British banks shun £10bn cash auction

"British banks shunned the Bank of England’s auction of three-month money on Wednesday, submitting no bids to borrow the £10bn on offer. The dearth of demand for three-month cash – a market that has been strained of late – was the result of “a significant fall in...

Issues surrounding the Impact of Migrant Workers on the Policing of Lincolnshire

"Lincolnshire Police responded today to comments made in the media by Ms Julie Spence, Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire, a neighbouring force. Like, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire has been affected in recent years by the impact of migrant workers on the county’s population....

Veiled Voters in Outremont

"OTTAWA — Elections Canada refused Monday to bow to political pressure and force veiled women to uncover their faces before voting, putting the blame on Parliament and the Harper government for the legal confusion surrounding the issue. But MPs from all parties continued to...

College Credits for Watching YouTube

This is funny:"Someone at Pitzer College let Alexandra Juhasz, a media studies professor, start a course on YouTube. In the class, students work mostly online, watching YouTube content, posting comments, and are encouraged to post their own video clips. The course will...

Speaking Truth to Power

"Paul v. Clinton: the mother of all fundraising scandals. Today marks an interesting development in coverage of the alleged shady dealings of Hillary Clinton, as the WSJ writes about the on-going scandal dating back to Hillary’s 2000 campaign for the Senate. Kudos to John...

N.Y. Times to end paid Web service

Put your hand up if you called it.  "N.Y. Times to end paid Web service Reuters August 7, 2007 at 1:14 PM EDT NEW YORK — Access to columnists and op-ed pieces on a section of website known as TimesSelect to be free, N.Y. Post reports The New York Times Co. plans to...

London's Historic Views 'Under Threat'

One of the best views in London is to be minimized in a bid to build more skyscrapers, create more traffic, more pollution, and collect more council tax. "Through the carefully trimmed foliage, St Paul's majestic dome appears no larger than a thumbnail. Seen from 10 miles...

British Gurkha Win's Yet Another Battle

Now finally, an old man's struggle to get visa to enter Britain has materialized after British media took up his cause and forced the government to reverse its decisions. It must be noted that several hundreds of other British-Gurkha ex-soldiers are still struggling to get...

Fire Station To Bring Help To Elderly

" May 10, 2007 Florida - Hialeah firefighters are all too familiar with the high demand for service that come from the apartments surrounding Victor Wilde Park along West 18th Avenue, most of the calls related to heart attacks and strokes. Nearly 300 of the roughly 3,000...

Child's arrest angers Minnnesota Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe tribe

"The 11-year-old boy was led from his school in handcuffs, held overnight in a juvenile detention center, and hauled into court in shackles and an orange prison jumpsuit. His crime? Missing a court date to testify as the victim of an assault. The treatment of the boy, a...