Originally, a lifeboat drill was scheduled to take place on board the Titanic on April 14, 1912 - the day the Titanic hit the iceberg. However, for an unknown reason, Captain Smith canceled the drill.

comment by Andrei Sergeyevich Arshavin - Make ja 606 record thread Great Again! (U4416)

posted on 4/3/12

RRP do you know how boring Bale is? All he does is go on about politics.

comment by KentSpur (U11208)

posted on 4/3/12

He means bales I think RRP

comment by ❝RRP_Of_VDV's_DVD_In_HD_3D_HDMI_LCD_&_LED❞ (W.A.I.F) #10 (U1026)

posted on 4/3/12

OH!!! You mean Bales?!

He is a knowledgeable chap

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I bought my house in 1989, todays rates are incredibly low, however, house prices are incredibly high.

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Convenience store chain McColl's is on the brink of collapse, potentially placing thousands of jobs at risk.

The retailer said it was "increasingly likely" it would fall into administration unless talks around a rescue deal were successful.

The statement on Thursday came after Sky News reported the company could call administrators in on Friday.

More than 16,000 people are employed by McColl's, which also has a partnership with supermarket Morrisons.

The company wrote that without any fresh funding in the short-term, the group would likely "be placed into administration with the objective of achieving a sale of the group to a third-party purchaser and securing the interests of creditors and employees".

But the chain also stressed on Thursday that discussions are still ongoing.

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Leicester City missed out on a place in the Europa Conference League final after losing 1-0 at Roma.

Tammy Abraham's powerful header for the home side was the difference as Leicester struggled to make an impact at the Stadio Olimpico.

The England striker's goal was enough to prevent the Foxes reaching a first European final after the first leg finished 1-1 at the King Power Stadium.

It will be the Italian side's first European final since 1991, where they will face Feyenoord.

Consumer prices in Turkey soared nearly 70% in April from a year ago, hitting a two-decade high, official figures show.

Transport, food prices and household furnishings recorded the sharpest rise in annual inflation, with transport costs more than doubling over the year.

Countries around the world are dealing with a growing cost of living crisis.

But Turkey's problems have been made worse by its president's reluctance to raise interest rates - a commonly used tool to help cool inflation.

The cost of food and non-alcoholic drinks saw an annual increase of 89.1%, while furnishings and household equipment were up 77.64%.

On a monthly basis, prices jumped 7.25% in April, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute.

Their third and most recent period in the top tier was between 2003 and 2010, when they also participated in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, Portsmouth's only appearance in European competition.

After earning promotion from the Second Division in the 1926–27 season, Portsmouth became the first football club south of London to reach the First Division, the top tier of professional English football. They also became the first club in the Football League to gain promotion through three professional divisions; from the Third Division (1920–21 to 1923–24 (South)), to the Second Division (1924–25 to 1926–27) and reaching the First Division for the 1927–28 season.

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Darren Adrian Drozdov (born April 7, 1969), professionally known as Droz, is an American essayist, former football player and former professional wrestler who competed in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1998 to 1999 under the ring names Puke and Droz. Drozdov is quadriplegic due to a neck injury sustained from a botched wrestling maneuver, but has regained most of the use of his upper body and arms. Drozdov was born in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.

Rangers' road to Seville: 260 days, two managers, seven countries, a first European final in 14 years

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61340114

President John Tyler, who was born in 1790, has a grandson who is still alive today.

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Brazil's Lula launches presidential campaign

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-61367119

Titanic not only became the first movie to gross over a billion dollars at the box office, it also spent the first 13 weeks of 1998 at No. 1.

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Less than a third of Scots back Nicola Sturgeon's push for a fresh independence referendum by the end of next year despite her local elections dominance.

Two polls indicated widespread opposition to the SNP's timetable, even though the party ruled the roost again in council contests last week.

There also appears to be a continuing majority against leaving the UK, after public feeling reverted from a shift during the pandemic.

Survation research for the Scotland In Union campaign group found 29 per cent favoured another national vote on splitting the UK before the end of 2023.

In contrast, 60 per cent said they were opposed and 11 per cent were undecided.

A separate Panelbase poll for the Sunday Times put support for another independence referendum within 12 months at just 24 per cent - although that figure has risen five points since November.