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Vatican attacks radical feminism The Vatican has published a document designed to address "distortions" generated by radical feminism. (BBC, 31 Jul 2004) Riba goes to town on radical revival It may sound like common sense: reviving cities by ensuring that new developments combine work and pleasure, homes and businesses in ways that do not damage their neighbours. ...This month more than 100 architects, planners, civil servants and developers, most of whom had never met before, gathered at the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) in London to hear the outline of the new vision. (Guardian, 31 Jul 2004) Respect wins seat in London borough George Galloway, the founder of the anti-war Respect coalition, warned Labour MPs in the East End of London yesterday that his group is "coming their way" after winning its first election, in Tower Hamlets. (Guardian, 31 Jul 2004) MPs criticise ID cards plan Home Secretary David Blunkett's plans for a national identity card carries "clear risks" for the individual, MPs said. (Ananova, 30 Jul 2004) Under-16s face police curfew in London's West End Police are to use new powers to pick up under-16s in the West End of London after 9pm and take them home to their parents, it was revealed yesterday. (Guardian, 30 Jul 2004) £1,000,000,000,000. Household debt breaks the one trillion barrier Just seven years after it broke through the £500bn level for the first time, the mountain of debt amassed by British households has reached £1 trillion, the Bank of England said yesterday. (Guardian, 30 Jul 2004) More parents choose to educate children at home Families are rejecting the state school system in favour of educating their children at home at a rate of more than 100 per month, as worried parents seek to avoid the pressures of Sats and bullying, a leading advocacy group for home education said yesterday. (Guardian, 30 Jul 2004) Afghanistan could implode, MPs warn Afghanistan will fall apart unless Nato countries urgently fulfil promises to send troops, the Commons foreign affairs select committee warned yesterday. (Guardian, 30 Jul 2004) Home for life under threat Council tenants' historic right to a home for life could be ended as part of a package of reforms under consideration by Tony Blair's policy experts. (Inside Housing, 30 Jul 2004) Nottingham reveals winning ALMO formula Nottingham Council has won overwhelming backing for its arm's-length management plans after 'wrong-footing' anti-ALMO campaigners. (Inside Housing, 30 Jul 2004) Nine millennia a short time in Highland memory The Highland Clearances are associated in many people's minds with the aftermath of the failure of the 1745 rebellion and the flight of Bonnie Prince Charlie after the disastrous defeat at Culloden. (Times, 30 Jul 2004) Plenty of oil but we're running out of options Are we running out of oil? You might think so, watching the frantic rise of the oil price on Wednesday. (Times, 30 Jul 2004) Mau Mau beg for the Queen to help solve Kenya crisis The Mau Mau, whose dreadlocked guerrillas waged a bloody rebellion against the Crown in the 1950s, yesterday wrote to the Queen begging her to intervene in a political crisis it said could drag Kenya into civil strife. (Telegraph, 30 Jul 2004) Janjawid enjoy profits of pillage and murder Under the shade of a large tree, the Janjawid Arab fighters sheltered from the midday sun. (Times, 30 Jul 2004) War with human rights 'would mean scenes of crime squads' If European human rights laws applied in conflicts such as Iraq, wars would involve the deployment of an entire scenes of crime department, the High Court was told yesterday. (Telegraph, 30 Jul 2004) Cop jailed over wallet theft A police community support officer was jailed for pocketing nearly £300 from a lost wallet. (Mirror, 30 Jul 2004) Suicide bomb havoc as Iraq attacks claim 100 lives More than 100 people were killed in Iraq in a wave of attacks yesterday, as insurgents demonstrated that the interim government's honeymoon is well and truly over. (Guardian, 29 Jul 2004) Lost lost property We handed in a 'lost' wallet like this one to 11 police stations, 11 train stations and 11 airports.. so how many do you reckon we got back? (Mirror, 29 Jul 2004) Scores killed in Iraq bomb attack At least 68 people have been killed in a car bomb explosion outside a police station in Iraq, exactly one month after the transfer of sovereignty. (BBC, 28 Jul 2004) A 'heartbreaking' decision Vickie Hawkins of Médecins Sans Frontières explains to Sarah Left the background to the agency's decision to leave Afghanistan. (Guardian, 28 Jul 2004) Monsoon deaths top 1,000 with worse to come Deaths in South Asia's worst monsoon floods for almost a decade rose above 1,000 yesterday, with weather forecasters predicting further heavy