Don't use VPN services.
No, seriously, don't. You're probably reading this because you've asked what VPN service to use, and this is the answer.
Why not? > Because a VPN in this sense is just a glorified proxy. The VPN provider can see all your traffic, and do with it what they want - including logging.
But my provider doesn't log! > There is no way for you to verify that, and of course this is what a malicious VPN provider would claim as well. In short: the only safe assumption is that every VPN provider logs. And remember that it is in a VPN provider's best interest to log their users - it lets them deflect blame to the customer, if they ever were to get into legal trouble. The $10/month that you're paying for your VPN service doesn't even pay for the lawyer's coffee, so expect them to hand you over.
But a provider would lose business if they did that! > I'll believe that when HideMyAss goes out of business. They gave up their users years ago, and this was widely publicized. The reality is that most of their customers will either not care or not even be aware of it.
But I pay anonymously, using Bitcoin/PaysafeCard/Cash/drugs! > Doesn't matter. You're still connecting to their service from your own IP, and they can log that.
But I want more security! > VPNs don't provide security. They are just a glorified proxy.
But I want more privacy! > VPNs don't provide privacy, with a few exceptions (detailed below). They are just a proxy. If somebody wants to tap your connection, they can still do so - they just have to do so at a different point (ie. when your traffic leaves the VPN server).
But I want more encryption! > Use SSL/TLS and HTTPS (for centralized services), or end-to-end encryption (for social or P2P applications). VPNs can't magically encrypt your traffic - it's simply not technically possible. If the endpoint expects plaintext, there is nothing you can do about that. When using a VPN, the only encrypted part of the connection is from you to the VPN provider. From the VPN provider onwards, it is the same as it would have been without a VPN. And remember, the VPN provider can see and mess with all your traffic, and it eats up your bandwidth, from 35 - 75%.
But I want to confuse trackers by sharing an IP address! > Your IP address is a largely irrelevant metric in modern tracking systems. Marketers have gotten wise to these kinds of tactics, and combined with increased adoption of CGNAT and an ever-increasing number of devices per household, it just isn't a reliable data point anymore. Marketers will almost always use some kind of other metric to identify and distinguish you. That can be anything from a user agent to a fingerprinting profile. A VPN cannot prevent this.
So when should I use a VPN? There are roughly two use cases where you might want to use a VPN:
You are on a known-hostile network (eg. a public airport Wi-Fi access point, or an ISP that is known to use MITM), and you want to work around that. You want to hide your IP from a very specific set of non-government-sanctioned adversaries - for example, circumventing a ban in a chatroom or preventing anti-piracy scare letters. In the second case, you'd probably just want a regular proxy specifically for that traffic - sending all of your traffic over a VPN provider (like is the default with almost every VPN client) will still result in the provider being able to snoop on and mess with your traffic.
However, in practice, just don't use a VPN provider at all, even for these cases.
So, then... what? > Wireguard. I will not recommend any specific providers (diversity is good!), but there are plenty of cheap ones to be found on LowEndTalk.
But how is that any better than a VPN service? > A VPN provider specifically seeks out those who are looking for privacy, and who may thus have interesting traffic. Statistically speaking, it is more likely that a VPN provider will be malicious or a honeypot, than that an arbitrary generic VPS provider will be.
So why do VPN services exist? Surely, they must serve some purpose? > Because it's easy money. You just set up OpenVPN on a few servers, and essentially start reselling bandwidth with a markup. You can make every promise in the world, because nobody can verify them. You don't even have to know what you're doing, because again, nobody can verify what you say. It is 100% snake-oil. So yes, VPN services do serve a purpose - it's just one that benefits the provider, not you.
That's how it is....

Hello all, My mum was born in Nigeria in 1961 to two Leicester born parents. She was born in Nigeria due to her fathers profession. She was naturalised and lived much of her life in the UK. I was born in the states and want to be naturalised in the UK. Is that possible or do I have to go the other route and get a visa first? I’ve called the UK immigration service and they say I should be able to be naturalised but because of how the passport application is set up, there is no where to explain my situation. Thanks for the help!

