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What's behind the door today? Is it Coldplay? Is it Christmas? Or am I just being random again?

it was in a book/music/dvd shop

A four-year-old girl spent more than six hours stuck in a school minibus after she was locked in it for the day, it has emerged. The pupil was picked up in the morning and taken to St Joseph's Cathedral Infants School in Swansea but was overlooked as everyone else got off. The unnamed girl was only found at the end of the school day. The school said it had apologised to her parents and taken steps to ensure it could not happen again. "As a caring school and community we were deeply upset by this incident as parents expect the very best from our school," it said in a statement. "A situation like this has never previously occurred and we will ensure that it will never reoccur again. "All our processes and procedures have been rigorously reassessed to ensure the safety of all our pupils." Chairman of the school governors, William Kavanagh, said a full investigation had taken place after the incident in September involving staff, governors and the girl's parents. The girl was only discovered when the bus was opened to take pupils home. "Staff were upset by what happened and the school has apologised to the child's family," said Mr Kavanagh. "The child's parents are satisfied with the additional measures taken to ensure an incident like this cannot happen again." He said they had allowed the girl to continue to use the bus service. "An incident of this nature is extremely rare," he added. "Thousands of young people in Swansea are taken to and from school on school buses and minibuses every day and no one at the council can recollect something like this happening in Swansea." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/6159451.stm

blimey!! what retailer doesn't check its music before playing the cd? we always used to have to check the lyrics for swear words, and exclude any tracks that swore before we ciould put anything on in my previous job.

A double amputee has been jailed for a year after leading police on a high-speed car pursuit, using modified broom handles to control the vehicle. The three-mile chase ended when Robert Bate crashed through a fence near Hawthorn, County Durham, in January. When officers examined his automatic Vauxhall Astra they found the wooden poles duct-taped to the pedals. Bate, 27, of Seventh Street, Blackhall, admitted dangerous driving when he appeared at Newcastle Crown Court. The court heard that a marked police car spotted the Astra on a stretch of the B1285 near Hawthorn. It stopped briefly when police activated their sirens and blue lights, but then sped off unexpectedly towards a retail park in nearby Murton. After three miles, the car left the road and careered through a fence and hedgerow before stopping in a farmer's field. Melinda Blackburn, prosecuting, said: "When the Astra was examined, police noticed there was a couple of implements attached to the pedals with ducting tape to help him drive the vehicle due to the fact he is a double amputee. "Broom handles were attached to the accelerator and brake pedal." Bate, who lost his legs in a rail accident when he was aged nine, had traces of heroin and cocaine in his blood at the time of the incident. Nick Cartmell, defending, told the court: "He recognises now that this was a foolish and stupid exercise. "At nine-years-old tragedy took everything from him but he hates to be reliant on anyone." Two passengers in the Astra at the time were unhurt. After hearing how he fled at high speed through former mining villages, Judge David Hodson told him it was a miracle nobody else was injured. Bate also admitted driving while unfit through drink or drugs, driving without a licence, driving without insurance and failing to stop. In addition to the 12-month jail sentence, he was banned from driving for two years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/6192628.stm

Three people have been sent to a special clinic for radiological tests following the death of the Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko. The 43-year-old's death last week has been linked to the discovery of radioactive polonium-210 in his body. Traces were found at a London hotel and a sushi bar he visited and the three - all linked to the venues - are being referred as a precautionary measure. An inquest into Mr Litvinenko's death will be held on Thursday. The hearing will be opened then adjourned at St Pancras Coroner's Court, said a Camden Council spokesman. The three people were referred for tests because they had symptoms which may indicate radiation poisoning, the Department of Health said. The Health Protection Agency said more than 450 people had called a government hotline for advice, with 18 passed on for follow-up. Of the 18, three have been referred as a precaution to a special clinic for radiological assessment. Emergency talks have been held by ministers to assess the public risk and Home Secretary John Reid is due to make a statement to the Commons. Mr Reid earlier chaired Tuesday's meeting of the "Cobra committee", which brings together ministers, officials and experts to discuss matters of urgency. The committee has met several times since the death of Mr Litvinenko, 43, who became a British citizen after coming to live in the UK. But the Conservatives are expected to call for a Commons statement on the death. On Sunday Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain said "murky murders" cast a shadow over Russian President Putin's achievements. Risks Mr Litvinenko was a critic of Russia President Vladimir Putin, but the Kremlin has repeatedly dismissed allegations of involvement in the poisoning as "sheer nonsense". Asked about Mr Hain's comments, the prime minister's official spokesman said Mr Blair had made his clear his concerns about some aspects of human rights in Russia but this case required caution. "There is a police investigation ongoing and we have to await the outcome of that investigation," he said. "Therefore, I think it is premature to be drawing any conclusions at this stage." Mr Blair had not spoken to Mr Putin about the death but Foreign Office officials had met the Russian ambassador to ask for co-operation with the inquiry. Thursday's hearing is expected to be short. The coroner will receive evidence confirming Mr Litvinenko's identity and confirm if the post mortem has been conducted. Mr Litvinenko had been investigating the murder of a prominent Russian journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, before he fell fatally ill. Radioactive traces were found at the Itsu restaurant in Piccadilly and the Millennium Hotel's Pine Bar, both visited by the Russian ex-spy on November 1. Decontamination work has begun. Results are expected later this week for tests carried out by the Health Protection Agency on urine samples submitted by people who were at those venues on that day. Hundreds of people called the NHS Direct hotline for advice, but the agency said risk to the public of exposure was low. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6186666.stm

