ID Refusniks To Be Prisoners In Their Own Country

People who attempt to resist the forthcoming Big Brother ID card and database system in the UK will never be able to leave the country according to the Government official in...

Don't like ID cards? Hand over your passport

Anybody who objects to their personal details going on the new "Big Brother" ID cards database will be banned from having a passport.

Mobile phones to send money home

"Mobile phone operators and banks are backing a scheme to allow those who work abroad to use their phones to send money home. The pilot programme, announced by mobile operator trade body the GSM Association, could make sending cash easier and cheaper for migrant workers. The...

Decorated N.J. soldier indicted in Iraq theft

 "Army Reserve Lt. Col. Debra Harrison returned to New Jersey after 17 months in Iraq with a Purple Heart and vivid descriptions of at least two brushes with death in the combat zone. A federal indictment unsealed yesterday alleged she also returned with $330,000 in...

Woodland scheme in battle to cut council energy bill

"NEW sources of heating and electricity could be created by planting trees and treating household waste as part of plans to eradicate fuel poverty in Bradford, according to a new report."

Four found guilty in tax fraud scam

"Now that you have your W-2s in hand, here’s a reminder about what happens if you cheat on your taxes or come up with a scheme to get others to do so. Four people have been found guilty of multiple counts of filing or causing false claims for refunds to be filed with the...

Italy gets park and ride scheme

"A park where passionate young couples can have sex freely is set to open. It is meant to help those who find it hard to be intimate because high property prices force them to live with their parents for longer. They will pay £2 to enter the park in the southern port of Bari...

Communities to aid with sentences

"Community groups will be able to tell courts about the impact of crime in their area before sentence is passed under a new pilot scheme announced by Constitutional Affairs Minister Harriet Harman. Residents will also have new powers to request the work they want offenders...

Lonely Welsh Farmers Looking For Milk Maids

"A GROUP of lonely dairy farmers have put their photographs on milk bottles in a desperate bid to find a date. Five single Welsh farmers have advertised their lonely hearts on bottles of Calon Wen organic milk. Their pictures are accompanied by the slogan Fancy A Farmer, and...

New Year pack for new CIS , HM Revenue & Customs (National)

"Contractors will receive a bumper New Year's package of help this week as they prepare for the launch by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of the new Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) in April. With just three months to go contractors are making their final preparations. The...

What about us?

"TOWNS around the county have hit out after being short-changed in a £200,000 scheme to improve their communities. In July a pilot project saw 10 Kettering councillors given £100,000 to identify ways to improve life in their wards, but they have only spent a third of the...