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labour | party | liberal | election | gordon brown
John Kampfner supports Li...
simon wilson
Today the well-respected political commentator John Kampfner launched the pamphlet, Lost labours, with Nick Clegg.He comments, "As somebody who has a long involvement with the Labour party, including editing the New Statesman magazine, I have been a...
simon wilson
Today the well-respected political commentator John Kampfner launched the pamphlet, Lost labours, with Nick Clegg.He comments, "As somebody who has a long involvement with the Labour party, including editing the New Statesman magazine, I have been a...
street view | google street | view coverage | google maps | streets
Google Street View Covers...
Technology Blog (UK), Hi-...
Initially, Google Street View was fairly controversial with many people complaining about invasion of privacy and such issues. However, those concerns have not stopped Google from expanding the service, because as of tomorrow (11th March 2010), you ...
Technology Blog (UK), Hi-...
Initially, Google Street View was fairly controversial with many people complaining about invasion of privacy and such issues. However, those concerns have not stopped Google from expanding the service, because as of tomorrow (11th March 2010), you ...
apple ipad | micro four | four thirds | panasonic g2 | playstation move
Apple iPad Steals the Lim...
UK Gadget and Tech News, ...
If you thought this year’s Oscars was just a place for movie awards and celebrities touting their posh frocks down the red carpet, then think again. This time it was tech giants, Apple, that were stealing some of the limelight … [visit site t...
UK Gadget and Tech News, ...
If you thought this year’s Oscars was just a place for movie awards and celebrities touting their posh frocks down the red carpet, then think again. This time it was tech giants, Apple, that were stealing some of the limelight … [visit site t...
sex abuse | benedict xvi | pope benedict | christoph schönborn | cardinal christoph
Technology News For 7th M...
Jason Slater Technology B...
Sun, 7th Mar In this article we’ll take a look at some of the key technology news stories and headlines, from around the world, for Sunday, 7th March 2010. Today’s Hot Topic: The latest news is that Microsoft Office 2010 will be availabl...
Jason Slater Technology B...
Sun, 7th Mar In this article we’ll take a look at some of the key technology news stories and headlines, from around the world, for Sunday, 7th March 2010. Today’s Hot Topic: The latest news is that Microsoft Office 2010 will be availabl...
march 2010 | ed balls | buddhist geeks | 9 march | lottery admissions
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Created in Birmingham
Job listing for Apples & Snakes: Programme Coordinator “Apples & Snakes, England’s leading organisation for performance poetry requires a Programme Coordinator – West Midlands” Call for Artist to Exhibit at Lickey Hills Country ...
Created in Birmingham
Job listing for Apples & Snakes: Programme Coordinator “Apples & Snakes, England’s leading organisation for performance poetry requires a Programme Coordinator – West Midlands” Call for Artist to Exhibit at Lickey Hills Country ...
jon venables | james bulger | prison | james bulger's | identity
Venables revealed identit...
The Guardian World News
Prison staff fear an attack by other inmates as it is revealed that pressure of keeping his name and background secret led James Bulger's murderer to fights, and drink and drug abuseJon Venables, one of the killers of the Liverpool toddler James Bul...
The Guardian World News
Prison staff fear an attack by other inmates as it is revealed that pressure of keeping his name and background secret led James Bulger's murderer to fights, and drink and drug abuseJon Venables, one of the killers of the Liverpool toddler James Bul...
climate change | climate science | review errors | scientists | loss carbon
No answers in the soil
EU Referendum
In The Observer is a report on a fascinating scientific dispute which provides a graphic illustration of the uncertainties of climate science and the unreliability of predictions offered by disparate scientists – to say nothing of the utter shambles...
EU Referendum
In The Observer is a report on a fascinating scientific dispute which provides a graphic illustration of the uncertainties of climate science and the unreliability of predictions offered by disparate scientists – to say nothing of the utter shambles...
every dog | dog owners | dangerous dogs | government | responsible dog
New Labour are barking up...
The Lone Voice
Alan Johnson and Hilary Benn have produced a report which proposes that all dogs in this country should be micro-chipped and that dog-owners should have compulsory third-party insurance. Story Dog owners face a new pet “tax” in a government in...