Giving teenage soap characters dead-end jobs and low aspirations risks shattering young viewers' career dreams, TV writers have been warned. Characters in soaps like EastEnders are role models and ought to be seen to better themselves, the body charged with boosting England's skills says. The Learning and Skills Council has made a "most wanted" list of characters it thinks writers are selling short. Topping the list is EastEnders' market trader Stacey Slater. The council (LSC) says she has a multitude of "transferable skills", such as a strong work ethic, determination and good people skills. The LSC says that if she were to put her skills to good use and take a Level 2 diploma in fashion retail, for example, she could progress from Walford market to her own designer fashion boutique. Coming in second is Coronation Street's Fiz Brown who, it suggests, would make a good fashion designer or pattern cutter because of her good practical skills and proficient multi-tasking. Lower down the list is Emmerdale's Debbie Dingle, whose strong life experiences and rocky past, the council says, make her perfect counsellor material. The council says there are so many characters who could be on the road to success with a little good advice that script writers need to take steps to ensure they are not setting a bad example to their show's fans. LSC director of learning Julia Dowd said: "Young people in soaps are role models, and if they remain in dead end jobs there is a danger that young people will accept this as the norm. "Far too many soap characters have no career aspirations, and we need to at least show them moving towards a better life. "Today we are suggesting to script writers the most appropriate careers for soap characters as a way to show young people the way out of dead-end jobs or unemployment. "While most young people have high aspirations, there are still thousands without a minimum set of qualifications which employers say they would need applicants to have, and we need the role models on TV to set a good example." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6181818.stm

Channel 4's Big Brother final will no longer be shown live because contestants on this year's show broke rules on swearing before the watershed. The move comes after broadcasting watchdog Ofcom upheld two complaints against Channel 4 over three separate incidents of bad language on the show. Ofcom noted that 14% of the 6.4 million viewers on the night were children. Channel 4 said it had undertaken "a serious review", and next year's final would be shown on a time delay. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6188244.stm

GO NOW!! Right away, and don't come back. Problem is, who on earth can replace him?

