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'Smile, you're on camera!' Police to get 'head-cams' Last updated at 16:28pm on 12th July 2007 Comments (4) Police officers in the UK are to be given head-mouted video cameras to film incidents and arrests, the footage of which can then be used in evidence. The Home Office is to give police £3 million to fund a national roll-out of head cameras after regional trials proved they were successful in fighting crime, the Government has announced. The move, announced by Minister of State for Police, Crime, Security and Counter-Terrorism Tony McNulty, comes after an evaluation of a pilot project in Plymouth by Devon and Cornwall Constabulary. Scroll down for m…

University sets out to prove it's not grim in the North of England Last updated at 22:57pm on 11th July 2007 Comments (3) Rugby league, brass bands and coal mining are in. But whippets and cloth caps are out as topics to be studied for a university degree in northernness. The degree in Northern Studies, the first of its kind, is being offered as a one-year Master of Arts course at Leeds Metropolitan University from October. Scroll down for more ... Brass bands will feature as a positive image in the degree in Northern Studies It will involve a link-up with the famous Black Dyke Band, lectures on the social history of sport as well as focusi…

Walliams and Lucas to give Little Britain a US makeover Last updated at 17:11pm on 12th July 2007 Comments Comedy stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams are to make a US version of Little Britain, it was announced today. The pair have landed their own show on top-rated US television channel HBO, the home of award-winning television shows The Sopranos, and Sex and the City. Scroll down for more... David Walliams and Matt Lucas will give Little Britain a US makeover in time for its launch on cable channel HBO next year The series will feature a mix of brand new characters and Little Britain favourites - although American audiences might find the…

Stampede as cash machine coughs out free £20 and £10 notes Last updated at 09:59am on 12th July 2007 Comments A cash machine was besieged when it started dispensing £20 notes instead of £10 notes after a bank worker loaded the wrong cartridge. The HSBC facility in Clerkenwell, London is thought to have given out thousands of pounds over more than two hours. Scroll down for more... Besieged: The generous Clerkenwell cash machine Drama student Alex Vevers, 19, said: "It was amazing how quickly a crowd gathered. People were phoning their friends to come down." HSBC said a "human error" led to "a small amount extra" being dispensed. It has not de…

Music downloaded from the web 'not covered by computer insurance' Last updated at 23:01pm on 11th July 2007 Online music collections may not be covered Many music collections downloaded from the Internet are unlikely to be covered by computer insurance policies, it emerged yesterday. The millions who have transferred CDs to computers may also be unable to claim compensation if their hardware develops a mechanical problem or virus and the collection is lost. Fewer than half the 46 insurance providers looked at in a survey provided cover for music and other digital downloads in their general computer policies. Many music fans have built up valuable co…

Kate pulls out of Paris fashion show, shambolic Pete appears in court Last updated at 13:45pm on 3rd July 2007 Comments (31) The Kate and Pete circus appears to be spiralling out of control, with drug charges, bust ups and a cancelled fashion show marking the latest chapter in the couple's chaotic relationship. The Babyshambles frontman today pleaded guilty to drug possession after arriving at court two and a half hours late - moments after a warrant was issued for his arrest. After the dramatic scenes at West London Magistrates Court, he admitted to possessing quantities of crack cocaine, heroin, cannabis and ketamine as well as to two driving offences…

Facing jail, juror whose hijab hid an MP3 player By BETH HALE AND COLIN FERNANDEZ - More by this author » Last updated at 14:56pm on 10th July 2007 'Laughing at the court': Ruhela Khanom in her headscarf A Muslim juror was thrown off a murder trial when she was caught listening to an MP3 music player under her headscarf. Ruhela Khanom, 20, was exposed by another juror who spotted headphone wires around her neck. At the time of the discovery, the defendant was giving evidence from the witness box. Legal experts described the incident - which took place 13 days ago - as 'astonishing' and 'unique'. The judge had banned reporting of the case until t…

Omar is not believed to have seen his father since 2000 A 51-year-old parish councillor from Cheshire has married a son of the world's most notorious terrorist. Jane Felix-Browne, from Moulton, near Northwich, married Omar Osama Bin Laden, 27, after romance blossomed during a holiday in Egypt. The grandmother, who declined to take her husband's surname, says she does not care about his family background, stating she married for love. Omar, whom she met while horse riding last September, is her sixth husband. He was also on holiday in Egypt when the pair met. A relationship developed and within seven months they were married. Visa application Ms F…

