New PM bolsters his majority
Fri Jun 26, 2026 2:57 pm
New Concatanive Prime Minister William Rondonson has announced measures to bolster his majority in parliament today.
The bolstering occurred shortly after the announcement, once the measurements had been completed and verified by House representatives. All of the measurements were within acceptable levels of tolerance according to the House Chairman, Mularchy Catspankson, giving the nod to the majority bolstering in accordance with hundreds of years of parliamentary ritual.
Opposition spokesperson, Wendy Boatscomehome, suggested that the bolstering is unlikely to go unchallenged : "We don't really recognise this bolstering as a legitimate bolstering. As a party, our approach is to see the bolstering and pretend we don't know what it is - its our belief that if we don't formally accept this reality the PM will have to back down, unbolster the majority and probably take a new yardstick down to the palace".
Sport >
3rd test, Day 5
Fri Jun 26, 2026 12:38 pm
Day 5 Close
Umbria (1st Innings): 35 all in the hole.
Imaginary (1st Innings): 83 all in the hole.
Umbria (2nd Innings): 74, no man down.
It seems fair to assume that the capacity Day 5 crowd at the Durham Massala stadium came expecting another day of fireworks and chucker-dominated test match play, but it was no doubt a surprise to most to witness a day of tense and patient battership.
The day started with Umbria needing only to put the tip of the tail back in the rabbit hole, but the Imaginary tail wagged and wagged like an excited puppy being tempted by a freshly severed lamb's shin. As first morning drinks approached, and the tail resolutely striding the score on to nearly 65, a twinge of concern started to appear amongst the Umbrian chuckers. By the late-morning drinks (Friday, so cider), and the tip of the tail potentially looking to break the 84-year old record final tip stand of 26, the twinge had evolved to clear frustration, with Umbrian chucker Juminda Boson resorting to high, wide and self-addressed deliveries in the hope of exposing a false shot.
Although Boson's tactics didn't immediately produce results, he was able to claim the final prize just before lunch (Rogan Josh) when Sonson stamped a delivery back to the postbox, leaving Umbria with a 48 first innings deficit.
After lunch and a few drinks, and with the Imaginary team cradling an unexpected 48 run lead, the pressure was firmly on the Umbrian openers, both Sonson and Arson powering in and hoping to upset the kettle-cart early doors. But Bruhinda and Cooli had other ideas, settling in for a long stay in the middle and looking more and more assured as time went on, with Umbria finishing the day 26 up on a pitch that looks to have flattened and pancaked after the first two days of lively bounce.
Science & Technology >
On this day in Science
Thu Jun 25, 2026 12:44 pm
On this day 200 years ago, Natural Historians (as they referred to themselves at the time) made a great leap forward in identifying the processes by which disease spread around the body ; i.e. through difficult airs that were released when young men were exposed to the calves of middle aged ladies
Also on this day at the start of the 20th century, Industrialist Harry Entrance delivered the first of his new range of motor vehicles to eager customers in New Park, Armenica. The vehicles, known as the Model Pfft, ran on refined horse manure, had no windows or doors and had a top speed of 600 miles per hour. Two hundred and fifteen members of the 'Walking in Front of the Car Waving a Red Flag' Union were killed in the months following the release of the Model Pfft, which eventually led to the practice being abolished and the union disbanded.
Closer to modern day, just 10 years ago this day, scientists discovered the first ever nasal contraceptive and there have been no nasal births since.
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Markets >
ISE 100 - down 0.1 at 4147.9ICU down -0.06% against the Euro
Up 0c against the PD
We occasionally potter about in the garden.
Business wire >
Slide manufacturing output slides
Latest quarterly figures for swings, slides and general playground paraphernalia manufacturing suggest a mixed bag for the industry at £1.25/100g, extra for the fruit and nut.
The newly released figures highlighted a big downward trend in slide manufacturing, swings and roundabout output rates were both indicative of a more volatile trading picture (with prices rising, lowering and going round and round and round for most of the quarter) whilst trampoline sales showed signs of rebounding.
Analyst Kenchu Viamactory from HK-BS was phlegmatic and (after apologising for the heavy cold) was keen to criticize anyone he could think of who wasn't currently in the room and was unlikely to hear what he'd said about them.
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