BBC News struggling for REAL news...

Ace Modder · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:36

so they post stuff like this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35812984

People who cycle, walk or catch the train or bus to work keep more weight off than commuters who travel by car, a large UK study has found.

Did somebody really need to do a study?

In tomorrows news.

SHOCK AS SCIENTISTS DISCOVER THAT SOIL IS BROWN!!!

nas · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:38

I find RT far more informative

#Budget2016: Osborne’s Generation Y package ‘unfair to core’

Avenged7Fold · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:39

TBH i find it more newsworthy than 'animal xxx gets pregnant at xxx zoo'

News article not news worthy but it being not news worthy is thread worthy xD

dowie · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:39

in other news the less cake/more exercise diet really works:

**Removed, swearing**

doodah · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:39

I used to like BBC (even know I know it can be horse manure) but even for its standards, it's shocking these days. BBC Sport can be infuriatingly slow on match days.

Still can't beat DM Online for some hilarious tripe, gossip and scantily dressed women

What's even considered a good online new vendor these days?

BusError · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:40

BBC also has started a daily mail column of shame. It's not full of filth just yet, but it's full of clickbait...

I don't think there is a free, non nagware, non biased news website anymore, anywhere, and the more I think of it, the less I need the 'news' that trickle thru anyway..

These days I end up reading news.google.com, making sure not to click any of the 'stories' -- thats me sorted for 'news'.

MooMoo444 · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:41

Ace Modder said:
SHOCK AS SCIENTISTS DISCOVER THAT SOIL IS BROWN!!!

Soil can exhibit a wide range of colour; gray, black, white, reds, browns, yellows and under the right conditions green, therefore I think they should redo this study.

Skillmister · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:41

doodah said:
Still can't beat DM Online for some hilarious tripe, gossip and scantily dressed women

Best "acceptable" website for work viewing. Yesterday the flashing cheltenham girls only had barely blurred out nips

Hades · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:41

Ace Modder said:
so they post stuff like this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35812984

Did somebody really need to do a study?

In tomorrows news.

SHOCK AS SCIENTISTS DISCOVER THAT SOIL IS BROWN!!!

But soil isn't always brown :confused:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_color

TheMightyTen · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:43

MooMoo444 said:
Soil can exhibit a wide range of colour; gray, black, white, reds, browns, yellows and under the right conditions green, therefore I think they should redo this study.

Craig321 · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:43

Wow....

The authors of the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology study say the findings show even a little physical activity is better than nothing at all.

YAH THINK?!

Rroff · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:43

I was thinking yesterday the BBC landing page looked more like a round up of the stuff doing the rounds on facebook, latest memes and associated rubbish rather than the more professional site it used to be.

stopper · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:45

Ace Modder said:
Did somebody really need to do a study?

The most shocking part, is that you believe some one actually did a study.

Ace Modder · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:49

Hades said:
But soil isn't always brown

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_color

who said the article tomorrow will be accurate?

doodah · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:50

Speaking of studies I heard someone did a study on spoons or forks in the workplace and why they go missing all the time, resulting in a minimum needed for every X employees to make sure there are always some in circulation. Never got round to checking if it's true

MooMoo444 · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:51

Circulated cutlery is gross anyway, people not washing them properly etc, I bring my own

Rroff · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:53

doodah said:
Speaking of studies I heard someone did a study on spoons or forks in the workplace and why they go missing all the time, resulting in a minimum needed for every X employees to make sure there are always some in circulation. Never got round to checking if it's true

The one that gets me is pens (and other stationary) - no one ever puts them back, etc. they go "missing" at a massive rate. As someone who is meticulous about putting stuff back where I've borrowed it from etc. it drives me up the wall

(obviously most of us have absent minded moments, etc. but that is another story).

MooMoo444 said:
Circulated cutlery is gross anyway, people not washing them properly etc, I bring my own

Same bring my own mug, etc. some people have horrifically lacking hygiene.

Avenged7Fold · 17 Mar 2016 at 11:53

Ace Modder said:
In tomorrows news.

SHOCK AS SCIENTISTS DISCOVER THAT SOIL IS BROWN!!!

Tomorrow's daily mail headline:

'Scientists discover dirt is colour of foreigners'

dowie · 17 Mar 2016 at 12:01

MooMoo444 said:
Circulated cutlery is gross anyway, people not washing them properly etc, I bring my own

not been an issue for me, they go in the dishwasher and the cleaner unloads it later - no one else need be responsible for washing up

Avenged7Fold · 17 Mar 2016 at 12:02

dowie said:
not been an issue for me, they go in the dishwasher and the cleaner unloads it later - no one else need be responsible for washing up

Same with my office but people leave that stuff on the side after they stir their coffee/tea. Not a huge issue if the surface wasn't always wet, stained and looked like a perfectly good place for bacteria to go wild.