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@METAVERZUZ C. But missing lots from her era and before - Bessie Smith? Billie Holiday? Ella? No Streisand? Still Aretha, though.

Who’s your favorite female vocalist of all time? A) Whitney Houston B) Mariah Carey C) Aretha Franklin D) Celine Dion E) Beyoncé F) Jazmine Sullivan G) Patti LaBelle H) Chaka Khan I) Toni Braxton J) Adele K) Tina Turner L) Comment another vocalist ✍️

@FilmFileUK "are you thinking what I'm thinking" iykyk :D

@elab49 I forgot about Get Smart. That's a great shout!

Which TV shows that were remade and recast for a film adaptation worked well, and which ones sadly missed the mark? Two examples: Miami Vice was great, but CHiPS was dreadful. #QuestionOfTheWeek

@audibleuk The one where it doesn't auto start after titles it remotely similar.

It’s been said the Sorting Hat takes your preferences into consideration. Make your case for which Hogwarts house you should be in... #HarryPotter

Whatever happened to Reform UK's Black Shirt raffle, I hear you wonder? Who were the lucky winners and what good cause did they donate to? Well, I waited the requisite three months and submitted a Freedom of Information request to Westminster City Council and had the answers back last week. Perhaps is enough people share this around, we might track down one of the lucky winners that was supposed to have a 'lunch experience' near Nigel Farage. 𝕏 Article: x.com/donmcgowan/sta… Substack: open.substack.com/pub/donmcgowan…

@BladeoftheS Is this one of they panic deleted at the time of the fake that got caught out, on a similar theme?

The Telegraph removed this story because instead of sympathy, people were laughing at their ridiculous greed. Don't spread it The Telegraph wouldn't like that. 🤣

@DrMatthewSweet @Larushka_iz Ray Brooks was a bad guy on thd Avengers last night. That voice, it really didn't compute.

@Larushka_iz Oh wow. John Hannah once told me the sad tale of how his pitch for it failed in the 90s ... didn't Johnny Depp try too? It requires a sort of smooth good humoured placidity. Not sure who has that ...

Mr Benn live action film is Go! Never mind 007, the hot UK casting right now is is - who will play Mr.Benn?? And will he still wear a bowler hat???

@PolitlcsUK So the Met police system thinks only London residents get phones nicked?

🚨 NEW: The Met Police has released a transcript of Morgan McSweeney’s call reporting his Government phone stolen with no reference to the sensitive material on it Call handler: Police, what's your emergency? McSweeney: Oh, hello, someone just robbed my phone. Call handler: Did they actually take it from you just now? McSweeney: Yeah Call handler: How did they get away? McSweeney: So he's on a bike. He's come onto the pavement to grab my phone and cycled off on a bike. Call handler: And where did this happen? McSweeney: It happened in Belgrave Street* in Westminster. *We now know that the incident took place in Belgrave Road, Westminster. The call handler inputs Belgrave Street and it provides a matching road name in Tower Hamlets, which is what is recorded in error. There are further references to locations near to Belgrave Street in Tower Hamlets later in the call, which compounds the issue. Call handler: And whose phone are you using now? McSweeney: I've got two phones. I'm using my personal one. That was my work one. Call handler: Can I take the phone number for this phone you're calling on? McSweeney: Yeah, 07XXXXXXXXX. Call handler: Thank you. And you said Belgrave Street, yeah? McSweeney: Yeah, just kind of going back to the location. Call handler: Don't put yourself at any risk. It's not worth it over a phone. I appreciate it’s frustrating. Call handler: And which way did they go towards, this suspect on a bike? McSweeney: He went. He travels north. I saw him for a few blocks. Call handler: So where were you when you last saw him? Have you got any idea? McSweeney: Yeah, so. Call handler: Did you get up to Stepney? McSweeney: Let me tell you where I got to. I'm just going back to where I can. McSweeney: So he turned right. Sorry, he turned left. There's a park on top of the road and he turned left there. Call handler: Stepney Green Park, ok. McSweeney: Yeah. He turned left there. Call handler: Can you remember anything about his appearance? McSweeney: Yeah, he was young. He was a black guy. He was on a bike. Call handler: About how young? Call handler: Just a guess. McSweeney: Teens. Late teens. Call handler: Was he skinny, tall, any idea? McSweeney: Yeah. He was slim. He was about average height. Call handler: Was it an e bike or pedal bike? McSweeney: Pedal bike. Call handler: Have you got a tracker on the phone at all? McSweeney: I do. It’s a government phone. Call handler: And it's your work phone. What kind of phone is it? McSweeney: It’s an iPhone. Call handler: Do you know what model? McSweeney: I don't. [PAUSE] Call handler: Right, just bear with me a second. Call handler: We would normally deploy to see you but at the moment, we are having extreme demand on police officers. So, I don't know if you would prefer to make your way home and make a crime report over the phone or online tomorrow. I mean, I can complete one with you now. I can pass this down, you can wait, but I honestly do not know how long you'll be waiting, McSweeney: If I could complete it now that would be good. Call handler: Ok. Call handler: What's your name, please? McSweeney: My name is XXXXXXXXXX. Call handler: XXXXXXXXXX? (repeats name back) McSweeney: Yeah. Call handler: And your date of birth, please? McSweeney: It's XXXXXX Call handler: Is XXXXXXXXX (surname) all one word? McSweeney: Yeah, (spells surname). Call handler: And what's your home address? McSweeney: (Provides non-London address) Call handler: So you live in XXXXXX? McSweeney: Yeah. Call handler: Are you staying anywhere while you're in London? McSweeney: Yeah. Call handler: Sorry, it just takes a little bit longer to deal with an address outside of the Met. I do apologise. McSweeney: It’s ok. Call handler: And may I take an email for you please (name)? McSweeney: Yeah, it's XXXXXXXXXXX@XXXXXXXXXX.com (personal email address) Call handler: You'll get a copy of the preliminary crime report through to that email. Call handler: How would you like to be contacted by an investigating officer? By email or phone? McSweeney: Phone, please. Or either, I’m not fussed. Call handler: Have you got any finance apps on the phone? McSweeney: No. Call handler: You'll need to change any passwords for any logins you do have on the phone. McSweeney: Yeah, okay. Call handler: You're not vulnerable in any way. Are you? McSweeney: No I’m not. Call handler: Do you believe there was any CCTV near where the incident happened? McSweeney: Might be. [Inaudible] away from location. Call handler: Don't worry. Don't return. No, I'll just put at the moment unknown. And obviously, if we find out more, we find out more. Call handler: Are you willing to make a statement to support the investigation? McSweeney: Definitely. Call handler: So what time did he actually snatch the phone? McSweeney: About two minutes before I rung you and I chased, and then I rang my office to get the phone tracked and then I rang you. Call handler: Okay, cool. It would have been about 25 past that you were robbed. McSweeney: A little before, about 23 minutes past, I think. Call handler: 23? Little bit before? Okay. [PAUSE] Call handler: Just bear with me, I’m just trying to get this system to accept the address. Sorry about this. I won't keep you much longer. Call handler: If you do get any tracking updates, what you do is you give us call back if the phone is stationary. McSweeney: Yeah. Call handler: And we can review attending then. We can't guarantee attending a moving phone at all, but if it's been stationary for a few… Call handler: It’s not accepting your address. McSweeney: I can give you my London address? Call handler: It’s alright. I've nearly got this to work. McSweeney: Okay Call handler: How long you staying in London? McSweeney: So I come to London every week. I work in London. Call handler: Oh, I see. Okay, that makes sense. McSweeney: So I'll be here till Thursday. Call handler: Okay. [PAUSE] Call handler: As I was trying to say, I've got this sorted now, so I'll be texting you a crime reference number in the next few moments. Along with the crime reference number will be a CHS reference number. If you need to give us a call back, you can call back giving that reference number from any device, and then we'll be able to link it straight away to your crime report and review deploying. We will need to know a bit more details about the phone itself, so when you're contacted by the investigating officer, or if you do get tracking details, you can call us back with the IMEI number, and the type of phone that it is that would be super helpful. McSweeney: All right, thank you. Call handler: All right, I’m just about to text you through the crime reference number now. McSweeney: Thank you so much. You’ve been really helpful. Call handler: No worries. All right, (name). You take care now, okay? Bye. McSweeney: Bye bye.

