" A court ruled on Thursday that the country's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) acted unlawfully in ending investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption in arms deals with Saudi Arabia. Two judges allowed a challenge brought by...
"A bid by a local government in Indonesia's East Java province to curb prostitution by asking masseuses to wear a padlock on their pants was an insult, a newspaper quoted the minister for women's empowerment as saying. The recently implemented policy in the tourist area of...
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When I was a child I had a collection of rubber like plastic dinosaurs. I learned the names of each of these fabulous beasts by heart. There is something about dinosaurs and kids that just gels, it seems it's...
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The writers of the Gospels in the first centuries of the first millennium were the original citizen journalists. They were concerned, dedicated people who wished to make things better for 'their' people. Like any...
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"Is there anyone who doesn't like George Clooney? Clooney: grooming a new generation I mean in the week leading up to our interview with him for his new film Leatherheads, everyone I've spoken to has either said 'Oh, he seems like a nice guy' (if they're male) or they've...
"A British soldier killed in Iraq two weeks ago turned out to be an SAS man. What does it say about British special forces in Iraq, and the Anglo-American coalition's chances of defeating insurgency?The press release said simply: "It is with deep regret that the Ministry of...
"A paratrooper who lost a leg while serving in Afghanistan has made history by becoming the first British serviceman to return to active service as an amputee. Corporal Stuart Hale makes history Corporal Stuart Hale is now serving in southern Afghanistan less than two...
"South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-Yeon blasted off into space on Tuesday, prompting her mother, apparently overwhelmed by the occasion, to scream and fall to the ground.In another historic first, one of her fellow cosmonauts, Sergei Volkov, followed in the footsteps of his...
When I heard that Sky Television had made another Terry Pratchet book into a 4 hour spectacular for TV I was thrilled. Then I learned that the production was to be based on Terry’s debut Discworld novel; The...
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"After multiple arrests and numerous lef-offs, singer Pete Doherty is starting a 14-week jail sentence for breaking his bail conditions. Star has struggled with addiction The 29-year-old was last year jailed for 14 months for possessing class A drugs but the sentence was...
Online relationships can be fleeting, or they can be long standing. Sometimes they can just end abruptly, without a word of explanation, without reason and without a word of farewell.Those of us who post...
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"China has condemned protests in London that marred the relay of the Olympic torch as Paris police prepare to cordon the torch away from pro-Tibet activists. "We strongly condemn this vile behaviour," China's state media said on Monday, following protests in the British...