8 posts tagged with uk by Stark.
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“If a sheep could, it’d die twice.”

The knackerman - an affecting portrait of a man and his job of removing the farm animals who didn't make it. (Trigger warning: animal death)
posted by Stark on Apr 13, 2021 - 34 comments

Do not approach or touch any object as it may explode and kill you

Why 'The Broomway' is the most dangerous path in Britain, taken from The Old Ways by Robert Macfarlane (previously).
posted by Stark on Sep 10, 2020 - 17 comments

"Any criminal that uses an encrypted phone should be very, very worried"

International cooperation between police forces enabled them to spy on an encrypted phone network, Encrochat, since the 1st April 2020. The result is a massive operation arresting 746 suspects in the UK alone. [more inside]
posted by Stark on Jul 2, 2020 - 33 comments

'Ultra racing - when I first heard about it, I thought, "That's stupid"'

GBDuro 2019 was the first of an annual self-supported ride across the United Kingdom, using a route that includes roads, gravel trails, singletrack and everything in between. Organised by The Racing Collective, it was won by a pro rider Lachlan Morton who had his first steps into ultra racing documented in a beautiful and inspiring short film. [more inside]
posted by Stark on Jul 18, 2019 - 9 comments

Panicked, he jumped off the mountain to his death

In search of the Brocken spectre - a photo essay about visiting Burley Moor in Yorkshire to get a glimpse of an unusual optical illusion in the fog.
posted by Stark on Mar 8, 2019 - 11 comments

Who, me?

The UK Army is recruiting snowflakes, binge gamers, phone zombies and me-me-me millennials. [more inside]
posted by Stark on Jan 3, 2019 - 34 comments

See that ludicrous display last night?

Two professional footballers versus thirty under-9 year olds [slyt]
posted by Stark on May 19, 2017 - 36 comments

Order! Ordaaaar!

The northern UK Member of Parliament, Dennis Skinner, attacked David Cameron in Prime Minister's Questions this week, and was thrown out of the chamber for refusing to take back the blistering epithet - Dodgy Dave. [more inside]
posted by Stark on Apr 15, 2016 - 28 comments

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