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Friday 09th May 2008: -

• BBC banked £106,000 of Children in Need phone-in cash - The BBC was today forced to admit to another phone-in scandal in which £106,000 that should have gone to charity was in fact banked by the corporation. Viewers who called to take part in fundraising phone-ins but whose calls were made just after the lines had closed, were still charged for the call but a BBC subsidiary hung onto the money. Sir Michael Lyons, the chairman of the BBC trust, which uncovered the practise, said that this was "a serious failure". He added: "This did not help the BBC or the people we serve." Sir Michael ordered the corporation to hand over the cash due to the charities with interest resulting in a payment of £123,000, and said that disciplinary action could follow.

• ITV fined record £5.7m for phone line cons - ITV has been fined a record £5.675million for a string of premium rate phone-in scams that conned viewers out of £7.8million. In a stinging rebuke, watchdog Ofcom said the station had a "total disregard" for the rules after charging viewers to enter competitions they could not win. The report said bosses breached regulations up to 85 times. There was more embarrassment when ITV stars Ant and Dec pledged to return their 2005 British Comedy Award because the vote was rigged for them to triumph - so Robbie Williams could present it.

• More ID card cost increases - The six-monthly Dobson report, the Home Office's rolling 10-year estimate of the costs of the ID scheme, has just been published. Yet again, it is late. Yet again, it reveals delays and cost increases for plans to issue ID cards - Most of the cost increases are hidden from the reported headline figures by the simple expedient of delaying them so that they avoid the 10-year period that the report considers. The ID scheme will incur substantial costs to the exchequer long after the current government has gone. The Home Office has also buried substantial costs by transferring the burden directly to taxpayers. Citizens will have to pay for their own biometric enrolment through the private sector.

Thursday 08th May 2008: -

• Parents’ shock as school takes thumb scans - A system which scans children's thumbprints to allow them to take out and return library books is at the centre of a row between parents and a school. Mums and dads of children - aged between five and ten - at Long Lee Primary School claim they never gave their consent to their children's left thumbs being scanned. They have demanded any data obtained in this way is removed from the school's computer. But head teacher Louise Smith has rejected arguments that the school has acted improperly.

• 8 officers who died of post-9/11 illness on NYPD memorial - More than two years after he took his last breath, a detective who developed lung disease after toiling in the World Trade Center's ruins has been added to the New York Police Department's wall of heroes. James Zadroga was one of eight officers who died of post-Sept. 11 illness added to the NYPD's memorial wall, their names engraved onto bronze plaques in the lobby of police headquarters. They became the first NYPD members to be memorialized for dying of illnesses they blame on the dust they breathed at ground zero. "It gives a just honor to Jimmy and to the other officers who worked that day and the days that followed," said Joseph Zadroga, James Zadroga's father, at Wednesday's ceremony. Zadroga, 34, worked hundreds of hours at ground zero beginning Sept. 11, 2001. He soon developed respiratory ailments and died in January 2006 of lung disease.

• IRELAND: Why we must say No to Lisbon Treaty - The Lisbon Treaty is a defining moment in the history of our country. This is a test for the Irish people. The question is whether we trade the Irish constitution -- Bunreacht na hEireann -- for the EU constitution (Lisbon). The Lisbon Treaty comprises more than 90pc of the substance of the EU constitutional treaty rejected overwhelmingly by the people of The Netherlands and France in 2005. The yes campaign strategy seems to discuss the benefits the EU has brought to Ireland and to insult the no campaigners. It is not acceptable in our democracy that the people of Ireland should be driven into supporting a treaty that will bring unforeseen penalties upon them in the future.

• German foreign minister favours EU army - Germany's foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has indicated he would like to see a European army established. Speaking at a Social Democrat security policy conference in Berlin on Monday (5 May), Mr Steinmeier said he favoured the setting up of a "European armed force" and that he would like to see moves in this direction speeded up. German daily Tagespiegel reported Mr Steinmeier as referring to the fact that the EU's new treaty, currently undergoing ratification across the European Union, allows for the possibility of a group of member states to "move ahead" in defence policy.

• Latvia, Lithuania ratify EU treaty - The parliaments of the Baltic states of Latvia and Lithuania approved the European Union's new reform treaty. The treaty, which must win approval by all 27 EU countries to take effect, will give the bloc a long-term president, a more powerful foreign policy chief, more democratic decision-making and more say for European and national parliaments. Latvia's parliament approved the treaty in a second and final reading by 70 votes in favour, three against and one abstention in the 100-seat house.