rain in the coming days. (Telegraph, 27 Jul 2004) Scars still remain for the Roque of Gibraltar For three centuries, the people of the whitewashed hilltown of San Roque have looked out across a plain to the Rock of Gibraltar and dreamt of returning home. ...They are the descendants of the original inhabitants of Gibraltar who have lived in exile since Aug 4, 1704, when an Anglo-Dutch fleet captured the Rock. (Telegraph, 27 Jul 2004) 4-day flats ready for residents Primary school teacher Tara Turner was the first potential resident to view new flat-pack flats built in just FOUR days. (South London Press, 27 Jul 2004) UK cash-in-hand culture 'booming' The UK black economy could be worth more than £100bn a year, according to new research. (BBC, 26 Jul 2004) Settler reparation plan unveiled The Israeli government is to provide settlers evacuated from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank with a choice of four compensation plans. (BBC, 26 Jul 2004) Crimes against nature Tangled undergrowth encourages lewd behaviour; low branches obscure the view of CCTV cameras; and conkers can give you a nasty bump on the head. These are some of the reasons why local councils have started pruning and sanitising our parks - a campaign that is erasing the last outposts of wilderness in our cities. (Guardian, 26 Jul 2004) Buyers want homes to be eco-friendly Home buyers want to know how their homes rate for energy efficiency and running costs, with 84% prepared to pay an extra 2% on the purchase price for an eco-friendly home, according to research published today. (Guardian, 26 Jul 2004) Race to identify 'first' black police officer A black police officer may have been serving in Britain as early as 1910, more than half a century earlier than thought, it appears from a newly discovered photograph. ...By one estimate, there were fewer than two dozen black officers nationwide by the mid-1970s and although a quarter of Londoners are from ethnic minorities, the proportion within the Met is still only 6.5%. (Guardian, 26 Jul 2004) Masai seek return of the ancestral lands they lost at gunpoint Using a long stick with a hooked tip, Mary Kinyanga tugs a branch of the thorny savannah tree and brings juicy green seed pods cascading down for her goats. (Guardian, 26 Jul 2004) GM protest reignites in France France's most notorious anti-GM campaigner, José Bové, and up to 1,500 protesters tore up a field of experimental maize yesterday, launching a new wave of action against trials of transgenic corn. (Guardian, 26 Jul 2004) Pushing computers to the limit BBC Click Online's Spencer Kelly looks at the ever increasing speed of processors and wonders how long computers can keep getting faster. (BBC, 25 Jul 2004) Expert who criticised PM 'sacked' An intelligence official is leaving his job after criticising Tony Blair over Iraq's weapons, it has been confirmed. (Ananova, 25 Jul 2004) Guysuco, GPL sign electricity MOU The Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) and the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which should see the production of electricity from Guyana's first large-scale biomass renewable- energy plant by the first quarter of 2007. (Stabroek News, 24 Jul 2004) Concreting over front gardens boosts crime, fills up A&E and adds to global warming ... some people just don't want the chore of a front garden. Others think hard-surfacing is tidier, or succumb to leaflets offering "easy maintenance" front gardens. And even the water companies, in a drought-induced madness, once advised concreting over the flower bed to save water. At the moment, local authorities have few powers to help, except in conservation areas. Apparently, "cross-overs" - changing the pavement to allow your car to thump across it - are "permitted development" under planning regulations. There are more than 1,000 applications a year in one London borough (Ealing) alone. I thought it was only a matter of imposing aching dullness, but it turns out there's more at stake. Sealing up the earth, they say, makes more rain water run off into the gutters, bringing an increased risk of flooding. That's just for a start. Less rainwater percolating through the soil prevents the washing away of pollutants. The soil dries out and causes subsidence. Cars grinding across pavement corrugate the surface - wheelchairs and pushchairs get stuck, children and grannies stumble. In this doom-laden scenario, neighbours get cross, muggers lurk, society collapses. Who would have thought that making room for the 4x4 would boost crime, fill the A&E and add to global warming? (Telegraph, 24 Jul 2004) DTribesmen bang the drum for their salmon Members of four native American tribes staged a colourful protest outside ScottishPower's annual general meeting yesterday claiming the energy company has damaged salmon stocks