The Lone Voice
Alan Johnson and Hilary Benn have produced a report which proposes that all dogs in this country should be micro-chipped and that dog-owners should have compulsory third-party insurance. Story Dog owners face a new pet “tax” in a government in...
world cup | old trafford | uk donates | nation builds | gives condom
Ferguson backing bid for ...
The Guardian World News
• Support would boost Red Knights• Manager denies claim over buyoutSenior City financiers allied to the wealthy consortium planning a takeover of Manchester United claim Sir Alex Ferguson is supporting the controversial bid.Several key sources have ...
The Guardian World News
• Support would boost Red Knights• Manager denies claim over buyoutSenior City financiers allied to the wealthy consortium planning a takeover of Manchester United claim Sir Alex Ferguson is supporting the controversial bid.Several key sources have ...
best director | sandra bullock | blind side | bigelow | best actress
Cultural battle at the he...
The Guardian World News
Rightwingers have championed Sandra Bullock's portrayal of a Sarah Palin-esque woman transforming a youth's life, but liberals want Gabourey Sidibe's gritty debut rewarded tonightOne film celebrates the courage and generosity of a white middle-class...
The Guardian World News
Rightwingers have championed Sandra Bullock's portrayal of a Sarah Palin-esque woman transforming a youth's life, but liberals want Gabourey Sidibe's gritty debut rewarded tonightOne film celebrates the courage and generosity of a white middle-class...
indigenous british | racist | bnp rules | members | still discriminating
BNP plans to vet would-be...
The Guardian World News
Party's revised constitution would require all applicants to submit to a two-hour home visit, court is toldThe British National party plans to send officials to vet all would-be members in their homes, a court heard today.A clause in the far right g...
The Guardian World News
Party's revised constitution would require all applicants to submit to a two-hour home visit, court is toldThe British National party plans to send officials to vet all would-be members in their homes, a court heard today.A clause in the far right g...
amorth | lars vilks | alleged plot | swedish cartoonist | prophet
THE BOY CHOIR SANG : HE A...
CALEDONIAN COMMENT
The Roman Catholic church is being plunged into a renewed crisis over how it has dealt with the sexual abuse of children by its clergy after it emerged that the brother of former Hitler Youth and Nazi anti-aircraft gunner Pope Benedict XVI, Monsign...
CALEDONIAN COMMENT
The Roman Catholic church is being plunged into a renewed crisis over how it has dealt with the sexual abuse of children by its clergy after it emerged that the brother of former Hitler Youth and Nazi anti-aircraft gunner Pope Benedict XVI, Monsign...
international women’s | against women | international womens | men | violence against
International Women’s Day...
Though Cowards Flinch
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day. Today, the Observer asks whether it’s needed. Good question. The brief answers from an Anastasia de Waal, a Barbara Gunnell and a certain Sunder Katwala are perfunctory, to the extent of not reall...
Though Cowards Flinch
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day. Today, the Observer asks whether it’s needed. Good question. The brief answers from an Anastasia de Waal, a Barbara Gunnell and a certain Sunder Katwala are perfunctory, to the extent of not reall...
uup | northern ireland | justice powers | policing | assembly
Stormont votes to take ov...
The Guardian World News
• Power-sharing finalised as assembly agrees to first justice minister since Troubles• Ulster Unionists oppose measure but Hillary Clinton welcomes assembly's yes voteA 15-year search for a political settlement in Northern Ireland cleared its final ...
The Guardian World News
• Power-sharing finalised as assembly agrees to first justice minister since Troubles• Ulster Unionists oppose measure but Hillary Clinton welcomes assembly's yes voteA 15-year search for a political settlement in Northern Ireland cleared its final ...
facebook | ashleigh hall | social networking | peter chapman | convicted
Facebook threatens to sue...
The Guardian World News
Social networking site fears reputation permanently damaged by false claim that it let older men pressure teenage girls for sexFacebook has threatened to sue the Daily Mail for damages after the paper wrongly claimed in a piece published on Wednesda...
