The Independent carries this report. It's about using "drone" (i.e. pilotless) aircraft to "counter terrorism and aid police operations in Britain". "The MoD is carrying out research and development to enable the spy planes, which are equipped with highly sophisticated monitoring equipment that allows them to secretly track and photograph suspects without their knowledge, to be deployed within...

Ryanair have decided to renege on bookings made through price comparison sites. http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iz-KBwfsRc6qlaRILv7OWMZey30A http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1043003/Ryanair-cancel-thousands-illegal-bookings-price-comparison-websites.html I presume this is because if you look directly they can monitor the IP address and up the price if you keep coming back (like...

The Bill of Rights and Freedoms proposed by the Joint Select Committee on Human Rights looks pretty dodgy. It feels like it was written in the 1990s - before 9/11, before criticism of the European Convention on Human Rights had gained any purchase, before the Government had opened its assault on political and civil liberties. The Committee recommends that it should be "ECHR plus"; it should...

Police are to apply for a special type of supervision order to put on Barry George, the police do not trust him now he is free, and do not want him living in his former home in Fulham, surely this has to go through a court to grant this, instead of treating him as not guilty the police seem to be treating him as if he is on licence

On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:11:12 +0100, "Dr Quite" wrote: "The government should adopt a Bill of Rights for the UK, a cross-party committee of MPs and peers has urged. The Joint Committee on Human Rights said the bill should go further than current human rights legislation. The bill should give greater protection to groups such as children, the elderly and those with...

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Hi NIPS require you to name the driver if it wasn't you. Here's a new twist on the old chestnut of 'Not sure who was driving'.. Two mates were sharing the driving and got flashed, car owner got first NIP, decided it was the mate and sent it off and it duely arrived - where he promptly named the owner and off it went again. He's sending it off again.

"Chris X" wrote in message ... Another howler is to say that "Pedants'" uses an unnecessary plural possessive apostrophe……The word is used as a plural because it is pertaining to or involving a plurality of persons. Another way of putting it would be to say, "that in a world full of...

Hello, I have been having problems getting paid by supermarket W M Morrisons plc. I did some work (as an independent contractor) in May 2008 and I still have not been paid. First they insisted that I invoice them on one of their forms. Can a company withhold payment if it is not on one of their forms? Surely as a customer, you get what the vendor decides to give you? If I shop at Morrisons, I...

A druggie caught having a fix was let off with a 12 month conditional discharge by magistrates in blackpool: http://tinyurl.com/63neny It looks like the law needs to be seriously tightened up if this kind of drug abuse is to be stamped out. Svenne

I have got myself in to trouble with the cyclists again. Someone used the term "mandatory cycle lane" - I was not familiar with this term and asked did they mean a cycle lane which it was mandatory for cyclists to use - not being aware that there were such things. I was told in no uncertain terms that all cycle lanes are mandatory or advisory and: There's only one meaning of Mandatory Cycle...

Jenni Russel's article includes: "Over the past couple of decades there has been a revolution in the way adults and children relate to one another. Well-intentioned initiatives, designed to protect children from being physically chastised at school or at home, or from being assaulted by paedophiles, have had the unintended consequence of snapping the wider social bonds between the generations....

In my view the mark-to-market system of asset valuation is the best system for valuing impaired assets. It forces enterprises to face their problems and make the required decisions. Had the Japanese adopted it early in their banking crisis around 1990, it would have solved their problems quickly and the nation would now be much more prosperous. But in current climate mark-to-market is very...

Hi, SImple scenario. Went shopping at tescos, slipped on the wet floor which had no sign and fell over, injuring my knee, and ankle and split my toe nail in half causing great pain. I reported it to them they then their first aider wiped the blood form my nail up and put a bandage on. He then fille dout a report form and gave me a bottle of water and a bunch of cheap flowers and apologised.

On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 11:24:37 +0100, "tim....." wrote: "Bazzer Smith" wrote in message ... Nobody wanst this law, neither the buyer nor the seller Before introduction, Estate Agents were asking for them.

When Judge Judy finds anyone guilty of causing damage to car (as opposed to anything else) - for some reason she excludes liability for any damage that could be covered by insurance and so fines the guilty just for the 'excess' e.g. damage £3000 = insurance covers £2950 = £50 excess This is obviously morally wrong - but is it legally right? I mean suppose it was a £3000 worth of damage to a...

Judges told to get tougher By James Smith, sundaymirror.co.uk 10/08/2008 Courts are to get "beefed-up" guidelines to ensure greater consistency in sentencing criminals. A six-month inquiry found some judges and JPs are too lenient while others hand out hefty punishments.

"Bazzer Smith" wrote in message ... Rather than give help to those in fuel poverty Labour is to give £150 to all famillies, however wealthy they are to try and buy their votes. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/aug/10/gordonbrown.labour They can't even come up with an original idea Dubbya Bush did it last year to buy votes.

So Trevor Francis saw Maddie in the company of 3 dubious females in a caribean resaurant and did not want to cause a scene OK i understand that BUT he waited until he returned to UK before contacting police and telling them of his sighting "what a dipstick" surely he could have 1) contacted the local police 2) contacted the News of theWorld who would have allerted the authoroties or 3)...

Parents warned on gymnastic photos Published Date: 03 August 2008 By Marc Horne FEAR of paedophiles on the internet has prompted Scots sports chiefs to warn parents and coaches not to photograph young athletes in their gym gear. Controversial new advice from governing body Scottish Gymnastics says