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PC Joe Public: Now YOU can go on the beat: Unprecedented police shake-up will see unpaid civilians patrol with bobbies By James Slack Last updated at 1:40 PM on 27th July 2010 Comments (131) Add to My Stories In the biggest shake-up of policing for 50 years, ministers want the public to patrol alongside beat bobbies. They also intend to recruit up to 50,000 extra special constables to flood crime-plagued neighbourhoods with an army of volunteers. And villages will be protected by a new breed of 'police reservists', modelled on part-time firemen and the Territorial Army. Overhaul: Theresa May says the reforms will make forces more…

Iranian lawyer missing after interrogation over his support for adulterer who faced stoning By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 10:53 AM on 27th July 2010 Comments (-) Add to My Stories The lawyer responsible for representing an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery has gone missing and his wife and brother-in-law have been arrested, after he launched an international campaign to publicise her plight. Mohammad Mostafaei had taken on the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who was convicted of having an illicit affair with two men. He forced the Iranian Government to back down from stoning her to death, but it is believe…

Anybody else a fan (apart from Nick) of this comedy-drama about a former spy whose been burned? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_notice

The Empire Strikes Bank: Armed robber dressed as Darth Vader demands cash in daring raid By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 2:00 PM on 23rd July 2010 Comments (8) Add to My Stories When a six-foot man strode into a Long Island bank yesterday dressed as sci-fi super villain Darth Vader, customers and staff thought it was a joke. But they soon realised how serious the man was when he produced a handgun and demanded cash. Police in New York are now trying to trace the phantom menace, who stuffed cash into a bag and disappeared. Using excessive Force: New York police have released CCTV images of a man dressed as Darth Vader robbing …

23-inch trousers for 4-year-olds in M&S super-size uniforms By Jane Simpson and Andy Whelan Last updated at 3:20 AM on 25th July 2010 Comments (17) Add to My Stories Marks & Spencer has introduced a super-size range of school uniforms for overweight children as young as four. The controversial move has triggered a new debate over obesity after the retailer launched a range called Plus to meet demand from parents. In a move that has dismayed health campaigners, the company’s website is offering trousers with a 23in waistband for ­children starting ­primary school. Trousers of that size are ­normally worn by eight-year-olds, …

I was talking to Dee on msn, when this guy sended me a link saying "Is this picture you?" so I clicked it, and it gave me this virus, which freezes my computer and then it goes back, and then it comes back again. By clicking the link I gave it to everybody on my msn list :bigcry: So, everybody got it :bigcry: WHAT DO I DOOO? :bigcry:

Miraculous escape for driver as car falls 20ft into sinkhole at traffic lights during storm By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 3:14 PM on 24th July 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories He's thanking his lucky stars that he was pulled out alive. Yet, miraculously, the driver of this SUV only suffered minor cuts and bruises when his vehicle plummeted 20ft into a sinkhole as he approached traffic lights. Lance Treankler was driving his black Cadillac Escalade during torrential rains in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, yesterday, when the road opened up beneath him. Enlarge Gaping hole: A Cadillac Escalade sits at the bottom of a sinkho…

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frfktlr1aPQ]YouTube- Nick Griffin denied entry to Buckingham palace (22Jul10)[/ame] Far Left BNP leader Nick Griffin was today denied the chance to attend a Buckingham Palace garden party because he used the invite for party political purposes. BNP leader Nick Griffin has been denied entry to a Buckingham Palace garden party over claims he "overtly" used his invitation for political purposes. A spokesman said his behaviour had "increased the security threat and the potential discomfort" to other guests. But Mr Griffin, who had been invited to the event along with all the UK's Euro MPs, told BBC News the ban was an "absolute scand…

Rooney ready to lift out sporting spirits! Forget football star Wayne - Martyn can be our golden boy in Barcelona By Ian Stafford Last updated at 11:05 PM on 24th July 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Unlike his more illustrious sporting namesake, Martyn Rooney expects to return from his sport’s big event with a title and a gold medal. While for Wayne Rooney and England, the World Cup in South Africa fell dismally short of all expectations, Martyn Rooney travels to Barcelona for the European Athletics Championships confident of success in the men’s 400m. The 23-year-old Londoner said: ‘I’m going there to win and anything less than a…

What happened when a woman driver tried to park her car as she stopped to admire the view - but forgot to put the handbrake on By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 1:25 PM on 23rd July 2010 Comments (56) Add to My Stories They say you learn from your mistakes - so it's safe to assume this woman will never ever ever forget to put on the handbrake after parking on a slope again. Maria Rizzo, 34, stopped to admire the spectacular view from the street above this house in Alassio in northern Italy. But she was so intent on taking a picture that she forgot to put on the handbrake. Well, it IS a nice view: A Red Fiat plunged through a bar…

hey guys, has anyone seen the tv serie Flash Forward? It´s great. Is there a thread about it?

Former snooker player and double world champion, Alex "Hurricane" Higgins has died today aged 61 following a long battle with throat cancer. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/snooker/7908601/Alex-Hurricane-Higgins-dies-aged-61.html May he rest in peace.

