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Who can argue against the Inuits on climate change?
How can anyone argue against the heartfelt case of Inuit leader Aqqaluk Lynge, pleading for an end to the expansion of Stansted Airport to help save villages and hunting grounds across the Arctic? A public inquiry was launched today to boost passenger...
Patricia Cornwell sues cyber bully
Best selling crime writer Patricia Cornwell is suing another author for libel claiming his internet smear campaign is destroying her reputation and has stifled her creative flow. Lots of bloggers may sail close to the wind, but are hopefully aware of the...
The missing – Kevin Hicks
Kevin Hicks was 16 when he popped out to buy some eggs from the local shops one bitterly cold evening. He never returned home. That was in March 1986 - 21 years ago. He is now aged 37; the age progression pic shows him at 33. It is the ordinariness of the...
Can Post Offices be saved?
Can anything be done to save the future of thousands of post offices doomed to close? Charles Hendry, Shadow Minister responsible for Post Offices, makes a convincing case about how they can survive financially, with more support from government and...
Alcohol labels don’t measure up
How clear are you about the size of alcohol units if they don't measure up in pints? What about alcopops? And surely I can drink more cider as it is not as strong as wine? I'm confused already. Veronica Callanan also thinks the governmment's plans about...
The missing – Leo Balley
Leo Balley vanished while on a camping holiday with his father and friends near the idyllic Lake Fourchu in the Taillefere Mountains in France nine years ago. The men were putting up the tent when the six-years-old disappeared. Amazingly, the...
Let’s help Rachel catch this cyberstalker
Could you guess that the woman in this pic is a deranged cyberstalker who has been posting hateful messages to Rachel from North London over the last year? She looks so friendly. She is Felicity Jane Lowde and has been convicted of harassing Rachel by repeatedly...
Have a nice, wet weekend
Although I dislike swearing, I do like the sentiment behind Hugh's wacky cartoon business card, it's what we should all aspire to in our own way. And it's certainly one way of being memorable. What's the most unusual business card you have ever had? ...
The missing – Leung Wan-wah
Despite the fact that my blog is banned in China, I would like to highlight the mysterious disappearance of a young Chinese girl, Leung Wan-wah. She vanished in August 1998 at the age of nine. A substantial reward of $100,000 was offered for information. Leung...