The Guardian World News
Social networking site fears reputation permanently damaged by false claim that it let older men pressure teenage girls for sexFacebook has threatened to sue the Daily Mail for damages after the paper wrongly claimed in a piece published on Wednesda...
junk mail | royal mail | workers | royal junk | postal reforms
Return to Sender: Royal M...
The Spicy Cauldron
The Royal Mail is to start delivering unlimited quantities of junk mail to British homes after reaching a peace deal with the Communication Workers Union to end their dispute after the wave of national strikes last autumn. Buried in the small print ...
The Spicy Cauldron
The Royal Mail is to start delivering unlimited quantities of junk mail to British homes after reaching a peace deal with the Communication Workers Union to end their dispute after the wave of national strikes last autumn. Buried in the small print ...
nick hogan | old holborn | hogan freed | jail | wife denise
Nick Hogan Released -Offi...
Libertarian Party UK
It took the blogosphere just four days to raisethe near £10 000 to secure the release of Nick Hogan, imprisoned forsix months for flouting the smoking ban in his own premises and failingto act as the States unofficial Policeman.It took a further fiv...
Libertarian Party UK
It took the blogosphere just four days to raisethe near £10 000 to secure the release of Nick Hogan, imprisoned forsix months for flouting the smoking ban in his own premises and failingto act as the States unofficial Policeman.It took a further fiv...
6 music | rex featuers | mirco toniolo | drops bruce | dickinson mirco
Opinion: The BBC – Snog, ...
Liberal Democrat Voice
It has been open season on the BBC of late. We all have our reasons for criticism: the incompetent decision to close 6 Music, the failure to manage budgets, the excessive salaries of performers and especially of senior managers create a climate of ...
Liberal Democrat Voice
It has been open season on the BBC of late. We all have our reasons for criticism: the incompetent decision to close 6 Music, the failure to manage budgets, the excessive salaries of performers and especially of senior managers create a climate of ...
afghan | political settlement | jirga | political engagement | insurgents prepared
Start Afghanistan peace t...
The Guardian World News
Foreign Office officials believe elements of Taliban ready to talk but fears grow of long Afghan conflict, and growing casualtiesBritain will today urge the Afghan government to put more effort into the pursuit of peace talks amid fears that the war...
The Guardian World News
Foreign Office officials believe elements of Taliban ready to talk but fears grow of long Afghan conflict, and growing casualtiesBritain will today urge the Afghan government to put more effort into the pursuit of peace talks amid fears that the war...
polar bears | bluefin tuna | tuna trade | atlantic bluefin | international trade
US throws weight behind p...
The Guardian World News
Melting sea ice in the Arctic will kill thousands of bears in coming years, the US says, and continued commercial trade must not be allowed to make the situation worseIt is a familiar story in the climate change debate. The US government is at odds ...
The Guardian World News
Melting sea ice in the Arctic will kill thousands of bears in coming years, the US says, and continued commercial trade must not be allowed to make the situation worseIt is a familiar story in the climate change debate. The US government is at odds ...
preaches apocalypse | persuasive scientist | overwhelming terms | missing ingredient | gory detail
Wanted: an eco prophet
The Guardian World News
People are drifting into a lethal slumber on climate change. More of the same won't wake them upIt's an exceptionally inconvenient truth. Only one American in three believes that human beings are responsible for climate change: a polling result 10% ...
The Guardian World News
People are drifting into a lethal slumber on climate change. More of the same won't wake them upIt's an exceptionally inconvenient truth. Only one American in three believes that human beings are responsible for climate change: a polling result 10% ...
thames tunnel | tunnel tickets | rotherhithe | tunnel tour | original brickwork
London's eighth wonder of...
The Guardian World News
Thames tunnel, created by Marc Brunel and son Isambard in 1843, reopened to walkers for first time in 145 years"How they got the performing horses down here God only knows", says Robert Hulse, as he leads visitors into the gloom under the Thames for...
The Guardian World News
Thames tunnel, created by Marc Brunel and son Isambard in 1843, reopened to walkers for first time in 145 years"How they got the performing horses down here God only knows", says Robert Hulse, as he leads visitors into the gloom under the Thames for...
violent crime | row reopens | reopens amid | statistics soviet | rise revealed
Bringing The Law Into Dis...