in Oregon. (Telegraph, 24 Jul 2004) I'm not racist, says princess, I even pretended to be 'half-caste' It was a curious way to bury allegations of racism, but then there is much about Princess Michael of Kent that is curious. (Guardian, 24 Jul 2004) His real mission: to sell EU to British voters The Labour tribe yesterday indulged in its favourite sport: knifing Peter Mandelson. (Guardian, 24 Jul 2004) Written in 1215. Needed today Aside from their industriousness, Margaret Thatcher and Gordon Brown might seem to share little in common. Yet in his recent speech on Britishness, the chancellor revealed a mutual affection for Magna Carta as a cornerstone of our national identity. (Guardian, 24 Jul 2004) Neighbour who killed mother was obsessed by noise A single mother was fatally stabbed by her next-door neighbour when the two women argued over a teenager's loud music, a court heard yesterday. (Telegraph, 24 Jul 2004) NHS dentist shortage 'may double' The shortfall in NHS dentists is set to worsen in coming years, a report shows. (BBC, 23 Jul 2004) Anger as Mandelson set for comeback Former cabinet minister Peter Mandelson is set to make a another political comeback - as Britain's new European Commissioner. (Ananova, 23 Jul 2004) Passengers terrified in bus ambush SCREAMING bus passengers thought they were being shot at when louts hurled a brick and bottles through the wind-screen to "teach the driver a lesson". (South London Press, 23 Jul 2004) Watchdog rules out TV ban on junk food adverts A ban on television advertising of junk food and drink was ruled out yesterday by Ofcom, the media watchdog. (Telegraph, 23 Jul 2004) Regional votes postponed over rigging fears Labour's plans for English regional assemblies were in ruins last night after the Cabinet called off two of the three northern referendums planned for the autumn. (Telegraph, 23 Jul 2004) Mandelson offered top Europe post Tony Blair has nominated long-time ally Peter Mandelson as Britain's next European commissioner. (BBC, 23 Jul 2004) The Thai icon, the curse, the king and I A British academic is facing ritual curses, allegations of criminal defamation of two dead kings and demands for his deportation after he cast doubts on the authenticity of one of Thailand's most important cultural artefacts. (Telegraph, 23 Jul 2004) Symbolic Bosnia bridge to reopen One of the former Yugoslavia's most famous historical landmarks will reopen today, 10 years after it was destroyed during the Bosnian war. (BBC, 23 Jul 2004) DTI plans estate agent crackdown Estate agents will have to join an industry-wide ombudsman scheme, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has said. (BBC, 22 Jul 2004) Poster case collapse splits Labour Party Red-faced environment chiefs have been forced to abandon their controversial plans to prosecute a council tenant for sticking a poster to a bus stand. In an embarrassing climb down, the Town Hall has dropped plans to take Alan Walter, a chief member of pressure group Defend Council Housing (DCH), to court following an rebellion from Labour backbenchers. (Camden New Journal, 22 Jul 2004) 'You sign up to Borderers, not the Army' For soldiers in the 315-year-old King's Own Scottish Borderers, membership is a way of life. (Times, 22 Jul 2004) US watchdog under fire over oil reserves scandal America's stock market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission, has come under fire from US congressional leaders over its handling of the oil reserves reporting scandal. (Times, 22 Jul 2004) Row erupts over Aboriginal artefacts Aborigines have prevented the return of objects on loan to Australia from the British Museum, it emerged yesterday. (Guardian, 22 Jul 2004) 'The trauma of innocent incarceration is doubled' Our society has not the least notion of quite how much of a sledgehammer blow a prison sentence is. (Guardian, 21 Jul 2004) UKIP member's sexist tirade mars Kilroy's big day The UK Independence Party's great communicator, Robert Kilroy-Silk, yesterday found his debut in the European Parliament overshadowed as a colleague grabbed the spotlight with an extraordinary attack on women's rights. (Independent, 21 Jul 2004) Space mission Financial constraints mean schools too often struggle on with outdated classrooms and buildings that do nothing to aid teaching. (Guardian, 20 Jul 2004) How has the US been spending other people's billions? Henry Waxman is an awkward customer. For 30 years, this Californian congressman has probed, badgered and embarrassed US administrations of every hue. ...Right now, Mr Waxman wants to know whether the Bush administration has been fiddling with Iraq's oil revenues. (Guardian, 20 Jul 2004) Labour unveils crime 'crusade' Tony Blair today promised a "personal crusade" to cut crime by 15% in four years and end "the 1960s social-liberal consensus on