William Shatner is about to go into space in the next few minutes. Having witnessed disasters in these things over the years I'm not sure I want to watch.

It's live all over YouTube.

And also

Apparently, a freeway in Minnesota is currently blocked by potatoes.

Is it some kind of protest?

I think it was an accident. Apparently, it was so cold that they froze to the road and blocked it.

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Robot vacuum cleaner escapes from Cambridge Travelodge.

A robot vacuum cleaner made a break for freedom after giving staff the slip at a Travelodge hotel.

The automated cleaner failed to stop at the front door of the hotel in Orchard Park in Cambridge on Thursday, and was still on the loose the following day.

Staff said it just kept going and "could be anywhere" while well-wishers on social media hoped the vacuum enjoyed its travels, as "it has no natural predators" in the wild.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-60084347

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It was found under a hedge, on Friday.

I read that on the BBC earlier.

They only have human cleaners at this Premier Inn

As far as I know

 

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Thousands of pieces of misprinted “Platinum Jubbly” souvenirs are up for grabs on a clearance website, where they are being touted as perfect for fans of both the Queen and Del Boy.

A Chinese manufacturer produced the 10,800 tea cups, mugs and plates to mark the Queen’s 70 year reign, but failed to notice the spelling error in the word Jubilee during production.

Wholesale Clearance UK, which sells unwanted stock in bulk, stepped in and picked up the collection, which features a painted image of the Queen and the words “To commemorate the Platinum Jubbly of Queen Elizabeth II”.

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/thousands-platinum-jubbly-memorabilia-feature-183309210.html

A Chinese manufacturer > Royal Doulton

Loyar Dourton #notracist

How times change. Well, at least Cliff Richard and my parents might be pleased that Mary Whitehouse's views are now being viewed in a more positive light.

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Was moral campaigner Mary Whitehouse ahead of her time?

The Christian decency campaigner Mary Whitehouse's name became shorthand for anti-liberal prudery and censorship, but more than 20 years after her death, do her diaries reveal a woman who was ahead of her time in warning about the corrosive impact of internet pornography on society, asks Samira Ahmed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-60556060

To me that's like saying Hitler should be rehabilitated because he was kind to animals.

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Endurance: Underwater robots find Shackleton's lost ship.

The ship sank 107 years ago and has been missing ever since.

But even though it has been sitting in 3km (10,000ft) of water for over a century, many of its features look just like it did on the day it went down.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-60670325

To be honest, I was hoping there'd be a bit more detail in that report than that.

Forget it, Wend', It's the BBC website...

Just walk away.

Heard-Depp trial verdict: jury rules in favor* of Johnny Depp

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jun/01/johnny-depp-amber-heard-verdict-trial-ruling

*Teh Graun have done it yet again!

Also...

Double down much?

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/jun/01/johnny-depp-amber-heard-court-verdict-career-prospects