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[johnwise] 18/7/2024 20:24

Reason to be cheerful

Just Stop Oil co-founder Roger Hallam is jailed for five years and four other activists for four years over plots to block the M25 motorway that saw 'over 50,000 hours of vehicle delay'

[stonedyou] 18/7/2024 20:23

MILITARY SITUATION IN PALESTINE ON JULY 18, 2024 (MAP UPDATE)

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During the past week, five Hezbollah members were killed in southern Lebanon;

Israeli drones attacked a vehicle in the Jbal El Botm area. One person was wounded;

Israeli warplanes attacked the Shebaa area;

Israeli warplanes attacked the Aitaroun area;

Israeli warplanes attacked the Ayta al-Shab area;

Israeli warplanes attacked the Taiba area;

Israeli drones attacked the Um Tut area;

Hezbollah attacked Hadab Yarin outpost with ATGMs.




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[stonedyou] 18/7/2024 20:10

OVER 30 FOREIGN MERCENARIES HAVE BEEN KILLED IN KHARKIV SINCE MAY: RUSSIAN OFFICIAL


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Over 30 foreign mercenaries have been killed while fighting alongside Kiev forces in the Kharkov region since early May, Yevgeny Lisnyak, deputy head of the regional military-civilian administration, revealed in a briefing on July 18.

“According to data available to the administration’s department of internal affairs, 32 mercenaries have been killed. The bodies of mercenaries are secretly airlifted by helicopters from Kharkov Airport to western Ukraine on a 24-hour basis,” the official said.

Ukrainian helicopters were however never used to evacuate the bodies of slain Ukrainian soldiers from the region, according to Lisnyak.

The Russian military’s Sever Group of Forces launched a limited ground operation in Kharkiv last May in response to a series of Ukrainian attacks that targeted the neighboring Russian region of Belgorod and nearby areas in prior months. The attacks included rocket and drone strikes as well as raids, which were often led by foreign mercenaries.

So far, more than a dozen settlements in Kharkiv have been captured by the Russian military. The success of the ground operation forced the Kiev regime to deploy a large part of its forces, including many foreign mercenaries, to the border region.

The losses of foreign mercenaries in Kharkiv highlight the defeat dealt to Kiev forces in the region. The situation there may get worse for Ukraine as the Russian military could expand its operation in the coming weeks or months.





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[stonedyou] 18/7/2024 20:06

MILITARY SITUATION ON UKRAINIAN FRONTLINES ON JULY 18, 2024 (MAPS UPDATE)

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Ukrainian authorities confirmed Russian strike in Kyiv;

Russian strikes were reported in the Poltava region;

Russian strikes were reported in the Dnepropetrovsk region;

Russian strikes were reported in the Zaporozhye region;

Russian strikes destroyed targets on the outskirts of Kharkiv;

Seven civilians were wounded as a result of Ukrainian attacks in the Donetsk urban agglomeration on July 17;

On the night of July 18, Russian air defense forces destroyed 33 Ukrainian UAVs in the rear regions;

Clashes continued in Volchansk;

Russian forces advanced near Razdolovka;

Russian forces advanced near Spornoe;

Russian forces advanced in Zalizne and New York;

Russian forces captured Kalinovka;

Clashes continued in Novoselovka Pervaya;

Clashes continued in Makeevka;

lashes continued in Krasnogorovka;

Russian forces eliminated 520 servicemen, one armoured vehicle, one 2S1 Gvozdika, one D-30, one M119 in the Krasny Liman area;

Russian forces eliminated 540 servicemen, three armoured vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, two FH-70, three D-30, two M119 in the Chasov Yar area;

Russian forces eliminated 290 servicemen, one MaxxPro infantry vehicle, one M777, one D-30, two MT-12 Rapira guns in the Donetsk region;

Russian forces eliminated 120 servicemen, one tank, four motor vehicles, one FH-70 howitzer, one 2S1 system in the Southern Donetsk area;

Russian forces eliminated 125 servicemen, eight motor vehicles, two M777 howitzers, one 2S1 Gvozdika system in Kherson region;

Russian air defense forces intercepted 74 Ukrainian drones over the past day;

Russian air defense forces shot down three Hammer guided aerial bombs, six HIMARS MLRS projectiles over the past day;

Russian air defense forces shot down one MiG-29 warplane over the past day.

