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Time Gentlemen Please…To Ignore The Alcohol Advice

ALL drinks are to carry a Government health warning. Stuck ot the bottom of our pint (wine) glasses will be written messages like “You’re killing yourself”, “What about the uborn … (read more)

Posted: 29th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Labour Charge Members To Watch Hain, Blears And Benn

TIMES are hard for New Labour, £20 million in debt and unable to rake in a few million by simply lobbing a peerage in the general direction of the rich.

Those … (read more)

Posted: 29th, May 2007 | In: Uncategorized | Comment

Pssst! Wanna See David Aaronovitch’s Pictures Of Dying Princess Diana?

CHANNEL 4 is to broadcast images of Princess Diana in that Mercedes after that accident. Anorak knows it all to be part of a road safety drive – Belt up … (read more)

Posted: 29th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Healing The NHS: Alan Johnson Listens To…

THEY’RE talking about the NHS in Sheffield.
Alan Johnson, the Education Secretary, called for a “proper dialogue” with health workers, who still felt undervalued. He suggested that the Government “listened a … (read more)

Posted: 29th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

The Ginger Pimpernel: Prince Harry Is Everywhere

IS that really Prince Harry on his own in a Bristol nightclub? (Pic: The Spine)

The Sun thinks so, inviting readers to observe “Harry no-mates” as he takes in the sights … (read more)

Posted: 29th, May 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comment

Madeleine McCann: Blown Out Of All Proportion

MADELEINE McCann is on the beach at Praia da Luz. Or at least her likeness is.

As the Mail reports, Chris Lennox and Les Harley, have driven 2,200 miles from Scotland. … (read more)

Posted: 29th, May 2007 | In: Madeleine McCann | Comments (262)

Shock News: Not All Police Are Above the Law

WOULD it shock and amaze you to learn that 90,000 police officers have been let off speeding tickets?

As the Mail reports, just 354 of 90,480 police caught on camera speeding … (read more)

Posted: 29th, May 2007 | In: Tabloids | Comment (1)

Payday Bonanza: The Price Of Love

YOU may be, like me, devastatingly handsome and uproariously witty, but if you don’t have the cash/money/wonga/benjamins, then you are destined to struggle in the game of love. Or so … (read more)

Posted: 29th, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment (1)

Buy-To-Letters Beware: The Taxman Cometh

THE Government’s quest to squeeze every last penny out of us continues with news that a large number of buy-to-let property owners could be facing a major tax disaster. (Pic: … (read more)

Posted: 29th, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment

Bank Make Too Many Errors Says Jim Cousins MP

A LABOUR MP on the Treasury select committee has claimed that a large number of homeowners are being overcharged by mortgage lenders because of apparent errors in the calculation of … (read more)

Posted: 28th, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment (1)

Copper Theft for Chinese Olympics Derails British Trains

WE’VE all heard the “leaves on the line” excuse for trains delays and cancellations, haven’t we?

Well, to be honest, I’ve never actually heard it myself, but apparently it is quite … (read more)

Posted: 28th, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment

End Of The Housing Boom On Nigh

IT seems that a new report on the housing market is published every day and the latest to reach us, from Hometrack, reveals that the housing boom may be coming … (read more)

Posted: 28th, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment

Council Tax Snoopers Snap Homes

THE digital camera has long been a useful tool for traffic wardens eager to attain proof of a parking infringement but now it seems that other council officials are … (read more)

Posted: 28th, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment

£73,000 Wasted On Police Exams

POLICE officers hoping to make the step up to the heady heights of inspector level will have to re-sit their exams after staff shortages and apparent technical problems invalidated the … (read more)

Posted: 28th, May 2007 | In: Money | Comment

North Korea’s Kim Jong-il Is Kim Jong Ill

WONDER what will happen when the old despot Kim-shuffles off his Cuban heels and hangs up his bouffant. Is he ill. And if he goes, who’s his heir:
South Korean intelligence … (read more)

Posted: 28th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Gay Australian Hotel Bans Heterosexuals And Lesbians

SHOULD this be allowed?
An Australian hotel popular with gay men has won the right to refuse entry to heterosexuals and lesbians, officials and the owner said Monday.

The Peel Hotel … (read more)

Posted: 28th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment (1)

Hugo Chavez: Now Venezuela Belongs To Everyone

HUGO Chavez, Vezezuelan President and friend to London mayor Ken Livingstone, has shut down Radio Caracas Television. Chavez refused to renew its license, accusing the channel of “subversive” activities.
The new … (read more)

Posted: 28th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment (1)

Alexander Litvinenko: UK Wants Andrei Lugovoy

ANDREI Lugovoy could be on his way to the UK. Hold the sushi:
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Britain’s ambassador on Monday submitted an official request to Russia for the extradition of the … (read more)

Posted: 28th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment (1)

U.S. And Iran Meet To Talk Over Iraq

AT least they’re talking:

The Iranian-US meeting was the first formal bilateral meeting since the two countries broke off relations in 1980.

“The talks proceeded positively. What we need to see is … (read more)

Posted: 28th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

LA Galaxy Must Release David Beckham For England

IF David Beckham is picked for England, and is keen to commute from Los Angeles, LA Glaxy will have to release him.

A FIFA spokesman says:
“The same rules apply for … (read more)

Posted: 28th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment (1)

Britblog Round up

LET’S start with Random Acts of Reality and a case of a passer-by saving someone’s life. I am afraid it is all downhill from there.
The political story of the week … (read more)

Posted: 28th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

Over the Melanie Hill: Big Brother Suicide Watch

WITH Big Brother approaching faster than Jade Goody chasing a kebab van, the media is full of housemates past.

So here’s Melanie Hill to tell Big Brother hopefuls: “Don’t do it.”

Oh? … (read more)

Posted: 28th, May 2007 | In: Celebrities | Comment (1)

Big Brother’s Hutton Report

ANTHONY Hutton won Big Brother 5 in 2005. Big Bother voyeurs will recall Hutton’s exploits in the Jacuzzi, specifically his making foamy bubbles with Makosi.

Hutton was the ladies man. He … (read more)

Posted: 28th, May 2007 | In: Celebrities | Comment (1)

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days Wins Palm D’Or

IS there a certain kind of film that wins the big award?

How big a part does the old newspaper mantra “If it bleeds, it leads” play?

The best film in Cannes … (read more)

Posted: 28th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment (1)

Why Are American Soldiers In Iraq?

HAVE American soldiers lost sight of the objective in Iraq? Is it time to bring them home?

This in the New York Times:
“In Mosul, in 2003, it felt like we were … (read more)

Posted: 28th, May 2007 | In: Reviews | Comment

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