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Menezes Inquest Corrupted
Bzangy Groink (subscribe) | 53 minutes ago | UK
The jury at the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes will not be able to consider a verdict of unlawful killing, the coroner has said. Sir Michael Wright said that having heard all the evidence, a verdict of unlawful killing was “not justified”. Mr de Menezes, 27, was shot dead by police at Stockwell [...] -
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Doctors begin separating conjoined twins Faith and Hope after their condition worsens
Daily Mail News (subscribe) | 54 minutes ago | UK
Britain's youngest mother of Siamese twins was facing an agonising wait last night as surgeons began the task of separating her daughters, Faith and Hope. -
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Tobin found guilty of girl's murder
Reuters UK (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Convicted sex offender Peter Tobin was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday after being found guilty of the murder of a teenage girl who disappeared in 1991. -
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Dominic Grieve on the Damian Green Arrest
Scully's Blog Spot (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | UK Politics
Dominic Grieve, Shadow Home Secretary discusses Damian Green's arrest and the search of his offices. He states that the Conservative MPs will be doing nothing to disrupt the Queen's Speech tomorrow. I suspect he won't need to. Rumour is that the red carpet is already being prepared to roll out in front of Black Rod rather than the more traditional slamming of the door in his face. The Speaker has... -
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Giants suspend Super Bowl hero Burresss
Examiner (subscribe) | 41 minutes ago | Sport
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Nato puts the brakes on Ukraine and Georgia membership
Times Online (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | International
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More sales to lure bargain hunters
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Panel: Nuke or bio attack on U.S. likely by 2013
Jihad Watch (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | International
What kind of "terrorists" are trying to do this? Fox doesn't say, but it doesn't mention way down in the article that Al-Qaeda would love to launch a nuclear or biological attack. Did this panel discuss combating within the United... -
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Iraq's 'Chemical Ali' Gets Second Death Sentence
War News Updates (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | International
From Voice Of America: An Iraqi court has sentenced Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as Chemical Ali, to death for his role in the brutal crushing of a 1991 Shi'ite uprising. Tuesday's verdict was Majid's second death sentence. He was condemned to be hanged last year for his role in killing thousands of Kurds in the 1980s. Legal disputes have delayed the execution. The court Tuesday also sentenced former... -
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MPs cannot debate their sessional orders tomorrow – because Labour has abolished them
The Guardian (subscribe) | yesterday | UK Politics
Last week, after the arrest of Damian Green, the former MP Tony Benn gave an interview on the World at One in which he said the police decision to raid Green's office at Westminster was almost certainly in breach of the sessional orders passed by the House of Commons every year. Benn even quoted from the sessional orders – "if … any person has been tampering with any witness, in respect of his evidence... -
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Lindsay Lohan is mad her Facebook got disabled, says she’s still with Sam
WhyFame (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Entertainment
Lindsay Lohan is absolutely livid with Facebook. Livid! They had the nerve to suspend her account, thinking she wasn’t really herself. So instead of just doing whatever it took to get the account reactivated, Lohan wrote a long MySpace blog about how stupid Facebook is and about how she really is her. Oh, and also how she expects the MySpace... [ More on WhyFame.com ] -
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Whitehall staff reminded of code - News UK
euronews24 (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | UK Politics
As the bitter row over the "mole" intensified, Cabinet Secretary Sir Gus O'Donnell insisted internal systems were in place for staff to raise "matters of concern".It was vital for the operation of the civil service that individuals put aside their - see all breaking news
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Ms Smith and the police state
Curly's Corner Shop, the blog! (subscribe) | 01/12/2008 | Politics
I’ve already accused her of being a very dangerous woman Let us just suppose for a few minutes that I had some major concerns about a business operating from South Shields and that I had strong suspicions that they were employing illegal immigrants and trafficking young girls. Let us just suppose that I approached our MP [...] -
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Bringing Mumbai to the UK
Gates of Vienna (subscribe) | yesterday | UK
Anjem Choudary, a notorious Muslim firebrand who lives in the UK, was one of the organizers of the anti-Danish demonstrations in London during the Motoon Crisis. He’s got a new gig now: calling for blood in the streets of London and apartheid in Britain — with the infidels relegated to low-caste status. According to the Daily Star : Terror Cops Fear ‘Mumbai Attack’ in UK RANTING Anjem Choudary launched... -
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Can the Mac catch a cold?