Russian forces advanced north of Lozovatskoe;

Russian forces advanced north of Vozdvyzhenka;

Heavy battles are ongoing in Novoselovka Pervaya;

Clashes continue on the southern outskirts of Alexandropol;

Clashes continue on the southern outskirts of Kalinovo;

Up to 290 servicemen, one MaxxPro infantry vehicle, one M777, one D-30, two MT-12 Rapira guns were destroyed in the area.

Russian forces advanced in Zalizne;

Russian forces expanded the zone of their control south of New York;

Heavy battles continue in Pivdenoe;

Heavy battles continue in Pivnichnoe;

Heavy battles continue in Druzhba;

Up to 290 servicemen, one MaxxPro infantry vehicle, one M777, one D-30, two MT-12 Rapira guns were destroyed in the area.


Military Situation On Ukrainian Frontlines On July 18, 2024 (Maps Update)

Russian forces captured new areas south of Vodyanoe;

Clashes continued on the outskirts of Kostyantynivka;

Up to 120 servicemen, one tank, four motor vehicles, one FH-70 howitzer, one 2S1 system were destroyed in the area.


Military Situation On Ukrainian Frontlines On July 18, 2024 (Maps Update)
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Russian forces expanded the zone of their control north of Razdolovka;

Russian forces expanded the zone of their control west of Spornoe;

Clashes continue on the southern outskirts of Vyemka;

Clashes continue on the western outskirts of Bilogorivka;

Up to 290 servicemen, one MaxxPro infantry vehicle, one M777, one D-30, two MT-12 Rapira guns were destroyed in the area.





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[johnwise] 18/7/2024 19:36

VIDEO

Biden is surrounded by ‘idiots’: Gov.

Kristi Noem

[johnwise] 18/7/2024 19:00

The Globing Warming SCAM Update:


VIDEO
'How Many Degrees Will Global Decrease As A Result Of Moving To Net Zero?': Mike Lee Grills Granholm


Video: Mark Levin sussed the government scam
The truth about global warming


If Zero CO2 was ever achieved every tree on the planet would die
VIDEO: A Dearth of Carbon Dr. Patrick Moore

[johnwise] 18/7/2024 13:16

VIDEO

Let this lady speak in the House of Commons without interruption,she is spot on and saying what we all experience and have lived with for years. Enough is enough.

“Overrun With Migrants!” Isabel Oakeshott ‘Shocked’ At ‘State Of’ Boston, Lincolnshire

[johnwise] 18/7/2024 13:10

Pret A Manger: Filter Coffee now 99 pence with out subscription


Pret A Manger is overhauling its £360-a-year subscription in favour of 50% off up to five coffees a day for £10 a month, it has announced.

The sandwich chain said customers could sign up to the revamped Club Pret at a “much more accessible price than the £360 a year people have to pay for the current scheme” from September.

The change means an end to the 20% discount on food for subscribers, with the chain saying it “never really got comfortable” with dual pricing.

Given the majority of its customers were not Club Pret subscribers, its priority now was to focus on better value for everyone, it added.

[johnwise] 18/7/2024 13:02

Russia Discusses Boosting Electricity Exports to China

Russia and China are discussing the possibility of Russia increasing its electricity exports to China, but taking into account the growing power demand in Russia’s Far East, the Russian Energy Ministry has said.

[johnwise] 18/7/2024 13:02

Barclays Reports Trading in Irish Residential REIT

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd has disclosed its trading activities involving Irish Residential Properties REIT PLC, detailing interests and short positions as well as transactions in securities. The firm reported owning 1.58% in interests and a 1.55% in short positions, with recent trades including both purchase and sale of shares at various prices. No agree

[smurfy2001] 18/7/2024 11:35

Need larger buybacks to complete before results.

[smurfy2001] 18/7/2024 10:34

Need to break 233p.

Natwest is hopefully breaking out from 330p onwards to 390p.

[johnwise] 18/7/2024 08:29

Cultural diversity

How to Welcome your New Neighbors


Labour to fast-track asylum in Britain for 90,000 migrants destined for Rwanda
Sir Keir Starmer confirmed the Rwanda deportation scheme was "dead and buried" on his first full day as prime minister.

[johnwise] 18/7/2024 08:05

VIDEO

'This country NEEDS Nigel Farage' proclaims Lee Anderson as Britain warned 'TENT cities' are coming

GB News

[johnwise] 18/7/2024 07:52

America refused them a stock market listing


'Queen of Shops' Mary Portas calls on the UK stock exchange to block £50bn Shein float

Retail guru Mary Portas has backed the opposition to the proposed UK stock market listing by fast-fashion giant Shein.