Condoms, Johnnies, French letters, Durex, love gloves, rubbers. Call them what you will, Beatrice Were wishes her husband Francis had worn one. Four months after he died in 1991 she discovered he had been HIV positive and passed the infection on to her. "I was very bitter, and the bitterness took years to go away," she says. "I realised that he knew and did not tell me. I felt betrayed." Beatrice was 22 years old when she found out. Now 38, she hears that the Pope may relax the Roman Catholic church's total ban on condoms, and has something to say to him. "Most women in my country abstain from sex until marriage, only to be infected by their husband. Even when you may be faithful, you cannot account for your husband's behaviour." Ms Were is an outspoken advocate of contraception in Africa, a continent where more than 25 million people live with HIV infection. A million of those are in her home country of Uganda, whose population is 41 per cent Roman Catholic. Condoms have always been banned by the Vatican on the grounds that they deny the full reality and implications of sexual intercourse and prevent life that might naturally be conceived. Now the Pope has commissioned a scientific and theological report from Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan of Mexico. He is understood to be recommending that the use of condoms be allowed where one person in a marriage is HIV positive. Although a small shift in the eyes of most non-Catholics, it would be a huge change in Vatican teaching. Only last year, Pope Benedict XVI said the spread of HIV and Aids should be fought with abstinence and fidelity alone. Contraception was encouraging a "breakdown in sexual morality". But cardinals face pressure from priests and missionaries dealing with the tragic daily implications of the spread of the disease. Figures released by the United Nations ahead of World Aids Day on Friday show that 39.5 million people around the world are living with HIV infection, of which 4.3 million were diagnosed in the last year. "In India and Africa the biggest risk for women acquiring HIV is being married," says Dr Rachel Baggaley of Christian Aid. "Fidelity does not work if one person is positive, as is often the case." The Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has said, "If the church is really interested in having its followers live, it should back the use of condoms." The report by Cardinal Barragan has now gone to the traditionally conservative Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and to the Pope himself, who led the Congregation under his predecessor, Pope John Paul II. Together they published in 1987 a document called Donum Vitae which stressed that the church would never be able to condone the use of condoms by gay or unmarried couples. It did not mention marriage. The Pope may choose February, the twentieth anniversary of Donum Vitae, to state a new view. Cardinal Barragan hinted at a rethink this week but said "no response from the church can be one that encourages a libertine sexual attitude". There have been few more libertine than Casanova, who called his sheath an "English raincoat". Yet English aristocrats of the same period called them French letters. One theory for this - and for the origin of the word - is that English men passing through Condom in southwestern France discovered how local sheep farmers used the intestines from their animals as protection. They then sent them home for covert use by their friends. How they found out in the first place is mystery - as is the apparent inability of British farmers to think of it. They may have done, however. Fish and animal intestines dating from the Civil War were found in the latrines at Dudley Castle near Birmingham. Another theory for the name is that Charles II was given an oiled sheep's gut by a Dr Condom. However historians have been unable to confirm that the doctor existed at all. The Romans used goat intestines, the ancient Chinese oiled vine leaves and the Japanese thin tortoiseshell. The reactions of Roman and Oriental women are largely unrecorded. However, condoms did not become a global and theological issue until the 1920s, when latex made them thin, durable and cheap to mass produce. They declined during the Sixties in competition with the contraceptive pill - you didn't have to trust a man to bring and wear that. Then came Acquired Immmune Deficiency Syndrome. Aids became a household acronym in this country in 1986 with the first public health campaign. It was terrifying, and provoked some hysteria - but also produced the memorable, unintentionally hilarious sight of red-faced television presenters demonstrating how to use condoms by peeling them over bananas. The world now uses between six and nine billion condoms every year, with three billion produced in Thailand. Moulds are dipped into a series of vats of latex, the sap of the rubber tree, and dried using hot air. They are powdered, tested for strength and punctures, possibly lubricated then sealed in foil. Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, the president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, has said there are tiny holes in each condom that the virus can pass through. The World Health Organisation calls this view mistaken and dangerous, but it continues to have influence in some countries. A change in the official line now will have negligible effect in Britain where many Catholics already feel able to practise birth control without the approval of their Pope. But campaigners hope it will make it far easier to distribute condoms in the developing world. The United Nations estimates that at least seven billion extra condoms would be needed to make a significant reduction in HIV infection. "From a human rights perspective," says Beatrice Were in Uganda, "all people who need to use condoms should have access to condoms." Additional reporting by Dave Burke Safe Sex: Something for antiquity, sir? A brief history of prophylactics 1,000BC First recorded use: Egyptians wear linen sheath to protect against disease. Chinese use oiled silk paper; Japanese favour leather or thin horn. AD200 Cave paintings in Combarelles, France, provide first visual evidence in Europe of condoms. 1500s Italian doctor Gabrielle Fallopius proposes linen sheath as protection against syphilis epidemic. 1640s Farmers in Condom, France, use sheep guts. 1660s Name popularised when Charles II given oiled sheep intestine by a Dr Condom. Allegedly. May rather come from condus, Latin for vessel. 1855 Vulcanised rubber produces a robust sheath. Men disastrously advised to wash and keep using until it crumbles. 1912 Latex rubber makes thin, single-use condom possible. By Second World War these are mass produced and handed out to troops. 1950s Refinement (and greater pleasure) as condoms go skin-tight and get bubble tip to collect semen. Durex introduces lubrication. 1980s With arrival of Aids/HIV, condoms are no longer a source of embarrassment. They are demonstrated on television - using bananas. 2006 Sales of condoms worldwide reach nine billion a year. Vatican view: The beliefs of Benedict XVI Donum Vitae was published in 1987 and signed by Pope John Paul II and Cardinal Ratzinger, who would become his successor. It reiterated the church's total ban on contraception. Pope Benedict XVI told African bishops Aids could be tackled by only abstinence and fidelity, not condoms. The Pope's theologian Cardinal Georges Cottier signalled a shift last year, saying: "The virus is transmitted during a sexual act, so at the same time as [bringing] life there is also a risk of transmitting death. That is where the commandment 'Thou shalt not kill' is valid." http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article2016132.ece