Man flies to wedding a year early A teacher flew home to Wales from Toronto in Canada for a wedding, only to discover he was one year early. Dave Barclay, 34, mistakenly thought Dave Best was marrying on 6 July 2007 after he e-mailed him at the start of the year and started making plans. It was only when he arrived back at his mother's in Wenvoe near Cardiff he realised he had travelled 4,000 miles for a wedding 12 months away. "I am a year early - yeah, my mates are loving it, aren't they," he said. Mr Barclay, who has been teaching in Toronto for three years, admitted he had assumed the big day was this July when he received his friend's e-mail. "I occas…

No Sun link' to climate change By Richard Black (someone being paid by Al Gore) A new scientific study concludes that changes in the Sun's output cannot be causing modern-day climate change. It shows that for the last 20 years, the Sun's output has declined, yet temperatures on Earth have risen. It also shows that modern temperatures are not determined by the Sun's effect on cosmic rays, as has been claimed. Writing in the Royal Society's journal Proceedings A, the researchers say cosmic rays may have affected climate in the past, but not the present. "This should settle the debate," said Mike Lockwood, from the UK's Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory, who car…

Ban 'racist' Tintin, says watchdog Last updated at 16:06pm on 11th July 2007 Comments 'Offensive': A race watchdog has demanded Tintin in the Congo be pulled from book shelves A high street chain was today criticised for stocking a Tintin book accused of having racist content. The Commission for Racial Equality is calling on Borders to pull "Tintin in the Congo" from its shelves. It says the illustrated book makes black people "look like monkeys and talk like imbeciles". The book will offend many people and should be removed from sale, according to the CRE. A spokeswoman said: "This book contains imagery and words of hideous racial prejudice,…

Why nursery rhymes are in danger of dying out by LAURA CLARK - More by this author » Last updated at 01:14am on 9th July 2007 Comments (25) Traditional verses such as Humpty Dumpty are in danger of dying out All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't get most parents to sing nursery rhymes to their children. Traditional verses such as Humpty Dumpty are in danger of dying out because mothers and fathers are singing pop songs to their children instead, it is claimed. More than a quarter of parents polled for a survey admitted they cannot remember a single rhyme. And while research suggests that singing to children can give them a head …

Burglars break up wild party - but not before teenagers cause £15,000 damage Last updated at 17:40pm on 10th July 2007 Comments (2) The homeowner left with a £15,000 damage bill after his home was trashed A teenager is facing the consequences of allowing a couple of friends stay. They threw a party at her parents' £1m mansion in Harrogate - even though she wasn't there to play host. But when the 14-year-old got home there was no getting away from the damage caused by 70 plus teenaged gatecrashers on a booze binge. Every room had been vandalized, even the panes in the greenhouse had been smashed. To add insult to injury the wild party had …

Baby born at 7am on 07/07/07...and she's her parents' seventh child Last updated at 23:13pm on 8th July 2007 Comments (9) Some of us, it is said, are born lucky. And there can be few people with greater claim to that charmed state than Elizabeth Elie. She was brought into the world shortly after 7am on the seventh day of the seventh month of 2007. And if that's not enough to bring her the best in life, she is also the seventh child in the family. Scroll down for more... Elizabeth the seventh: Baby born on 07/07/07 Parents Serge and Herbethe Elie were astonished when they realised the uncanny coincidences surrounding Elizabeth's birth, whi…

Mechanic filmed himself speeding at 140mph for Youtube video By JAMES TOZER - More by this author » Last updated at 16:59pm on 9th July 2007 Comments (16) Nathan Campbell: filmed himself at speeds of up to 120 miles per hour A teenager who filmed himself speeding at more than 140mph has been jailed for what experts described as among the most reckless pieces of driving they had ever seen. The court heard how Campbell had used his mobile phone's video camera feature to film his driving and record his speed by filming the dash board dials as he drove his father's Toyota MR 2 sports car. The court was told by prosecutor Sarah Statham that Camp…

