was on as she was great fun, told the truth and made a joke of it all, which was GREAT FUN. Those who complain, GET A LIFE - AND PLEASE - HAVE YOU NOTHING ELSE BETTER TO DO ??? ...
NHS warns statin users about side effects that need urgent attention
The NHS has shared the statin side effects that may need urgent medical attention, including the symptoms doctors say should never be ignored.
JB: I have stopped taking statins as it caused severe muscle and joint ache and a constant runny nose and eventually, my back was bad, so - we shall see if this gets better without the drug intake.
I'm a Eurovision superfan and here is the real reason the UK hasn't won in years
Story by Fran Winston
The UK's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 barely rated in pre-show betting this year, which is hardly surprising given that, other than Sam Ryder in 2022, we have barely bothered the leaderboard. Indeed, in recent years, several of the acts sent to the contest have received the dreaded null points in the audience vote, and on two occasions, the UK has finished last. While this inevitably leads to grumblings of a fix or Europe hating the UK, the reality is far more complex. (Not everything is down to Brexit!)
JB: We seem unable to write a simple winning song ?
Urgent warning to anyone taking ibuprofen
Story by Jon King
Consumers have been urged to be cautious of relying on anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen for pain relief due to their impact on kidney function. People with a higher risk of kidney disease, such as diabetics or people with high blood pressure, should be particularly careful, according to Kidney Care UK and the National Pharmacy Association (NPA).
Hundreds at protest in tiny UK town as migrants relocated there from hotel
Story by Eleanor Burleigh
Hundreds of people took to the streets of a Norfolk town after migrants were moved to the area from taxpayer-funded hotels over the weekend. Demonstrators gathered in central Watton on Sunday, May 17, to oppose plans to move asylum seekers from the Brook Hotel in Bowthorpe into the East Anglian market town.
Around 200 people took part in the peaceful protest after migrants were bussed to houses of multiple occupancy (HMO) in Watton last week. Organiser Lee Watson said: "I didn't want people coming here and waving Union flags - at that point, the argument is lost."
Migrant with no right to work in Britain wins employment tribunal
Story by Charles Hymas
A Malaysian migrant with no legal right to work in the UK has won an employment tribunal case after facing discrimination in the workplace. Erin Ong is in line for compensation, even though she did not have a work permit and was only on a visitor’s visa when she was managing a hotel in Britain. An employment judge ruled that Ms Ong could receive compensation for discrimination despite her employment being “tainted by illegality”.
JB: Disgraceful. Absolutely disgraceful on both sides.
Woman who claimed she could not walk jailed for benefit fraud after 10k race
Story by Stephanie Wareham,
A woman who claimed she struggled to leave the house or walk was exposed as a benefit cheat after CCTV showed her taking part in exercise classes at the gym.
Helen Green, 49, received more than £25,000 in Personal Independence Payment (PIP) between January 2020 and March 2023 after telling the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) she suffered severe rheumatoid arthritis in every joint and a slipped disk that left her housebound and in need of crutches.
JB: I find it hard to believe that someone claiming benefits for a disability then goes on a marathon and is seen at the gym. Is this women complete and utter nut job ? How dumb can you be. It staggers belief that she didn't think this through.
He treated staff like garbage - James Corden finally gets destroyed online
James Corden spent years building the image of Hollywood’s nicest and funniest TV host, but behind the scenes, stories about his behavior kept piling up. This video dives into the scandals, public meltdowns, celebrity feuds, and awkward interviews that slowly destroyed his reputation in both the UK and the US. From clashes with Patrick Stewart to being exposed by Jimmy Kimmel live on television, the cracks in Corden’s public persona became impossible to ignore. What started as fame and success eventually turned into one of Hollywood’s biggest public downfalls.
Kylie Minogue reveals secret second cancer diagnosis
Story by Jessamy Calkin
“It was like she was telling herself for the first time,” says director Michael Harte of the moment, on the final stretch of filming his Netflix documentary on Kylie Minogue, when the famously private singer quietly revealed her second cancer diagnosis. Earlier, Minogue, 57, had talked about the trauma of recovering from her much publicised breast cancer in 2005, which meant a cancelled tour and a lost Glastonbury headlining slot. Harte was filming her singing the song Story, when she stopped to make an emotional confession: she’d had another cancer diagnosis in 2021, which she kept to herself.
JB: When any government sets the police on ordinary people, Mums and Dads with Grandparents and kids in tow, then there is something VERY damned wrong with the country. When people are so incensed at the wrong doing being undertaken and where their voice is ignored - than all we have left is to stand up and say ' NO ' - and when the government rides roughshot over the heads of the people who have come out in genuine protest, and where the police turn AGAINST THE PEOPLE while defending the very reason locals are so incensed and their opinions are called illegal - when it is the illegal migrants that are the cause -- then there is somethign VERY wrong with the manner in which locals are treated as the bad guy when the country is SICK AND TIRED OF THIS GOVERNMENT TURNING AGAINST ITS OWN PEOPLE AND SUPPORTING ILLEGAL MIGRATION AND WHERE OUR RIGHTS ARE CAST ASIDE IN PLACE A SLOW INVASION BY THOSE WHO WISH TO ERADICATE THE BRITISH WAY OF LIFE AND REPLACE IT WITH A SHARIA SOCIETY.
What a Reform government could mean for the housing market and landlords
Emily Braeger
Reform’s rise in the polls has prompted growing debate over what a Nigel Farage-led government could mean for the UK housing market. The party has positioned itself as pro-business, pro-investment and opposed to what it sees as excessive regulation. But what might it actually do – and what impact will it have? The i Paper takes
Trump: Xi Jinping is 'right' to call America 'nation in decline'
Story by Noopur Jambhekar
US president Donald Trump said Xi Jinping was “right” to call America “a nation in decline” during an interview with Fox News on Friday (15 May). Speaking with Fox News anchor Bret Baier following his return from China, Trump revealed that he agreed with Xi Jinping's assessment of the US. Recalling his conversation with the Chinese president, Trump said, “He said that America is a nation in decline," and noted that he had responded, "You're right."
