Non Queen news

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Robmarriott

Original Poster:

2,712 posts

164 months

Wednesday 14th September 2022
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Is it not important anymore?

The BBC website is a waste of time, Sky news is just as bad.

Where can I find up to date news?

GranpaB

9,022 posts

42 months

Wednesday 14th September 2022
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Robmarriott said:
Is it not important anymore?

The BBC website is a waste of time, Sky news is just as bad.

Where can I find up to date news?
On the BBC news website. Plenty I have just been reading on there.


Robmarriott

Original Poster:

2,712 posts

164 months

Wednesday 14th September 2022
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On the BBC news mobile web page, there’s 5 stories under ‘other news’ and two of them have the word Queen in the title. One story about Ukraine and one about a murder investigation.

eltawater

3,160 posts

185 months

Wednesday 14th September 2022
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Use the menu button on the right hand side for news categories and fill yer boots.




anonymous-user

60 months

Wednesday 14th September 2022
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Robmarriott said:
Is it not important anymore?
It's lovely isn't it, I have felt far happier this week not having bad news constantly rammed down my throat.

Covid, MonkeyPox, Climate change, Interest Rates, Recession, Inflation, Ukraine, Energy Prices, Energy Shortages etc. is not even mentioned anymore.

I am utterly sick of the post Covid doom and gloom we are all going to die mantra that the media have been pushing, it has been lovely to just forget about it all for a week.

Rivenink

3,936 posts

112 months

Wednesday 14th September 2022
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Joey Deacon said:
It's lovely isn't it, I have felt far happier this week not having bad news constantly rammed down my throat.

Covid, MonkeyPox, Climate change, Interest Rates, Recession, Inflation, Ukraine, Energy Prices, Energy Shortages etc. is not even mentioned anymore.

I am utterly sick of the post Covid doom and gloom we are all going to die mantra that the media have been pushing, it has been lovely to just forget about it all for a week.
Ignorance is bliss, so they say.

bitchstewie

54,595 posts

216 months

Wednesday 14th September 2022
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Just go on Reuters.

StevieBee

13,402 posts

261 months

Wednesday 14th September 2022
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Joey Deacon said:
Robmarriott said:
Is it not important anymore?
It's lovely isn't it, I have felt far happier this week not having bad news constantly rammed down my throat.

Covid, MonkeyPox, Climate change, Interest Rates, Recession, Inflation, Ukraine, Energy Prices, Energy Shortages etc. is not even mentioned anymore.

I am utterly sick of the post Covid doom and gloom we are all going to die mantra that the media have been pushing, it has been lovely to just forget about it all for a week.
Whilst I think it important to have a grasp of what's gong on in the world, I do get your point and have to agree.

Bad things are going to happen whether we're aware of it or not. I felt the same in the depth of Covid. Such was the singularity of topic, it was possible to completely tune out for a while.



Jamescrs

4,790 posts

71 months

Wednesday 14th September 2022
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It would be a good time to bury bad news in the media thats for sure

FourWheelDrift

89,455 posts

290 months

Wednesday 14th September 2022
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Nothing else is happening in the world, news has called a truce and no one is risking anything.

julian987R

6,840 posts

65 months

Wednesday 14th September 2022
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Robmarriott said:
Is it not important anymore?

The BBC website is a waste of time, Sky news is just as bad.

Where can I find up to date news?
There is no new news for the main stream media to make up.

Ivan stewart

2,792 posts

42 months

Thursday 15th September 2022
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Robmarriott said:
Is it not important anymore?

The BBC website is a waste of time, Sky news is just as bad.

Where can I find up to date news?
Don’t worry it’s going to be the coronation soon !!

Mikebentley

6,556 posts

146 months

Thursday 15th September 2022
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julian987R said:
Robmarriott said:
Is it not important anymore?

The BBC website is a waste of time, Sky news is just as bad.

Where can I find up to date news?
There is no new news for the main stream media to make up.
I’m always reminded of this quote “ Never let the truth get in the way of a good story “. I believe it was Randolf Hirst.

Vanden Saab

14,708 posts

80 months

Thursday 15th September 2022
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After Monday they will be back to the starving children and half the population dying of cold in their homes. Who would have thought a death and funeral would have been a welcome break from the bad news. spin

Halmyre

11,468 posts

145 months

Thursday 15th September 2022
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Jamescrs said:
It would be a good time to bury bad news in the media thats for sure
Indeed.

Kwasi Kwarteng considers scrapping bankers’ bonus cap to boost City

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62906854

Electro1980

8,520 posts

145 months

Thursday 15th September 2022
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StevieBee said:
Joey Deacon said:
Robmarriott said:
Is it not important anymore?
It's lovely isn't it, I have felt far happier this week not having bad news constantly rammed down my throat.

Covid, MonkeyPox, Climate change, Interest Rates, Recession, Inflation, Ukraine, Energy Prices, Energy Shortages etc. is not even mentioned anymore.

I am utterly sick of the post Covid doom and gloom we are all going to die mantra that the media have been pushing, it has been lovely to just forget about it all for a week.
Whilst I think it important to have a grasp of what's gong on in the world, I do get your point and have to agree.

Bad things are going to happen whether we're aware of it or not. I felt the same in the depth of Covid. Such was the singularity of topic, it was possible to completely tune out for a while.
If it is causing you that much of a problem you could just not read the news? It’s not obligatory.

London424

12,900 posts

181 months

Thursday 15th September 2022
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Halmyre said:
Jamescrs said:
It would be a good time to bury bad news in the media thats for sure
Indeed.

Kwasi Kwarteng considers scrapping bankers’ bonus cap to boost City

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62906854
About time. A really dumb piece of legislation that one.

swisstoni

17,887 posts

285 months

Thursday 15th September 2022
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I believe that the UK is badly served by both the BBC and Sky News rolling news service.

Sky News I could sort of forgive for having 4 or 5 stories an hour that they absolutely hammer over a 24hr period. They have limited resources.

Not so the BBC. It was not necessary for them to adopt the limited Sky model but they did.

And they are both too UKcentric. The Beeb has correspondents all around the world that we never hear from!

I often have to watch foreign news outlets like DW and France24 to get an idea of some other things that are happening around the world.

(I’ve just checked and there’s a whole BBC World News channel that is not available in the UK hehe )

Polly Grigora

11,209 posts

115 months

Thursday 15th September 2022
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swisstoni said:
(I’ve just checked and there’s a whole BBC World News channel that is not available in the UK hehe )
BBC World News is a larf, tennis player Novak Djokovic being banned from playing in Australia was main news each day for at least 2 weeks

Eric Mc

122,708 posts

271 months

Thursday 15th September 2022
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swisstoni said:
I believe that the UK is badly served by both the BBC and Sky News rolling news service.

Sky News I could sort of forgive for having 4 or 5 stories an hour that they absolutely hammer over a 24hr period. They have limited resources.

Not so the BBC. It was not necessary for them to adopt the limited Sky model but they did.

And they are both too UKcentric. The Beeb has correspondents all around the world that we never hear from!

I often have to watch foreign news outlets like DW and France24 to get an idea of some other things that are happening around the world.

(I’ve just checked and there’s a whole BBC World News channel that is not available in the UK hehe )
What about BBC Radio 4?

They have whole programmes dedicated to foreign correspondent reporting.