Fish 'n' chips price hike as shortages strike Last updated at 15:35pm on 9th July 2007 Comments (13) The cost of fish and chips is soaring as shortages of mushy peas and potatoes increase food price inflation. Restaurants across the board have now started to raise menu prices, according to the British Hospitality Association. The very wet start to summer in Britain has left vegetable crops in poor shape. Potatoes and peas are seen as among the worst hit crops and other vegetables such as cabbages, broccoli and sprouts could be in short supply soon. Scroll down for more The cost of fish and chips is soaring "After a five year pe…

Mr Kennedy was ousted as Lib Dem leader in January 2006 Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has been "spoken to" by police for smoking on a train. Police said a man was advised of the no smoking policy on the Paddington to Plymouth train on Friday morning. They were told he was smoking on board and "refusing to stop", believing it was fine to smoke out of the window. Mr Kennedy, who was ousted as Lib Dem leader in January 2006 after admitting to a drink problem, has long tried to quit smoking. The train manager on the 1105 BST First Great Western Paddington to Plymouth train called the British Transport Police after Mr Kennedy was discovered s…

BBC fined for Blue Peter phone-in The competition had been raising money for children's charity Unicef The BBC has been fined £50,000 after the results of a Blue Peter competition were faked last November. The show allowed a child visiting the studio to pose as a caller when technical problems stopped real calls getting through to the studio. Media watchdog Ofcom criticised the BBC for "negligence" and for "making a child complicit" in the deception. It is the first time Ofcom has imposed a financial…

Doctor Who David Tennant poised to play Hamlet by BAZ BAMIGBOYE - More by this author » Last updated at 01:37am on 6th July 2007 Comments (3) 'To be or not to be, that is the question' for David Tennant who is in negotiations to play Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company Time-travelling David Tennant - the best of all the Dr Whos - is in negotiations to play Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company. To be, or not to be the Danish prince, that is the question for Mr Tennant, who starts shooting his third series as the Time Lord in Cardiff on Monday. The plan being developed by RSC artistic chief Michael Boyd is for Mr Tennant to play Hamlet in …

Jamie blamed as 20pc fewer children eat school dinners By SIMON WALTERS - More by this author » Last updated at 13:03pm on 8th July 2007 Comments (8) The number of secondary pupils eating school meals has dropped to an all-time low following Jamie Oliver's television campaign. Official figures published this week will show a 20 per cent fall in the uptake of school meals since Jamie's School Dinners was broadcast two years ago. Numbers have plummeted to around four out of ten, believed to be the lowest level since provision of the service was made mandatory in 1944. Scroll down for more... In the kitchen: Jamie Oliver Education sources said pu…

Murray wins Wimbledon mixed title By Piers Newbery BBC Sport at Wimbledon Murray and Jankovic were playing in their first event together Jamie Murray became the first Briton for 20 yea…

msn hasnt worked for a few days now. its not about msn itself i suppose because everyone else i asked said it was working. i downloaded a newer version today which didnt help at all. it said there was something wrong with my browser but it actually works. i guess there must be something wrong with my msn settings, where can i change them?

I've had my Macbook for about a month and downloading music at first took 2 to 3 minutes at the most for an album, even quicker then my PC Desktop. (I've got a wireless connection, 2GB of RAM, and 60GB left on a 120 GB harddrive). Now it just took 30 minutes for an album, and no one is even on the internet... Any Ideas?

Ceremony to mark 7/7 anniversary Prime Minister Gordon Brown led the tributes to the 7 July victims The second anniversary of the 7 July London suicide bombings which killed 52 people has been marked with a ceremony at a memorial garden to the victims. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, London mayor Ken Livingstone and Olympics and London Minister Tessa Jowell joined relatives at King's Cross. Hundreds of people were injured in the attacks on three Tube trains and a bus. Some victims claim they are struggling to deal with a complex and unwieldy compensation system. The memorial ceremony was held at King's Cross station shortly before 0900 BST, when the first…

Google has agreed to blur some satellite images of India viewable via the Google Earth service. Citing security worries the Indian government has asked Google to reduce the detail in a selection of images. The government is drawing up a list of places it considers sensitive, which is expected to include military bases and government buildings. Many other areas in Google Earth have been blurred or censored at the request of other governments. The agreement to censor some locations viewable via Google Earth came out of a meeting between science and technology ministers from the Indian government and the search firm. In a report in the Times of India, the Ind…