Burning our money
Free to killSo let's get this straight. At God knows what expense, Jamie Bulger's killer was given a new identity and freed into society after just seven years simply because our costly forces of law and order decided he was a reformed characte...
Burning our money
Free to killSo let's get this straight. At God knows what expense, Jamie Bulger's killer was given a new identity and freed into society after just seven years simply because our costly forces of law and order decided he was a reformed characte...
west bank | us vice | jerusalem | backs west | settlement
US team to kick-start Mid...
The Guardian World News
Indirect negotiations mark first return to peace process since Gaza warhe US vice-president, Joe Biden, is due in Israel tomorrow for an American diplomatic initiative to start indirect negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.The new round ...
The Guardian World News
Indirect negotiations mark first return to peace process since Gaza warhe US vice-president, Joe Biden, is due in Israel tomorrow for an American diplomatic initiative to start indirect negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.The new round ...
iraq | iraq's | nouri | turnout iraqi | vote turnout
Iraqi Fed. Election Pound...
Rhod on Public Affairs
Martin Chulov in BaghdadThe Guardian, Sunday 7 March 2010 13.24 GMT A barrage of early-morning rockets that killed at least 25 people across Baghdad has failed to deter voters from turning out in solid numbers in Iraq's pivotal general election.Up t...
Rhod on Public Affairs
Martin Chulov in BaghdadThe Guardian, Sunday 7 March 2010 13.24 GMT A barrage of early-morning rockets that killed at least 25 people across Baghdad has failed to deter voters from turning out in solid numbers in Iraq's pivotal general election.Up t...
mini 5 | dell streak | 5 beta | opera mini | android
Opera Mini 5 Beta Android...
Technology Blog (UK), Hi-...
Opera Mini 5 beta became available for download on the Android Market earlier today, and after a long hands on, I believe it shows a lot of promise as a mobile browser on Android. Opera has good history on mobile devices such as their Opera Mobile ...
Technology Blog (UK), Hi-...
Opera Mini 5 beta became available for download on the Android Market earlier today, and after a long hands on, I believe it shows a lot of promise as a mobile browser on Android. Opera has good history on mobile devices such as their Opera Mobile ...
pentax 645d | 40 megapixel | format camera | x 33mm | dual sd
Pentax 645D 40 Megapixel ...
Gadget Venue
Pentax have launched their latest digital SLR camera called the Pentax 645D. The 645D is a medium format camera that has a 40 megapixel CCD sensor along with a 3.0 inch LCD that can display 921k dots.The new 645D is also compatible with existing 645...
Gadget Venue
Pentax have launched their latest digital SLR camera called the Pentax 645D. The 645D is a medium format camera that has a 40 megapixel CCD sensor along with a 3.0 inch LCD that can display 921k dots.The new 645D is also compatible with existing 645...
apps marketplace | google apps | applications | installable apps | users
MyERP joins the Google Ap...
TechCrunch Europe
[France] France’s MyERP has just announced a partnership deal with Google, in which the company’s platform will be one of the first available in Google’s new Apps Marketplace. MyERP, which was founded in 2000, provides an all-in-one cloud-based busi...
TechCrunch Europe
[France] France’s MyERP has just announced a partnership deal with Google, in which the company’s platform will be one of the first available in Google’s new Apps Marketplace. MyERP, which was founded in 2000, provides an all-in-one cloud-based busi...
hadron collider | large hadron | guardians main | editorial cartoonist | bell’s cartoons
Links and stuff from betw...
Chicken Yoghurt
Just what tickled my fancy in the last few days… David Miliband – The War in Afghanistan: How to End It – '…only politics will end the War in Afghanistan'. And to think it only took Miliband eight years and countle...
Chicken Yoghurt
Just what tickled my fancy in the last few days… David Miliband – The War in Afghanistan: How to End It – '…only politics will end the War in Afghanistan'. And to think it only took Miliband eight years and countle...
nld | suu kyi | held later | aung | prohibits anyone
UN calls for war crimes i...
