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This is all too suspicious... There had to be a motive behind it to hold an emergency meeting in the middle of the night. In terms of sweepstakes, I will take April 21, 2019. I don't think he's really in such bad shape, and retirement will only better his health. All that waving must have been terrible for his arthritis!

Why announce this now? Surely they could wait until after the election if he's going to carry on until autumn? Also why announce it at 3am in the morning?

Hmm. One suspects this will become a busier thread within the next year then.

They're maybe going to announce Ben Suisala's death!

Adam Yauch, aka MCA, quit fighting for his right to party 5 years ago today.

27 people, include 18 members of Il Grande Torino, died in the Superga Air Crash today in 1949. Torino had won Serie A three seasons on the bounce and the disaster wiped out the Italian national squad.

In line with Pip's inspirational service, Theresa will announce tomorrow that the pension age for everyone will rise to 96. Well, if they can do it, you can...

Typical something big may have happened today when I was in London *yesterday*. I could have had a nosey outside Buckingham Palace (plus it's a Pokestop so that's handy as well). I've been up all night too so don't want to fall asleep and miss all the excitement. If it's not Brenda or Phil The Greek, I wonder what's happened? I'm thinking one of the corgis has rabies and savagely bit Theresa May yesterday. It would be sad news about the corgi obviously...

The ever sanctimonious and condescending Tom Bradby will be anchoring ITV's election night coverage. Meanwhile, anyone with a brain cell will be watching what is highly likely to be David Dimbleby's final general election on the BBC.

Phew, at least our old, liked, and respected members aren't posting stuff that has already been posted. Wait a minute...

He is 95 FFS and will only retire at 96 - most people retire at 65 - 70 and are dead or in a retirement home by 95 only able to walk with aid of a zimmer frame. At some point if he lived to 100 he would only be able to fulfil duties being pushed around in a wheelchair and there is simply no need for him to do that when he has a family full of people capable of cutting ribbons (although someone will have to step up to the plate on the casual racism). So for sure he is going to die soon, he's 95, but the only thing that gives food for suspicions about his health is the urgency with which this has been done. Anyhow he's not even retiring until the autumn so I'm not panicking about my inverse dead pool team yet.

Predictions anyone? 11th August for me

Don't know but The Sun really did accidentally post that he had gone! http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prince-philip-dead-queen-elizabeth-ii-the-sun-mistake-buckingham-palace-emergency-meeting-royal-a7716861.html

Press conference now delayed until 10 am Greenwich time while staff are being addressed. Palace is claiming it is not the death of either Lizzie or Phil but media still describing it as an emergency meeting. They are teasing us...

MMMP Form Guide #19 Veteran Character Actor Bernard Hepton who has his own secret army of fans who are plotting for inclusion in the 2018 Deathlist but his expression seems to suggest an early exit would come as a surprise.

Shirley Bassey is the widow of a former prime minister?

Procrastination I'll do it tomorrow, I'll do it tomorrow. What you mean it's due in today?

Happy Birthday and Welcome Danielle Darrieux in the 100 Club She was the most notable French actress beside Michele Morgan in the 50s. Now she is the oldest living actress, still active after 85 years of career.

Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso and ex-Ultravox frontman John Foxx...

Tabloid claims bookkeeper has slashed odds that Kate is preggers again: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/798198/Kate-Middleton-PREGNANT-Duke-Duchess-Cambridge-Royal-baby-bets-odds-slashed-Charlotte

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Darrieux One of French Cinemas legendary leading ladies Danielle Darrieux turns 100 tomorrow

Oh they are all useless he he. Semantics? That's exactly what politicians do! Remember NI contributions? "Oh we won't raise them, oh we didn't mean those NI contributions, oh shit the public have got us, fuck fuck fuck, let's have an election" - semantics. So when she says no rise to VAT, I do and I don't believe her. On a purely semantic level of course.

Nicola Strugeon and Wee Jimmy Krankie.

What the puck? Lakovic scores for msc and Sir Creep, and the body count continues...

Bloody hell! I just looked that up because I remembered that Tim Rice was the lyricist for that musical, and I didn't think it was a Lloyd Webber show. It was Benny & Bjorn from ABBA! I never knew that. [disclaimer - I dislike musicals.] AND I have also just learned that Murray Head is the brother of Anthony Head from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and those cringingly awful Gold Blend ads. (I bet everybody else already knew that)