law and order". (Guardian, 19 Jul 2004) Plodding towards parity Councils and unions have recently signed up to a timetable for eradicating pay inequality across all 410 local authorities in England and Wales. (Guardian, 19 Jul 2004) Greater power for communities to fight antisocial behaviour Local communities are to be given new "people power orders" under Home Office plans to tackle antisocial behaviour which will be announced later today. (Guardian, 19 Jul 2004) Paul Foot, radical columnist and campaigner, dies at 66 Paul Foot, the most seductive revolutionary socialist of his generation, died yesterday after having a heart attack en route to a family holiday in Ireland. (Guardian, 19 Jul 2004) Editor murdered in Russia Another prominent foreign journalist has been killed in Moscow eight days after the American investigative reporter Paul Klebnikov was murdered outside his office. Pail Peloyan, the editor of the magazine Armenian Lane, was found on the hard shoulder of Moscow's large ring road with severe head injuries and knife wounds to the chest on Saturday morning. (Guardian, 19 Jul 2004) Brazil 'slavery' damned by report At least 25,000 people are working as slave labourers in Brazil, according to a new report obtained by the BBC. The study, carried out on behalf of the International Labour Organization, says workers are living in conditions unfit for animals. (BBC, 19 Jul 2004) End of story ... The shots that rang out on a quiet suburban street in Moscow last weekend, killing Forbes Russia editor Paul Klebnikov, have resounded throughout a media industry already looking over its shoulder. (Guardian, 19 Jul 2004) How to heat up racism The Sun was unequivocal about the British National Party. (Guardian, 19 Jul 2004) Work till you're 70, says CBI The Confederation of British Industry will today call for a £20 a week increase in the basic state pension paid for by a rise in the retirement age to 70 years old for men and women. (Guardian, 19 Jul 2004) Voters 'believe PM lied over Iraq' A clear majority of voters believes Tony Blair lied over Iraq despite the Butler Report conclusions, according to a new poll. (Ananova, 19 Jul 2004) Call for inter-racial youth camps The Government has been urged to fund camps for teenagers to help aid inter-racial understanding after a survey showed more than nine out of 10 Britons have no or hardly any ethnic minority friends. (Ananova, 19 Jul 2004) ? (Ananova, 19 Jul 2004) Blair pledges to restore order Prime Minister Tony Blair launched the Government's five-year anti-crime plan with a promise to deliver a society built around "rules, order and proper behaviour". (Ananova, 19 Jul 2004) AU tries to restart Darfur talks The African Union says it will intensify efforts to restart peace talks between the warring parties from the western Sudanese region of Darfur. (BBC, 18 Jul 2004) Beckett cashes in on housing allowance loophole The environment secretary, Margaret Beckett, is claiming a Commons housing allowance while renting out her London home and living in a grace-and-favour apartment. (Times, 18 Jul 2004) Prisoners claim 'personal injury' over slopping out More than 300 prisoners are suing the government because they are obliged to slop out their cells. (Times, 18 Jul 2004) Ex-Timor governor starts sentence A former governor of East Timor convicted of human rights abuses has begun serving his prison sentence in Jakarta, a day later than scheduled. Abilio Soares failed to report to the attorney general on Friday - but after a further summons he has now complied. (BBC, 18 Jul 2004) Gaza marchers spurn Arafat reform Thousands of Palestinians have staged marches in the Gaza Strip in protest at a new reform of the security services. (BBC, 18 Jul 2004) Past lessons for occupying forces History is not short on examples of how occupying forces have failed to win the hearts and minds of civilians by using military force alone. As coalition forces in Iraq battle to gain the trust of Iraqis, Malaysian survivors of the British crackdown on communist insurgents in 1948 offer one such lesson. (BBC, 17 Jul 2004) Ivory Coast's cultural divide A singing rebel soldier playing the kora, an African harp, in the north of Ivory Coast highlights the deep divisions in what was once West Africa's richest country. (BBC, 17 Jul 2004) New Forces Trade unionists commemorate martyrs Thousands of trade unionists are making their annual pilgrimage to the Dorset village of Tolpuddle to celebrate the birth of the trade union movement. (Ananova, 17 Jul 2004) Barclays To Close Its BNP Accounts Barclays Bank has announced it is to close the accounts held by the far-right British National Party. (Ananova, 16 Jul 2004) 'Level with the people over parking' Opposition politicians have demanded Lambeth council leaders make a clear commitment to abolishing the