On the 29th July in 1588 (Gregorian/New Style calendar): The Spanish Armada was sighted off the Lizard in Cornwall, and the English fleet under Charles Howard and Francis Drake began to put to sea from Plymouth.... The Spanish fleet (under the Duke of Medina Sidonia) was first sighted by the English off the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall. Beacons quickly relayed the warning along the south coast toward London. The main English western squadron was in Plymouth. Lord Charles Howard of Effingham (Lord High Admiral) held overall command, with Sir Francis Drake as vice-admiral (and John Hawkins as rear-admiral). The incoming tide initially trapped many ships in the harbour. As the tide turned, English ships began to work their way out (accounts place the start of departure that day or the following day). Roughly 50–60 English vessels put to sea to gain the weather gage and pursue the Armada, which was sailing eastward in a defensive crescent formation toward a planned rendezvous with the Duke of Parma’s army in the Spanish Netherlands. No major battle occurred on the 29th itself. The first significant engagement came on 31st July (New Style) / 21st July (Old Style) near the Eddystone Rocks off Plymouth. Spanish accounts and later charts (such as the Robert Adams series held by Royal Museums Greenwich) use the New Style dates of 29–31 July for the approach off Cornwall, the English departure, and the first action. The successful harassment of the Armada (combined with storms that devastated the Spanish fleet on its return voyage around Scotland and Ireland) prevented the invasion, boosted English prestige and Protestant confidence, and is widely regarded as a turning point that enhanced England’s naval reputation and contributed to the longer-term rise of English (later British) sea power. England already possessed an effective navy; the campaign demonstrated and enhanced its capabilities. English ships inflicted limited material damage in the Channel actions through long-range gunnery and manoeuvrability; weather and logistical failures caused most Spanish losses.

Police say a 28-year-old man has been arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe. "The suspect, who is a white British national, is now in police custody," a statement from Devon and Cornwall police says. The latest arrest took place at an address in South Yorkshire, police say, approximately 270 miles (430km) from Widdecombe's Devon property. Devon and Cornwall police issued a new statement saying: "We were supported by Counter Terrorism Policing North East and South Yorkshire Police who carried out the arrest on behalf of Devon & Cornwall Police. "At this time, there is still no information to suggest that this is a terrorism related incident" (So counter terrorism police werent involved because it could be terrorism) 🤔

I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of Ann Widdecombe. The circumstances of her death are extremely distressing and my thoughts are with Ann's family and loved ones. Ann's dedication to public service was decades long, and she was a true servant of her constituents. I have spoken to the Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall police today. The Home Office stands ready to provide whatever support they need with their ongoing investigation. I urge everyone to avoid speculation and allow the police investigation to progress.

I dont know who needs to hear this but soul and land are not magical substances. The only thing that decides if any place is good or bad to live in is the people who live there and what they actually do with it.Bring in millions of men from countries like Sudan, Somalia, Pakistan and others full of corruption, crime, rape and murder and those problems travel with them. The people are what turned those countries into places worth leaving in the first place.Look at how real progress was made. The steam engine was developed in Britain by men dealing with the flooded mines in Cornwall, where they had to pump water out of deep workings in hard granite so they could keep extracting ore. Once it worked, others laid tracks and turned it into something that could move goods and people over long distances. That led to railways, then trains, cars, lorries, steam power for factories, big machines and proper ocean going ships. The Chinese invented the compass but used it mainly for feng shui. Europeans took the same idea and used it to steer ships across open seas for trade and exploration. Gunpowder was invented in China too, but Europeans developed it into guns and cannons that gave real military advantage.That is the people, not the land. Groups take what is around them or what others have already found and turn it into something bigger through invention and practical use. Harsh conditions and the need to survive and improve push some peoples to build and advance while others do not. The land itself does nothing. It is the people, their culture and their drive that shape what a country becomes. If we are no longer us, if we're just a cash cow for other people who've achieved nothing and import their backwards attitudes that made their own countries shit, there will be nothing. Its not the land, its the people.