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BBC News NI. A Summerland fire survivor calls for a fresh inquest. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-68871177

I had a phone call from "Jenny from Microsoft technical department". She wanted to ask me about my computer. "You do realize by making this call, you're now in violation of your own privacy policy. Would you like to explain why, please?" Somebody decided to terminate the call and it certainly wasn't me

Sixty redundancies amongst Shoprite admin staff. Whenever there's a takeover bid, there are almost, always redundancies.

More than that, I dare say his insurance policy is now void. Reading the fine print, any car insurance company will tell you of the consequences.

If any Tesco staff ask me, "Would you like to use a self-service till?" I just reply, "No thanks. I don't work here."

So, Tesco intend to buy Shoprite? It doesn't surprise me in the least because on 21 March 1997, Tesco announced the purchase of the retail arm of Associated British Foods, which consisted of the Quinnsworth, Stewarts and Crazy Prices chains in Ireland and Northern Ireland, and associated businesses, for £640 million.

Do you mean, something like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJnBwvA8V7w

Look on the bright side - You'll never receive e-mails "Here's what you've missed."

Back in Summer 2018, I was considering taking a holiday on the island. I phoned and e-mailed several hotels in Douglas in an attempt to book a single room (no supplement) bed & breakfast stay for a week in August. Prices quoted were between £700 and £900. Seriously? Was this just profiteering because August is when the English holidays take place? Honestly, where in the world could you go if you had £900? Needless to say, I didn't holiday in the Isle of Man that year. I like the idea of a vintage car road race festival. It should encompass the Manx Motor Museum. If I ever returned to the island, it's one place I'd want to visit. Certainly, there's plenty of scope for a festival of the kind as I've noticed there are many vintage and classic cars on the island. Nevertheless, encourage competition from the UK and abroad.

Local Steam Packet crewman receives an award... https://www.facebook.com/100064379754146/posts/pfbid026ENBWVCdAui5J3r6cYvV82BkAkrwADk9Z3QvpCyQPAcqsE4SrinqsTgU9CeHwacol/?app=fbl

Weren't motorhomes based on the island eighteen years ago? I know that the SPC wouldn't take them on board their ferries

Adverts like this aren't necessarily true. The Isle of Man was in black and white when I was a kid in 1987 | By UKADS | Facebook The problem is, the Isle of Man has changed. I used to have holidays there between 2005 and 2009. Between 2008 and then, i noticed quite a few changes, especially in Douglas. The Min-Y-Don Cafe became a private residence and the Carousel Cafe had been closed down. The Waterfall Hotel at Glen Maye had been turned into a "chav pub" with a pool table and loud music - such a stark contrast from 2006 when I heard the bar manager yell down the phone "WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF EVERYTHING!". It was a good, popular place to eat. The only real indoor tourist facility I visited was Castle Rushen. For practically everything else, I just wanted an "outdoors" holiday. However, I'm not sure if you could call the Villa Marina arcade a "tourist facility" but I was amazed at the change, compared to what it was in 2006. I'd wanted to see the interior of the Camera Obscura at Douglas Head, but it was closed. Is it really a viable option to build more hotels? Hotels in Douglas have either been demolished, closed down or converted to luxury apartments. Believe me, I'd absolutely love to see that huge ivory tower on the hill - the Falcon Cliff Hotel, restored to its former glory. I think that better transport links to and from the island are needed. If I wanted to take an IOMSPC ferry there- which I did, sailings are not on a daily basis and arrival and departure times are sometimes at "stupid o'clock" in the morning or at night. Getting up at 3am to catch a ferry home and therefore missing an hotel breakfast at 7am was my least favourite thing about the Isle of Man.

This sort of thing happened to my mum and I last Easter when one of the daycare nurses asked "What kind of care would you expect us to provide? Would you consider no nursing visits until Easter Tuesday?" "No. I take no holidays, so why should you?"

Firstly, Nigel Farage had his bank account closed. Now, the banks want to "cancel the countryside". Would the Manx banks do the same? https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/gun-clubs-accounts-shut-as-banks-cancel-the-countryside/ar-AA1eKXBG?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=00858d1c34824a8b978d67a6118581d7&ei=10

Reported by BBC News NI. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-66377741