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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article2062085.ece ... and And there's this video: http://www.youtube.com/v/Ftt0GJuYwV4 ... that I found on an Althouse thread. Like what a commenter said there: But really, this is an example of how people can latch onto the most...

http://www.nineeleven.co.uk/board/viewtopic.php?p=38188#38188 http://www.nineeleven.co.uk/board/viewtopic.php?p=38205#38205 http://www.nineeleven.co.uk/board/viewtopic.php?p=38209#38209 Classic, chek! Classic! :dl: And then there's Patrick Brown...

And if a dog can do this, they do have a place in the health care system: And not to be outdone by Faith the Rottweiler, that ain’t nothing says a story in the Onion where a labrador retriever is featured that can not only call 911 but fill out the hospital paperwork and get on the phone...

The head of the British Army has said the presence of UK armed forces in Iraq "exacerbates the security problems". In an interview in the Daily Mail, Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff, is quoted as saying the British should "get out some time soon". BBC political editor Nick...

Yet another jerk tries to cash in on the growing 9-11 Denial Movement, this time by alleging that Flight 93 was shot down by the US military. The article is written by the book's author, Rowland Morgan. He's a typical CT nutbar, having written other articles and books. His previous book...

We've had 4 different home secretaries in 5 years and 5 secretaries for education in 5 years and every time a new person is appointed to the post they tend to want to stamp their mark on the role, alter the policies of their predecessor, and launch some new eye-catching initiative for their...

More at: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8122-2250557,00.html (no anti-English racism intended)

It seems the Magna Carta topped the polls for what should be the day to celebrate being British: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5028496.stm It beat out some World War II dates. Do any of the many UK posters agree or not?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5017910.stm It seems a lot of British people believe they are psychic. Comments?

According to Danish news agency Ritzau, the Cypriot authorities has decided to release three British soldiers after serving 12 years of a 25 year sentence. In 1994 24-year old Louise Jensen was a tourist guide in Cyprus. One night in September she was riding a motorbike with her Cypriot...

Latest news: "'40% of UK Muslims' want Sharia Law Four in 10 Muslims in Britain want hard-line Sharia Law introduced in parts of Britain, an ICM poll revealed. One in five also expressed sympathy with the "feelings and motives" of the July 7 suicide bombers who killed 52 innocent people in...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/4609746.stm

Following a piece in the BMJ on 17th Dec about the Darwin exhibition, the BMJ rapid response columns seems to have been targetted by creationists and IDers. Sad to say, most of them are members of my own profession who should really know better. I've no time to respond, but wonder if any JREFers...

I have just been asked to referee a paper which talks about this organisation. There is next to nothing about it on the web, so I am rather lacking in background. Can anyone point me to useful sources?

A fascinating piece of research that is incredibly well presented: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4218740.stm It is about immigration to the UK over the last decade or so. Some interesting facts: ...snip... The population of Britain, excluding Northern Ireland, rose by 2.2m in the 10 years...

I have an American friend who e-mailed me the other day to say that he is planning to bring his wife and kids over to England sometime and that he plans to stay for about a year. He is a DO there and mainly works in family practice, however, he also works part-time in the ER to keep his acute...

Moderate Islam vs. "Moderate" Islam: The Council of British Muslims Investigated ...why I am contrasting moderate with "moderate" should be clear if one reads the transcript of the show. As the program makes clear (and show with many specific examples), there indeed is moderate Islam and...

pathetic 90%?!?!?! For crying out loud, where is the nation of freedom loving people I can emigrate to? Seems like the world is filled to the brim with a bunch of fearful, big government types that never saw a liberty they actually cared about preserving. I thought slavery in the civiized...

Try this quiz, which is apparently based on the latest Home Office booklet advising people seeking to become British Citizens. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4099770.stm I got 12 right - and one that I got wrong is because the Home Office got it wrong - so there! I do have a serious...

Today's bad news: General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co., the two biggest U.S. automakers, had their credit ratings reduced to junk-bond status by Standard & Poor's, slashing the value of $375 billion in debt. S&P cut GM two levels to BB from BBB- . Ford was lowered one level to BB+ from...

Around here, we can pick up the Sun and the Daily Mirror. Near as I can tell, it hasn't changed that much since Robert Maxwell ran it, (and the bio I read about Maxwell, suggests to me this is just the sort of crap he'd pull just to bring in sales.) If you read Ratzinger's bio on Wikipedia...

I just read in my local Danish newspaper Politiken that the British Medical Journal has published a positive test of magnetic bracelets against arthritis. The conclusion is: Obviously, they have the usual problems of performing blind tests of magnetic bracelets when the patients can easily...

Antony Flew, having written about athiesm for over 50 years, now believes in God. Oh yeah, and he's 81 years old. Damage limitation, anyone? http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20041209/ap_on_re_us/believing_atheist

The makers of a British designed "Jetpod" taxi, which they hope to introduce to British cities within five years, insist they will definitely take you to your destination by the shortest route - at 350 mph (563 kph). Developers Avcen believe they can offer a flying taxi service which cruises at...

quote: Envoy in human rights row dismissed Nick Paton Walsh in Moscow Friday October 15, 2004 The Guardian Britain's ambassador to Uzbekistan, Craig Murray, was dismissed from his post last night as the Foreign Office claimed its ministers and his colleagues no longer had confidence in him...

http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/summaries/reader/0,2061,574725,00.html I love this line: Mr Ambassador, did our Founders not take into account the knowledge, experience and wisdom of the ages;-a significant portion gleaned from the actualities of Rule by Kingship;- and then by force of...

The marginalised members of society in question being drunken idiots. Yorkshireman shoots self in testicles, is jailed for firearms offences Hasn't he suffered enough? If I were superstitious I'd be inclined to believe that this gentleman killed a black cat by smashing a mirror over it's...

Well, not quite panic in the streets, but This sounds very encouraging: Not quite as brilliant as it seems at first sight, since BT has no plans to convert everyone to fibre optic, which will give the real whizz-bang broadband services down your ordinary phone line, but given that 99.6% of the...

I sat, jaw down watching the channel 4 news story last night. The BBC have this article about our fine postmen here... Post staff reject BNP pamphlets What the bloody hell is going on with these people? No matter how odious the views of a political party in the UK it is not the right of...

Ambassadors' letter to Blair Here is the letter sent by more than 50 former British ambassadors to Tony Blair, urging him either to influence US policy in the Middle East or to stop backing it: .................. We the undersigned former British ambassadors, high commissioners, governors and...