The Guardian World News
Special rapporteur on human rights details 'pattern of gross abuses' as junta unveils restrictive electoral lawsA senior UN official has called for Burma's military rulers to be investigated over allegations of crimes against humanity and war crimes...
The Guardian World News
Special rapporteur on human rights details 'pattern of gross abuses' as junta unveils restrictive electoral lawsA senior UN official has called for Burma's military rulers to be investigated over allegations of crimes against humanity and war crimes...
Mollie Sugden: her career in clips
The Guardian World News July 2nd, 2009
Best known for her portrayal of Mrs Slocombe in Are You Being Served?, Mollie Sugden's comic talent lives on in these YouTube clipsThe death of Mollie Sugden at 86 after a long illness will sadden everyone of a certain age who remembers her 1970s blue-rinsed prime. As game as they come, memorable and talented, Sugden was a much-loved part of the TV landscape for decades. Best remembered as Mrs Slocombe in Are You Being Served?, she lives on through the medium of streaming video. Take heed, modern comic actors, and watch a master at work. The Erotic Dreams of Mrs SlocombeIn this Are You Being Served? classic, Mrs. Slocombe has dreams in which she and Mr Humphries, played by John Inman, enjoy romantic trysts. "I can't think what's come over her," says the confirmed bachelor. I'm not...
Women - Funny Creatures They Are - Backwards In High Heels There is a long standing debate as to whether woman are funny both as performers and writers. And the answer is yes. /debate. But why is this in my mind? Well I've recently been submitting to Newsjack and am very pleased some of my material has got through to the recording stage even though it didn't make the edit for the broadcast show...yet. Newsjack has an open door submission policy and is a great initiative by the BBC to bring on new writers. Three episodes in and if you look at the contributors list so far you will see it is overwhelmingly men. I certainly don't think it is a conscious decision by the producers and editors - far from it. Having had the pleasure of BBC comedy workshops and knowing in this accessible age of e-mail they soak up material sent to them and who sent it...10 things - BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition Mrs Slocombe's little-known first name...In praise of Mollie Sugden as Corrie's Nellie Harvey - Coronation Street Blog 
The wonderful British actress Mollie Sugden has died this week aged 86 years old. Although she'll be best remembered for her roles in The Liver Birds and Are You Being Served?, Mollie also appeared in Coronation Street as Nellie Harvey, landlady at The Laughing Donkey pub. She could often be seen on-screen with Annie Walker, landlady of the Rovers Return. With thanks to itv.com/corrieRead Mollie Harvey's profile on corrie.net...You Know You’re Getting On A Bit When… - Love and Liberty You’re rather brought down by the sad passing of the Queen of the Purple, Pink, Auburn, Green and Blue Rinse – and not by the “King of Pop”. Mollie Sugden’s Mrs Slocombe was a magnificent comic creation, always fighting her corner in Grace Brothers with a mixture of her usual assumed haughty grandeur and cutting asides in her real accent, and always vying with John Inman to steal the show in Are You Being Served? “Before we go any further, Mr Rumbold, Miss Brahms and I would like to complain about the state of our drawers. They’re a positive disgrace.”“Your what, Mrs Slocombe?”“Our drawers. They’re sticking. It’s always the same in damp weather – Miss Brahms could hardly shift hers at all this morning. They sent up a man who put beeswax on them, but that...Mrs Slocombe’s Pussy - We're British, Innit Are You Being Served was one of the quintessential British comedies, being part sitcom, part music hall and a lot of double entendre. The cast was wonderful and the script really quite forward looking (in a now backward kind of way). So it is with great sadness that I heard of the death of Mollie Sugden, the comic actress best known for her role as Mrs Slocombe in the 1970s series. She is obviously held in great regard around the world as she has since become one of the largest trending topics on Twitter, with even Jonathan Ross adding his tweets to get the tag #MrsSlocombesPussy (kicked off by, erm, yours truly at the suggestion of Lucy Tweeting) to the top of the Twitter tree. Mrs Slocombe joins Miss Brahms (Wendy Richard) at the great sales counter in the sky. Rest in Peace,...