Just to say any politics followers on Twitter should follow @meggiefoster

Clever and funny.

This Gjasula character for Paderborn absolutely loves a booking. 14 in 24. Simple maths would suggest 11/8 is decent right?

No idea on this specifically, but is there a possibility of bookings reducing with potentially less pressure on refs (no fans)?

I haven’t seen the stats but I’ve seen a load of bookings since it’s been back.

Anyway, he got booked. Was 12/5 at half time too.

Good call  

Might have been a minor breach........time to move on thank goodness.

Durham Police;

On 27 March 2020, Dominic Cummings drove to Durham to self-isolate in a property owned by his father.

Durham Constabulary does not consider that by locating himself at his father’s premises, Mr Cummings committed an offence contrary to regulation 6 of the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020. (We are concerned here with breaches of the Regulations, not the general Government guidance to “stay at home”.)

On 12 April 2020, Mr Cummings drove approximately 26 miles from his father’s property to Barnard Castle with his wife and son. He stated on 25 May 2020 that the purpose of this drive was to test his resilience to drive to London the following day, including whether his eyesight was sufficiently recovered, his period of self-isolation having ended.

Durham Constabulary have examined the circumstances surrounding the journey to Barnard Castle (including ANPR, witness evidence and a review of Mr Cummings’ press conference on 25 May 2020) and have concluded that there might have been a minor breach of the Regulations that would have warranted police intervention. Durham Constabulary view this as minor because there was no apparent breach of social distancing.

Had a Durham Constabulary police officer stopped Mr Cummings driving to or from Barnard Castle, the officer would have spoken to him, and, having established the facts, likely advised Mr Cummings to return to the address in Durham, providing advice on the dangers of travelling during the pandemic crisis. Had this advice been accepted by Mr Cummings, no enforcement action would have been taken.

In line with Durham Constabulary’s general approach throughout the pandemic, there is no intention to take retrospective action in respect of the Barnard Castle incident since this would amount to treating Mr Cummings differently from other members of the public. Durham Constabulary has not taken retrospective action against any other person.

By way of further context, Durham Constabulary has followed Government guidance on management of alleged breaches of the regulations with the emphasis on the NPCC and College of Policing 4Es: Engage, Explain and Encourage before Enforcement.

Finally, commentary in the media has suggested that Mr Cummings was in Durham on 19 April 2020. Mr Cummings denies this and Durham Constabulary have seen insufficient evidence to support this allegation. Therefore Durham Constabulary will take no further action in this matter and has informed Mr Cummings of this decision.

wonder if sorry in 'sorry i'm late' will be a winner because another sorry doesnt look like its coming

 

 Dont fancy any of those at the prices.....have asked them to add :Barnard Castle, 2 metres apart, M1, birthday, Abba. 

Ladbrokes

Buzzword Bingo - Which exact words or phrases will he use in today's statement or questions.

Regret 1/1
Harrassment 2/1
Main Stream Mediia 2/1
Private Matter 2/1
Twitter 4/1
Business of Government 5/1
Westminster Bubble 5/1
Hard Working Families 6/1
Paternal Instinct 6/1
Classic 10/1
Snowflakes 12/1
Vintage 25/1
Bismarck 50/1
Sorry 1/2
Apologise 1/1
Stay at Home 2/1
Brexit 3/1
Hypocrisy 3/1
Fake News 5/1
Take Back Control 16/1
Witch Hunt 16/1
Storm in a Teacup 25/1

@DPJHodges on twitter

 So I'm told this is what happened.
 Cummings goes to the parents to isolate. Very ill. Recovers. Does 14 days.
 Does his daily exercise. Includes trip to Barnard Castle.
 Returns to London
. No two trips.

Rightly or wrongly.....sounds about it.

The obsfucation of the dates when Cummings drove North and went into lockdown / had his tri to Barney suggest to me it was probably on day 12 or 13, when he should still have been in isolation.

