Officer in Jean Charles de Menezes Inquest "Changed his Evidence"

A SPECIAL Branch officer, whose name has been given only as "Owen", has today admitted that he changed his evidence.  Officer Owen denies he did so because of pressure from his bosses, but because, "it...

Chaos for London as bus strike looms

To overseas visitors the London Bus is as much a symbol of England itself as of just the capital city and perhaps this strike is indicative of things to come across Britain as belts tighten and public and private...

Navy releases name of sailor killed aboard Norfolk-based aircraft carrier

My ex-husband was on the Guadalcanal before they retired it. He was in Derest Storm back in 1992. He alos was a flight deck director for some years. I would hear of the stories of how the long days when they would...

Chief speaks out on police racism

The slave trade might have been over but for minorities in the British police force things are not as it should be claims a top minority police chief Constable MIke Fuller of Kent police force.Ethnic minority police have to work harder than their white colleagues to succeed,...

Kauhajoki Police Called to Take Gun Away From Saari...But He Was Out

KAUHAJOKI police have today revealed that police visited Saari's home the day after questioning him on Friday to confiscate his handgun and firearms licence...but Saari was out and so they went away.  Matti...

Top British officers arrested over theft

Two senior police officers have been arrested in the UK over allegatons of a wine theft. They're accused of attempting to shoplift some wine from a Marks and Spencer."Two high-ranking police officers have been suspended from their jobs after being arrested on suspicion of...

Mexican thieves steal five small planes

This is really very strange news from mexico, he must not be thieve, but a Hulk turned bandit. " Armed men stole five small planes from a private airstrip in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa on Tuesday by overpowering a police officer and flying away, security...

London banker dies after trying to save couple from gang assault

A very sad case is being reported in the UK. A city banker and father of two has died after trying to depend a young couple, who were strangers to him, from a gang attack. "A senior banking executive died of head injuries after he intervened in a street brawl.Police said...

Rendell calls for halt to prisoner releases

" Gov. Ed Rendell calls for halt to prisoner releases"" Responding to mounting criticism of Pennsylvania's parole process after the killing of a Philadelphia police...

Flatulence gets DUI suspect charged with assault

"SOUTH CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- A West Virginia man who police said passed gas and fanned it toward a patrol officer has been charged with battery on a police officer. Jose A. Cruz, 34, of Clarksburg was...

India’s tour of Pakistan schedule declared

"India will go ahead with their tour of Pakistan early next year despite last weekend’s bomb blast at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad. India will arrive on January 4, and will play three Tests, five ODIs and a Twenty20 international, as planned in the original official...

Voice Report from sblair: Update on Philadelphia shooting

Here is a link to the first voice report on this shooting." I'm Sergei Blair. I'm reporting from North Philadelphia between 17 Dauphin Street. What we are hearing right now, and this is an update on the first...

Fans Steal Bits of Yankee Stadium Despite Tight Security

Some people just aren't willing to let Yankee Stadium go. The legendary House That Ruth Built hosted its last New York Yankees game and more than a few fans were wanting to take home a souvenir."New York City...

Italian firm's CEO killed by sacked employ in India

 World economic crisis started taking its toll, but the victim is non other than the CEO of an MNC.It all happened around noon when a group of former employees of the company who were dismissed a couple of months...

Social-Networking Sites Scanned in University Admissions

We know employers do it, but now university admissions officers are scanning social networking profiles of potential students.  In the US, it is increasingly difficult for high school grads to get into the...

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