profit-related incentives in its controversial 200,000 ticket per year parking enforcement contract. (South London Press, 16 Jul 2004) 'Remember the last time you shouted like that?' I asked the spin-doctor There is a buzz in my pocket. Who can possibly be calling one minute into our evening news bulletin? I ignore it and plough on: "This report tells an embarrassing tale for Tony Blair of wrong intelligence and misleading warnings ... " (Times, 16 Jul 2004) Palestine issue confuses Britons An academic study suggests that TV news coverage in the UK on the Middle East conflict confuses viewers and features a preponderance of Israeli views. (BBC, 16 Jul 2004) Creator of the web turns knight Tim Berners-Lee, the British inventor of the world wide web, has received his knighthood from the Queen. (BBC, 16 Jul 2004) Floods - fears of disease grow Officials in Bangladesh say flood problems have worsened in central areas as monsoons continue to disrupt large areas of Bangladesh and India. (BBC, 16 Jul 2004) Man blinded in eye by youth gang A gang of white school-children brutally assaulted a black man leaving him blind in one eye. Detectives are now investigating a string of racist attacks in the Rotherhithe area where it happened. (South London Press, 16 Jul 2004) Pupil loses her court battle to wear Islamic gown in class A schoolgirl lost her High Court battle yesterday for the right to wear an Islamic gown in the classroom. (Telegraph, 16 Jul 2004) Unrelenting economy starts the year after next Stanley Baldwin won a big election victory 80 years ago on the triple promise of honesty in government, no foreign adventures and unrelenting economy at home. Forget the first two. (Times, 16 Jul 2004) Monsoon Floods Claim More Than 400 Lives Monsoon floods continued to wreak havoc across India, Bangladesh and Nepal today, submerging more villages while pushing the death toll higher with possibly three more months of annual rains to go, officials said. (Scotsman, 16 Jul 2004) Couple spent £24,550 in six days A council will fight to retrieve £24,550 it accidentally deposited into a couple's bank account. (BBC, 16 Jul 2004) Unions win 'two-tier' victory The Confederation of British Industry is to agree to end so-called two-tier workforces across the public sector, in a move that is being seen as a significant victory for trade unions. (Guardian, 15 Jul 2004) Melting ice: the threat to London's future There is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than for 55m years, enough to melt all the ice on the planet and submerge cities like London, New York and New Orleans, Sir David King, the government's chief scientific adviser has warned. (Guardian, 14 Jul 2004) Campaign for 'national parks at sea' Greenpeace is calling for 40 per cent of the North Sea to be set aside from fishing, dredging and explorations for minerals. (Telegraph, 14 Jul 2004) There goes the neighbourhood Urban renewal fails when it neglects the root cause of deprivation, which is poverty. (Guardian, 14 Jul 2004) Drive to provide affordable housing Spending on houses and road and rail links for them will rise by £1.3 billion a year by 2008, John Prescott, the Deputy Prime Minister, told the Commons yesterday. (Telegraph, 14 Jul 2004) Body in bay 'not missing cockler' A body found at Morecambe Bay at the weekend is not that of a missing Chinese cockle picker, Lancashire Police have confirmed. (BBC, 14 Jul 2004) The Empire is worthy of honour: MBEs should be worn with pride The Public Administration Committee is recommending a reform of the honours system, to do away with the use of such titles as "Sir" and "Dame" and the word "Empire" in such decorations as the OBE - Officer of the British Empire. (Telegraph, 14 Jul 2004) Former rebels join Uganda's army Some 300 former Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels have been welcomed into the regular army. (BBC, 13 Jul 2004) MPs urge honours system reform The ancient titles of "Sir" and "Dame" should be dropped and the Order of the British Empire scrapped and replaced by a new Order of British Excellence, a committee of MPs says. (Ananova, 13 Jul 2004) Murdoch knocks Dyke off perch at top of Guardian media power list Rupert Murdoch, the owner of four national newspapers and the biggest shareholder in the satellite broadcaster BSkyB, has regained his place at the top of the Guardian's media power list at the expense of the former BBC director-general, Greg Dyke. The full list in numerical order (Guardian, 12 Jul 2004) DR Congo uranium mine collapses Part of a uranium mine has collapsed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least nine people. The Shinkolobwe mine supplied the uranium in the bombs which the United States dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II. It was officially closed earlier this year but people still mine