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  • Dual nationals to be denied entry to UK from 25 February unless they have British passport

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  • Well that has changed. Because back in the early 200p the requirement existed.

  • Dual nationals to be denied entry to UK from 25 February unless they have British passport

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  • Sorry. But that is for US citizens becoming dual.

    Not foreign citizens becoming US.

    If you are a non US citizen applying for US citizenship. Then you have to request the home nation end you citizenship.

  • Dual nationals to be denied entry to UK from 25 February unless they have British passport

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  • Yes.

  • Nigel Farage's claim he 'can't be bought' is ridiculed

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  • Translation:

    The folks voting for me. Cannot afford to buy me.

  • Dual nationals to be denied entry to UK from 25 February unless they have British passport

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  • When I lived in the US. The UK embassy was openly recommending this to folks taking US citizen ship.

  • One in 14 children who die in England have closely related parents, study finds

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  • Thanks for sharing. Nice to have less anacdotal evidence.

    Well nice is not the right word. But I'm sure you know what I mean,

  • Britain’s High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing protest group Palestine Action

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  • Yes. As far as making laws they can. That is the whole meaning or the phrase parliament is sovereign.

    It's not a good thing. But is why voting and education is so important. Because when it comes to actions in parliament only voting has any authority.

    It's not unique. As we see in the US. Where both houses have to act on many things. And when one party is given power their is little the nation can do to stop it.

    But honestly there is not real answer. Any organisation given the authority to arrest parliament is under the same risk of abuse. As we see with the US FBI. All it means is the corrupt political org. Takes control of that first.

    In the US and UK. It is why the right has taken control of the media over the last few decades.

    This is also why both main parties have worked so hard to remove the right to protest. The mass is the only control we have.

  • Britain’s High Court says government acted illegally in outlawing protest group Palestine Action

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  • Honestly. Would you really want the law to work that way.

    The result would be a government that is impossible to legally fault. As doing so would be to expensive for the people in power.

    But the answer is. No the acts of any MP in parliament are not within the remit of any legal authority other then parliament. Act outside parliament. IE not involved in the passing of laws are as for all others.

    But nothing said or voted for in the house is allowed to be addressed outside the house.

    The original reason for this was to prevent each party trying to make the actions of the last gov a crime. It really dose not take long to imagine the harm that would cause, unfortunately the only way such a thing could work. Would be if corruption did not exist. As it will always exist in all political movements. Allowing one political group to have the ability to make the ideals of another a crime. Is never workable.

  • One in 14 children who die in England have closely related parents, study finds

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  • Anacdotal experience only. But I'd suggest it's way more common then folks know.

    More so from the 1970s and before. And in rural areas of the UK. But that is more to do with options and how they spread post 1967 law changes. (Pill and abortion both legalized. Though pill only for married women at that time). But for younger readers. Both were often hard to obtain for young adult women in rural areas until the mid 80s.

    As a teen My GPs lived in a farming village. And would hint at it when I visited and got to know a few local girls. I did not think much of it at the time.

    Post Uni I lived with them for a few months. And got to know one of these girls way better. To the point she felt the need to explain why she never wanted children.

    Apparently she knew a few others in the village were in the same situation. For timing this was mid 90s we were both in our mid 20s at the time. So he mother likely finished school in the late 60s. And I know sex education in schools was very hit and miss due to political attitudes at the time. With city schools being more comfortable then rural. Late 60s was when the pill was legalised and labour were pushing all schools to add sex ed classes. So many parents objected.

    But news over the last 30+ years. Would lead me to recognise while Insest is no less common. Pro Choice really matters for more reasons then most would expect.

  • One in 14 children who die in England have closely related parents, study finds

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  • Universal basic income needed to cushion blow from AI job losses, says UK minister

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  • It is possible. Because the rich and powerful go totally bonkers when AI comes up.

    Why do you think the rich are so keen to see it. Sure as hell not to increase the cost of doing business.

    I'll buy AI will never have the power claimed. But it already has the power to replace a metric fuck ton of jobs. And lots of the so called rich and powerful are working fucking hard to make sure folks feel comfortable relying on it.

    You have to be pretty blind to think they are doing that for any other reason then to enhance there own position on the inequality scale.

