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A Northern Ireland airport may be the first in Europe to ban the CIA's controversial "extraordinary rendition" flights. The practice is the alleged illegal CIA transfer of terror suspects to secret prisons in Europe. Management at City of Derry Airport have confirmed that the matter is under discussion. It follows talks between the publicly-owned airport and human rights group Amnesty International. City of Derry Airport was suspected of being used by US agents transporting detainees, but was later cleared of any wrongdoing by Amnesty. Campaigners have claimed UK airspace has been used for transferring suspects to places where they could be tortured. …

The US Supreme Court is considering its first major test of students' free speech rights in two decades. At issue is whether a school principal violated a student's right to free speech by suspending him for displaying a banner reading "Bong Hits 4 Jesus". High school student Joseph Frederick unfurled the banner during a school trip to watch the Olympic flame pass through Juneau, Alaska, in 2002. Former special prosecutor Kenneth Starr is representing the head teacher. Mr Starr investigated former US President Bill Clinton over the Whitewater land deal and the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal. He said the head teacher, Deborah Morse, acted reasonably and in a…

The Devil is not in league with global consumer brand Procter & Gamble, a US court has ruled. P&G won a $19m (£9.7m) lawsuit against four distributors of rival Amway over rumours tying it to Satanism. The court concluded a 12-year lawsuit in P&G's favour, after it ruled that the four had spread a false accusation that P&G subsidised Satanic cults. The case is one of several unfair competition suits P&G has brought refuting the Satanism slurs. According to P&G, the four distributors had passed on to customers the notion that its logo - featuring a bearded man looking over a field of 13 stars - was a symbol of Satan. "This is about …

Israel has cancelled a meeting with a visiting Norwegian minister after he held talks with the prime minister of the new Palestinian unity government. Norway was the first Western country to recognise the new government which contains members of the militant group Hamas and its main rival, Fatah. Israel says it will not deal with the new administration, and has called for a continued international boycott. The US and EU have withheld recognition but left a door open for future ties. They say they will judge the government on its actions and meanwhile they have indicated they will maintain contacts with ministers who are not members of Hamas - which they cons…

Berlin Zoo has vowed it will not kill a baby polar bear amid a heated row over whether it is right to hand-rear the cub, who was rejected by his mother. Knut has been nurtured by a keeper who has slept by his side, bottle-fed him, and strummed him Elvis Presley songs. But suggestions the three-month-old should have been put down to stop him becoming emotionally and physically reliant on a human have caused outrage. "We are keeping Knut," Berlin zoo's vet told the BBC. "He's staying alive." The zoo says Knut should be strong enough to make his first public appearance at the end of this week, having amassed an army of fans who have followed his development - f…

A public school has expelled two pupils after they were caught having sex in its grounds. The two lower sixth form pupils, a girl and a boy, were pupils at Rugby School in Warwickshire. A school spokesman said the two teenagers were both over the age of consent but were in breach of the school's regulations. Rugby School is famous as the place where William Webb Ellis started the sport of Rugby. It is also the setting for the novel Tom Brown's Schooldays by Thomas Hughes. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/6472617.stm

The organisers of T in the Park have announced plans for a new "grown-up" music festival. The Connect Music Festival will take place in the grounds of Inveraray Castle next to Loch Fyne in Argyll. The Beastie Boys, Primal Scream and Bjork have been confirmed for the three-day event at the end of August. Organisers said the event would appeal to the discerning music fan seeking a "chilled atmosphere" and a festival with a little more comfort. Other acts lined up for the event include The Jesus and Mary Chain and Idlewild. More performers are to be announced over the coming months. Connect will also feature local food and drink, comedians and its own H…

A convicted criminal has won a legal challenge after he claimed a recorded message on phone calls from prison breached his human rights. Stewart Potter, 43, from Glasgow, is serving a 21-year sentence for assault and robbery. He claimed the recorded message was "an unnecessary and embarrassing reminder" of where he was phoning from. A judge at the Court of Session ruled the system was unlawful under the European Convention on Human Rights. Phone calls made out of prison carry a pre-recorded message that the call is coming from a jail. Judge Lord Glennie said this policy was not made with the authority of parliament. He said: "In some societies, it mi…