there for coltan, used in mobile phones. (BBC, 12 Jul 2004) Muslim names harm job chances Job applicants from minority communities, particularly Muslims, are still suffering widespread and overt discrimination from virtually every sector of the market, according to investigators. (Guardian, 12 Jul 2004) Tobacco firm in dock over F1 plans The strength of the alliance between cigarette giant British American Tobacco and formula one has been exposed today, with the maker of Benson & Hedges accused of using spin-off grand prix toys and computer games to push smoking. (Guardian, 12 Jul 2004) Cautious Whitehall keeps the secret state alive The Government's passion for secrecy while it talks about openness is revealed today after a study by The Daily Telegraph that raises serious concerns about the new Freedom of Information Act. (Telegraph, 12 Jul 2004) French-language fightback as English colonises EU In a chateau near Avignon, ambassadors and senior government officials from Europe's newest member states have been brought together over breakfast to discuss French verbs. (Guardian, 12 Jul 2004) Population of India to overtake China's within 30 years India's population will overtake China's as the world's largest in 30 years, according to data released yesterday, despite the continued assault on the female population in a society in which bearing male offspring is still paramount. (Guardian, 12 Jul 2004) Prisons policies are a scandal, says Archbishop The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, described the Government’s penal policy yesterday as scandalous and urged people from across the political spectrum to make penal reform a general election issue. (Times, 12 Jul 2004) Sacred right to fight terror overrides court, says Sharon Israel's prime minister, Ariel Sharon, said yesterday that the world court's ruling against his country's vast barrier through the West Bank encouraged terrorists, shortly after a bomb at a Tel Aviv bus stop killed a young woman. (Guardian, 12 Jul 2004) Pupils should learn more about the British Empire, says Ofsted The history of the British Empire is being neglected as a subject in schools, Ofsted said yesterday. !(Telegraph, 12 Jul 2004) The lessons of Empire It comes as no great surprise that schools are reluctant to teach children about the British Empire. Many teachers feel uneasy about the story of how our medium-sized island came to impose its laws and language on the world. (Telegraph, 12 Jul 2004) Pensioners to miss out on £5bn in means tested benefits An estimated 2.5m pensioners will miss out on £5bn of benefits a year by 2014, unless the Government encourages wider take-up of the pension credit. (Telegraph, 12 Jul 2004) Gavyn Davies may sue Campbell Former BBC chairman Gavyn Davies has threatened to sue ex-No. 10 spin doctor Alastair Campbell over the David Kelly affair. (Ananova, 11 Jul 2004) Murdered writer 'was like a bull in a china shop' Boris Berezovsky, the British-based Russian oligarch, last night described the United States journalist shot dead in Moscow on Friday as being "like a bull in a china shop" in the way he reported on Russia's business elite. (Telegraph, 11 Jul 2004) Bullet wounds in Pemba threaten lucrative gap year industry For young idealists wanting to save the planet - but with a touch of adventure and something of a good time thrown in - the promise of a couple of months diving as part of a conservation project on a tropical island or building a school in the South American rainforest must seem the perfect answer to the question of what to do on their gap year. (Guardian, 10 Jul 2004) Advance figures 'fuelling spin' The practice of giving ministers access to official figures five days early should be stopped to prevent spin and increase the public's trust, according to a critical report by the Whitehall statistics watchdog. (Guardian, 10 Jul 2004) Two more charged over tragedy at Morecambe Bay Two English businessmen have been charged in connection with the Morecambe Bay cockle picking tragedy that claimed more than 20 Chinese lives in February, British police said on Thursday. (China Daily, 10 Jul 2004) Burden still strangles poorest countries Zambia is scheduled to spend 5.4 per cent of its entire gross domestic product servicing its debt this year, almost a decade after plans were laid to cut the debt burdens of more than 40 heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs). (Times, 10 Jul 2004) 'Ghost detainees' at Camp Delta The Pentagon planned to continue the indefinite secret confinement of some prisoners at Guantánamo and exclude them from a promised annual review, it emerged yesterday. (Guardian, 10 Jul 2004) Bushmen fight for ancestral lands Landmark legal case may be last hope for displaced San people of Botswana. (Guardian, 10 Jul 2004) £800,000 'chuggers' charity debt