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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7599 729.stm I'm sad and quite shocked at this news, it probably means the end of a late afternoon Echo with the papers printed early in the morning like a saturday Echo is. Post and Echo production to move The owners of Liverpool's two daily papers are moving production out of the city to Greater Manchester. The printing of the ...

Russian tanks have rolled into Georgian territory as fears grow that all-out war will break out over the breakaway province of South Ossetia. Up to 150 Russian tanks and armoured vehicles are reported to have been sent in following claims that Georgia shot down two Russian warplanes. Georgia has appealed to international leaders to stop Russian intervention in what began as a conflict...

Well, ladies & germs, it's looking more and more like Rudy Giuliani will be the Republican (conservative) candidate for President. McCain's candidacy is slipping fast and unless there's a shock draft of Mike Bloomberg (one NYC mayor for another?) or unless the Dem haters of America want to vote in crackpot Mormon Mitt Romney, Rudy is the man. He's not a bad man, and is very smart. A ...

Wow - An honest Politician? ? http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/aug/30/eco nomy.alistairdarling Economy at 60-year low, says Darling. And it will get worse In an exclusive interview, chancellor says Labour failing to communicate with voters Nicholas Watt, chief political correspondent guardian.co.uk, Friday August 29 2008 21:45 BST Article history Britain is facing "...

Been a while since I've had to post in here... A British soldier has been killed in Iraq after coming under small arms fire, the Ministry of Defence said. The incident happened in Maysan Province at 0840 GMT on Monday, the ministry said. The soldier was from the 7th Armoured Brigade, serving with the 1st Battalion The Highlanders. The death brings the number of British service personnel to ...

links here http://www.earthfiles.com/news.php?ID=1457&categor y=Science and here http://www.zimbio.com/CERN+Hadron+Collider/article s/99/10th+September+2008+most+Pivotal+Day+Human Quote What is it? You could think of it as the biggest, most powerful microscope in the history of science. The Large Hadron Collider, now being completed underneath a circle of countryside and ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/fairdea lfordrivers/2573876/Spy-in-the-sky-paves-way-for-r oad-pricing.html Sorry, cant get the full article to C&P due to weird formatting... As the title suggests, pilot schemes for charging drivers by the miles they drive are moving closer to reality. I've never been in favour of the idea as it's just continuation of the government and ...

Live in the States for a while now until I can feckin retire back home some day but notice the price for a barrel of oil has dropped by about 22% in a month. Petrol / Gas prices at the pump drop less than 10% during same period. Where's the extra money going or should we even care? Some friends think its the lag time as the oil at the stations was bought at a higher price...of course ...

Actor John Hewer, who was best known for playing Captain Birds Eye in the popular fish finger adverts, has died aged 86. He played the role of the jovial naval captain from 1967 until 1998. The star, who was a resident of actors' retirement home Brinsworth House in Middlesex, passed away on Sunday. He also appeared in the original Broadway production of Sandy Wilson's The Boy Friend with ...

A man has been reunited with his father after spotting him on television - five years after he thought he was cremated. John Renehan's father John Delaney went missing in 2000 and when a decomposed body matching his description was found in 2003 he was identified by a coroner. But it has emerged that Mr Delaney, of Oldham, had actually been put in a care home after being found ...

Well, ladies & germs, it's looking more and more like Rudy Giuliani will be the Republican (conservative) candidate for President. McCain's candidacy is slipping fast and unless there's a shock draft of Mike Bloomberg (one NYC mayor for another?) or unless the Dem haters of America want to vote in crackpot Mormon Mitt Romney, Rudy is the man. He's not a bad man, and is very smart. A ...

Russian tanks have rolled into Georgian territory as fears grow that all-out war will break out over the breakaway province of South Ossetia. Up to 150 Russian tanks and armoured vehicles are reported to have been sent in following claims that Georgia shot down two Russian warplanes. Georgia has appealed to international leaders to stop Russian intervention in what began as a conflict...

Actor John Hewer, who was best known for playing Captain Birds Eye in the popular fish finger adverts, has died aged 86. He played the role of the jovial naval captain from 1967 until 1998. The star, who was a resident of actors' retirement home Brinsworth House in Middlesex, passed away on Sunday. He also appeared in the original Broadway production of Sandy Wilson's The Boy Friend with ...

Quote from: The Fletcher Memorial on Yesterday at 12:26:32 PM Kiss me arse! ??

Quote from: Commie Bobbie on July 30, 2008, 11:57:21 AM So if you upset or break American laws, whilst in the comfort of your own home, then you'll liable to 'fry. Cannot wait to see those cunts overthrown, one way or another So you honestly believe that people should be able to fuck around with the military and security operations of another nation without fear of any reprisal?...

Beeb Link A soldier home on leave after being injured in Afghanistan was refused a room by a hotel when he showed his military ID card at reception. Corporal Tomos Stringer, 23, from Gwynedd, was visiting a wounded colleague in Surrey when he was turned away from the Metro Hotel in Woking. He spent the night in his car after being told it was management policy not to accept military...

Wow - An honest Politician? ? http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/aug/30/eco nomy.alistairdarling Economy at 60-year low, says Darling. And it will get worse In an exclusive interview, chancellor says Labour failing to communicate with voters Nicholas Watt, chief political correspondent guardian.co.uk, Friday August 29 2008 21:45 BST Article history Britain is facing "...

Quote from: pinkdragon on Yesterday at 02:01:18 PM Naming hurricanes... http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A13996380

looks like a wiki edit but was flicking through and said he dead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Johnson

After myself stressing out over not being able to get on line yesterday this made me think that I may have this