Looking at their filmography, there are lot of flop films that Vasu & Jackky Bhagnani have produced. So despite suffering losses in hundreds of crores, how do they get money to produce more films ?
Apparently they have lot of companies registered in UK . are they diverting black money from UK to India and vice versa ?
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/5NiniyIIp7wB0-n-BtpSCzIoTDw/appointments

FORTRESS CAPITAL LTD (14382242)

Company statusActiveCorrespondence address39 Hereford House, 129, Park Street, London, England, W1K 7JBRole ACTIVEDirectorAppointed on28 September 2022NationalityIndianCountry of residenceEnglandOccupationCompany Director And Film Producer

PUJA HOLDINGS LTD (14325118)

Company statusActiveCorrespondence addressFlat 39,, Hereford House, 129, Park Street, London, England, W1K 7JBRole ACTIVEDirectorAppointed on30 August 2022NationalityIndianCountry of residenceEnglandOccupationFilm Producer

POOJA MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED (06457517)

Company statusActiveCorrespondence addressThe International Wine Center, Dallow Road, Luton, England, LU1 1URRole ACTIVEDirectorAppointed on14 April 2022NationalityIndianCountry of residenceEnglandOccupationFilm Producer

ONE WORLD VISION LIMITED (12509311)

Company statusActiveCorrespondence addressThe International Wine Centre,, Dallow Road,, Luton, England, LU1 1URRole ACTIVEDirectorAppointed on30 June 2021NationalityIndianCountry of residenceEnglandOccupationProducer

REP PRODUCTIONS SCANDI LTD (09674921)

Company statusActiveCorrespondence address39 129 Park Street, London, England, W1K 7JBRole ACTIVEDirectorAppointed on31 March 2021NationalityIndianCountry of residenceEnglandOccupationCompany Director

DB FILMS AND ANIMATION LIMITED (11206078)

Company statusActiveCorrespondence addressThe International Wine Centre, Dallow Road, Luton, England, LU1 1URRole ACTIVEDirectorAppointed on5 January 2021NationalityIndianCountry of residenceEnglandOccupationProducer

PUJA ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED (12638745)

Company statusDissolvedCorrespondence addressThe International Wine Centre, Dallow Road, Luton, England, LU1 1URRoleDirectorAppointed on2 June 2020NationalityIndianCountry of residenceEnglandOccupationDirector

POOJA ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED (11357422)

Company statusActiveCorrespondence addressThe International Wine Centre, Dallow Road, Luton, England, LU1 1URRole ACTIVEDirectorAppointed on1 May 2020NationalityIndianCountry of residenceEnglandOccupationFilm Producer

ALMAS GLOBAL PRODUCTION LIMITED (11300679)

Company statusActiveCorrespondence addressThe International Wine Center, Dallow Road, Luton, England, LU1 1URRole RESIGNEDDirectorAppointed on10 July 2020Resigned on28 June 2021NationalityIndianCountry of residenceEnglandOccupationCompany Director