A school in Greater Manchester has banned its pupils from wearing knotted ties because it says they could pose a safety risk. Clip-on ties, like those worn by police officers, are regulation uniform at Bramhall High School in Stockport. Head teacher John Peckham said the ties looked smarter on pupils, as well as preventing potential accidents. The Campaign for Real Education said the school's decision was "health and safety gone mad". Bramhall High's uniform shop has been selling clip-on ties for more than a year to phase in the new rules. Mr Peckham said: "Obviously there is a health and safety element. "Pupils can take precautions during technical …

Thousands of people, including two men convicted over terror attacks, obtained passports under false pretences, the Home Office has admitted. It admitted 10,000 passports were wrongly given in the past year, but said plans to interview applicants would combat such fraud. One of the men was convicted of a bombing in Morocco, and the other of planning a major attack in the UK. The Conservatives called the admission "shocking". The figures were revealed as the Identity and Passport Service gave details of plans for interviews for passports at a network of new offices. Face-to-face interviews for adults applying for a passport for the first time would be gra…

i don't no if there is a thread like this, i'm sure there is cuz every other thread i do there is... List your top 5 of the following topics: Bands/ artists, movies, tv shows, books, entertainers, athletes Bands 1. coldplay 2. goo goo dolls 3. billy joel 4. barenaked ladies 5. beatles movies 1. zoolander 2. jerry maguire 3. the illusionist 4. wedding crashers/ 40 year old virgin 5. rounders tv shows 1. family guy 2. tilt 3. clone high 4. war at home 5. scrubs books 1. moneyball 2. of mice and men 3. all of the harry potters 4. charlie and the cocolate factory 5. flowers for algernon entertainers 1. all of coldplay 2. adam sandler 3. b…

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1 ABBA - ABBA from Sweden sold 400 million records and had 9 number ones in the UK. They recorded 110 songs in English 1972-82. Dancing Queen, Take A Chance On Me & The Winner Takes It All are among their hits. All 4 members of ABBA have had successful solo careers: Agnetha Faltskog, Frida Lyngstad, Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus. Benny & Bjorn went into musical theatre with Chess & Kristina. Mamma Mia!, based on ABBA songs, is the biggest musical of the century and will be a movie in 2008. 2 THE GUESS WHO - This Canadian group should be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Their string of hits includes These Eyes, American Woman & No Time. The Guess …

According to a Federal Reserve report yesterday, the net worth of U.S. households has skyrocketed. This confirms what many of us have been saying for quite some time: we are currently in an unprecedented economic boom. But don't tell that to the Democrats or the media...they're doing their best to cover it up. And they have good reason. If Americans really realized just how good they had it under a Republican president, they might not vote for Hillary Clinton. And the media won't have that. But the statistics are telling. Personal wealth among American households spiked 2.5 percent in the last quarter. Added onto the entire year, that's a 7.4% net worth increase among…

Preston striker David Nugent has been called up to replace injured Charlton forward Darren Bent for the forthcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers. If Nugent plays on Saturday he would become the first outfield player from outside the top flight to play for England since Michael Gray in 1999. Nugent is the first Preston player to have been called into an England squad since winger Tom Finney was in 1958. Earlier on Monday Aston Villa's Gareth Barry was also drafted into the squad. Nugent's call-up is remarkable given he was playing for Bury only two years ago. The Preston striker has called 16 goals this season, having notched 11 goals during the previous campaign. …

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Starts next Saturday. Anyone watching it? Saturday, 03 February 2007 England v Scotland, 16:00 Italy v France, 13:30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, 04 February 2007 Wales v Ireland, 15:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, 10 February 2007 England v Italy, 13:30 Scotland v Wales, 15:30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, 11 February 2007 Ireland v France, 15:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, 24 February 2007 France …

Les éléctions présidentielles Françaises commencent bientôt... premier tour le 22 avril. Nicolas Sarkozy (UMP) semble aller vers la victoire, mais François Bayrou (UDF) et Ségolène Royal (PS) sont loins d'avoir dit leur dernier mot! French elections will start on the 22th of april. Nicolas Sarkozy (Right) seems to go to the victory, but François Bayrou (Center) and Ségolène Royal (Socialist) are dangerous!

