Not sure about the meteorology at the Castle this morn-too
dark to see, but I can tell that there is a lot of fast moving air about.
But the good news is that it is warm-ish.
Apparently David Cameron will today warn the British public
that turning round the economy will be a long haul but he will insist that the
country should not be "paralysed by gloom and fear".
In his closing speech to the Conservative Party conference
in Manchester, he will concede that the flat lining economy is in a worse
condition than he expected when he became Prime Minister last year. But he will
argue that the pain will be worth it, and end on an optimistic note about the
future.
Mr Cameron will say: "The only way out of a debt crisis
is to deal with your debts. That means households – all of us – paying off the
credit card and store card bills. It means banks getting their books in
order."
A couple were forced to allow fire-fighters to cut off the
roof of their undamaged Rover after inviting the victim of a car crash to take
refuge in their vehicle.
Natalie Brain and her boyfriend leapt to the rescue of the
female driver after seeing her clamber out of the wreckage of her overturned
Mini.
Fearing the car would catch fire, they invited the shocked
woman to sit in their own vehicle while they dialled 999.
But when emergency services arrived at the scene, paramedics
decided the driver had possible spinal injuries and insisted she could not be
lifted out through the car door.
The incident happened following the crash in Blackwater,
Surrey, during the evening of September 25.
Miss Brain, a carer from nearby Yateley, was heading home
when she spotted the overturned BMW Mini and realised the driver needed help.
......Ever goes unpunished.
A motorist was caught driving while using a laptop, writing
down the answers to a quiz on the radio and drinking coffee all at the same
time, police said today.
The behaviour was observed during a crackdown on distracted
drivers by Hampshire police, with other offences including a man eating a pear
with a knife while driving and motorists using mobile phones.
The force hired an unmarked HGV cab for the initiative in
order to get a good viewpoint from which they could observe and video
offenders.
As well as the Scania lorry cab, police used two marked cars and a marked
motorcycle for the crackdown, called Operation Tramline.
Sergeant Paul Diamond said: "This should send a very
loud message out to motorists. If you are caught using your mobile phone whilst
driving you will face a £60 fine and three points on your licence.
"Should you crash whilst driving distracted or on your
phone, causing death by careless driving is punishable by 14 years in prison
and we will seek to robustly prosecute anyone committing these offences
Must have been a woman-well men can’t multi-task can they.......
A Dubai restaurant
has earned the world record for being the highest from ground level.
At.mosphere
received a plaque Tuesday from Guinness World Records for the achievement.
The restaurant is
located on Level 122 of Burj Khalifa -- the tallest building in the world.
At.mosphere is 442 metres above the ground.
The restaurant
boasts a grill, lounge setting and "outstanding views of the Arabian
Gulf."
Day-trippers
enjoying the heat wave on a Hampshire beach were stunned to spot a lost penguin
frolicking in the waves.
Visitors to
Southsea beach, near Portsmouth, filmed the penguin diving in and out of the
waves.
Joanne Gordon, 35,
of Aldershot, said: "I couldn't believe it when I saw it swimming around
away just six feet from me."
Earlier, the bird
is said to have been seen waddling around the harbour to the surprise of
onlookers.
It's believed it
was a jackass penguin which normally makes its home in South Africa, 6,000
miles away, reports The Sun.
I haven’t had a frolic in Pompey for years......
The boss of lap dancing company Spearmint Rhino has
suggested hard-up students should consider stripping as a way to pay for
university tuition fees.
John Specht, UK vice president of the company, said female
students could earn good money while having "fun" working in lap
dancing clubs.
His comments have sparked fierce criticism from student
leaders who blame the government for forcing undergraduates into stripping to
make ends meet.
Mr Specht said: "These girls earn a lot. Some of these
girls are on their own and their parents can't help them or are unable to help
them.
Wonder if they are looking for daft old farts?
Angus
