Dr Who: Britain's favourite alien

I was that child hiding behind the sofa when the Daleks, Cybermen or Zarbi appeared to do battle with the Doctor. Now, so many years later, I'm hooked again to the new Doctor Who programmes. News is that David...

Get Out Of Houston...NOW!!

"The probability of a major terrorist event in Houston, Texas over the July 4th weekend is in the 60-70% range.  And that means the whole southeast corner of Texas and possibly all of the Katrina-devastated Gulf coast states are also at risk.When a federal judge issues a...

Two men kissing advert pulled

Two men kissing advert pulled After receiving more than 200 complaints about a Heinz Deli Mayo advertisement in less than a week the advert has been yanked from the tube.The entire advert is regular in every...

Columbia Noose Professor Likely to Be Fired for Plagiarism

Alleged plagiarism outed in Columbia University professor's case--but are there racial overtones? After Madonna Constantine claimed she found a noose hanging on her office door, some have said she manufactured the incident to protect herself from ongoing investigations.This...

A court of no appeal:Renata Adler & Individual Writers vs. The New York Times...

An absolute "must" read for any professional writer who must face down veiled  business interests and the cult of personality. Having myself already faced jail for not revealing a source, as well as thugs trying to scare me off a corruption probe, I find myself agreeing...

FOIA Brain Teaser: When Is An Agency Not An Agency?

"A judge ruled this week that the Office of Administration (OA), part of the Executive Office of the President (EOP), is exempt from Freedom of Information Act requests because it is not an “agency” under the law. The ruling adds to the inconsistent and somewhat arbitrary...

UN issues urgent plea for more funding to Burma

The United Nations issued an urgent plea today to stress to the international community that more funding is still needed. The UN says it will be forced to ground helicopters that have been ferrying aid unless...

RBS issues global stock and credit crash alert

"The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks. "A very nasty period is soon to be upon us - be prepared," said Bob Janjuah, the...

RBS issues global stock and credit crash alert

"The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks. "A very nasty period is soon to be upon us - be prepared," said Bob Janjuah, the...

Blogger arrests hit record high

"More bloggers than ever face arrest for exposing human rights abuses or criticising governments, says a report. Since 2003, 64 people have been arrested for publishing their views on a blog, says the University...

F1 boss issues breakaway threat

This has been talked about before but it'll never happen." F1 boss issues breakaway threat ...

Bush meets up with old friend Berlusconi

" ROME - President Bush is urging Europe to more aggressively partner with the United States to look beyond trans-Atlantic issues and focus on global problems such as Mideast peace,...

Republicans' Web 2.0 aims: Streaming video, online chats

Republicans' Web 2.0 aims: Streaming video, online chatsJohn McCain's nomination as the Republican candidate for president hasbeen locked up for more than two months now. An estimated 45,000people, including...

Viva La Delay: Coldplay Tour Postponed

Coldplay fans looking to get an early live performance fix of Viva La Vida will have to wait while the band sorts out a bunch of "unspecified production delays". But not to worry, the tour will still go on as...

US President Arrives in Slovenia

US President is in town and all radios are reporting which roads are closed where extra security is present etc. But as much as I can see EURO 2008 is still main event and nobody really cares about anything else"US President George W. Bush arrived at the Ljubljana...

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