Charities have been left more than £800,000 out of pocket after the collapse of a series of companies that they used to recruit donors. (Telegraph, 10 Jul 2004) 'Yo bro, nice bling, innit' South London slang hit the headlines this week after it was reported a headteacher had banned it from his classrooms. (South London Press, 9 Jul 2004) Report slams CIA Iraq intelligence US intelligence agencies fell victim to false "group think" when assessing Iraq's weapons capabilities and ended up giving the Bush administration overstated or incorrect conclusions before the 2003 invasion, a scathing Senate Intelligence Committee report says. (Ananova, 9 Jul 2004) UN rules against Israeli barrier The International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel's West Bank barrier is illegal and construction of it should be stopped immediately. (BBC, 9 Jul 2004) Ex-minister loses genocide appeal Some 800,000 people were killed in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 A former Rwandan information minister has lost his appeal against a life sentence for his role in the genocide. (BBC, 9 Jul 2004) Schumacher geared for the streets of London Michael Schumacher was given a few hints yesterday on how to tackle a British Grand Prix in London. (Telegraph, 8 Jul 2004) Hundreds dead in China floods Hundreds of people are thought to have died in China, in flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains earlier this week. (BBC, 8 Jul 2004) Oxford colleges reveal spending power The gulf between the wealth and spending power of the individual Oxford colleges is revealed in a new set of accounts published by the university. (Telegraph, 8 Jul 2004) Every moment for me is fear As an asylum seeker, I discovered what racism really means when I was 'dispersed' to Middlesbrough. (Guardian, 8 Jul 2004) Tribunals to weigh detainees' status The Bush administration announced yesterday a new tribunal before which each accused terrorist at Guantanamo Bay may challenge his designation as an enemy combatant, unveiling its response to last week's Supreme Court ruling that opened courthouse doors to the military prisoners who have been held without trial for two years. (Boston Globe, 8 Jul 2004) 'Unscrupulous' gangmasters tackled A drive to tackle unscrupulous gangmasters has become law, signalling the end of "exploitation" for thousands of workers. The Gangmasters Licensing Act was given Royal Assent, hailed by campaigners as a "major step" in challenging criminals who pay poverty wages and charge workers for accommodation and even safety equipment. (Ananova, 8 Jul 2004) Correctional creativity Prisons produce negligible impact on reoffending at enormous social cost; they are clearly not an entirely sensible investment. (Guardian, 7 Jul 2004) Aboriginals: Foreigners in their own land? Before I went to Australia and met Aboriginals, I had a romantic image of them and how they lived. (BBC, 7 Jul 2004) Morecambe survivor wants change Lin Guo, a survivor of the Morecambe Bay tragedy is calling for a change in immigration rules to prevent the deaths of more foreign workers. (BBC, 7 Jul 2004) Shot dead in busy street Hooded gunmen executed a man in a crowded high street while he was on release from jail for gun offences. Eric Akinniranye, 25, was rammed off his motorbike by two men driving a 4x4 Mercedes through Camberwell. (South London Press, 6 Jul 2004) Manufacturing in 'dramatic decline' About 750,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost since Labour came to power in 1997, highlighting the "dramatic" decline in the industry, a new report has revealed. (Ananova, 6 Jul 2004) Coverage of aid issues slumps Twenty years after Michael Buerk's seminal reports that woke up the world to the famine in Ethiopia, television coverage of the developing world has slumped to its lowest level. (Guardian, 5 Jul 2004) Al-Jazeera, broadcaster of Bin Laden tapes, woos investors for possible float State-sponsored Arabic news channel al-Jazeera is planning to become a private company and considering a stock market listing. (Guardian, 5 Jul 2004) Rwandans face village justice In the next few weeks 'gacaca' courts will start trying people accused of participating in 1994's genocide. (Guardian, 5 Jul 2004) Haitians lay hopes at Ronaldo's feet In the four months since the former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide was forced to flee Haiti, only one foreign force has shown the potential to reunite the country - the Brazilian football team. (Guardian, 5 Jul 2004) Give council tenants a real choice Their opposition to privatisation should be respected by Labour. (Guardian, 5 Jul 2004) We were wrong on WMD, admits Britain's former envoy to Iraq Saddam Hussein did not possess stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction before the war, Sir Jeremy Greenstock, Britain's