Brown: 24-hour drinking law to be reviewed

"Gordon Brown is to review the operation of the law allowing 24-hour drinking which critics claim has led to increase in binge drinking. After his early decisions as Prime Minister to stop the moves towards supercasinos in Manchester and elsewhere, and to consider a higher...

Al Qaeda's Zawahri Releases New Video

The terrorist group's deputy released today a new video clip calling for Muslims to rally to the group, and defending it against rival militant organizations. It doesn't mention the recent bombings in Britain, which suggests that it was recorded several weeks ago."BAGHDAD --...

Council Flats Unfit For Families

When you have a problem with council accommodation, if your council cant or wont help you there is always your local Member of Parliament. In this case MP Sally Keeble is trying to persuade Northampton borough council to do something about overcrowding and drug abuse in three...

Iraqi Marxist Insurgent Group Declared- Shades of Che Guevera

"Iraqi Marxist Insurgent Group Declared By ZEYAD KASIM 05/15/2007 03:22 AM ET An unknown left-wing group calling itself the Iraqi Armed Revolutionary Resistance distributed leaflets in the Mid-Euphrates area around Najaf, Hilla and Karbala calling for “resistance against...

Little Boring Blog

"Tuesday, May 08, 2007 Dreaming of Jerky Well I signed up for what I'm calling the jerky of the month club just last night and really can't wait to try it as soon as it arrives. Until then you might order a bag or two from me to see if you like it ;-) you can go...

Baldwin apology over phone rant

After the other day's voicemail bomb, you had to see the public apology as inevitable:"Actor Alec Baldwin has apologised on his website for calling his daughter a "rude, thoughtless little pig" in a phone message later published online. He said in the statement that he had...

Amp'd Mobile Faces $100,000 Fine over Lax Data Safety

This actually took place the other week and slipped below my radar, but is still to be resolved. "The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a $100,000 fine against Amp'd Mobile Inc., the wireless phone company aimed at the youth market, for failing to protect...

Save the Boreal

TORONTO – Prominent Canadian authors, artists and musicians joined seven conservation groups today in calling on Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to bolster his government's much anticipated climate change plan with protection of Ontario's Boreal Forest. A letter urging the...