@Noirchick1 @DameRutherford Pembleton - blooming autocorrect

@Noirchick1 @DameRutherford Pemberton I'd vintage!? 😀 Vintage I'd maybe choose Jim Rockford.

Who is your favorite vintage television detective?

@therealmissjo @nazirafzal @JuliaHB1 So all Christians should be tarred by Oklahoma and school shootings?

@nazirafzal @JuliaHB1 A few? Tell that to the people in the Twin Towers. Tell that to the Salman Rushdie. Tell that to the victims at the Bataclan. Tell that to the kids at the Ariana Grande concert.

I don't have a faith but, if I did, I'm pretty sure my belief in my God would be able to withstand a bit of mockery and criticism - and, hey, even a cartoon - without me feeling the need to threaten to kill those mocking, criticising or drawing. But I guess that makes me a bigot.

@t_rkish @ArtCandee @grok "All of a sudden"??

@ArtCandee @grok why do you have a massive right wing bias all of a sudden.

Grok just downright lying to cover up what Donald Trump said about the death of Robert Mueller? Fix your busted ass AI, Elon.

@scott_expert @hwallop @transportgovuk Also, a factor may be how unwelcome some cities make cars. We rarely go into Glasgow centre - lanes closed, road works, bus gates - a mess. & very high car park prices so mainly use parknride. Down south cities like York are ringed by park & ride sites rather than use car parks

@hwallop @transportgovuk Or maybe it's because motorists are sick of being ripped off. This is the pricing for Edinburgh Castle Terrace car park.

Fascinating. NCP carparks has gone into administration. And one of the reasons is WFH and people just aren't driving as much. According to @transportgovuk we're still only at 92% - 95% of pre-Covid car driving levels.

Do CSJ still have the lowest score on transparent funding? Should we consider the motives behind right wing outlets like GB News bigging up story on later pensions and the impact on the older right wing voter base? And Twitter presenting it as headline fact? Good grief.

@dave43law Fair enough if a chain, not if it's an independent that has to pay the changing rates day by day.

100% this

@AdamScovell And that'll be me for the afternoon - thank you!

@elab49 There's some great extras on there to enjoy, including a fab PIF with Colin Welland about driving safety!

For the latest issue of Sight & Sound, I reviewed the BFI's new release of Vernon Sewell's excellent Strongroom (1962).

@AdamScovell Sounds like it should have been on the same COI disc as Apaches and Lonely Water.

@AdamScovell And you just made them a sale! Hadn't checked the extras since I've got the previous release

@elab49 That's on the new BFI release too!

@heraldscotland Thought it was just the Torygraph repeating the pathetic bleats of property magnates.

Work is good for our heads as well as our bodies, says Andy MacIver 👇

@Gundys69 @GBNews23653867 Thank heavens - thought it was just me!

@GBNews23653867 You can’t unsee it

🚨These two left a country because they didn't like its government jailing people over social media posts... ...to live in a country who's government jails people for social media posts.