Banned Bird.....you've absolutely outdone yourself......
And not in a good way.
I've read over your report a few times and you've failed miserably in terms of trying to deliver facts, evidence and corroboration and you've used your own personal feelings towards an individual and not had the simple knowledge how to even factor in which laws are being broken by Elphaba to sway your personal argument, not to mention some of the wording and phrases you've used without even explaining it, "doxxing" as an example.
So here goes.....
You started off with a personal letter to Elphaba. Big waste of time because she isn't going to read it, and she frankly doesn't care. Neither Elphaba nor her parent is going to care whether she has "Mommy issues" or not, or even Daddy issues if you want to go that deep. And let's be clear, you also don't care about Elphaba's welfare or anything else except the clout and the spoils that it brings.
1) Your own experience of tiktok has been "poor," to say the least, yet you spend copious amounts of time on the app.
2) You keep your personal details privately for understandable reasons, yet you have "leaked" the location of Elphaba on social media yourself to stir up issues for this very problematic creator. You know what the consequences of this could be for anyone, yet you wish for your own details to remain confidential and private. So what makes you a person better or more deserving of privacy over someone else? Regardless of their actions.
3) You do have some valid points of behaviour from these problematic behaviours, but unfortunately, this is a much bigger issue within society compared to specific individuals. As you're aware, some people will prey on the vulnerable and exploit them, extremely wrong to do so, but it is something that isn't going to stop or be changed overnight. You also reference naracassctic personality traits and displays of behaviour, yet you aren't a trained clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, and Dr. Google just doesn't cut the mustard. Yes, I agree fully these these problematic people, specifically Elphaba, display behaviour, but there is nothing "illegal" in having warped personality traits.
4) Injustice, unfortunately, does happen every day within our society and bullying. Victimisation, of course, happens, any it shouldn't. But as detailed in your "report," you are, of course, using the term "injustice" to fit your own narrative as you've cleared stated you have faced this. So why have you faced this? Is it because people have legitimate questions or concerns, and you're not supplying enough information to quench those concerns. You simply can't say you're being attacked because people are concerned or your own actions, even innocently are being questioned along with your motives.
5) I would also like to point out that you've referenced "illegal behaviours" by some of these creators, so which laws and legislations have been broken? Surely, such a "concrete case to be used in evidence" would outline the facts, the laws and legislations broken along with sufficient evidence to corroborate it. Yes, Chelsea Lee Art has been arrested for racially aggravated behaviour and racist behaviour, but technically, until she is found guilty in court, she is proved innocent. I have no time or patience for racism in any form, yet adding this into your report without conviction or legal due process is missing the mark entirely.
6) Yes, Elphaba has openly claimed that gifts and go fund me donations are for transgender surgery (male to female) and after three years of the constant back and forth, we are yet to see any of this materialise. I completely understand, and I'm in agreement. This is absolutely disgusting and wrong that she has done this, but for a case to even be submitted in civil court against her or for police action/investigation to be taken seriously, it has to be reported by a "victim" of this rouse and with enough proof that the crown office wouldn't dismiss it.
7) It's more than obvious that Elphaba, among many others who financially groom viewers, targets a young audience and manipulation tactics, and everyone has seen very clear examples of this. Tiktok's policy clearly states that users must be "eighteen or older" to gift, so again it is a tiktok policy flaw rather than a legal aspect because I'm pretty sure there are no laws or legislations about gifting on tiktok. If anything, it would be a parental issue and also up to the parents of said underage users on where money is going and being sent. So, for every gift given or donation made, do you have concrete evidence or where this has all gone? Again, a solicitor or court won't take rumour and third-party information as seriously compared to having correct documentation.
8) Elphaba has copied and mimicked a fictional character and attempts to sing very unpleasantly (I'm being professional) and yes, it's the most unfortunate thing to ever experience but there are hundreds of thousands of individuals who copy or are inspired by a brand and use it as entertainment purposes. Is it unfair that some people destroy nice things? Of course it is, but wicked as a company have expressed that they are not affiliated with Elphaba in any shape or form. If they were to legally silence Elphaba, then they would need to do this for thousands of real entertainers, and it wouldn't be cost effective. It's a simple reality.
9) Elphaba has lied on numerous occasions over the years of fictitious ailments, diagnoses, and medical issues in what we perceive to be an attempt to manipulate viewers and to also gain attention. No matter how morally wrong this is, it isn't illegal. In no way is that defendable because these are very real illnesses, diagnoses, and medical issues that people battle every day and face enough stigma with as it is. Again, immoral, but not illegal.
10) Yes, Elphaba claimed she was going to send monetary donations and physical donations to organisations and charities and never did so. This would be actually breaking a law as it's theft through deception, similar to claiming donations are for transitioning and not being used on such. But again, it would have to be a victim who donated or gave willingly for this to be investigated and taken seriously. And it's most unfortunate that police services all over the UK are abused, they are overrun with very real crimes where people are causing great physical harm to others, but I'm not going to explain that route for now since you'll get the just of it. In the grand scheme of things, not buying a few toys is hardly the crime of the century. In the future, awareness about these incidents, again with proof, is what's needed to expose the pattern of behaviour or the good old modus operandi.
11) Elphaba has accused multiple people over the years of very serious crimes and it brings such heartache to survivors and victims alike, even people who don't have personal experience find it disgusting and in poor taste given the instances and context. She has accused numerous individuals in the last three years of sexual assault in a variety of circumstances, claiming that she has received hate crime assaults and attacks and all the rest of her victim complex routine. Unless victims who she has accused of these incidents have complained, what do you expect the authorities to do about it? The police would advise to block, avoid, and not watch the live streams or content. Very rarely, if ever, the authorities won't hold men or women who are lying about these incidents accountable for several reasons. Yes, she habitually accuses innocent people of these horrendous, heinous crimes, but the authorities are more limited than they should be.
12) Elphaba has threatened physical violence on numerous occasions over the tiktok platform, threatening to kill, cause harm, and even wave a kitchen knife in threatening behaviour. Again, if this has been reported to the police by the victims, then surely it's a discussion between the victims (if they even pursued it) with the police and the crown office. Yes, disgusting behaviour, and we all say and do things in our daily lives that we aren't proud of, yet I wouldn't expect the police to be called at every opportunity if we said and did something wrong, whether it be in heartache or anger.
13) Elphaba's misogynistic views towards women on the app are very apparent, and it's unpleasant to watch and witness. It is obvious that she only feeds into a toxic tit for tat relationship with other women, ones who wish to hold her accountable. She had made wild accusations and has added the proverbial arms and legs to the stories that she gives out, but some of these people who she targets and responds to are also fellow creators who mostly use her as their content. If you're going to be on a public domain platform and point out someone's wrongs and wrong behaviour, then surely you have to expect some sort of response, whether it be positive or negative. Again, this is in no way defending Elphaba on what she has said or called people, but it isn't as one-sided as it's getting made out to be. People make it personal, then complain when it becomes personal. Again, the authorities have better things to do than deal with squabbling women on an app.
14) Yes, we all know that Chelsea Lee Art and Evil Queen have broken the guidelines on multiple occasions for financial gain, but again, this is tiktok policy and guidelines, not law.
15) Any public platform where there is money to be made will always be abused, is it right? Of course not, but what can we do to change it? Remove gifts. tiktok won't allow that because of what it earns, and then the next step would be to dispute the agencies that "protect" said problematic creators. Shouldn't change start happening from the inside?
As I've said, I've read your report and your case study numerous times, and I've been left feeling depleted and expecting more from all the big promises. Your case study, if anything only shows narcasstic delusions of grandeur and self importance and all you've reinforced is that Elphaba has problematic behaviours, but again people don't need to watch the car crash drama or even get involved. A lot of your points are publicly valid. However, it isn't up to the public to decide what is illegal conduct or which crimes being committed are. I'm more than sure that the general public would appreciate a dangerous individual such as a domestic abuser, a rapist, a murder, a human trafficking organised crime group or pedophiles and many others who create serious victim based crimes, were removed from our society and policing budgets and time wasn't being wasted on problematic tiktok creators and focused on the serious issues.
While I understand that many agree that this behaviour and actions isn't acceptable, but people also have the option to remove themselves from viewing such material and then to also monitor which material their children are viewing.

