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Paul Nutteing (valid email address in post script )
Today 07:27 AM
Only the corrupt "justice" system in UK and Oz
allows the admission of Low Copy Number "evidence"
into courts.
It is as scientific as the likes of horoscopes
and palm reading
http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/07/03/jailed-rapist-to-challenge-dna-tech
nique/
Saturday, 4th July 2009
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Paul Hyett
Today 07:23 AM
Bunting ban for summer carnival.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/8133284.stm
Those morons should be told there'll be *something* hanging from the
lampposts at the end of the day, one way or another!
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham
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Joseph Hill
Today 03:08 AM
Just wanting to settle some banter on a forum elsewhe
I don't believe there are any partical requirements for disposing of a
dead cat. I'm not aware that anyone needs to be notified, or that it
needs to be buried anywhere in particular (obviously not breaking
other laws by disposing of it dangerously).
However, another poster claims that the dead cat must be "sent away" -
where, I don't know.
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Joe Lee[_3_]
Today 02:50 AM
The Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, announced on Thursday in a provisional
ruling, that he had refused a pardon for Michael Shields, the 22 year old
Liverpool FC supporter who was convicted in 2005 of trying to kill a barman
in Bulgaria & sentenced to 10 Years imprisonment & who has since been
transferred to the UK & is serving his sentence at HMP Haverigg in Cumbria.
He has continually...
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Fredxx
Yesterday 11:44 PM
I understand the son's father has now made a complaint against the son of
causing damage.
Is there any likelihood of this succeeding?
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Steve Walker
Yesterday 08:36 PM
Okay, it's the Daily Fail but it's still likely to be of interest to many -
One of Britain's biggest online paedophile investigations will be challenged
in the Court of Appeal following allegations that hundreds of men may have
been wrongly convicted in a 'huge miscarriage of justice', it has been
revealed. A test case challenge has been launched against Operation Ore,
the landmark...
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Dead Paul
Yesterday 07:54 PM
Schools bar parents from sports day... to keep out paedophiles
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1197284/Schools-bar-parents-sports-day--paedophiles.html
Parents should have withdrawn their kids from sports for the day in
protest.
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JuzzyD
Yesterday 07:41 PM
Hi
I'm an administrator on an online forum, run not for any form of profit or promotion (but has a subscription system that just covers hosting costs) but for car enthusiasts with a community/social angle.
We have a member who runs a company that supplies cleaning equipment and supplies, and has expressed an interest in offering deals to the club members.
We are considering letting him offer...
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Webmanager_CritEst
Yesterday 07:33 PM
Schools bar parents from sports day... to keep out paedophiles
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 3:20 PM on 03rd July 2009
Parents have been banned from attending their children's sports day in
an extraordinary measure to protect pupils from child abductors and
paedophiles.
More than 270 pupils from four primary schools took part in the event
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Bruce[_2_]
Yesterday 05:07 PM
My partner recently discovered a web site - TVWeb360.com - which shows
free streaming video from hundreds of TV channels around the world. It
also shows movies. All of the content is streamed to be watched at the
time, not downloaded to be watched later.
I am aware that downloading copyright material without payment to, or
permission of the copyright holder is definitely illegal. But...
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charleswehner@hotmail.com
Yesterday 05:00 PM
Norman Scarth, war hero and justice campaigner, has produced more
pearls of wisdom:
"The ONLY man who ever went into Parliament with good intentions was
Guy Fawkes! "
"One might perhaps add the name of Fenner Brockway. He was a
Consciencious Objector in WW I, & a Government Minister in WW II. He
said, 'I spent three years in prison, & three years in Parliament, &
saw character deteriorate...
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RWM
Yesterday 04:22 PM
Hello,
My wife moved out a number of years ago after she had an affair and has since been with the same man. She has decided that she wants a divorce and has filed a petition based on unreasonable behaviour which of course is a purely subjective standard and almost anything she wants to claim could qualify. She has also stated a couple of facts which I can prove are untrue.
The question is...
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tasha1201
Yesterday 01:43 PM
My ex was violent and physicallyabusive towards me hence why i am no longer with him. he told me when i broke it off that he wanted nothing to do with me anymore, now after 3 months he is calling me and emailing me again and harrassing me. I now live in canada but he is coming here for a vacation in september with his family and i am worried that he will try to find me and get aggressive towards...
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aardvark@the.zoo
Yesterday 01:22 PM
I've long moaned about Play.com's crap service, taking orders for
items and implying that they'd be quickly filled only to find out the
item was 'out of stock' and would never materialise, etc. but a couple
of years ago I wasn't quite so anti. Now I've had an email from them
saying that my order had been despatched and would soon be here - bit
confused, didn't know I _had_ an order, so looked up...
