Angelina

I would love to but just can't throw straight Maybe you could set one up

I hope you both hook up - I go with my daughter and we race each other on the bikes...you can choose a screen with different locations. Last week we were storming through the mountains ..... I'm sure the gym isn't supposed to be that much fun!

I love the fact the staff are all really fab and super chill - we love going there.

and all for a princely sum of ?100 spent in McDonalds and on cigarettes. Just the worst i have heard of.

absolutely. It's the same argument about gentrification we keep hearing.

thanks for posting this.

We live next to the Jehova's Witness and they are all absolutely lovely. Nicest people I've lived by.

Busaba have a got a fab menu and they bring lots of food.

You know this is not acceptable. My daughter would have refused, got detention and I'd have gone into the school and discussed their reasoning. Vest and knickers for little ones, maybe.

good for you. I'm working, otherwise would come and help. Maybe one Saturday morning??

did he fit the descriptions posted above?

sounds more like a challenge than a request!

has he not been paying toward supporting his children over the years?

I agree, Joe. losing the character of a place is a cost of gentrification. Just look at Brixton - an entire culture has all but disappeared. And while it may be good as it is, that's subjective.

your opinion or fact?? It may well be that a business makes a living but is priced out of an area by increased rents - which are due to poshing-up an area. Or it may be that rents are the same but takings are down for the reasons you say (and/or......) Gentrification tends to be a cleansing of an area making it slightly sterile. The local businesses can't afford it, chains move in, rents/ houses go through the roof (which pleases owners) but the other side of it is reality - people without/ thefts / crimes etc. I've just seen a 3 bed flat for rent for over ?2,400 a month. This is Peckham ffs.

While it's not a direct answer, perhaps you could help build his confidence in the first instance. Could he get a job in a bar/ caf? and get used to working with / talking to the public? Or volunteering in a charity shop for the same purpose (Oxfam in HH are looking for volunteers). Confidence plays a big part - as does self belief. And it may help to remember that exposure to uncomfortable situations (e.g. talking to new people, presenting to an audience) can make things easier over time. Being introverted is nothing that needs changing. And don't look at each conversation with a girl as overly important - if it's loaded with intention of getting a girlfriend, girls will pick up on this and likely run a mile - this is a challenge for many young people. Also, many people are nervous when they meet someone - it's about learning to deal with that and going ahead anyway.

slate

I'm surprised the mortgage company haven't picked up on the house being structurally unsafe. Is it actually unsafe, or just not supported for a conversion?

The Untouchables.

yes - something like that would do. surely we should have the technology by now.

structurally sound and compliant with building regs are the not the same. no one can tell you how much you should seek as a reduction. It depends on what the original price included (if it alluded to building compliance or 'as is').

I think the point is being missed. The police have ended up facing charges for chases that ended in fatalities and this is as much for their own protection. Police chasing inexperienced riders is just, frankly dangerous on many levels.

Don't forget that Uber are high-loss making, which is a model based on gaining a monopoly by undercutting all competition. Obviously, it's not sustainable, so this phase of super cheap travel would not have lasted anyway.

good on the bank.