Before I get flamed, I know there are a few previous posts about this, but they're all pretty old and I think I've tried all of the solutions so I'm hoping someone has an updated answer.
System:
Homer in a Docker container -> home.mydomain.com Nginx Proxy Manager in Docker container -> proxy.mydomain.com Proxmox on a standalone server -> proxmox.mydomain.com Working LetsEncrypt certificates (mydomain.com, *.mydomain.com)
NPM is working correctly and redirects services via https. No insecure warnings and no CORS errors other than the current one.
Homer config.yml snippet:

 - name: "Proxmox" logo: "assets/icons/proxmox1.png" type: "Proxmox" url: "https://proxmox.mydomain.com" node: "proxmox" warning_value: 50 danger_value: 80 api_token: "PVEAPIToken=[user]@[realm]![TokenName]=[TokenSecret]" keywords: "" tag: "Server" target: "_new" # optional html a tag target attribute 

NPM Entry:

Proxy host
Details Tab:

Domain name: proxmox.mydomain.com Scheme: https Forward Hostname: [IP of Proxmox box] Forward Port: 8006 Websockets Support: On 

Custom Location Tab:

Define location: / Scheme: https Forward Hostname: [IP of Proxmox box] Forward Port: 8006 

Under gear for added headers, I copied the code here.
However, when I load my homer page, I still get the CORS error:
Access to fetch at 'https://proxmox.mydomain.com/api2/json/nodes/proxmox/status' from origin 'https://home.mydomain.com' has been blocked by CORS policy: Request header field authorization is not allowed by Access-Control-Allow-Headers in preflight response.
Interestingly, if I put the very simple header below in to the NPM Location block

add_header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' '*' always; 