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jo_anne
Yesterday 09:50 AM
I own a leasehold flat and I want to own a dog however the lease states animals including dogs etc may not be kept at the premises without consent. I have tried unsuccessfully to get permission, cant get a reason just a flat no. My questions are does anyone know what is meant by "kept" a friend thought it might be no more than 4 days a week does anyone know if this is true? Also what can happen...
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MikeR
Yesterday 09:49 AM
I find myself in a difficult situation which I like some legal advice on.
I wondered if I have any legal rights to throw someone out of my house? My sister in law is extremely interferring and rude and recently she has been disrespecting my parents. My wife is aware of this but she won't do much about it. The sister in law is planning to stay at our house for a few weeks and I have said I will...
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Blah
Yesterday 09:27 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8130541.stm
A council which was the first to prosecute a mother for lying on an
admissions form to get her son into a good school has withdrawn its action.
The BBC's education correspondent, James Westhead, said the council had
been concerned the Fraud Act might only apply to property, rather than
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Keith Wilby[_2_]
Yesterday 08:47 AM
"Mentalguy2k8" wrote in message
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you quoted Noel Gallagher.
God how embarrassing!
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brum1969
Yesterday 05:58 AM
A Ford main dealer took delivery of a Renault Megane Scenic in July 2007 and
sold it to my wife in October 2007. In October 2008 they rang her to arrange
a service, which they promptly carried out. They only reported to my wife
that the brake pads were low, so she allowed them to replace the pads. She
has a receipt which clearly shows that the car was fine apart from the pads,
which were...
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Colin Trunt
Yesterday 05:20 AM
In Telegraph and Times, anyway, could not get Wacko Jacko
off the Sun ad the Mirror though.
Who said the class system is dead?
OK well one of them is, but that ain't the point.
What about all that crap about it don't matter what rank you are etc....
Condolenses to the familly but it does show the class system
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Webmanager_CritEst
Yesterday 01:46 AM
Video: Controversial Taser shotgun weapon launched
The controversial Taser range of weapons, used by police forces in the
UK to deliver electric shocks via metal barbs fired from a pistol
shaped device, has been extended to include a shotgun launched option
Alastair Good
Published: 6:25PM BST 02 Jul 2009
The projectile, known as the , the "eXtended Range Electronic
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totallyconfused[_2_]
July 2nd 09 11:08 PM
Here is a good one:
I have had settled/resident status(including all working rights) in
the UK since 1989. My youngest child was born to myself (obviously)
and a Scottish father. Because he was born before jan 1, 2002 his
british citizenship was not automatic at birth even though he was born
in the UK.
So this ID card scheme...do my child and I have to get one?
My older two children from my...
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Gobsmacked
July 2nd 09 10:55 PM
A few months ago the council moved a Kurdish family into a council house.
This family do not speak the English language are extremely noisy and
disruptive neighbours. They now have a nice big VW car, nice new computer
and shiny new mobiles phones.
How can they afford to buy/run a car on the benefits they receive.
Does the Social Services now supply cars for Asylum Seekers? If they do how...
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Webmanager_CritEst
July 2nd 09 10:45 PM
Mother falsely accused husband of rape because 'she wanted him out of
her life'
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 8:02 PM on 02nd July 2009
Michaela Lodge
Jailed: Michaela Lodge falsely accused her estranged husband of rape
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r1200rt
July 2nd 09 10:00 PM
I am the sole executor of my fathers will, I have obtained probate, the will has 3 beneficiaries including myself, I have been sorting out bank accounts/ building society accounts/insurances etc and now think that all payments are now in the executors account that I have set up, however there is still a house to sell which is going on the market shortly, one of the benefactors has asked for an...
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TroubleMaker
July 2nd 09 09:40 PM
The hypothetical scenario described below has been invented to explore
an issue of potential significance to a number of real claw-back
covenants I have seen. Although it is hypothetical I can draw on real
examples to invent more “flesh” if necessary.
Background
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The freehold of an industrial premise (“The Property”) was transferred
from Party-A to Party-B. As part of the...
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noemail@gwalia.net
July 2nd 09 08:59 PM
Hopefully this is straightforward.
My dad died a few weeks ago. He and mum had the mortgage to their home
in both names. Dad did not have a will.
Mum and I are hoping that their house goes to mum as joint mortgage
name and not me or my brother. Would this be the case?
