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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12287880 "Some patients are getting so fat that ambulance bosses are having to revamp their fleets to cope, the BBC has learned. Every service in the UK has started buying specialist equipment, data from freedom of information requests show. This includes wider stretchers, more lifting gear and reinforcing existing vehicles. Many have also bought specialist "bariatric" ambulances - costing up to £90,000 each - to ferry the most obese. These are designed so that double-width trolley stretchers for patients up to 50 stone (318kg) can be accommodated. They also tend to include hoists and inflatable lifting cushions."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12355022 "Broadcasters cannot stop customers using cheaper foreign satellite TV equipment to watch Premier League football, an EU legal adviser has said. A non-binding opinion from advocate Juliane Kokott of the European Court of Justice said a block breached EU laws. Portsmouth pub landlady Karen Murphy, fined for using Greek decoders, had argued the EU single market should let her use any European provider. Sky has the exclusive broadcast rights for Premier League football in the UK. The satellite broadcaster has pumped billions into top flight English football since the league was founded in 1992, with the money given to clubs allowing them to buy some of the top names in the world."

Just checked - it's £4.99 to upgrade. Is that a one-off cost? Good value if it is.

Is it free on the iPhone app? I've got the official 'Saints/Football League" app but don't think I get video highlights without paying extra?

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/player/LatestNews/0,,10280~1662046~36,00.html

"Supporters' chief".....well, that should keep the thread going for another few pages.... ;-)

Have just watched their goal for the first time and was just about to post the same. There's every chance Fonte would have cleared that off the line if he hadn't been impeded. If that had happened the other way around it would have been a nailed on penalty.

bbc_matt Matt Slater So Milan M sacks his 14th manager in English footie, week after giving Irvine 'vote of confidence', anybody surprised? #swfc http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/9385962.stm

Do you do sperm donations? It's just that I would like to have your babies. Post of the decade IMHO.

My gut feeling is pretty much the same as yours TBH. The 'in a nutshell' statement being "it makes no flaming sense"....

This. 110%

The vast majority of 'open to the public' forestry land in this country is already owned and maintained by non-government organisations....

Some would say that HMRC didn't come up short. Some would say the goalposts were moved...

How many is "a lot"?

p.s. yes, I know it can be downloaded from the iPlayer itself but that only allows you to play it for 7 days - I want to be able to keep it 'forever'...cheers

Anyone got any 'best of breed' solutions for saving iPlayer broadcasts to one's PC?

Seems a reasonable hypothesis.

Do you mean "Saints Aid"? I know a lot of people that gave up a huge amount of their time to help the cause on that day, and in the days and weeks leading up to it. I've no idea where the money ended up but a helluva lot of effort was put in by the organisers and participants, I know that much.

How many is "many"..?

Yes, I've already agreed with that part....

Nobody is saying that it's (a) "ok" to not sell someone a ticket for no reason whatsoever (although, that's any retailer's prerogative) or (b) it's "ok" not to tell someone why they can't have a ticket. All those of us sitting on the 'fence of judgement' are saying is that we'd rather have the full facts before making a judgement one way or the other. As I've said several times, the anecdotal evidence suggests the club are being unreasonable and if that's the case it would be nice to see an apology. If, however, it transpires they did have a valid reason (in their eyes) then the debate can move on to whether people think their reason was understandable or not. I don't know the full facts thus I won't make a judgement one way or the other (I'm an agnostic rather than an atheist for the same logical reasons) I thought this thread was about showing solidarity for fellow saints fans rather than criticising them for reserving judgement? ;-)

Only when Rickie yawns at the critical moment....that's a real passion killer....

If you think I'm typing that into my search engine you've got another thing coming....

I doubt this story will have much public reach outside of this forum. I, for one, would be none the wiser if I hadn't come on here today.