I get a different error:
Access to fetch at 'https://proxmox.mydomain.com/api2/json/nodes/proxmox/status' from origin 'https://home.mydomain.com' has been blocked by CORS policy: Response to preflight request doesn't pass access control check: It does not have HTTP ok status.
If I add either of the GET or POST if statement blocks from the other solution above, it goes back to the CORS error.
Then if I get really weird and change the custom header info to this:

add_header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' '*' always; if ($request_method = 'OPTIONS') { add_header 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' '*'; add_header 'Access-Control-Allow-Credentials' 'true'; add_header 'Access-Control-Allow-Methods' 'GET, POST, OPTIONS'; add_header 'Access-Control-Allow-Headers' '*'; add_header 'Access-Control-Max-Age' 1728000; add_header 'Content-Type' 'text/plain charset=UTF-8'; add_header 'Content-Length' 0; return 204; } 

The CORS errors go away and I get a GET https://proxmox.mydomain.com/api2/json/nodes/proxmox/status 403 (Forbidden).
error: Not 2xx response
I'm confident my Proxmox API key is correct in my Homer config, so can someone help me figure out WTF is going on?

Hi everyone,
I’m an international student in the UK living alone. My parents usually send me money via wire transfer (which takes about 5-6 days to arrive);
I had a Klarna payment due which I’d forgotten about and whatever I had left has been debited. I spoke to my parents and they have sent me money but as I said, it’ll take a while to arrive and I have to go through this week of uni on barely anything (have about 10 quid in my acc right now).
I tried getting a quick payday loan but they’re not approving it because I have no credit history in the UK. I tried doing surveys and all but that will take me ages to even make any amount. Also, my bank doesn’t have an overdraft.
Is there any way I could find a loan service (or anything similar) that won’t take my credit history into account?
P.s: I’ve pretty much lived alone since I have been in the UK and have some friends who I meet like once a week or so. I don’t think I’m close enough to ask them to help me out. So saving that as a last resort :)
Any tips would be really appreciated.

I am a new Christian and before I started going to church I didn’t expect that there would be an expectation to donate money. Every Sunday they pass a bowl around for people to give offerings and when it comes to my turn I feel such shame and awkwardness when I pass it along to the person next to me. I’m the only person who does this but the fact of the matter is I can’t afford to. I get a sense of judgement from the people around me when I do this. I am thinking of switching churches because of this so I was wondering is it a practice in all services? For reference I go to a Methodist church in the UK.

I am a new Christian and before I started going to church I didn’t expect that there would be an expectation to donate money. Every Sunday they pass a bowl around for people to give offerings and when it comes to my turn I feel such shame and awkwardness when I pass it along to the person next to me. I’m the only person who does this but the fact of the matter is I can’t afford to. I get a sense of judgement from the people around me when I do this. I am thinking of switching churches because of this so I was wondering is it a practice in all services? For reference I go to a Methodist church in the UK.

Hello! I'm 24 from the UK and looking at moving to Toronto.
I'm hoping to make some connections in the catering industry in Toronto ahead of my move, if anyone reading this works as a Chef, Cook, Kitchen Assistant and can help me that would be very much appreciated!
My qualifications:
· City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery
· City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate in General Food + Beverage Service Skills
Experience: 5 Years in fast food (whilst studying) 2 Years in kitchen experience - From kitchen supervisor to now kitchen manager at a USA style Diner.
Any advice or help is appreciated if not connections, for example; what are my prospects of finding a job over there?
Thank you

looking for a korea and japan proxy!
does anyone have suggestions on where to find a reliable one?

I purchased a phone from a website called gombio who are Dutch based I am in the UK and they shipped to the UK the phone never arrived I made a chargeback because customer service blamed courier and courier blamed sender now more than 3 years later they are sending me emails with payment requests and links to pay for the order.

• Suicide rate: In 2022, there were 10.7 deaths per 100,000 people in England and Wales, which is consistent with the 2021 rate.
  
• Male suicide rate: Three-quarters of suicides registered in 2022 were males (16.4 deaths per 100,000), which is consistent with the 2018-2021 rates.
  
• Female suicide rate: The female suicide rate in 2022 was 5.4 deaths per 100,000, which is consistent with the 2018-2021 rates.
  
• Age-specific suicide rates: In 2022, the highest suicide rate was among people aged 50 to 54 years (15.2 deaths per 100,000).
  
• Regional suicide rates: In 2022, the North East region had the highest suicide rate (12.8 deaths per 100,000), while London had the lowest rate (7.0 deaths per 100,000).
  
• Registration delays: In 2022, the median registration delay for deaths in England was 195 days, which is the longest delay since 2001.
  

