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A more deserving cause for a fundraiser I would have thought? https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/van-petrol-bombed-owner-out-21040161 She's still a few donations short of being able to go back to work.

Yes, the lyrics were loosely based on Till Death Us Do Part and the first 200 pressings were labelled "Randy Scouse Git" till someone told a record executive what the words meant and they were forced to change it.

Another classic from the soundtrack of The Queen's Gambit (there are no spoilers). This was the B-side of I'm a Believer and except for Micky Dolenz on lead vocals is actually being played by a group called "Candy Store Prophets" who also wrote the song.

When I saw this clip in The Queen's Gambit I thought it was so stupid I assumed it must be a parody by the scriptwriters. It turns out they really did sing and dance like that in 1965.

Yes. I sent it to Ancestry DNA's lab in Ireland and then submitted their test results to Heritage DNA and FamilyTree DNA for further analysis.

I registered with Ancestry and two other so-called DNA testing sites using a false name. Despite several thousand results so far they've yet to find a single close relative. The closest Ancestry got a was "3rd cousin" who might be related to the false name I gave them who could have been found...

ALL children should receive free school meals, regardless of family income.

I did this once, starting very small. Installed one of those programs which matches bets in a horserace. Discovered at the last minute that if a certain outsider won I'd have been out of pocket around £600 for the sake of a few quid profit. Fortunately it didn't but gave up after that and...

He's back! :D https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dogecoin-bitcoin-prices-climb-as-elon-musk-solicits-help-to-improve-meme-coin-talks-sustainability-with-miners-11621892024?mod=home-page Elon Musk said Monday that he’s working on two fronts that could be read as bullish in the longer term for...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-57223755 "Police said at this stage there was no evidence to suggest it was a targeted shooting or that she had received any credible threats against her prior to the incident."

Half the people in supermarkets don't know how to wear a facemask let alone how to inject a vaccine.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-dogecoin-tweet-twitter-cryptocurrencies-bitcoin-ethereum-124155978.html The price of Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) spiked on Thursday, before retreating slightly, after Tesla (TSLA) founder Elon Musk again posted his support for it on social media. The...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-57102038 A victim of online scammers, who was conned into giving away her savings, has warned others not to make the same mistake. Julie Bushnell said she felt ashamed and embarrassed after falling for a Bitcoin fraud that cost her £9,000. It used...

And again! https://www.marketwatch.com/story/elon-musk-tweets-about-dogecoin-and-prices-immediately-jump-11620947452 A day after revealing that Tesla Inc. would stop accepting bitcoin as payment for its cars, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk suggested Thursday that another cryptocurrency...

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dogecoin-prices-flop-as-elon-musk-hosts-saturday-night-live-11620540981?mod=home-page The price of the cryptocurrency dogecoin plunged overnight as Tesla Inc. TSLA, +1.33% Chief executive — and crypto bull — Elon Musk hosted “Saturday Night...

I think you'll find it's the same hassle when trying to buy crypto? It was for me anyway. I gave up in the end.

Buffy, most definitely.

"The Nevers" (HBO) Joss Whedon's historical fantasy adventure. I suggest avoiding all spoilers including trailers, reviews, forum comments, etc. The first 14 minutes is a self-contained mini-episode so you can tell from that whether you're going to love it or hate it.

This made me laugh...

Ajax fiercely turns against Super League Ajax has turned against the arrival of the so-called Super League. The Amsterdam club, which was named as one of the additional participants in the revolutionary competition, has announced through general director Edwin van der Sar that it fully supports...