The speakers are so unspeakably terrible I'm not even gonna complain about them, I never use them anyway so that's fine, I don't care. My biggest complaint is that the HEADPHONE JACK (which is actually a COMBINED headphone/mic jack... WTF HP??), whenever anything is plugged into it (I've tried different earbuds/a pair of headphones) makes a SUPREMELY irritating background hiss/crackle/static. On some of the devices I tried with it it was RELATIVELY unnoticeable while listening to actual music, but listen to something soft/nothing and you really notice it, it's so fucked up. And it's been getting worse since I got it a month or so again. It's especially pissing me off w…

Millwall footballer guilty of murder after shooting man dead on 'lawless' council estate By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:24 PM on 24th July 2010 Comments (16) Add to My Stories Guilty: Gavin Grant has been convicted of murdering a man on a council estate A former Millwall striker is facing life behind bars after gunning down a man on a 'lawless' council estate. Gavin Grant was involved in a series of 'tit-for-tat' shootings which resulted in the death of Leon Labastide, 21, in 2004 the Old Bailey was told. Grant, 26, who also played for Wycombe Wanderers before joining Bradford City as a non-contract player until the end …

Former Britain's Got Talent contestant Emma Amelia Pearl Czikai is suing Simon Cowell for almost £2.5m claiming she was humiliated and degraded on ITV's Britain Got Talent. Czikai first lodged her complaint of unfairness and discrimination with the employment tribunal in January, as revealed by MediaGuardian.co.uk. At yesterday's pre-trial review at the central London tribunal court, Czikai, who is representing herself, accused BGT and its judges of "exploitation, humiliation, degradation and barbarism". The 54-year-old, from Sutton Coldfield, also levelled a claim of disability discrimination because the talent show had not made adjustments for her such as lowering…

At last! An end to 24-hour drinking: Victory for the Mail as ministers pledge to scrap Labour's failed licensing laws By James Slack, Home Affairs Editor Last updated at 11:09 AM on 22nd July 2010 Comments (359) Add to My Stories A war on Booze Britain will dismantle Labour's failed 24-hour drinking laws and ban the sale of dirt-cheap alcohol. Ministers are to introduce powers to stem the drink-fuelled violence which has turned town centres into 'wild west' zones. They hope this will herald the return of the traditional pub, in which the public can drink without fear of assault or abuse. Crucially, town halls will be able to reinst…

For some reason my youtube download thing changed from avi to quicktime, and it won't go to WMM like it used to. I downloaded like 100 videos already, and I checked all around google and most of them are one by one, leave a watermark or that I have to buy. I asked Y!A but they just gave me shit with watermarks. So since I can trust you guys a little more than spambots in Y!A, then maybe you guys can help. Than yer' :smiley:

One in five girls 'pregnant by the age of 18' By Laura Clark Last updated at 8:58 AM on 23rd July 2010 Comments (1) Add to My Stories Alarm: More than 1,300 18-year-old girls have been pregnant three times. (Posed by model) One in five sexually-active teenage girls has been pregnant by the age of 18, shocking figures have revealed. The first survey of its kind found that 83 per cent of girls have lost their virginity by this age and 18 per cent of these youngsters have been pregnant at least once. About half chose to keep their babies and more than a third had an abortion, according to the Government survey. Worryingly, more than …

Penis photo posters seized by police in Lewes Several posters have appeared in Lewes over the past two weeks A person who put up enlarged photographs of male private parts around a town in Sussex is being sought by police. Several large images of a man's penis with a yellow bow tied around it have been taken down from car parks and places close to schools in Lewes. Sussex police have interviewed people at offices close to where the A3 and A4-sized images were found. The posters have also been sent off for fingerprint analysis. C…

Safe Removals? Hapless driver gets van stuck fast under low railway bridge By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:45 PM on 23rd July 2010 Comments (14) Add to My Stories It was a marketing ploy aimed at reassuring families moving home that their belongings were in the safest of hands. Proudly displaying the words Safe Removals, the owners of this firm were left red-faced after their driver got himself into a rather tight spot. Happily cruising along a road in south London, the driver of the van came to an unexpected standstill when he attempted to drive under a low railway bridge. In safe hands? A passing worker tries to figure ou…

TV presenter has severe asthma attack live on air after swallowing a mosquito By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 8:52 AM on 23rd July 2010 Comments (18) Add to My Stories A Taiwanese TV presenter had a severe asthma attack live on air after a mosquito flew into her mouth and bit her. Huang Ching had to be hospitalised after she swallowed the insect, which then got stuck in her windpipe while she was reading the news. The news anchor gamely continued with the broadcast despite the incident but executives from China Television Co decided to take her off air so she could get help. They put on a four-minute advert and a replacement p…

21 July 2010 Last updated at 16:36 GMT Facebook hits 500m user milestone Advertisement Facebook hits half a billion users Social network giant Facebook has registered its 500 millionth member, the firm has announced. The site, which launched in 2004, has gained around 100 million new users in the last six months. Related stories The unintended consequences of Facebook Ben Mezrich on Facebook's 500m users Facebook said the number was "an important milestone" and added that it was "humbled and i…

Boy, 17, turns mobile phone into a Porsche after series of online trades over two years By Richard Luscombe Last updated at 5:31 PM on 21st July 2010 Comments (23) Add to My Stories For most teenagers, swapping an old mobile phone with a friend for the latest Justin Bieber album or Twilight movie might be considered a good trade. But 17-year-old Steven Ortiz set his sights a little higher, and – after a series of swaps - is now driving himself to school in a Porsche. The youngster started exchanging items two years ago after a schoolmate gave him an unwanted phone. Proud: Steven Ortiz driving the trade Porsche that didn't cost hi…

Your country needs you: Cameron launches national service summer camp for teens By Rachel Quigley Last updated at 1:38 PM on 22nd July 2010 Comments (132) Add to My Stories David Cameron will today launch a national citizen service that will see hundreds of thousands of 16-year-olds sent on summer camps at a cost of up to £1,400 each. The £50million scheme aims to get a disaffected generation of teenagers from different racial and social backgrounds to join in local community activities. The Prime Minister will announce that 10,000 school leavers will be able to take part in a summer volunteering programme from next year. Community s…