Monday 05th May 2008: -

• Calif. DNA Lab Expansion Sparks Privacy Concerns - A California plan that has expanded funding for and the size of the DNA testing lab in Richmond has received harsh criticism Monday from critics who said it violates people's privacy. California Attorney General Jerry Brown is scheduled to attend a ceremony at the lab to mark the completion of the $10 million expansion of the facility.

• Report: Robobugs Could Be Next Tool for War Time Soldiers - It looks like something out of the latest science-fiction movie, but it could be the next line of defense for U.S. soldiers fighting on the front lines. The British defense and aerospace company BAE Systems is creating small electronic insects, spiders and snakes that have the ability to enter places before combat soldiers and electronically report back what's inside, the U.K.'s Daily Mail newspaper reported. BAE just signed a multi-million dollar contract to develop the robots for the U.S. Army, the newspaper reported.

• Tougher security checks to enter US as laptops and mobile phones searched - Tourists visiting the US face even tougher security checks now airport officials can search through mobile phones and laptops. Guards can download any details contained in the items and keep them indefinitely, following a new court ruling. The latest legislation could mean lengthier queues as security copy photos, emails and phone records. Visitors already face hour-long waits while armed officers take fingerprints and photos.

• Geraldo Calls for Florida Gov to Investigate Palfrey “Suicide” - Near the end of Alex Jones’ appearance on Fox News’ Geraldo at Large, host Gerald Rivera calls for Florida governor Charlie Crist and his attorney general Bill McCollum to “investigate the apparent suicide of Debra Jeane Palfrey because if these three people (Alex Jones, former judge Jeanine Pirro, and former prosecutor Kimberly Guilfoyle) are all agreed — and I tend to agree with them — this is too stinky to pass the stink test.”  Indeed, the Debra Jeane Palfrey case stinks — and certainly reeks enough to merit an investigation.

• Lib Dem winner faces postal votes probe - A councillor who romped to victory last week is at the centre of an illegal votes scandal. Lib Dem Ayoub Khan boasted of his "clean and ethical" campaign in Aston, Birmingham. But some postal votes broke electoral law and Electoral Commission rules designed to stop ballot rigging.

• Nine Inch Nails offer free album - US rock band the Nine Inch Nails are giving away a second new album online, just two months after the first. The 10-track record, called The Slip, is available for free from the band's website "as a thank you to our fans for your continued support", they said. In March, the group released nine songs from their instrumental album Ghosts I-IV for free on the site, with the full 36 tracks costing $5 (£2.55). The group sold more than 10 million albums in the US between 1992 and 2007. But they have been outspoken critics of the music industry and the price of CDs. Singer and songwriter Trent Reznor has attacked his former record label Universal for "ripping off" fans, and once told a crowd to "steal, steal and steal some more".   (OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.nin.com)

Sunday 04th May 2008: -

• British Government refuses to help 'torture flight' victim - The Government is refusing to help a man prove he was taken to Morocco aboard a CIA torture flight and brutally interrogated. Britain says it will not help Binyam Mohammed - who is facing trial by US authorities - because it has "no obligation under international law" to provide information that might prevent someone being convicted outside the UK on evidence obtained through torture. Lawyers acting for Mohammed, an Ethiopian refugee who lived in London for seven years, will this week file an unprecedented High Court lawsuit saying Britain's denial of assistance breaches the UN Convention Against Torture and UK law.

• DC Madam Palfrey's Murder: Alex Jones on Geraldo - Fox News' Geraldo has Alex Jones on to examine the evidence that shows that DC Madam Deborah Jean Palfrey was murdered-- despite the official claim that she committed suicide. Jones points out the numerous statements Palfrey made in refutation of suicide, as well as the criminology that women rarely hang themselves, generally preferring pills.

• Overwhelming Evidence Points To Murder Of DC Madam: "She insinuated that there is a contract out for her and I fully believe they succeeded," says Condo manager - Evidence is stacking up to suggest that the alleged "suicide" of DC Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey was in fact a calculated murder, as the manager of Palfrey's Florida Condo reveals that Palfrey was not suicidal when he spoke to her Monday and told him of her fears about a contract being out on her life. The new testimony is backed up by at least four other recorded public statements on behalf of Palfrey attesting to the fact that she would never commit suicide and if she was found dead to immediately suspect murder.

