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My Actifit Report Card: August 5 2019

Walking through a brightly lit tunnel, you may think I’m in some upscale area? That could not be further from the truth as this is a place you may well get mugg...

Tory leadership race: Rivals in BBC debate clash over Brexit deadline - BBC News

Boris Johnson says it is "eminently feasible" to leave the EU by 31 October while several rivals say more time may be needed. Blah blah blah, dog eat dog at its...

Selah Schneiter: Ten-year-old girl scales El Capitan - BBC News

Selah Schneiter has climbed a rock wall that is beyond some of the most experienced climbers. She is 10 years old. 10 years old? Hope she had some good safety g...

'My parents wanted me to marry. I became a DJ' - BBC News

Photographer Sayan Hazra captures a day in the life of one of India's few female DJs. This is fantastic, and kudos to Puja Seth for rebelling and taking back he...

Wahaca changes eat-and-run policy after waiter asked to pay part of bill - BBC News

A waiter in a London branch was asked by the manager to pay £3 towards a £40 unpaid bill. Can't say I have ever done a walk out, or a runner it would be termed ...

Largest world stock of animal-killing virus destroyed by UK lab - BBC News

Scientists destroy final UK laboratory samples of rinderpest, the disease that wiped out most of the cattle in Sub-Saharan Africa. It's great that they have wip...

Jo Brand to face no action over acid joke, police say - BBC News

The comedian had come under fire for making a remark about throwing battery acid at politicians. So much political correctness in today's society isn't there? T...

Lionel Messi edges out Cristiano Ronaldo to head Forbes top 100 highest paid athletes - BBC Sport

Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi is the world's highest paid athlete earning £100m in the past 12 months, according to the Forbes top 100 ranking. I...

Brexit: Tory leadership rivals split over Brexit deadline - BBC News

Andrea Leadsom says the UK must leave in October, but Mark Harper and Rory Stewart demand "realism". It's all going to get very heated and nasty soon. Who wants...

Mum stabbed in Islington as son, 3, sleeps in pushchair - BBC News

Christel Stainfield-Bruce was stabbed after she refused to hand over her mobile phone. Broad daylight too? Surely the camera's got this midget. Only 5'3'? There...

TV licences: Up to 3.7 million over-75s to pay licence fee - BBC News

Households with one over-75 who gets pension credit will continue to receive a free TV licence. This is going to affect my ageing mother and sucks to be honest....

Rafael Nadal faces Dominic Thiem in French Open final - preview - BBC Sport

Rafael Nadal is "almost impossible" to beat at the French Open and it is a "big ask" for Dominic Thiem to stop him on Sunday, says ex-British number one Greg Ru...

Michael Gove admits he was lucky to avoid jail over cocaine use - BBC News

The Tory leadership hopeful says taking the class A drug 20 years ago "was a crime". It's all coming out isn't it? This one did this 30 years ago, this one did ...

Eden Hazard: Real Madrid's bid to sign Chelsea forward close to completion - BBC Sport

Real Madrid's bid to sign Belgium forward Eden Hazard from Chelsea for a fee in the region of £88m is expected to be concluded in a matter of days. This was alw...

French Open 2019: Simona Halep loses to unseeded teenager Amanda Anisimova - BBC Sport

Unseeded American teenager Amanda Anisimova reaches the French Open semi-finals with a straight-set win over 2018 champion Simona Halep. So the last big player ...

French Open: Johanna Konta's semi-final moved to Friday after Wednesday washout - BBC Sport

Johanna Konta's maiden French Open semi-final is pushed back to Friday after rain washes out Wednesday's play in Paris. You would think they would have at least...

Madeleine McCann: More funds pledged for police investigation - BBC News

More than £11m has been spent on the Metropolitan Police inquiry since it began in 2011. £300,000 a year, how long can this go on for? I'm a parent but this sea...

Johanna Konta reaches French Open semi-finals with emphatic win over Sloane Stephens - BBC Sport

Johanna Konta's stunning French Open continues as she beats Sloane Stephens to become the first British woman since 1983 to reach the semi-finals. What a perfor...

Trump praises 'extraordinary' US-UK alliance on state visit - BBC News

The US president promises a “phenomenal” trade deal for the UK after Brexit but refuses to meet Jeremy Corbyn. A “phenomenal” trade? When he goes back to the US...

My Actifit Report Card: June 3 2019

Hiked over 13km today and feeling a little worse for wear over it. A gale was blowing on the top and not doing much for my vertigo, with a killer cliff on my le...