A definite lack of vertical distance in the liquid metal
gauge at the Castle this morn, the big warm yellow thing has been replaced with
lots of opaque sky stuff, the butler is back to shoving fat, carbon neutral
teenagers into the furnace and his Maj has discovered the joy of waiting for me
to “cultivate” the borders and then leaving me a present.
To all those
plonkers who didn’t panic but rushed to their nearest go-juice station to “top
up” their tanks-you have been had by the Piss Poor Policies Millionaires Club
Coalition who has raked in quite a lot of loot from human nature...
Still
in battery powered Blighty
BMW is recalling more than 100,000 cars in the UK due to a
battery problem which could in extreme cases cause a fire.
A BMW spokesman said it was recalling 109,000 5 Series and 6
Series models in the UK because of "an issue with a battery cable cover
which, in a small number of cases, has been incorrectly fitted. In rare cases
this could result in owners not being able to start their vehicle. In extremely
rare cases the electrical system could malfunction, leading to a scorching of
the boot floor and a fire may result. This issue has come to light through the
continuous testing and development of BMW vehicles and some customer feedback.”
No accidents or injuries to a person have been reported. The
number of cars affected by this recall during the seven-year time frame in the
UK is 109,000. Owners of affected cars will be contacted in the coming weeks
and asked to arrange a visit to their dealer.
Any concerned BMW 5 Series and 6 Series owners should
contact the BMW customer service number on 0800 325600.
Should have gone to Honda...
Thousands of patients are to be cared for by staff working
for a private company after Virgin Care finalised the biggest outsourcing deal
yet for running day-to-day NHS services.
The company, part-owned by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin
Group, has signed a £500 million, five-year contract to run a wide variety of
community health services in Surrey.
Virgin Care will take over the running of Surrey Care
Services, part of NHS Surrey, the local primary care trust.
Responsibilities include running eight community hospitals,
where elderly people often recover after an operation, before being sent home.
Virgin Care will also provide community nursing - helping
people stay at home, or providing end-of-life care - and health visitors for
parents with young babies.
Other services being outsourced include breast cancer
screening, sexual health clinics, specialist dental work, physiotherapy and
rehabilitation.
About 2,500 NHS staff will be transferred to Virgin Care,
although an NHS Surrey spokesman said there would be "no change" to
their pay and conditions.
A joint statement from NHS Surrey and Virgin Care claimed:
"This is essentially a transfer of management and follows national
guidance that allows the trust to focus on developing, buying and managing the
performance of services, leaving the provider to concentrate on delivering services."
Anne Walker, chief executive of NHS Surrey, described it as
"excellent news for patients, carers and staff".
Yeah right...tell us that in a year or so when the “truth”
comes out...
Plod has come up with a cunning plan to prevent burglaries-by
breaking into people’s homes.
Police in Shoebury, Essex, have
been going round testing doors and windows of houses to check if they have been
left unlocked - and if they find an easy way in they will wake up the household
to warn them their house is insecure.
The new police campaign is aimed
at warning people of the dangers of late-night break-ins.
That should make some poo come
out....
At the
'Salon du Chocolat' in Bordeaux, France chocolate dresses are on show.
Num. Num, num and don’t forget that according to “experts”
eating choccy will make you slim...
Antonio Ereditato CERN’s project's coordinator has
disappeared at less than the speed of light after they discovered that
neutrinos don’t blow Einstein’s theory into the past.
Probably some biscuit crumbs in the works-again...
And finally:
New Zealand's first cannabis club has installed a vending machine to
dispense the drug.
The
club, the Daktory in the West Auckland suburb of New Lynn, has been using the
machine to avoid any members being charged for dealing in the drug.The hired vending machine, usually filled with toys or confectionery, sells one gram bags of cannabis for $NZ20 ($15.70), the AucklandNow website reports.
The Daktory opened in November 2008, but after its founder Dakta Green was jailed in June 2011 for possessing, selling and allowing the warehouse to be used for drug taking, its doors closed.
It has since been used as the headquarters for the National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (Norml).
However, Norml president Julian Crawford confirmed the Daktory club was again open for business.
Mr Crawford said the vending machine has been a “hit” with
guests.
Sounds a bit potty to me....
That’s it: I’m orf to tot up
Super Earths
And today’s thought:
Private health care
Angus