dot.life (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Oh dear - even as I write this, I can see the smug smile spreading across the faces of Windows users - and I can hear the clatter of keyboards as thousands of Mac fans compose angry messages. But here we go - Macs are not immune from internet infections, and that's official . The news came on 21 November when Apple put up a little note on its support site , explaining that "Apple encourages the widespread... -
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Guitar Hero makes music look easy - 2.5 million extra kids learning instruments thanks to...
TechDigest (subscribe) | 01/12/2008 | Other
Hear that sound? That's the slow, disjointed, tortured noise made by 2.5 million 14-year-old boys currently trying to work out the opening chords of 'Smoke on the Water' on their new proper guitars. It's all thanks to the success of music games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, which have triggered a massive surge in the number of kids learning to play musical instruments. The Times says a survey by... -
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At War Level: India Raises Security Status Amid Grief
War News Updates (subscribe) | 30/11/2008 | International
Indian soldiers (Photo from Military Photos ) From The Guardian: Fallout from Mumbai attacks jeopardises south Asian peace process The Indian government raised the country's security to a "war level" yesterday saying it had certain proof of a Pakistani link to the Mumbai attacks. The dramatic move prompted Pakistan to say it would end military operations against Islamist militants on the Afghan border,... -
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Salter hung out to dry by Harman
janestheone (subscribe) | 30/11/2008 | Politics
and Harriet is his boss as he is a deputy vice chair of the Labour Party: anyway she does not share his view that the arrest of Damian Green MP was just fine and dandy.
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Sunday Round-Up 30/11/08
Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary (subscribe) | 30/11/2008 | Politics
The usual ten blog posts which have caught my eye this week: Danny Finklestein has helpfully compiled a dossier for the Police about another politician in regular receipt of leaks. Simon Chapman on Labour’s terrorists; Damian Green MP, Walter Wolfgang and IceSave. Graeme Archer asks if this is the beginning of the end? David Jones MP gives his perspective [...] -
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Uncle Sam wants to give you free WiFi … with a catch
Coolest Gadgets (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
My dad always taught me to beware of whatever Uncle Sam gives you. But it usually costs you something – whether in tax dollars or in freedom. So, when FCC Chairman Kevin Martin announced a plan to offer free wireless Internet to the masses, I had to ask … what’s the catch? [...] -
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No scanners to read ID cards
ID in the News (subscribe) | 30/11/2008 | Politics
Rajeev Syal writes in The Observer: Britain’s first ID cards, issued last week with fingerprint and facial details, cannot be read by any official body because the government has not issued a single scanner. Ministers promised to roll out hundreds of electronic readers of biometric details. However, a spokesman for the Home Office admitted last week that [...] -
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Should Conservatives back more power for Holyrood?
ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (subscribe) | 01/12/2008 | Politics
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, the former Scottish Secretary, has given an interview today in which he states that those considering giving further powers to the Scottish Parliament are "off their heads". The backdrop to his comments is the ongoing discussion... -
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Steps Towards Making Augmented Reality a Reality?
OUseful.Info, the blog... (subscribe) | 30/11/2008 | Technology
I’ve been a fan of the potential of augmented reality for some time (see Introducing Augmented Reality - Blending Real and Digital Worlds for some examples why…) but there have so far always been a couple of major stumbling blocks in the way of actually playing with this stuff. One has been the need to [...] -
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IT firms shunning web-based technologies
Arkytek Ltd :: Blog (subscribe) | 01/12/2008 | Technology
Phil Muncaster, Computing , Monday 1 December 2008 at 12:42:00 Organisations are failing to exploit the web to boost staff productivity Organisations in the IT sector are failing to exploit the business benefits of internet technologies in the workplace, with only a small proportion using Web 2.0 tools such as online applications, according to research by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).... - see all discussions
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