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Tens of millions spent ahead of new EU fingerprint travel rules

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckmm866p23mo

Entry Exit System (EES) non-EU nationals, including Brits, will have to register biometric information the first time they cross the border.

Ukrainian strike on Russian nuclear radar system causes alarm in West

Analysts warn Kyiv should avoid striking nuclear infrastructure after it carries out another attack on Russian territory

#Russia #Ukraine

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/26/ukraine-drone-attack-russian-nuclear-radar-facility-unwise/

“It’s in everyone’s best interest that Russia’s ballistic missile warning system works well,”

@AkomoCombine opera browser 😬🤨

I'd be more concerned about using opera browser itself than anything from within Opera browser lol

Said it many times don't use Opera browser

View all tracked products in the side panel, but you can also get notified about price drops. To enable notifications, go to Chrome Settings, select "You and Google," and make sure "Get price tracking notifications" is enabled.

Google Chrome has many other hidden tips and tricks that you should know about.

There are loadsa hidden features behind Chrome some you know some not

https://www.androidpolice.com/chrome-desktop-browser-tips-tricks/

custom search engine along with opening new tab for notes my top 2

https://counter.social/@ecksmc/110637541975902674

Not something I'd use but others might

#Chrome #TipsAndTricks

Chrome now has built-in functionality that lets you track the prices of your favorite products without installing any third-party extensions. To use this feature, go to the product page on websites like Best Buy or Amazon. If price tracking is available, you will see a "Track Price" or a bell icon in the top right corner. From there, simply select "Track Price" to start tracking the product's price.

Personally I'm still not getting any adverts in YouTube via android app

https://counter.social/@ecksmc/112086998787141679

Been that way since 2023 for me 😆 only on Android devices though

Some users on Reddit have also reported no audio in YouTube videos when using an ad blocker, while others said that their videos get stuck when loading. Again, the problem disappears when the user disables their ad blocker

https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/1d1pgng/new_youtube_adblock_weird_behaviour_video/

Now, likely as part of a new test, YouTube users with ad blockers installed are reporting videos skipping straight to the end upon playback. As shared by 9to5Google, video playback resumes to normal when the ad blocker is disabled.

https://9to5google.com/2024/05/27/youtube-skipping-to-end-adblockers/

Meanwhile: #YouTube ad-blocker wars

in 2023, users reported being unable to play YouTube videos if the platform detected an ad blocker, paired with the platform giving users three strikes or three videos where ad blockers were allowed to function, after which playback would become unavailable.

January 2024, and the streaming platform was reportedly testing slowing down video load times for users with ad blockers enabled.

Always make sure you're the last to fall asleep and first one awake

Sleepover 101

Sharpie attacks are real

#JusSayin

@voltronic mouthwatering 😋

Like I said back in 2020

you can only spin so much before the plates fall

SNP and their many 'cover ups' is over

They've failed on so many levels now its fuckin embarrassing that we were duped by them in the first place

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service confirmed that investigations involving Nicola Sturgeon – who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing – and ex-treasurer Colin Beattie are ongoing

https://counter.social/@ecksmc/110145892876516094

https://counter.social/@ecksmc/103588767563945602

The long-running Police Scotland investigation into the SNP’s finances overshadowed Swinney’s bid to kick off the party’s election campaign when it emerged a report had been sent to prosecutors in relation to an embezzlement charge faced by Peter Murrell, the former party chief executive and husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon.

And in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Analysis of a poll last week suggested the SNP could be left with fewer than a dozen MPs – down from the 43 it currently holds – while Labour could see a jump from two to 35 in Scotland.

https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/49483-john-swinney-divides-scots-as-he-becomes-first-minister

On Friday, Keir Starmer pledged to make Scotland “central to the mission” of a Labour government during a visit to Glasgow, one of the first stops on his election campaign.

Ellie Costello, co-founder of Square Peg, a lobbying and support group for children who don’t fit into the conventional schools model, said: “Parents have told us about very strict schools actually forcing entry to their homes. Schools are turning up with community police. They are shouting up the stairs to highly anxious children, demanding they come into school now.”

Costello said “unprecedented” numbers of families were now “fighting against a toxic, coercive attendance drive”.

Meanwhile: since the government published strict new guidelines on enforcing attendance for schools

(PDF URL)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65f1b048133c22b8eecd38f7/Working_together_to_improve_school_attendance__applies_from_19_August_2024_.pdf

Schools in England now send police to homes of absent pupils with threats to jail their parents
‘Heavy-handed’ crackdown ignores underlying reasons for failure to attend classes, say critics

@chevalier26 sorry my bad not Tudor hall its wolf hall lol

Tudors on the brain now

@chevalier26 worth watching if you ain't seen them

Ran out of characters lol

@chevalier26 yeah starring Benedict Cumberbatch and loads more hollow crown is a must watch on bbc iPlayer also

Another few the white queen - Three relentless women enter a power struggle to win the English throne by scheming, manipulating and seducing their way to become queens of the most powerful kingdom in the 15th century

Tudor hall - Thomas Cromwell rises from humble beginnings to become a close and trusted advisor to Henry VIII & Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light is the sequel