"Fatal Tower Block Fire Blamed On TV Fault " "A fire which killed six people in a tower block was started by an electrical fault in an old television, police have confirmed." " The portable TV set, which...
In regard to a NowPublic story about alleged physical abuse, forced wage-cuts, non-payment of overtime wages, discrimination, retaliation, and more, supposedly done against...
opinion by Mortal | 21 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago 356 views | 11 recommendations | 1 comment
" Scotland Yard has decided to launch an investigation into the alleged misuse of expenses by a small number of MPs and peers, the BBC has learned. Police say its economic and specialist crime command will...
The editor and publisher of a major Indian newspaper have been arrested for "hurting the religious feelings" of Muslims after they reprinted an article from British daily The Independent. Ravindra Kumar and Anand Sinha, the editor and publisher of the Kolkata-based English...
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The UK government has unveiled new laws for cracking down on men who pay for sex. The new laws will apply specifically to trafficked women, or women who are being controlled and pay money to a pimp."New prostitution laws to be set out today will mean a plea of ignorance is no...
created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 350 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The UK's consumer savings protection laws will be put to the test for the first time after the colapse of Iceland's Landsbanki, which had banking outlets in the UK under the name ICEsave. However it has emerged...
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Sheriff in IL upholds law; refuses to carry out foreclosures on properties where tenants were not properly notified by the bank. Over a million people are in foreclosure now; some estimates say it could grow to...
created by Erik Larson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 189 views | 39 recommendations | 7 comments
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has transformed one of the world's largest collections of clothing and accessories, The Costume Institute, into a digital format which is now available to view online within the...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 295 views | 4 recommendations | 5 comments
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,...
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New York City has decided to crack down -on smuggling, and sue smoke shops on an Indian reservation in Mastic. Eight shops are accused of selling tax-free cigarettes to bootleggers. Only 279 people...
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"September 19, (by Otto Smyth) According to reports a Metro Blue Line light rail train struck a bus in the Long Beach downtown area. This collision occurred during the morning commute and injured 14 passengers...
created by panzerlawyer | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 232 views | 10 recommendations | 4 comments
Another commuting accident in Los Angeles injured 13 Friday, after a light train collided with a Metro Blue Line bus. The accident happened during the Friday morning commute, raising more questions about the safety of public transportation in California."The light rail...
created by Tina Kells | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 187 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
According to reports, UK ministers are planning to request that the Metropolitan Polive commissioner of London to step down, after he has been embroiled in a series of controversies including accusations of institutionalized racism within the department."Ministers, officials...
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In the years since the Metroplitan Police were accused of deep rooted intstitutional racism in the Lawrence Report there have been visible changes including more black and asian officers in senior positions but...
"Will three anti-whaling activists from the UK and US end up standing trial in Tokyo? Japan is attempting to press charges against activists for the first time since 2000, when protesters started harassing the Japanese whaling fleet in earnest. Earlier this week Tokyo's...