She said: ‘This is a company with allegations of unethical business practices, modern slavery and violating labour laws. Surely we are better than this?’

Shein has reportedly filed papers with the Financial Conduct Authority – the first step to a listing.

[johnwise] 18/7/2024 07:47

Wage growth falls back further but continues to outstrip inflation

UK earnings growth has fallen back further amid mounting signs of a weakening jobs market, but wages are outstripping inflation at the fastest pace for more than two-and-a-half years, according to official figures.

[johnwise] 18/7/2024 07:42

Tent Cities at the Horizon



Sharp rise in former rental homes for sale as landlords flee buy-to-let sector


Landlords continue to exit the private rented sector with many actively looking to reduce their buy-to-let portfolios, leaving thousands of renters looking for somewhere new to live.

Fresh analysis by TwentyEA has revealed a substantial increase in landlords exiting the market or downsizing their portfolios.

Figures show that the number of properties currently ‘for sale’ that were listed ‘to let’ in the past three years has risen dramatically.

[johnwise] 18/7/2024 07:18

VIDEO

Go on Nigel, We all know what the BBC is about..Marxism


Nigel Farage - What's Wrong with the BBC..


Match of the Day's Gary Lineker 'plotted a transfer from his £1.4m BBC job to join rivals ITV... but they wouldn't have him'

[johnwise] 17/7/2024 22:31

Barclays: Q2 earnings face a not​-so​-low hurdle


Q2 earnings face a "not-so-low hurdle" but should manage to clear it, albeit with challenges, Barclays strategists said in a Wednesday note.


Consensus estimates for Q2 earnings per share (EPS) growth stand at 1% for Europe and 10% for the US, reflecting an overall positive outlook despite the softening macroeconomic data.

“Q2 EPS estimates have held up well despite negative growth surprises,” the note states.

The strong Q1 results and positive guidance helped equities reach new highs, but recent economic data has been less favorable, pushing earnings revisions back into negative territory. The slowdown in economic activity over Q2 means that company guidance for the second half and fiscal year 2024 will be more critical than the actual Q2 numbers.

In Europe, margins are expected to contract, especially among cyclicals, while in the US, margins are anticipated to expand, driven by the tech sector.

“As Europe FY24 EPS growth is back end loaded into H2, aided by easy comps vs. H2'23, guidance will likely be more important than the Q2 numbers for stock reaction,” strategists wrote.

Barclays said the second half of the year presents a mix of potential growth and risks. Positive earnings revisions in H1 were driven by better-than-expected macro data and solid Q1 earnings, but recent economic softening could challenge H2 earnings expectations.

“In fact, we have seen EPS revisions turning negative again in most regions most recently, increasing the importance of company guidance,” they continued.

“However, with the rate-cutting cycle getting under way in H2, and burgeoning expectations of a reflationary political scene in the US under a potential Trump administration, we believe investors may look through mixed Q2 earnings, and play the soft landing narrative.”

Still, this is likely to help the US more than Europe, strategists highlighted. Meanwhile, the UK continues seeing upgrades to economic data, prompting Barclays to remain Overweight on that market.

[stonedyou] 17/7/2024 21:38

UKRAINE CRISIS 17 JUL, 16:54

NATO preparing for direct confrontation with Russia — Foreign Ministry

According to Anton Mazur, the relevant plans include "increasing the number of armed forces and the number of weapons, their redeployment to the East, increasing military production, developing military transport infrastructure, building strategic reserves, dehumanizing Russians through propaganda and even building POW camps"

VIENNA, July 17. /TASS/. NATO countries and the alliance itself are preparing for a direct conflict with Russia, deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Anton Mazur has said.

"We not only see NATO countries and the alliance itself being drawn into the Ukraine conflict. We also see that preparations for direct confrontation with Russia have already begun," he said at a plenary session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation.

According to him, the relevant plans include "increasing the number of armed forces and the number of weapons, their redeployment to the East, increasing military production, developing military transport infrastructure, building strategic reserves, dehumanizing Russians through propaganda and even building POW camps."

"Meanwhile, NATO countries, on the one hand, declare their non-participation in the conflict, and on the other hand do everything they can to ‘inflict a strategic defeat on Russia.’ They are climbing the escalation ladder step by step and have already gone from non-lethal means to long-range missiles. Combat airplanes, which were designed as dual-use weapons, are next in line," the diplomat said.