Ive always thought the best way to escape would be to tap the brakes suddenly so the police car slams into the back of the car its chasing just hard enough to damage its radiator. The police car would overheat within a short distance. Would that work?

I refused to carry the plastic cards for years, but google wallet allows you to add the barcode/qr code from a friend/stranger/family’s card or phone screen, for any shop. You then get the instant discount at the checkout but won’t accumulate the later ‘points’- but your accomplice will! There are webpages online containing the barcodes if you are really privacy-conscious. I have b&q, sainsburys, morrisons, tesco and co-op stored this way. Some shops are introducing apps too - still a line i won’t cross yet.

I’m sure the headline should say “once sold out, they’ll only be available on the second-hand market”. Not gone forever though.

If Russia is successful in Ukraine, that makes it more likely that in future China will be able to carry out the same trick in Taiwan.

If it has to be shouted at you, its not news, its propaganda. But she was brave in a tight spot, for sure.

You’ve come here to ask for advice, then systematically argued with everyone who has given you good advice. Guys, stop feeding this troll.

If you are polite to a potential scammer on the phone or on the internet, you are giving them a chance to persuade you into being scammed. Block at will.

Swearing is brilliant if you smash your thumb with a hammer, or break something expensive. If you swear all the time in normal conversation you don’t have any special words left to use when those things I mentioned happen.

Just change your number to something like 07777777777. That will work for the UK.

I don’t think it’s possible to quit smoking twice. The first time, there was just a longer gap between cigarettes.