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British hacker Gary McKinnon faces extradition to the USA

"British hacker Gary McKinnon has lost his latest High Court bid to avoid extradition to the United States." Although Gary McKinnon admits that he was able to gain access to sensitive networks in the USA, he was not malicious. He suffers from a mental disability, and hence...

opinion by LoopZilla | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago
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Ian Tomlinson death: Guardian video reveals police attack on man

"Ian Tomlinson death: Guardian video reveals police attack on man who died at G20 protest" There have been calls for action from the Liberal Democrats for a criminal inquiry.

created by LoopZilla | 32 wks ago | updated 32 wks ago
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UK email to be recorded by the UK government

A report on BBC News Online confirms that all email sent to or from a UK ISP will be stored for 12 months. The body of the message will be discarded, but the sender's details along with the destination will be recorded by the state.

created by LoopZilla | 45 wks ago | updated 45 wks ago
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Gene Spafford considers a new flaw in Internet security.

"Follow-up on the CA Hack" News that the MD5 has function may have a vulnerability that can be exploited, and a false certificate created. A posting by several authors has claimed to have.... identified a vulnerability in the Internet Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)...

created by LoopZilla | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
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A new interstitial sound for BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service

"So pity the poor continuity announcer facing the full force of their wrath, apparently because he lacks the 'voice of Middle England'."

created by LoopZilla | 48 wks ago
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Irish Republic recalls all pork (contaminated with dioxin)

"Irish Republic recalls all pork "

created by LoopZilla | 50 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago
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London Hospital back online after computer virus shutdown

"IT systems at St Bartholomew's (Barts), the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel and the London Chest Hospital in Bethnal Green were taken down on Tuesday following infection by the Mytob worm. The three...

created by LoopZilla | 1 year ago | updated 50 wks ago
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Weedkiller in the food chain? No thanks!

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Herbicide withdrawn in the UK by Dow AgroScience after being found in allotem...

An earlier story on Now Public reported strange affects on crops due to the use of aminopyralid in the UK. Farms that used aminopyralid to control certain weeds then sent animal manure to allotments only to find...

created by LoopZilla | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Weedkiller in the food chain? No thanks!

Hormone based weedkiller has entered the food chain via farmyard manure in the UK. RHS advice state that aminopyralid has passed into horse manure, and it affecting crops suchs as tomatoes, potatoes and beans Here...

created by LoopZilla | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Unexploded Bomb in East London: crater is almost gone!

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Unexploded Bomb in East London.

""The bomb is lodged in the Prescott Channel. It was discovered on Monday and has taken five days to be made safe. Sources suggest that the exclusion zone asked by the army bomb disposal team was not granted, and...

created by LoopZilla | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Scuffles mar Olympic torch relay

"Despite bitter temperatures and sleet, impromptu carnivals are expected as the torch passes iconic landmarks such as Nelson's Column, St Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge. "

created by LoopZilla | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Work begins on Prescott Lock

What has happened since?

created by LoopZilla | 1 year ago
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Lea Rivers Trust to close in March 2008

The Lea Rivers Trust is set to close in March 2008. Odd, that. The preparation for the London Olympics 2012 are well under way, yet this small charity closing down through lacks of funds. What do they...

created by LoopZilla | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Pilots warned of magnetic threat

"Pilots warned of magnetic threat" The City Airport in London (UK) is built on a disused dock, and it has just emerged, after a decade of use, that there are metal stuctures in the runway, and that these...

created by LoopZilla | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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One laptop project dealt big blow

"Intel has pulled out of a project to put cheap laptops in the hands of children in the developing world. Citing "philosophical" differences, Intel has withdrawn its funding and technical help from the One Laptop...

created by LoopZilla | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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