  • London bus driver sacked after chasing and punching thief

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  • Would have a point. If this was about him facing charges.

    But it's his employer. Any one who has worked knows Thier employer will never support this when acting in their name.

    If you work retail even security no company is going to let you act to stop violence when in their name. They all make it clear to employees. Let the criminal go. Otherwise the company is too worried about taking responsibility for any harm customer or criminal.

    It may not be right. But hardly a suprise.

  • Universal basic income needed to cushion blow from AI job losses, says UK minister

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  • More to the point. Taxing enough to pay it. Would make the billionaires investing in AI pointless. So such billionaires will never let it happen.

    No one is investing in AI for the good of a nation. Just to save money on their own staffing costs.

  • What accessibility apps do you use (for the legally blind/totally blind)

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  • MoHonestly, it has improved over the years.

    Most distros now have dark mode installs with higher contrast. But adjustable font size and any form of text to speech during install seems missing.

    Text to speech is available on most DE's but very like windows. It is still very unintuitive for low vision rather than 0 vision use. Unfortunately, developers with no vision issues still fail to recognise speed matters in real life. And folks with limited vision tend to need the ability to only use text to speech on set text. IE the ability to enlarge most text and just speak on text we choose. Android is very good at that now. But desktop OSes still make visual impaired difficult to compete time wise with non-disabled users.

    I have found it impossible to adjust menu font sizes on the vast majority of DE's using a start like menu. Not to mention how bad the majority of more modern (fasionable) DE and application interface trends are for people needing to remember locations.

    Fortunately, most Linux DE's do have the ability to quickly magnify sections of the screen using alt and mouse scroll.

    As for some applications, insistence on gray text on white or lighter gray backgrounds. Why the hell is this so darn common now. Even folks with good vision find it awful.

    Seriously take the OS 3d slicing software available. Every time I install one. I takes most of a day to find out how to make anything even slightly visible. Their is absolutely no reason for it.

  • Why the NHS still wastes billions on patients who shouldn't be in hospital

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  • Add to that, the huge centralisation of hospital services since the 80s. Such that small town local hospitals no longer have any specialist support.

    More and more services have been moved to big city hospitals where paitents from multiple towns are expected to travel.

    And again elderly etc are less able to be at home ue to transportation difficulties. And complexity getting services fast.

  • Number of people who say Britons must be born in UK is rising, study shows

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  • Number of people with ultranationalist views rising. As 3 main parties start pushing fascist ideology. Media "acts" surprised.

  • Major incident declared over Shropshire canal 'sinkhole'

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  • A field. The thing to remember. Llangollen is unlike most canals in the UK. It is used to move water so actually has a current. Meaning way more water would be in that field then just that stored between 2 locks.

  • Greta Thunberg arrested at Palestine Action protest

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  • Note: This is in no way me supporting the gov. Just considering the thought process.

    While the gov seems not to care about public opinion.

    It seems likely drawing that conclusion and banning a well known person. May be such a bad move even Starmer was hesitant. His option likely were.

    Allow her in. Knowing she will protest. At least he can jail her.

    Reject her where she will still protest and have huge access to the media while explaining the UKs argument.

  • Venezuela Orders Its Navy To Escort Oil Tankers After Trump's Blockade Threat

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  • Was still typing. Sorry

  • Raspberry Pi @programming.dev
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    Qemu begginer help

  • United Kingdom @feddit.uk
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    Injured dog walkers could be costing NHS £23m a year

    news.sky.com /story/injured-dog-walkers-could-be-costing-nhs-23m-a-year-13388228
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    UK fusion reactor dream gets another £2.5 billion from gov't

    www.theregister.com /2025/06/13/uk_dumps_25_billion_into/
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    Rachel Reeves just doesn’t get it. None of us should pay tax on savings

    www.telegraph.co.uk /money/tax/none-of-us-should-be-paying-tax-our-savings-and-investments/
  • 3DPrinting @lemmy.world
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    Boat work update.

  • 3DPrinting @lemmy.world
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    3D Scanning advice for noob

  • 3DPrinting @lemmy.world
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    Newbe advice

  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    Some windows help please

  • Amateur Radio @sh.itjust.works
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    Wire connectors ideas?