Britain has one of highest drink-driving levels in Europe

Levels of drinking amongst young teenagers seem to be in the headlines all the time but older drinkers pose a great danger to others when they drive and in terms of the nations health with middle age drinkers...

Activists send female underwear to Burmese embassies

Allrighty then..." Activists exasperated at the failure of diplomacy to apply pressure on Burma's military regime are resorting to a new means of protest against the regime's recent crackdown: sending female...

Bomb scare forces North Sea oil rig evacuation

Just in... Seems the issue is one woman who has smuggles a 'device onto the flotel......Breaking ...."Hundreds of oil workers are being airlifted from an oil platform in the North Sea following a security alert.  A total of 539 people are being taken off the Safe...

Guerrillas in mist test terror laws

New Zealand has been in turmoil over a police raid on suspected terrorists. The editorial from the conservative Wellington based Dominion Post newspaper sums it up reasonably well. It also shows the clear...

Forces in new appeal on violence

"Parents and community groups will be asked to work with police forces in tackling violence during the latest phase of the Safer Scotland campaign. The plan, which is being co-ordinated by the Violence Reduction Unit, aims to address knife carrying, binge drinking and gang...

Brown flies in to see flood damage

"The Prime Minister has seen first hand the devastation caused to large swathes of western England which have been deluged by flooding. Gordon Brown flew by helicopter over the stricken county of  Gloucestershire, England where thousands of people have been left without...

Child porn arrests made in Spain

"Child porn arrests made in SpainSixty-six people have been arrested in Spain in an operation against child pornography, police say. Officials said computers containing 48m child pornography images and videos had been seized in the operation, which was co-ordinated by...

New alert as letter bomber strikes again

"POLICE last night warned people to be vigilant after it emerged a co-ordinated letter bombing campaign was being conducted across the country. Six people were the latest victims yesterday, suffering injuries in an explosion at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)...

Villagers shot dead in NE India

"At least 30 people have been killed in two days of attacks by suspected separatist rebels in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, police say. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), is suspected of carrying out the shootings. Twelve villagers were shot dead in...

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