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Posted on Sunday Mar 7 2:56:00 GMT 2010
In County Durham, a man was banned from driving by Consett Magistrates.

The driver was stopped by Police who found him taking his dog for a walk, dangling the lead from the car window and driving very slowly on the road to walk his dog. 
Posted on Sunday Mar 7 2:48:00 GMT 2010
French Roman Catholic Bishops have criticised an automated phone service on which Catholics can confess their sins. 

Callers to The Line of the Lord are advised:  

" For advice on confessing, press one. To confess, press two. To listen to some confessions, press three. "

The service will tackle only small sins, for mortal sins, it advises callers to contact a parish priest. 
Posted on Sunday Mar 7 2:27:00 GMT 2010
Michael Foot died on Wednesday, at the age of 96.

Whilst he never became a British Prime Minister, he was a great speaker and politician.  

Foot was the fifth of seven children. His father was a prosperous Plymouth Solicitor. He was educated at Leighton Park and went to Wadham College, Oxford where he read Political Studies and Economics.

In the House of Commons, Foot swiftly became known as a passionate speaker and socialist.  

He will be greatly missed, if only for the short donkey jacket he wore to the Cenotaph for the wreathing ceremony in 1981.  

Posted on Friday Mar 5 8:29:00 GMT 2010
The House of Lords have passed an amendment which will see a restriction introduced which will affect video - sharing sites  being  blocked in the UK. 

The change grants TV and music companies the right to demand their material is taken down. 

If the request is refused, they can take their challenge to court, where high legal costs will make it pointless to launch a defense.

Critics say the Digital Economy Bill is a blow to web freedom and gives too much power to large entertainment companies.  

Under the new law, copyright holders must ask internet service providers and the website itself to remove the material or any links to other sites hosting it.  

If it is not taken down, a court order can force the internet service provider to block the site.

The amendment is aimed at websites with " substantial" amounts of material protected by copyright.

Critics say the law, which is due to be passed in April, is unclear about what "substantial" means and that it is unfair to block an entire site over a few minor breaches. 

Internet service providers could shut out a site rather than risk the high legal costs of defending a case.

An injunction would only be granted where a website had been warned repeatedly of video - sharing copyright breaches. 

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Posted on Saturday Feb 27 8:55:00 GMT 2010
In the 21st Century the right way of navigating between individuals and groups will be to focus on ties between individuals because this is how individuals become groups that are greater than the sum of their parts.

Networks are here to stay. The loneliest person you know is part of a network. Networks have two properties of connection and contagion. 

Networks themselves do not actually create behaviour.  They have first to be seeded and this seed then travels through connections to become contagious.

Posted on Saturday Feb 27 8:44:00 GMT 2010
Guidelines issued by the English Director of Public Prosecutions, make it clear that someone acting out of compassion to help a terminally ill patient with a clear, settled and informed wish to die was unlikely to face the courts. 

But persuading or pressuring the victim to kill themselves, or benefiting from their death, would encourage prosecution. 

The English Courts have gone on record by saying the law in this area needs to be amended by parliament.


Posted on Saturday Feb 20 12:02:00 GMT 2010
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The prestigious Rotary Club Club of the City of London and Shoreditch, meets near St. Paul's Cathedral, Ludgate Hill, London.

Last evening, the Rotary Club of the City of London and Shoreditch received a "Certificate from the Rotary Foundation in appreciation of its support of Rotary's US $ 200 Million Challenge". 

The Past District Governor also confirmed the Rotary Club of the City of London and Shoreditch  as being the " No. 1 Club in the District in per capita Annual Program fund giving to The Rotary Foundation International 2008 - 2009.



Congratulations to the President, Council Members and Members of the Rotary Club of the City of London and Shoreditch.    

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Posted on Friday Feb 19 9:31:00 GMT 2010
The English Appeal Court has rejected claims that an international businessman, had qualified for exemption from 
UK taxes as a non - resident. 

The Appeal Court stated that " England had remained to be the businessman's chief residence". The businessman has been domiciled in a villa in the Seychelles for more than 30 years and spent no more than 90 days in the UK.

The Appeal Court said the businessman had failed to show " a distinct break " from his social and family ties in  the UK and his complaints of unfair treatment were based on an " impossible construction " of the law. 

The Appeal Court further stated that " the 91 day rule could not establish non - domicile status , but was important to establish whether non - resident staus, once acquired, has been lost". 

The Court of Appeal ruled that the Revenue were " fully entitled to look for a clear break - or a clean break - with this country before affording non - resident status. 

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Posted on Friday Feb 19 9:21:00 GMT 2010
A harassed woman soldier wins £7,000.00 damages in Court.

A woman soldier who developed psychiatric disorder because of work harassment has won her claim.

She alleged the Honourable Artillery Company forced her out in 2005 after incidents such as finding pornographic photographs in the rest room. 

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Posted on Friday Feb 19 9:06:00 GMT 2010
Lotus is entering Formula 1 after some of the big car manufacturers have left Formula 1 motor racing.

Last Friday, their newest car the T127 was unveiled. The car is powered by Cosworth.

The car is the work of Mike Gascoyne. Lotus F1 Racing were forced to call an early halt to yesterday's testing in Spain. Their driver Heikki Kovalainen slid off the track and hit the tyre wall.  

Lotus is a great name, a special name , the British Ferrari name.   We wish the Lotus Formula 1 Racing team every success in the 2010 season. 

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