Resources:

• Samaritans: Call 116 123 (free from any phone), email jo@samaritans.org or visit some branches in person.
• Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): Call 0800 58 58 58 (5pm to midnight every day) or visit the webchat page.
• Papyrus HOPELINEUK: Call 0800 068 41 41 or text 07860 039967.
• Childline: Call 0800 1111 (the number will not show up on your phone bill).
• SOS Silence of Suicide: Call 0300 1020 505 (4pm to midnight every day) or email support@sossilenceofsuicide.org.
• National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK: Call 0800 689 5652 (6pm to midnight every day).
• Shout Crisis Text Line: Text "SHOUT" to 85258.
• YoungMinds Crisis Messenger: Text "YM" to 85258.
• The Mix: Request support by email or use their crisis text messenger service.
• NHS 111 (England): Call 111 (non-emergency medical help and advice for people in England).
• NHS 111 (Wales): Call 111 (non-emergency medical help and advice for people living in Wales). Select option 2 to access a 24/7 helpline offering urgent mental health support.

I'm experiencing the same issues as hundreds of other players. 888 froze my account for "account verification" (even though it had already been verified and I had withdrawn funds from it multiple times) several months ago. I have submitted ALL requested documents, only to receive standard replies asking to send everything again. During this time, 888 stopped providing services in Thailand (the region where my account was registered), I moved to live in the UK (which I also informed support about in advance, but those messages were simply ignored), and now for two months I have been unable to get ANY response from them.
888 are thieves and are withholding my funds (over $15k) for several months without any valid reasons, ignoring all documents and messages sent to them. I have sent my email, which is registered to the account, to a representative here in private messages and demand an immediate resolution to my issue, otherwise I am prepared to file a complaint with the regulatory commission and pursue legal action.

I got a tracksuit on Friday, I’ve only got the confirmation email, it says 9-12 business days. I’ve heard they have awful customer service. I live in the uk, (Norfolk.) anyone got any ideas or story’s to tell about the delivery?

I have applied for a 6-month standard visitor visa to attend a friends wedding from the US. I’m a green card holder. Completed biometrics on 3/18, sent passport the same day. VFS global website says my application was dispatched for processing on 3/20. On 3/22 I received a “We are unable to resolve your application within these customer service targets, due to operational restrictions” email. No news since then. By tracking my return label I can see that it has not been shipped yet.
I’m coming up to 6 weeks of wait here. My application was thorough, I am employed and married to a USC. I’ve included wedding invite, bank statements, employment verification and leave approval, marriage certificate, husband’s passport, my previous passports, proof of my status in the US, renewed lease for our apartment for next year. This is my first time applying for a uk visa. I have never been refused another visa before. I’m loosing hope here and at this point just want to get my passport back visa or not. I’m supposed to go on 5/24 together with my husband. He ended up purchasing his ticket because we’ve been waiting so long.
Any advice? I know my application is past standard processing time. But at what point should I consider this way too long and try to inquire? Anyone else from us is waiting this long?

I have indefinite leave to remain, have been living and working in the UK for over 5 years and plan on applying for Citizenship.
Their booklet (PDF) states:

Must not have had more than 90 days outside the UK in the 12-month period before making the application (but see the section on Absences from the UK)

Does this limit apply to me, even though I have indefinite leave to remain?
The booklet states that having indefinite leave to remain means I automatically meet certain requirements , however it's not clear to me if the above is one of them...

The tag on my Doc Martens is not completely ripped off, just not attached on one end so the long tag is just kind of hanging there rather than being a loop. The Doc Martens website offers a service to repair this, but only in the UK and I live in the US. Would a regular shoe repair service be able to re-attach it, or would that maybe be a job for a tailor? I'd rather not try to fix it on my own as I don't know how to sew and I don't know how reliable gluing it would be. Please advise, thank you!

Are there any UK courses people recommend for the design and implementation of various electrical and mechanical services for different types of building?
Im looking a whole range of power distribution system, lighting systems, Power Outlets and Receptacles, HVAC systems,Fire Alarm systems, Security systems, Communication and Data Systems, Specialized systems (Auto-Visual systems and Control systems) Courses.
In terms of the Mechanical services courses; I'm looking for various heating systems, ventilation systems, Air Conditioning systems, Plumbing systems, Fire Protection systems,Smoke control systems, Specialized systems (Elevator systems & Gas Systems)
Any videos, articles, websites or anything else would be appreciated.