former special envoy to Iraq, conceded yesterday. (Telegraph, 5 Jul 2004) Wal-Mart plans George revamp to rekindle US sales growth Wal-Mart is planning a revamp of George, the British-born clothing brand, in an effort to boost flagging US sales at the world's biggest retailer. (Times, 5 Jul 2004) Cheaper alternative to building prisons Florida pioneered satellite tracking for offenders six years ago. It proved such a success that is it now used in 33 states across America. (Times, 5 Jul 2004) BBC told to 'redefine' its websites The BBC has been ordered by the Government to redefine the role of its online services. (Ananova, 5 Jul 2004) The appliance of science to history Sir, I fear that Dr Kelvin Roberts would have scored few marks had he attempted the question he complains of (letter, June 29) in his daughter's physics GCSE paper. (Times reader's letter, 5 Jul 2004) Anger as recycling firm is forced to close Businesses in the south lakes are up in arms over a decision by Cumbria County Council to refuse planning permission to a recycling firm based on a former industrial site. (Telegraph, 5 Jul 2004) Ways to alleviate poverty in the UK Sir, Rather than raise unemployment benefit for "penniless young men" (the Reverend Paul Nicolson's letter, July 1), I would prefer to teach them the skills needed to earn an income for themselves, thereby encouraging self-reliance, not dependency. (Times reader's letter, 5 Jul 2004) New moves to curb superbugs Health Secretary Dr John Reid signalled a new drive to combat the MRSA superbug which is estimated to kill 5,000 people in the NHS annually. (Ananova, 4 Jul 2004) Wreck yields Ming treasure trove A treasure trove of Ming dynasty porcelain has been recovered from a shipwreck off the coast of Malaysia. (BBC, 4 Jul 2004) Web scam costing PC users millions Thousands of internet users are unwittingly running up big telephone bills after falling victim to a new web scam which tricks home computers into dialling costly premium-rate lines. (Guardian, 3 Jul 2004) Glasgow sectarian march fuels call for curbs Today is the big parade, the Boyne celebration. (Guardian, 3 Jul 2004) UK should join solar revolution, says Hain Every new home in Britain should by law be fitted with solar panels on the roof to produce electricity, Peter Hain, the secretary for Wales, said yesterday. (Guardian, 3 Jul 2004) Protesters charged with obstruction Eleven protesters arrested in a demonstration outside a Sainsbury's distribution depot have been charged with wilful obstruction of the highway. (Ananova, 3 Jul 2004) Guantanamo men seek release Lawyers have filed petitions in a US court on behalf of nine prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention centre. (BBC, 3 Jul 2004) Sudan pledges to disarm militias Sudan says it will begin disarming Arab militias who have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes in the western Darfur region. (BBC, 3 Jul 2004) Teachers 'do not teach enough' Teachers are being asked to spend too much time acting as therapists and social workers, according to the organisers of an education conference. (BBC, 3 Jul 2004) Terror searches of Asians up 302% Terrorism fears have led to police stop and searches of Asian people under new anti-terror powers rocketing by 302%. (Ananova, 2 Jul 2004) Medication kills 10,000 a year More than 10,000 patients a year may be dying because of a bad reaction to medication, research suggests. (Ananova, 2 Jul 2004) Half-million march in Hong Kong to demand free vote Hundreds of thousands of people swarmed on to the skyscraper-lined streets of Hong Kong, defying communist China to demand the protection of free speech and the right to elect their leaders directly. (Telegraph, 2 Jul 2004) US hints at Guantanamo releases The US may try to head off legal challenges to the detention of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay by releasing some prisoners, the Pentagon has said. (BBC, 2 Jul 2004) Rise in police searches of Asians The number of people from Asian backgrounds stopped and searched by police has increased by 300% since the Terrorism Act 2000 came into force. (BBC, 2 Jul 2004) Dissatisfied with size of lot at Lusignan squatting area I am a resident of Lusignan North squatting area. My problem is the way in which the Ministry of Housing is regularising this area. (Stabroek News, 2 Jul 2004) Three charged over cockler deaths Three people have appeared in court over the deaths of 21 Chinese cocklers in Morecambe Bay. (BBC, 2 Jul 2004) Coal the new weapon to stop desert advance Coal may seem like an unlikely weapon to stop the Sahara advancing, but the Niger government is marketing it as an alternative to firewood in order to save the country's forests and slow desertification. (IRIN, 1 Jul 2004) |
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