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Possibly devolved powers from the DVLA https://insidedvla.blog.gov.uk/2021/06/29/dvla-working-with-local-authorities-and-police-services-to-take-action-on-unlicensed-vehicles/ But it's my speculation over what they could be doing as just checking where a car owner lives is potentially a misuse of their contract with the DVLA unless they are seeking enforcement action against the car and driver It's the same principle why police can't randomly search their database for friends or family without just cause.

I think, that if your assumption is correct, then it's a clear breech of GDPR rules as the council have not got a legal reason to do so (legal reasons include enforcing parking infringements, moving traffic violation ...) Just seeing where a car owner lives without a legal reason could get them into hot water. I wonder if there's a different reason, for example checking MOT and TAX status?

BBC News - ULEZ expanded zone has had limited impact so far, TfL report says https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62224609 Interesting reading and almost supports not expanding the ULEZ

Maybe put yourself in an elders shoes who don't use technology the same way we do

There's a report on the London BBC website today that says Southwark will not exclude pupils for bad behaviour unless they put another child's safety at risk. BBC News - Southwark schools agree not to exclude students https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62213675 I'm in two minds over this, whilst it removes potential education disruption for the pupil who would have been expelled, especially if it's caused by learning difficulties, autism or ADHD, but it could lead to disruption to other pupils and also give further incentive to pupils to misbehave because nothing of consequence will happen to them. I wonder how the disruptive pupils will fare in the work environment after?

Has Southwark announced a temporary suspension of refuse and recycling collections in this heat ? Personally I would hope they have

It happens a lot over various things Sadly fact and fiction often combine but then people cross the two over and fiction becomes fact in echo Chambers everywhere. Learning to listen to or read the facts and making an informed decision is a skill worth learning regardless of the subject rather then taking what someone says or writes as gospel.

If you click the option to stay logged in when you log in, you don't need to log in every time

I'm still waiting for the first hosepipe bans

How many banks will that leave in East Dulwich ? (Not including the post office)

Todays figures 3.5 million cases were recorded in the week to 6 July, up from 2.7 million the week before Yet mask wearing is still not mandated on public transport, in shops or in all areas in hospitals ... sheer madness and its adding a massive strain to the NHS where staff are off sick with it and a heatwave is adding to admissions... Is there anyone in charge looking at this ?

Has anyone noticed how much harder it is to get an uber back to ED from the West End. They constantly accept your ride then cancel when a better trip comes up for them, the price rises randomly and often when one accepts, due to road restrictions, they can take 10 to 15 minutes to find you. I've actually started to use black cabs in central London again because their price is fixed (not demand based) and often they are right there when you need one. Horses for courses and it still feels stately arriving home in one (even if you're not in a good state yourself 😅)

Whoo hoo party at the Hornimans Joking aside they are a deserving winner as its such a fab museum

Yes, how dare they ride a bike, how dare they not pollute, how dare they not risk pedestrians lives by speeding around in a 2t lump of metal I think the point is, Redpost, that cyclists at the square can be equally as dangerous

Regardless Sue, I'm sure they would appreciate being offered a drink as it's extremely hot at the moment

Interesting response 49% of the UK population suffers hay or pollen fever (https://www.allergyuk.org/about-allergy/statistics-and-figures/#:~:text=Allergic%20rhinitis%20is%20the%20most,%2F%20Kleenex%C2%AE%2C%202020). ) Yet we don't see them wearing masks The reality is that side of the world went through SARs and the learnt the lesson that masks help stop the spread whereas we have gotten through the first two waves and think we are indestructible (Only Captain Scarlet truly is) Our memories are collectively very short and people see wearing masks as an inconvenience not a social responsibility

Just a thought, try renaming the file to remove the "," in it to see if that's the cause

Hi Joe The link to send PMs exists on mobiles in landscape mode but not in portrait mode and is possibly lost when responsive display kicks in. For now simple solution, if user can, is rotate their phones to access it 🤔

I'm still falling to the clicking on link not the last page syndrome Did the old forum open the last page of a thread if you clicked on it and not the first? (memory is terrible in the heat)

Apparently (source bbc news) it was 15 consecutive days where the temperature was 32 degrees or higher.

Infection rates for 4 and 5 are starting to sky rocket and there is evidence that you are not immune post infection yet there is still no common sense over mask wearing either from up high or by the population at large. Despite the premise that we should learn to live with Covid, more can be done to reduce its spread. I was fascinated by the images from Japan over the past few days following the assignation of their former PM. Almost everyone is wearing a mask, yet here the numbers are rising and the mentality is "I don't need to wear a mask" Common sense we just don't have as a nation

CAD have tweeted in the past on the subject Physical barrier needed Access for emergency services shouldn't come at a cost of putting people walking, wheeling or cycling at risk Physicsl barrier (again) It's a drum that CAD are beating regardless of the risk of delaying emergency services 😲

Saw this earlier about the Lambeth LTN, but also mentions Southwark LTN BBC News - Lambeth: £22m in low-traffic fines an abuse of power, say campaigners https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62016690

I just remembered The tarmac on some roads softened and huge tracks appeared where cars and lorries drove along it