Should dad's death insurance with AXA pay off the outstanding mortgage
debt, who then would have legal right to sell the...
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noemail@gwalia.net
July 2nd 09 08:30 PM
Hopefully this is straightforward.
My dad died a few weeks ago. He and mum had the mortgage to their home
in both names. Dad did not have a will.
Mum and I are hoping that their house goes to mum as joint mortgage
name and not me or my brother. Would this be the case?
Should dad's death insurance with AXA pay off the outstanding mortgage
debt, who then would have legal right to sell the...
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Francis Burton
July 2nd 09 08:12 PM
"Every year cocaine causes some 20,000 deaths in Colombia and
displaces several hundred thousand people from their homes. Children
are blown up by landmines; indigenous people are enslaved, villagers
are tortured and killed, rainforests are razed. You'd cause less
human suffering if instead of discreetly retiring to the toilet at a
media drinks party you went into the street and mugged someone....
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Gary Baldi
July 2nd 09 07:29 PM
Ya could'nae mekk ett up................
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/homepage/Stolen-van-lands-owner-court-illegal-parking/article-1127990-detail/article.html
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Webmanager_CritEst
July 2nd 09 06:20 PM
Jun 30, 2009
Jim Gamble and Jon Stoddart favourites for PSNI
21_06_2007 - 09.27.44 - TIMNEWS - ALLEN_4_GAMBLE Jon STODDART004
Six candidates have applied for the job of Chief Constable of the
Police Service of Northern Ireland and rumour, speculation and wild
gossip are rife.
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sandy58[_2_]
July 2nd 09 05:22 PM
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15
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MM
July 2nd 09 04:46 PM
"The promise of reform which the Green Paper heralds holds much for
the public and Service alike; local policing, customised to local need
with authentic answerability, strengthened accountabilities at force
level through reforms to police authorities and HMIC, performance
management at the service of localities with targets and plans
tailored to local needs, the end of centrally-engineered one...
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MM
July 2nd 09 04:39 PM
.... even though it already appears in shops
"The Government was accused of 'breathtaking incompetence' today after
a book by a former counter-terrorism officer was banned only after its
contents had been made readily available.
"The Attorney General obtained an injunction to prevent the
publication of the book by retired Scotland Yard assistant
commissioner Andy Hayman only minutes before...
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MM
July 2nd 09 04:36 PM
Three billion is a very big number, isn't it?
Now, what is the number of crimes prevented?
And what percentage of three billion does that represent?
And how much did the taxpayer have to cough up for the police to
engage in this very serious work?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1197083/Police-use-CCTV-photograph-billion-car-numbers-plates-year.html
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MM
July 2nd 09 04:33 PM
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/07/02/article-1196962-0591B935000005DC-831_468x388.jpg
Picture of police officer with flowers for the dogs that died in the
car.
Will this start a Princess Di trend, with eventually the entire
Nottingham area covered in flowers? Will crowds of tearful mourners
line the streets as the corpses are driven to the incinerator? Will
there be a flypast by the Red...
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Stuart B[_6_]
July 2nd 09 02:15 PM
A guy I used to work with mentioned recently in company that his
daughter had applied for a job and had been asked for details of
himself and his wife and when someone asked why he said it was for
disclosure purposes ...I presumed he meant a CRB check and expressed
surprise why her parents should be involved especially as she doesn't
stay with them and hasn't done so for years .
Is this...
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Ian[_12_]
July 2nd 09 01:45 PM
With the Sale of Goods Act and "fit for purpose" in the back of my mind,
what is a reasonable time for a microwave to last these days?
I bought a Panasonic T545WFQ new from John Lewis about two and a half
years ago, and it's started blowing fuses. After replacing the 13A fuse
(in the mains plug) the electronic display works OK, but as soon as I
press Start, the fuse blows. My guess is there...
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Jr
July 2nd 09 12:10 PM
The company that I work for has recently been taken over/bought from the
administrators and the new owner has tried to force the staff to accept a
zero hours contract, meaning if we don't sign the new contrack we will be
offered new contracts at lower wages and holidays. There is no option for
redundency either sign or walk. The new contract is very strange in that we
can be sent home if...
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MM
July 2nd 09 08:56 AM
"Britain is also worse than South Africa and U.S."
"Britain's violent crime record is worse than any other country in the
European union, it is revealed today.
"Official crime figures show the UK also has a worse rate for all
types of violence than the U.S. and even South Africa - widely
considered one of the world's most dangerous countries.
"The figures comes on the day new Home Secretary...
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