BBC
27 March : Mr Cummings is seen leaving No 10 Downing Street
30 March : No 10 says Mr Cummings is self-isolating with coronavirus symptoms
31 March: Police in Durham are "made aware of reports that an individual had travelled from London to Durham and was present at an address in the city". Officers "made contact with the owners of that address". It is understood Mr Cummings travelled there between 27 and 31 March

Yes its tight but I guess he could say he self isolted from the 28th March 14 days takes him to 10th April. Visited Barnard Castle 12 April.

There has been no official confirmation of the exact date Cummings drove to Durham.

True but surely he can still say he started on the 28th? ....isolated in London and car journey before Durham.

Anyway seems The Mirror might have more to say on the "14 days" tomorrow.........

@DPJHodges on twitter

 So I'm told this is what happened.
 Cummings goes to the parents to isolate. Very ill. Recovers. Does 14 days.
 Does his daily exercise. Includes trip to Barnard Castle.
 Returns to London
. No two trips.

Rightly or wrongly.....sounds about it.

The obsfucation of the dates when Cummings drove North and went into lockdown / had his tri to Barney suggest to me it was probably on day 12 or 13, when he should still have been in isolation.

BBC
27 March : Mr Cummings is seen leaving No 10 Downing Street
30 March : No 10 says Mr Cummings is self-isolating with coronavirus symptoms
31 March: Police in Durham are "made aware of reports that an individual had travelled from London to Durham and was present at an address in the city". Officers "made contact with the owners of that address". It is understood Mr Cummings travelled there between 27 and 31 March

Yes its tight but I guess he could say he self isolted from the 28th March 14 days takes him to 10th April. Visited Barnard Castle 12 April.

@DPJHodges on twitter

 So I'm told this is what happened.
 Cummings goes to the parents to isolate. Very ill. Recovers. Does 14 days.
 Does his daily exercise. Includes trip to Barnard Castle.
 Returns to London
. No two trips.

Rightly or wrongly.....sounds about it.

Hmm, Ladbrokes.....

Cummings to still be in post on June 1st 2020    1/3

Cummings to have left post as Senior Advisor to PM by end May 2020     2/1

How long as a society can we wait for a vaccine?

If a totally successful vaccine does not inoculate the entire population of the the world by the end of 2021 would we still be in lockdown by Christmas 2021, not having met grandparents in nearly 2 years?

If a vaccine is produced but it only knocks 50% off the death rate and has side effects which harm 0.1% of young people, should it be used?

Will any vaccine be compulsory?

If Trump announces a successful vaccine in October, 2 weeks before the US election, do we believe him?

Mixed results from the "early bird" Oxford vaccine trials......potentially to be available for some in the UK this Autumn.

Doesn't stop the spread in monkeys,but looks like it decreases the severity of it . More investigation needed.

Not the Gold Standard we need, but depending on the decrease of severity, might be enough to downgrade Covid  and allow us back to some normality whilst waiting for something better?

Any Bundesliga punts today?

No real clue........so just done a fun perm for a load of draws 

Unbelievable Jeff

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-52553229

My initial reaction to this was feeling sorry for the guy, & that he will be missed from his role. Struggle to explain why I think like that.

Obviously heard his name a chunk over the last couple of months, but can't recall seeing him & don't know what he specifically does or has done.
Can only think the 'Prof' goes in his favour, he looks like a decent guy from the pics & I don't associate him as political.

So silly....after what happened to the Chief Medical Officer in Scotland, or Cabinet Minister Robert Jenrick,it shouldn't take a Professor to work out that "top" people are either spied on by the press or easily snitched on by associates/neighbours.

  

love the fact chompy still reads this garbage!

Chomps is the king of celeb BB, he has to!

rememeber when he was king of the draw bias!  how times change.  #getbaacktothedayjob

I remember the good old Celeb BB & X-Factor days!

Britain’s Got Talent....current odds on fav is a GOSH nurse.

Cheers Tighty

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