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How Long

May 22, 2025 Longrider 6

Before they try that here? Turkey has rolled out a nationwide scheme to stop and weigh people in public, with inspectors then telling them to […]

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Going Private

April 27, 2025 Longrider 9

I’ve had a skin complaint that has been bugging me for a bit. I’ve been back and forth to the GP, which has been painful. […]

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Special Rights

April 15, 2025 Longrider 9

For land whales. A plus-sized travel blogger staged a protest at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after she was denied wheelchair assistance. Jaelynn Chaney, 28, shared a […]

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I Haven’t Forgotten

March 23, 2025 Longrider 7

Five years already and apparently we have forgotten the lessons. Key scientific lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic are being forgotten, UK scientists have warned. […]

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Summoned?

March 18, 2025 Longrider 10

What? Summoned? Millions of people will be summoned for annual weigh-ins at GP surgeries under NHS guidelines to tackle obesity. Everyone with common conditions including […]

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We Should Not Care

February 5, 2025 Longrider 14

The ‘distraught mum‘ should be studiously ignored here. A mother of a baby boy who Lucy Letby attempted to murder has condemned the “disrespectful” endeavour to free […]

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Good Lord!

January 4, 2025 Longrider 13

I’ve heard about children attending school who have not been potty trained before. Parents of children who are not potty-trained must come into their school […]