Health and safety killjoys ban playgroup mums from tea making Last updated at 22:00pm on 9th February 2007 Comments (15) Mums from the Pat-a-Cake Playgroup are furious after being banned from serving tea and toast on health and safety grounds. The group, which caters for up to ten children, have been barred by their local council from having snacks during their weekly sessions. • Children banned from playing tag in school playground If they fail to follow the edict they could end up by losing their free playtime at a library in Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire. Julie Brown, 44, a mother-of-two who runs the group said: "We have been told the ban on tea and …

A woman has been treated for multiple stab wounds after she was attacked by a seven-year-old boy. The woman, who is in her early 20s, was at a neighbour's home in Norris Green, Liverpool, when they began arguing. The neighbour's son is believed to have grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed the woman in the buttock, leg and arm. The injured woman remains in hospital for treatment for serious but not life-threatening injuries. The boy was not arrested. The incident happened at about 2015 GMT on Thursday. A neighbour said she believed the little boy had acted to protect his mother. She said: "He plays outside a lot and he's had my flowers up before, but h…

Police in London have raided a house that was allegedly at the centre of a pirate DVD operation. Officers from the Metropolitan Police, the Federation Against Copyright Theft (Fact) and Newham Council entered the house in Canning Town. PC equipment and several hundred discs were seized and a 22-year-old man taken into to custody for questioning. Officers from Fact said a surveillance operation had centred on stores set up on the eBay internet auction site. Also seized were quantities of counterfeit clothing, shoes, jewellery and iPods for sale online. Fact - a trade organisation designed to tackle copyright infringement - said illegal traders could impor…

I have Nero 7 Ultimate Edition and since i can't get the hang of making dvds on it, i thought i'd try putting my video files onto video cds instead. I made one this afternoon but when i inserted it into my dvd player instead of bringing up a main menu where u then choose which title u want to watch, i had to press play and then it started playing the first title. I don't know where i'm going wrong. I can't see anything that allows you the option of making titles in Nero :confused: :(

Children tricked into giving fingerprints... by headmaster By GLEN OWEN - More by this author » Last updated at 22:59pm on 10th March 2007 Comments (32) A primary school headmaster has outraged parents after he tricked his pupils into recording their fingerprints by telling them they were playing spies. Children were persuaded to give their prints after being told by Mark Woodburn that it was 'just a game...so there's no need to tell your parents'. Schoolkids: Fingerprints taken Privacy campaigners said the case, involving children as young as three, highlights the extent to which Britain is becoming a surveillance society. It follows the leak o…

Police arrested photographer Fabricio Corona because he was blackmailing Totti and some other football players in Italy(Adriano,Gilardino...). Corona took some photographs of them in dainty situations and positions. Brother of Totti payed 50 000 euro and Gilardino 7000 to save their marriage,but Christian Vieri and Adriano didnt pay so the photographs taken by Corona of them are now in newspappers.

BT payment charges 'unjustified' British Telecom has been criticised by Trading Standards for charging customers £4.50 extra each quarter if they do not pay by direct debit. Trading Standards called the charge affecting about five million customers "outrageous" and "unjustified". But the telecoms giant said it cost more to process non-direct debit payments and that those customers were also more likely to forget to pay. BT also said it would soften the blow to customers by giving more discounts. The BBC's Sumant Bhatia said other companies, including Virgin Media, the Post Office and Telecom Plus, also charged more to those who do not pay by direct debit. …