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Sandra · May, 07, 2024,

Two-thirds of UK adults are unaware of new EU biometric border controls set to be enforced for Brit holidaymakers from October this year, survey reveals

British and non-EU passport holders will soon have to go through fingerprint checks and face scans under the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES).

Max · May, 07, 2024,

I expect many will consider this a spiteful action by the EU against the British (for them leaving the EU) but because it applies to all non-EU countries, the use of the Word British in that sentence is superfluous, probably just emotive.
If GB had remaining in the Single Market and Customs Union, this wouldn't even be a thing.

Thankfully, due to ancestry, I can obtain an EU passport, if I want/need to. :)

Sandra · May, 08, 2024,

Here are all of the odds for this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

Croatia - Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim (7/5)
Switzerland - Nemo - The Code (103/25)
Italy - Angelina Mango - La Noia (803/100)
Ukraine - Aloyna Aloyna & Jerry Heil - Teresa & Maria (49/5)
Netherlands - Joost Klein - Europapa (81/5)
Ireland - Bambi Thug - Doomsday Blue (181/10)
France - Slimane - mon-amour (28)
Israel - Eden Golan - Hurricane (38)
Greece - Marina Satti - ZARI (107)
Finland - Windows95man - No Rules! (126)
United Kingdom - Olly Alexander - Dizzy (156)
Sweden - Marcus & Martinus - Unforgettable (313)
Armenia - LADANVIA - JakoAustralia (293)
Belgium - Mustii - Before The Party's Over (264)
Norway - Gäte - Ulveham (303)
Lithuania - Sllvester Belt - Luktelk (401)
Georgia - Nutsa Buzaladze - Firefighter (371)
Austria - Kaleen - We Will Rave (460)
Spain - Nebulossa - ZORRA (734)
Denmark - SABA - Sand (587)
Czech Republic - Aiko - Pedestal (979)
Slovenia - Raiven - Veronika (587)
Serbia - Teya Dora - RAMONDA (979)
Germany - Isaak - Always On The Run (597)
Cyprus - Silia Kapsis - Liar (979)
Portugal - iolanda - Grito (832)
San Marino - Megara - 11:11 (979)
Malta - Sarah Bonnici - Loop (979)
Luxembourg - TALI - Fighte (979)
Estonia - 5miinust & Puuluup - (Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi (979)
Latvia - Dons - Hollow (979)
Albania - Besa - Zemrën N'dorë (979)

Slivers · May, 09, 2024,

Croatia was such a great song. The best of Q1. No clue why some made it through (Ireland? Really?). Look forward to Q2 tonight. Our Dutch song grew on me. Still think the verses are trash and the song is a messy mash up. And fuck that blue bird. Ruined it for him. Will get to the finals for sure though.

Sandra · May, 13, 2024,

What a mess it all turned out to be

QuoteJoost Klein back in NL after Eurovision disqualification; Damaged a camera, reports say

Joost Klein is back in the Netherlands after getting disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest over an incident with a camerawoman. He arrived at Lelystad Airport on a private plane at around 7:25 p.m. on Sunday, RTL Nieuws reports.

A source told the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet that Klein behaved very aggressively towards the camerawoman after his performance in the semi-final on Thursday. The source said the woman was left with a seriously damaged camera and was very upset. According to the newspaper, several people witnessed the incident.

https://nltimes.nl/2024/05/13/joost-klein-back-nl-eurovision-disqualification-damaged-camera-reports-say

Sandra · May, 13, 2024,

Magaluf businesses say they are sick and tired of Brits destroying their 'paradise' by urinating and having sex in the street.

https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2024/05/13/5970568061594221693/1024x576_MP4_5970568061594221693.mp4

SAME IN AMSTERDAM

Slivers · May, 13, 2024,

Gonna be frank as a dutchie. I thought his semi final performance was soo bad. I didn't put him through. The audience loved it though. But the singing was bad and the staging terrible.

However this story of him damaging the camera sounds a lot more logical then the lady going to the police for a "threathing movement". We will know more in the future for sure, but I think the DQ is justified if the current story is correct. Even if she wasn't allowed to film, the final performance was so important for him. Then behave.

Apart from Joost Klein, too bad Croatia didn't win. The really had the best song. But can live with Switzerland. Good song, great performance.

Sandra · May, 14, 2024,

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Netherlands' contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest who was dramatically expelled from the competition hours before the grand finale will likely be charged for making illegal threats, Swedish police said Monday.

Joost Klein had failed to perform at two dress rehearsals on Friday and the organizer, the European Broadcasting Union said that police were investigating a complaint by "a female member of the production crew" at the competition in the Swedish city of Malmo.

Dutch artist and Eurovision 2024 entrant Joost Klein is daring to dream big. And his dreams have come true now that he's representing his country in Malmö this year. His song "Europapa" is breaking all domestic records: he managed to accumulate the most Spotify streams in one day of any song ever in the Netherlands.This is a huge achievement.

Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad reports that "Europapa" received a total of 1,216,921 Spotify streams within a 24-hour period.
With that, Joost managed to break the previous record held by Duncan Laurence's "Arcade". In 2019, Duncan set an all-time record the day after he won the contest — the first win for the Netherlands in forty-four years.

The official music video counts almost four million views. As a result, it can easily be said that Joost Klein has been enjoying one of the most successful Eurovision premieres this year. Currently, on the official Eurovision channel, "Europapa" is, by a large margin, the most viewed track of this year's contest.

ITS TERRIBLE

Sandra · May, 15, 2024,

QuoteWith four zebra crossings, four pedestrian islands and eight sets of traffic lights for cyclists and pedestrians, it can test even the most confident of road users.
And a Dutch-style cycling road junction in Cambridge has become so confusing that councils have now released a YouTube video tutorial explaining how to use it.
The 'Cycling Optimised Protected Signals' (Cyclops) junction where Histon Road meets Gilbert Road and Warwick Road in the city has been in place for three years.
But as locals still struggle with it, the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) councils group has released the explainer ahead of a new similar junction being built nearby.
And the city's Conservative group has blasted the Cyclops format for 'causing chaos for cyclists, pedestrians and drivers alike' and potentially leading to 'extra confusion'.

The junction creates a circular route for cyclists around a crossroads for cars and is based on intersections in Holland intended to handle large numbers of cyclists.

Its Easy

Sandra · May, 16, 2024,

Be honest... if bestiality (sex with animals) was legal would you do it?

Sandra · May, 18, 2024,

Britain reaches a new illegal migrant record with 9,681 having crossed the Channel so far in 2024 in the biggest boom since records began

The number of migrants crossing the Channel has hit a new record for the first five months of a calendar year. 117 arrivals were recorded on Thursday, bringing the total for 2024 to 9,681.

Sandra · May, 20, 2024,

Adult star with two vaginas insists she's virgin in one – but uses other for work

A 3ft 11in adult star who is already the biggest earner on OnlyFans has revealed that she's determined to keep one of her two vaginas 'a virgin' until her wedding day.

An woman who went from being an unknown barmaid to the biggest earner on OnlyFans says she has two vaginas – but one's being saved for after marriage.

Meg Banks, born with a form of Dwarfism, stands at 3ft 11in and makes a speciality of having sex on camera with well-endowed performers. Meg explained on the Pillow Talk podcast that she hopes to one day shoot a video with legendary male performer Dredd. But even in that case, the diminutive star confirmed, she would only be using her left-hand vagina.

So far, she's had sex with about 15 people and on every occasion only her left-hand vagina has been involved. "My right side is for when I get married," she explained. "My right is a virgin, my left has had those 15 bodies."