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Au pair killer Peter Tobin jailed for ANOTHER 30 years after he is found guilty of rape...
Daily Mail News (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | UK
Convicted sex killer Peter Tobin was jailed for a minimum of 30 years today for the 'barbaric' murder of schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton 17 years ago. He is already serving life for the murder of a Polish au pair -
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Coroner tells jury: Jean Charles de Menezes "not unlawfully killed"
The Herald (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | UK
Jean Charles de Menezes was not unlawfully killed, a coroner told a jury today. -
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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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Tories set to release footage of officers rifling through MP Damian Green's confidential...
Daily Mail News (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | UK Politics
Footage showing counter-terrorism officers from Scotland Yard rifling through Tory MP Damian Green's files in his Parliamentary office was expected to be released today. -
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Star's relative accused of murders
Daily Express (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Entertainment
Actress Jennifer Hudson's estranged brother-in-law has been charged with murdering three of her relatives, including her seven-year-old nephew, US authorities said. -
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800 jobs go as owner of Klick Photopoint goes into administration
The Herald (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Economy
Britain's retail sector was dealt a major blow today when another high street company went into administration with the loss of more than 800 jobs.
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Op To Separate Conjoined Twins
Sky News (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | UK
The operation to separate conjoined twins Faith and Hope Williams is under way after being brought forward due to concerns that developed last night. -
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California will be broke by February, declares Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Daily Mail News (subscribe) | yesterday | Entertainment
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a fiscal emergency today, calling lawmakers into a special session to address California's $11.2 billion deficit. -
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The People Who Don't Matter
Mark Wadsworth (subscribe) | yesterday | Science
From The Metro : Adair Turner, chairman of the Committee on Climate Change, has predicted sharp rises in energy prices as he called for cuts of at least 34 per cent in Britain's carbon emissions by 2020. He said these higher electricity and gas prices could push another 1.7 million households into fuel poverty by 2022...But it added that 400,000 households could be lifted out of fuel poverty by energy... -
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Another day in the gutter for the BBC after Doctor Who star exposes himself on air
Daily Mail News (subscribe) | yesterday | UK
Days after the BBC promised to clean up its act following the Andrew Sachs debacle, Doctor Who actor John Barrowman exposed himself during a live broadcast at 8.15pm on Sunday. -
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UK & World News: Controversial cleric Abu Qatada sent back to jail
The Daily Record (subscribe) | yesterday | UK
FIREBRAND cleric Abu Qatada was returned to jail today after an immigration court ruled he breached the terms of his bail. -
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British Airways in merger talks with Qantas
The Herald (subscribe) | yesterday | Economy
British Airways today revealed it was in talks over a potential merger with Australian rival Qantas. - see all breaking news
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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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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).... -
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David Cameron: Brown Not Cut Out For the Job
PoliGazette (subscribe) | 30/11/2008 | Politics
Tory leader David Cameron stepped up his attacks against Prime Minister and Labor leader Gordon Brown in recent weeks, after several controversies involving Labor leaders broke out. After shadow immigration minister Damian Green was arrested, Cameron urged the Prime Minister to speak out against the arrest which he deems purely political. Writing in News of the World [...] -
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Reevoo hunkers down on staffing to burn slower for longer
TechCrunch UK (subscribe) | 01/12/2008 | Technology
Following the news today that Trutap is dropping to a skeleton operation, another UK Web startup is hunkering down amid the turmoil of the economic crisis. Reevoo, a B2B customer reviews site, has told seven (7) of its 31 staff that their jobs are now technically “at risk”. Although no staff have actually been let [...] - see all discussions
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