David Mills and those "bad pennies"

David Mills and those "bad pennies"

David Mills, estranged husband of Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell who is to stand trial for alleged fraud, explains his demise after mixing with “one or two bad pennies, or in Berlusconi’s case, a bad pound”. Janice Small was involved in breaking this...
Would you like your medical info sent by text?

Would you like your medical info sent by text?

  How would you feel if important medical info was sent to you by text or email? This is what a Suffolk hospital is considering to save on postage costs following Royal Mail’s new pricing system. Although concerns about confidentiality have been raised,...
Why Blair and Bush were wrong about  Lebanon, by Terry Waite

Why Blair and Bush were wrong about Lebanon, by Terry Waite

Former Hezbollah hostage Terry Waite has joined critics who have condemned Tony Blair’s handling of the Middle East crisis. He knows more than most about Lebanon. It is 15 years since the former church envoy was released from captivity by militants in Lebanon....
More criminals on the loose if John Reid gets his way

More criminals on the loose if John Reid gets his way

If John Reid wants magistrates to use electronic tagging as an effective alternative to prison, I suggest tags are used that cannot be removed. At the moment it is all too easy to slip the net and commit further crimes and the Home Office has not even kept vital...

Meet a new blue female blogger

Welcome to a new female blue blogger – only this one wears a uniform and gives some interesting inside info about life on the beat . PC Bloggs gives useful tips on what to avoid saying if you don’t want to get booked for speeding; certainly best not to...