Mark Carney - leaving EU would be biggest domestic risk

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35751919 .

It seems a bit suspicious that the banks and big business want us to vote IN. At the moment I am in favour of IN, but I could well be persuaded otherwise if the facts are clearly presented without the spin.

Broadband

Just had a free upgrade on broadband from Virgin Media on their cheapest package. Pleased. It was even faster when I tried it earlier - and this is over a wi-fi connection for the last bit.

Jordanian refugee camp - enormous

The size of this is truly staggering.

See https://www.facebook.com/bbcshorts/videos/1140808579272340/ .

FTSE 100 - the rough ride continues

At the moment the UK share index is down 0.77%, although it is trying to come back. Further falls are likely as there is so much uncertainty about.

UPDATE 1622z:  At the moment it stands at down 0.99% but it was lower.

Pacers: UK trains that should have gone long ago

According to the BBC website, these diesel trains were stop-gap and should have been replaced long ago.

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35725299.

The image below is located on the BBC site and NOT on this blog.

Visible Northern Lights

This image is on the BBC site and NOT this blog.

There were good views of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over much of the UK last night, although I was in bed and missed it all.

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35741589 .

Record highs?

http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.co.uk/

Two of my blogs are heading towards record highs for daily visits. OK, I have put a few more posts than normal on, but I am at a loss to explain quite why there have been so many visits today. My posts are a complete mixture.

The photo shows the latest post on one of these.