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Phone tapping evidence could help convict Britain’s terrorists
The sooner phone tapping evidence is permitted in our courts to help secure convictions of terrorists the better. How can anyone argue against presenting evidence to show we are serious about locking them up? The safety and security of our citizens should be the first...
Major computer breakdown
I'm afraid I have had a mega major breakdown with my new silver Dell desktop, I cannot log on or even access safemode. A black screen with an ominous sounding message: "NTLDR is missing*. is alll that appears, there is no Windows Vista logo even. I wonder if I have...
How can you find your soul mate?
With The Times today asking: "Where have all the men gone?", I asked Liza Moore, who runs an introductions agency in Cambridge, Tempting Fate, (a former PR client), to describe today's dating scene, what men and women are looking for, and how they can find their soul...
What are the top most useless inventions?
You probably know of a perfectly infuriating device you can suggest as the most useless invention which you bought or been given over the last 12 months for the first ever Landfill Prize. Nominations already include an automatic cucumber peelers, hi-spec plug-in air...
My public speaking challenge
Regular readers will know about my fear of public speaking and how I am trying to overcome it with the help of Cambridge Speakers Club, a Toastmasters International organisation. I used to freeze and dry up and feel so panic stricken, but I am gradually becoming more...
When did food become so complicated?
If, like me, you watched Newsnight last night with journalist Mi chael Pollan being quizzed about his latest book, In Defence of Food, did you also wonder why food has become so complicated? For example, who eats butter any more? Is it made from the right kind of fat,...
Who will inherit Nigella’s fortune?
As someone who has helped Nigella Lawson amass her millions by tuning in to watch the Domestic Goddess demonstrate her culinary skills, as well as buying her latest Nigella Express cookbook - the pear and chocolate pudding is to die for - I was fascinated to learn...
News at 10 and sex trafficking tonight
Do be sure to watch ITN's News at 10 this evening and see their dangerous undercover investigative work on sex trafficking in Eastern Europe, it's a highly lucrative trade. I've just seen a trailer and it is going to be really gripping and eye-opening. Award winning...
Tony Juniper to leave FoE
I don't imagine it will be too long before Tony Juniper lands a top new job which will enable him to continue promoting green issues. The Friends of the the Earth will find him a hard act to follow after he steps down as director from the green group later this year....