In the news

earth under attack !
log off, power down and get underground

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/huge-solar-storm-hits-earth-power-grid-and-gps-could-be-disrupted-but-auroras-might-be-seen-10338332.html

i'd been having trouble getting a good reception for womans hour on radio 4
now i know why

Any chance of a solar storm advantage on strava?

just make sure you are cycling WITH the gamma rays and charged particles ... you might get to 99.999999% the speed of light

may even see some aurorae in london

auroras-might-be-seen

Like a solar nip-slip

like a stellar sideboob

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/star-wars-podracer-actor-jake-lloyd-arrested-following-highspeed-chase-10335578.html

.

Sounds like a bar I was taken to for lunch today...

pics ?

Will the solar powered fairy lights in my garden charge quicker?

Michael Gove: Justice system fails society's poorest

u fkn wot m8?

Did you suddenly forget about all of the cuts made to legal aid, and reforms to the legal system that marginalise those that most need it?

hey! that was the responsibility of the LAST government, you know, the ones they inherited the current mess from.

...oh wait.

it wuz the liberals wot made us do it

Gove makes much more sense when you view him as a sort of human bin-fire - he's designed to distract attention whilst others do something in the background, as flaming rubbish shoots everywhere drawing the eye of passers-by.

#rep

The justice secretary also said the profession "can do more", suggesting the "golden circle" of law firms should take on more pro-bono work.

Lolz. Blue sky thinking of how to get the private sector involved I guess.

Dear A&O/similar partner, We thought because you're good with M&A and stuff you could represent some domestic violence survivors in your free time. It's all basically the same thing right?

Also does this;

He said there had been "worrying tendency" for the courts to erode exempted areas and the case for ministers to get advice from their civil servants in a "safe space" - beyond the reach of FOI - needed to be re-asserted.

mean Ministers and Civil Servants need a way of keeping their secrets away from potential FOIs? Or the other way round? Courts impinging on The Government's civil liberties? Surreal.

Did you get to see any nice aureolas though?

Anyone posted this yet?

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/chilling-police-helicopter-cctv-shows-mentally-ill-man-rampage-through-north-london-gardens-moments-after-decapitating-great-grandmother-10339299.html

No cos we're not fucking ghouls

Aside from the macabre title and what happened just before the video was made, there is no macabre or ghoulish element to this video. It shows the police handling a frightening and hazardous situation.

There is tension in the video, not gore.

Didn't that happen ages ago?

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/jun/23/chennai-india-first-cycle-cafe

“Data shows that the most vulnerable road users are cyclists and pedestrians. Our cities need cycle tracks and we need to increase penalties for those responsible for road accidents, and increase camera surveillance to investigate when somebody is hit. This is why the upcoming Road Transport and Safety Bill must look at the safety of cyclists.”

So whats the point of first world/London?

Takes a while for things to go to court

Ah. They're reporting the sentencing.