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Tax: HMRC Sends Out 850,000 £100 Penalty Notices

Tax officials are sending nearly one million penalties to taxpayers who failed to file self-assessment returns by the end of January, Sky News has learned. By February 20, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will...

£1.1m council parking fines doesn’t stop service making loss

Parking wardens handed out more than £1.1m in parking fines last year across Northamptonshire UK, but the overall service still made a loss, new figures revealed. A report still to be published by ...

Lighten the load on rubbish disposal

Levy heavy for dog droppings In the USA, we have rubbish recycling like in the UK. Depending upon whether you live in private residence or an apartment or condo building, there are rules for separating the trash...

Kyle Busch Brings His Face To A Fistfight

It may not be news that Richard Childress unloaded several punches on kyle Busch after the Friday truck race in Kansas, but it's still funny. Childress apparently calculated the punishment as he removed his jewelry...

Brooklyn bike lane turns into sidewalk, results in fines for cyclists

In Brooklyn, New York there's a bike lane that seems to be taking you to work, but is really just setting you up to be fined by the NYPD for riding on a sidewalk. This hullabaloo is the result of DOT's lack of...

Thanks to minister, folk-festival patrons shall overcome towing fines

Ha, the Government is picking up the tab for the towing cost- so says the Globe and Mail; I hope I helped to instigate this! Thanks Mike for letting me know! Nonetheless, we' re indirectly paying for it; and so it...

Do speed cameras work?

Speed cameras - are they just a cash cow or do they really help prevent accidents? Accidents are caused by many factors but speed certainly increases the risk of serious injury or death when an accident happens....

Activists win right to promote condoms to Catholics at World Youth Day

Activitists in Australia have won the right to distribute condoms at the world youth day in Sydney marking the pope's visit, blocking an order that had attempted to stop them from doing so by barring people from "annoying" the pilgrims."Young Catholics attending World Youth...

Vancouver police crack down on bicycle riders not wearing helmets

I find this so irritating. They should leave it to the individual about whether to wear a helmet. Or even - "when" to wear a helmet. As usual, the discourse around these policies and laws presents a radical...

Dishwashing Detergent mistakenly served as Mulled Wine in New Zealand

Anyone's idea of cleaning your palate before a glass of wine is not a shot of detergent.A New Zealand cafe mistakenly served customers dishwashing detergent instead of mulled wine and was fined for causing emotional distress reports The Guardian in Sour Grapes.

'Flintstones' protest EU emissions proposal

"Fred and Wilma Flintstone' were arrested today as they approached the European Parliament to protest over the influence of the car industry on proposals to curb carbon dioxide emissions from...

Turn off your engine or pay a fine

"DRIVERS welcomed spot checks by Oxford City Council officers today, aimed at cutting air pollution in the city centre.Motorists will be hit by £40 fines - and ultimately could face court action - if they leave their engines running for just a matter of minutes.Ian...

Oh (big) brother: Toronto intersection cameras to quadruple

Looks like Torontonians can expect a surge in intersection cameras and traffic fines soon."The growth of red-light cameras on Toronto streets got the green light from a council committee yesterday.If approved by...

Supreme Court to examine !@%$#%@ profanity rules

The classic free-speech-versus-protecting-the-tender-ears-of-children debate will resurface in fall when the Supreme Court takes a look at broadcast decency rules against the "F-word and its close cousins" on the...

Sweden formally charges Pirate Bay owners

"As expected, the Swedish government charged the owners of Pirate Bay with copyright infringement of four applications, nine movies, and 22 music tracks. Each of the four owners, Fredrik Neij aka 'TiAMO,' Gottfrid Svartholm Warg aka 'Anakata,' Peter Sunde aka 'Brokep' and...

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