[GMJ]

Quite ingenious I thought...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-61541224

:smile2:

 

[raynipper]

Oh wonderful.

Ray.

 

[Pudsey_Bear]

Nice one.

 

[GMJ]

Here's another one taken from an article n the Queen visiting the Chelsea Flower Show...

"Showing her around was Keith Weed, president of The Royal Horticultural Society."

Surely not

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61551862

 

[GMJ]

Here's another one.

Watch the short video

BBC apologises after 'Manchester United are rubbish' appears on screen

The message "Manchester United are rubbish" appeared on screen during a news broadcast on Tuesday.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Pudsey_Bear]

Which dumb fecker set it to go live though, not the trainee I expect, but they are rubbish though.

 

[GMJ]

Sadly not me....but it did make me smile though

Postcode Lottery: Hundreds in Rhymney share £3.7m lottery win

A total of 435 people win thousands of pounds, with £370,000 for one, and £185,000 for eight others.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[GMJ]

That's the bunting up...

 

[GMJ]

I had 2 pints of the first pression on the menu with my lunch the other day...

 

[GMJ]

Cheeky blighter

Full story here...

Pembrokeshire: Seal seen 'chilling out' on dinghy

Karis Hedges who captured the image says the seal was acting like it was "the most normal thing" to do.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[GMJ]

Whilst not happy that she got hurt, what a silly idea to try and take a hammer throwers car!

Wlodarczyk to have surgery after thwarting thief

Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk says she will have surgery on an injury sustained while apprehending a thief who broke into her car.

www.bbc.com

Do any of you folks reading this come across any things that raise a smile in the news etc? If so then please post away. we could all do with some cheering up sometimes...

 

[jiwawa]

Do any of you folks reading this come across any things that raise a smile in the news etc? If so then please post away. we could all do with some cheering up sometimes...

😂😂 You're definitely an optimist Graham! Not much to smile about in the news these days!

 

[GMJ]

That's why I started the thread Jean. Most of our stuff is doom and gloom so I thought the odd bit of levity might help!

 

[GMJ]

😂😂 You're definitely an optimist Graham! Not much to smile about in the news these days!

Here's a nice example of what I mean Jean...

Man v horse: Powys race won by runner Ricky Lightfoot

Ricky Lightfoot reveals he had been awake for 29 hours before the event after flying from Tenerife.

www.bbc.co.uk

Fair play to him. That's some achievement.

A very apt surname too

 

[raynipper]

I rarely dwell on Farcebook but occasionally there are some incredible videos pop up showing daring feats or charming animals. But I haven't found out how to copy and paste on here.

Ray.

 

[jiwawa]

Here's a nice example of what I mean Jean...

Man v horse: Powys race won by runner Ricky Lightfoot

Ricky Lightfoot reveals he had been awake for 29 hours before the event after flying from Tenerife.

www.bbc.co.uk

Wow, that certainly did bring a smile to my face!

 

[GMJ]

 

[GMJ]

We have one day of heat forecast in the south of the UK today and the news has gone mad.

This made me smile though and brought back a few memories...

How we coped with heatwaves in the past

A look back at Wales during the hot weather over the years - and how we got heatwaves licked.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[GMJ]

...

 

[GMJ]

What a top bloke this guy is. Fair play...

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov auctions Nobel medal for $103m

Dmitry Muratov says all the money from the auction will go to help refugees from the war in Ukraine.

www.bbc.co.uk