I'll be out this afternoon at the course I think I mentioned some time ago - it's the making tax digital one so way above average in importance. How much of it will be news to me I don't know. As the actual regulation details have yet to be published by HMRC (they won't be until the next governement does the next Finance Act) all we've got to gone on is the HMRC consultation details unless the lecturer has got hold of some inside info. The lecturer at the tax course a few weeks ago did have inside info which was that HMRC and the party in power until the election was called had no intention of relaxing their draconian intentions.
Nothing new to report as a result of attending that course. There are a lot of unknowns at this time. Assuming the timetable stays as intended, that's going to cause horrendous problems for those having to comply from next April as they will have little time to prepare for it.
Apparently in today's episode of Doctors, Cyril Nri played the part of Inspector Tony Callaghan. People who watched The Bill over the years would remember that Cyril Nri played the part of Supt. Adam Okaro and Tony O'Callaghan played the part of Sgt. Matthew Boyden in hundreds of episodes.
El Loro posted:Apparently in today's episode of Doctors, Cyril Nri played the part of Inspector Tony Callaghan. People who watched The Bill over the years would remember that Cyril Nri played the part of Supt. Adam Okaro and Tony O'Callaghan played the part of Sgt. Matthew Boyden in hundreds of episodes.
I don't often see Doctors but I caught today's episode and recognised both actors from The Bill
Goodnight and sweet dreams. Hugs for the night owls.
night yogi EL squiggle
and summer if you pop in on this very sad day
*night owls* 
well said Ros, a very shocking & memorable time, all for the wrong reasons
sweet dreams to you all, I should think you're all fast asleep by now
I'm just relaxing downstairs for a change, I'm off tomorrow so counting on a lay in. Things are a little hectic here, but I'm taking it as it comes.
El. I loved the lava video, thank you 
i hope there's some plans in place regarding the hmrc changes, despite the lack of clarity over who's going to be governing it
Good morning everyone 
Some sunshine here and quite warm.
Yogi, besides Cyril Nri, the other actor who you probably remembered from the Bill was Chris Walker (Rob Hollins in Doctors) - he was PC Shaw in 17 episodes in The Bill. You might also remember him in the Mersey Beat series as PC Larry 'Tiger' Barton.
Summer, HMRC are continuing working on MTD though are saying next to nothing about it.
I hope everyone has a good day
Good morning everyone.
Weather is grey and damp, ATM.
El, I remember Chris Walker from The Bill and from Mersey Beat. You know how I like my police dramas.
Have a good day everyone.
Scientists have confirmed that the reason why flamingos stand on one leg is that it saves energy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scie...environment-40016816
Good morning a very sunny day here, I've got all the windows open and am about to hit the yoga mat (not literally 
)
i'll be back I hope you've all got brilliant sunshine too 
Good morning everyone, definitely not brilliant sunshine here, misty although it is clearing now so I hope it is clearing up and will be a better day soon.
We have a little 2 year old on sleepover so it's likely to be a lively day.
Enjoy your day everyone
They're watching you:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40027706
Trailer for The Red Turtle. Looks like animation of the highest quality.
It's French with s Studlio Ghbli badge (it's their first non-Japanese film). There won't be any dubbing or subtitles as there's no dialogue as such. Rated PG as it's a bit scary with a tsunami in it (that's in the above trailer).
Afternoon all
Summer, I hope you remembered to do some stretches for me?
Squiggle, I hope you have a lovely time with the little one (and he sleeps well tonight).
El, there's no way I'm standing on one leg to conserve energy.
Good evening it's been a non stop hot summers day here! I'm just taking 5 before I go walk Bramble. She's been boostered for her annual vaccinations today and was not impressed with my taking her to the vets.
My house is spotless, every item of laundry is clean & dry and I've had lunch with one friend & taxi's for another! It's been a lovely day
yogi, yes I did stretch for you too, no probs, you can go ahead and eat some cake now
Goodnight and sweet dreams. Hugs for the night owls.
night yogi and summer if you pop in
Good morning everyone, yay it looks like a lovely sunny day for everyone - I've dug out the fan
Enjoy your day everyone
Got a phone call from a woman from the Telephone Preference Service saying that my TPS registration had expired and I need to reregister it.
I told her that it's just as well that I know this to be a scam and ended the call.
I've heard of this scam call before and I know that once you are registered with the TPS, the phone number remains registered - the TPS will never contact you to say that it's expired. The TPS site confirms this. The scammers would go on to ask for your bank account or credit card details and of course the TPS is free.
Good afternoon 
a glorious summer's day here again
well done on on thwarting the scammer El
Each year on Ascension day, the Gloucester Cathedral choir climb the 269 steps up to the tower roof and:
Hopefully none of them suffer from vertigo.
Tourists can go up if they pay for a guided tour and youngsters under 6 aren't allowed. On a clear day the view from the roof is spectacular.
EL have you heard about the BBC store closing? I have received an email which says that I can have an Amazon voucher for Amazon Video, which I am not interested in or a bank refund. And here comes the awkward bit because they want me to enter my bank details and warning bells went off. I will keep the email for now until you check it out because I am sure you will get to the bottom of it. Thanks.
Squiggle, I hadn't heard about the BBC store closing but checking this, it's true. The email is probably genuine as the decision was only announced a few hours ago. There's a message about this on their site:
https://store.bbc.com/
You will see that there's a link for existing customers to find out all they need to know so I suggest you do that and they should confirm what you need to do. I'm not a customer so I can't check it out as you need to log in.
Thanks EL, that's reassuring.
Evening all
I had a great day with PB and BB.
We spent the morning at the park, then youngest son joined us for a picnic in the garden, followed by fun in the paddling pool and a walk to a nearby farm.
Squiggle, I've had one of those email from BBC Store too. It hasn't been open very long, so I'm surprised and disappointed that it is closing down already (it the email is genuine).
I hope you've all had a good day
Goodnight and sweet dreams. Hugs for the night owls.
*night owls*
evening all, and happy heatwave! Phew
i hope you're all enjoying it
yogi your day sounds like terrific fun
squiggle I hope you've enjoyed the sleepover
El Loro posted:Each year on Ascension day, the Gloucester Cathedral choir climb the 269 steps up to the tower roof and:
Hopefully none of them suffer from vertigo.
Tourists can go up if they pay for a guided tour and youngsters under 6 aren't allowed. On a clear day the view from the roof is spectacular.
lovely EL - love it!doing the same at Wrexham - the parish church where we are performing St Cecilia's mass on July 1st
night Yogi summer EL and squiggle
Good morning everyone, that was a very warm night, too hot for me I'm afraid and it's still warm this morning. According to the weather forecast today is the same or hotter and after that it cools off, thank goodness. It's the nights I find so difficult. I hope you are all coping with it OK.
Enjoy your day everyone