• Victory in first round of campaign to force EU treaty referendum - Stuart Wheeler, one of Britain’s richest men, has won the first round of his battle to force Gordon Brown to hold a referendum on the EU Reform Treaty. He went to the High Court in London last month to seek a judicial review of the Government’s decision not to hold a referendum on the treaty. Today judges ruled that the challenge can go ahead. The likely two-day court hearing could prove to be very embarrassing for ministers if internal Government memos and emails are revealed. The legal challenge could also delay the ratification of the controversial treaty by months if court time is not granted shortly. Peers in the House of Lords are due to vote on the legislation later this month.

• Lord Levy: Terrible news of weapons expert's death left Blair crying 'When will this end?' - During the spring of 2004, Tony seemed to be gradually worn down by the twin weight of Iraq and by Gordon Brown's pressure for an announcement that he, not Tony, would lead a third-term Labour Government. Blair's problems had been building for some time but even I had been shocked by the tone of depression and despondency in his voice when he phoned from the Far East the previous summer. The call itself was not a surprise: the news had already broken that MoD weapons expert David Kelly had been found dead.

• Government Itself Won't Swear To Official Theory of 9/11 - While many people question the government's conclusions about 9/11, rest assured that the government agencies tasked with investigating 9/11 are confident that the government's answer to the following questions is correct: (1) How could a rag-tag bunch of hijackers penetrate the strongest military in history and disable normal defensive procedures? (2) How could 3 super-strong, over-engineered buildings become the first modern steel-frame high-rises in history to collapse due to fire, falling at virtually free-fall speed, and exhibiting many indications normally associated with controlled demolition? At least the government itself is confident about the answers to these questions, right? Well, actually...

• ITALY: Tax exposé brings Big Brother to the internet - For a few short hours last week, Italians got the chance to be each other's Big Brother: the government allowed internet viewing of absolutely everyone's tax returns, including those of politicians, soccer players and TV personalities. But the experiment provoked a storm of protests over privacy rights. Frenzied clicking by thousands of Italians clogged the tax agency's website as they checked out the pockets of their favourite star, as well as neighbours, friends and bosses.

• Police locked up wrong man for four days because of name confusion - AN INNOCENT man spent four days in custody in a case of mistaken identity. Mohammed Aslam was moved hundreds of miles to Dundee after being arrested in Leeds on Monday. West Yorkshire cops picked him up on a warrant for another man with the same name and date of birth. It had been issued in Dundee after the other Mohammed Aslam failed to turn up for a preliminary hearing last year. Mohammed was held in Perth Prison until he appeared in Dundee Sheriff Court on Thursday. But he walked free after prosecutors realised they had the wrong man when Tayside Police checked their photo of the accused.

• We're living in a land of ghettos 'bedevilled' by political correctness, warns PD James - Britons are living in segregated ghettos in a culture bedevilled by political correctness, novelist PD James warned yesterday. The celebrated crime author and peer described the country as a fractured society where communities were living in isolation. In a speech on policing in the 21st century, Baroness James, who is a former senior civil servant in the criminal policy department of the Home Office, said, "Our society is now more fractured than I in my long life than I have ever known it.

• Asda gears up for additives battle - Supermarket giant Asda's announcement that it would cut out the 'nasties' from its food promised relief for consumers trying to dodge saturated fats, E-numbers and excess calories. But the decision by the retailer has sparked an ugly legal battle with one of the world's biggest additive manufacturers. Ajinomoto, the largest food producer in Japan, has filed documents with the High Court in London accusing Asda of spreading 'malicious falsehood' over its description of its aspartame sweetener. The claim, which could run into millions of pounds in costs and damages, relates to Asda's 'Good For You' range, which Asda boasts has 'no hidden nasties'. The campaign saw the blacklisted products printed on the packaging: artificial colours, flavours, hydrogenated fat - and aspartame.

• Thousands of elderly abused in care homes - Tens of thousands of vulnerable old people are suffering appalling abuse in homes for the elderly, experts are warning. The first ever audit of calls to England's social care watchdog shows that more than 1,000 were made in just six months by people who suspected their relations or friends were being abused by care workers. Social services chiefs estimate that a further 60,000 "alert calls" are made directly to local councils every year. The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) has uncovered homes where residents were routinely tied to their beds and chairs, locked up or dragged around by their hair. Some were refused food to punish "bad behaviour", denied trips to the lavatory or stolen from by staff.

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