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Offline Maik

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19/12/17
« on: Tuesday, 19 December, 2017 @ 14:12:43 »
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B&Q and Wilko issue product recalls for potentially dangerous plugs

B&Q has issued an urgent product recall for two of its remote controlled plug sets. It’s found that excessive heat build-up in the plugs could cause nearby products to ignite.

Wilko, the retailer, has also recalled its Euro to UK 2 Pin Converter plug due to certain components failing to meet the European standards.
https://www.which.co.uk/news/2017/12/bq-and-wilko-issue-product-recalls-for-fire-risk-plugs/

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Re: 19/12/17
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, 19 December, 2017 @ 14:33:42 »
Put :em in a drawer for 15 months, then they'll be ok to use

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Re: 19/12/17
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, 19 December, 2017 @ 16:12:10 »
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Food authority calls on consumers to avoid specific products after antifa-like group claims intentional poisning

Greece's food authority (EFET) on Tuesday issued a warning to consumers to avoid buying certain products, after a post appeared on a notorious website known for hosting "antifa" and "anti-establishment" material claimed that the products were intentionally tainted with hydrochloric acid.

The threat includes a multinational soft drink maker's colas, a luncheon meat producer and fresh milk by a local dairy producer.

EFET called on consumers to avoid the products between Dec. 20 and Dec. 25.

Super markets and distributors began withdrawing the products from their stock this week, as a precaution.
http://www.naftemporiki.gr/story/1305636/food-authority-calls-on-consumers-to-avoid-specific-products-after-antifa-like-group-claims-intentional-poisning

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Re: 19/12/17
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, 19 December, 2017 @ 16:17:42 »
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Terror raids: Four arrests as army bomb disposal called in

An army bomb disposal team is at a house in Chesterfield after police arrested four men in terror raids across South Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

A cordon has been set up and nearby homes are being evacuated at the site in central Chesterfield, police said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-42410084

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Re: 19/12/17
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, 19 December, 2017 @ 16:21:44 »
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HMS Queen Elizabeth leak: Navy's new £3.1bn warship 'takes on 200 litres of sea water an hour'

Britain's new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, is leaking as a result of a faulty seal, it has emerged. The Royal Navy's £3.1 billion warship, which was accepted into the Royal Navy fleet by The Queen less than a month ago, has a "significant" defect.

Reports suggested there is a problem with an inflatable rubber ring-style seal around one of the propeller shafts.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/18/hms-queen-elizabeth-britains-new-31bn-aircraft-carrier-has-leak/

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Re: 19/12/17
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, 19 December, 2017 @ 18:13:27 »