JB: America is in a steep dive decline and TRUMP IS 100% the reason while - oh so sadly - he sincerely believes that he is Americas salvation, it's hero, it's God like figure sent from the Heavens Above to restore a white supremist ideology based loosely - very loosely - on massively edited and carefully chosen Biblical passages used to exert control and domination over others. America is in decluine, and it's all because of TRUMP.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor still believes he is 'entitled to taxpayer-funded security'
Story by Ben McCaffrey
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has "always believed he is entitled to taxpayer-funded security", a royal commentator has claimed. Since 2019, the former prince has not been provided security courtesy of the taxpayer and has instead relied on private protection. Seven years ago, he was told to step down from his royal duties by the late Queen Elizabeth II, following his links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. He has consistently denied any wrongdoing regarding Epstein.
jb comments:- I cannot stand the snobbish arrogance of this man but I do feel desperately sorry for the man who - quite simply- hasn't a fucking clue and walks into things with his eyes wide open assuming everyone and everything will go according to his plan, his desire, his wants and his demands - and then fumbles and falls - especially now with only 3 staff and not 30 - and his entitled manner simply disgusts, but is understandable, considering he has never known any different. All this came about because he couldn't keep his big gob shut and went on TV to completely and utterly destroy himself while assuming the public would think him wonderful - well they didn't, and now he is in absoute hell, and it's all of his own making.
KEEP YOUR GOB SHUT ANDREW AND YOUR ZIPPER DONE UP.
Andrew fails to respond over honour
Prince Andrew ignores City of London request to relinquish Freedom; censure motion set for 21 May after his Feb arrest.
Latest laws and rules if you want to own a pet
Story by Kate Lally
For millions across Britain, having a pet brings with it huge joys. However, before you set out to find a new furry companion, you should understand the rights and rules.
There are strict age restrictions and other rules, as well as new entitlements for those renting their properties. If you're considering acquiring a new pet, here is everything you must know about your legal entitlements and obligations, as well as what will be expected of you.
Disease spreads across UK as RSPB issues 'ban' to gardeners
Story by Alex Evans
A vicious killer disease is spreading from garden to garden across the UK and has led to an urgent warning from bird charity the RSPB. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has issued an urgent warning to stop feeding seeds to garden birds from May 1 all the way to October 31. The RSPB has warned gardeners to stop feeding birds seeds or peanuts on upright bird feeders, and not to use flat tables at all. The charity is concerned that feeding seeds and peanuts to birds in the spring and summer months, as well-meaning as it is, is actively spreading trichomonosis.
Council to charge for removing flags from lamp posts
A council is seeking to reclaim costs from anyone who has attached flags to lamp posts without permission. St George’s Cross and Union flags were put up across the country after the Raise the Colours movement gained popularity. Now Lib Dem-led Shropshire council has said it will remove “unauthorised flags” and charge those responsible for the costs. David Vasmer, the head of roads and the environment at the authority, said the council was looking to prosecute anyone who had affixed flags without authority. “Removing flags is not normal council business, it is not a statutory service, and therefore it comes at an additional cost to the council and its residents, depending on the number and location of flags,” said the councillor.
Meghan Markle insider reveals why ‘no one wants to hang out with her’
Lauren Welch, Sarah Barltrop
An insider has revealed why "no one wants to hang out" with Meghan Markle amid claims that she has fallen out with former celebrity friends - or that the friendships were not all they appeared to be. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were previously thought to share close friendships with the likes of George and Amal Clooney, David Beckham and Oprah Winfrey.
As reported by the Daily Mail, the insider claims that Meghan and Harry "love famous people" and that they are "very name-droppy". Sharing why it appears no one wants to associate with Meghan, one insider added that they believe the reason is due their own fears of her "using their name" for her own benefit. ( Maybe its because everyone sees her as just another manipulative wife destined to destroy her husband.)
JB COMMENTS;- Her whole plan was to be the next Princess Di - adored and loved by a nation - BUT - she is hated - dispised and ridiculed almost everywhere she goes and is seen as the woman who destroyed a Royal Prince and for an unemployed, out of work actress, and who only worked on one TV programme - ONE - I am confused as to why the world is so interested - or more to the point, WHY THE FUCK SHE THINKS WE GIVE A RATS ASS ABOUT HER - WHEN WE DAMNED WELL DON'T, yet all the time, the news is full of her:- Meghan this, Meghan that - more so than about her husband who IS news worthy as he - HE - actually IS SOMEONE IMPORTAT - she is just the little wife who married well, then took control of him, dragged him from his family and went on TV to complain of racism when it was SHE WHO WAS THE RACIST - EVERY MIXED RACE FAMILY ON THIS PLANET WILL ASK THE SAME EXACT QUESTION;- 'I wonder what colour the baby will be ?'- ; and this is not racism,- that is her strirring the pot against the royals. She is a danger to any family. She is a trouble maker;- she is manipulative, controling and self seeking through and through and fuck anyone why gets in her way.
He comes over as a weak willed pussy of a man who had turned into her lap dog doing everything she demands and he is a wimp. Time for him to grow a paif of balls and stand up for himself and stop allowing - ALLOWING - this controlling witch to drag him down any further because, he is almost at rock bottom. She has used him just as she has used everyone, to her own ends and she will dump him if a better - wealthier man, TV contract or movie deal came her way and she would be off so fast....
Not a fan.
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