Record numbers of Britons are buying real fur, overturning decades of campaigning by activists who say substitutes should be worn instead. Sales of fur clothing have hit £500m for the first time, up 30 per cent on two years ago, with £40m of new fur products being imported every year. To the fury of the anti-cruelty lobby, the championing of real fur by supermodels and top designers is sending sales soaring, with, say protesters, young animals being clubbed and shot by hunters as a result. The fashion designer Stella McCartney last night told The Independent on Sunday: "The continuing use of fur is a real problem in the fashion industry, and there is an issue with people assuming that fur trim is fake when most of it is real." More than a decade after top models posed in placards with "I'd rather go naked than wear fur", new figures show that sales of fur have risen by 30 per cent in the past two years. Figures compiled for the IoS by HM Customs and Revenue show that almost one million tons of fur are being imported each year - and that the global market for fur has hit almost £7bn. Fendi, the luxury retailer, has led the move to "rebrand" fur, selling products using dyed and shaved fur to make it look more appealing. Other top stores have followed suit, with designers such as Julien Macdonald, Jean-Paul Gaultier, John Galliano and Alexander McQueen staging shows with models in real fur. The British Fur Traders Association said that sales of fur have risen by a third in two years, while Hockley, a London furrier, is reporting a 45 per cent rise in business. Concern over the comeback of fur in the UK is so great that the RSPCA is preparing to mount a major new anti-fur campaign early next year. The World Society for the Protection of Animals blamed the fashion industry for fuelling the rise, saying catwalk shows were making fur seem acceptable to the public. "Fur-bearing animals are forced to endure life in cruel cages and are... slammed against concrete floors and skinned alive," said a spokesman for the charity. Such is the scale of alarm at the rise in fur use that the Government is moving to ban all imports of harp and hooded seal products into the UK. This has been prompted by a sharp increase in the past year in the amount of seal skins imported into Britain. Official Customs figures show that the amount of seal pelt imports rose from 3.6 tons in 2004 to 4.1 tons last year. In 2004, the UK imported almost a third of the value of all Canadian seal skins into the EU. Protests continue over the Canadian seal hunt, where hundreds of thousands of animals are clubbed or shot each year. Campaigners claim that some seals are still alive when they are skinned. http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2016135.ece

Andy Robinson has had his last game as England coach, according to BBC Radio Five Live's Sportsweek programme. England have lost eight of their last nine matches and a "well-placed" source has told the programme Robinson will be asked to resign or face the sack. First choice as replacement is World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson. But if Johnson is not available, former Wasps and Ireland coach Warren Gatland or ex-South Africa coach Nick Mallett will come into the frame. England have lost 13 of their 22 Tests under Robinson - including three of this month's four autumn internationals - and have slumped to seventh in the IRB world rankings. Robinson's team were booed off the pitch by the Twickenham crowd for the second time in three matches after their 25-14 defeat against South Africa on Saturday. After the match, Robinson again insisted he had no intention of walking away from the job and said he wanted to remain in charge for next year's Six Nations. Robinson was assistant coach to Sir Clive Woodward and a key part of the coaching team which won the World Cup in 2003. And when Woodward resigned in September 2004, Robinson was the RFU's unanimous choice to take over. The 42-year-old, who has a contract until June 2008, has led England to two consecutive fourth place finishes in the Six Nations, and has won just one away match. The RFU conducted a review after the 2006 Six Nations, and Robinson survived despite assistant coaches Phil Larder, Dave Alred and Joe Lydon all losing their jobs. Brian Ashton (attack), John Wells (forwards) and Mike Ford (defence) have since been appointed under Robinson, while Rob Andrew has taken on the elite director of rugby role. But the changes have failed to spark a revival in England's fortunes, and former England captain Will Carling said Robinson would have to go. "I'm an England fan and after the four games in November, I haven't witnessed a lot of improvement," he told Sportsweek. "I think it is time for a change in the coach - not because of the last four games, or even the last two games, but because of the last two years. "If you look at England over the last two years, we don't seem to have any combinations that are working and Andy Robinson has to take responsibility for that." But Carling said there needed to be much greater clarity in terms of the specific job description of anyone brought in to replace Robinson. "I don't believe we need another coach - we need a manager," said Carling. "We need someone who can get the environment right and I think Martin Johnson would be good for that. "But whether he wants to step straight into that is another thing. He's got some superb qualities, but it depends what the remit of the job is." Johnson has gone on record as saying Robinson should be replaced. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/6185090.stm

Wayne Rooney has signed a contract extension with Manchester United that will keep him at the club until 2012. The England international striker, 21, joined the Old Trafford outfit two years ago in a £27m move from Everton. Negotiations on the contract began just two months ago and reflect the desire of both parties to seal the deal. "It is something I have always wanted," said Rooney. "There is so much I want to achieve with this club, starting hopefully with the league this season." Red Devils manager Sir Alex Ferguson is delighted to have tied Rooney to a long-term contract just over a year since Cristiano Ronaldo penned a new deal that runs until 2010. "It reflects our intention to build a team to stay together," said the Scot. "Cristiano signed a new contract last year and we have other exciting young talent here too. "We see Wayne and Cristiano emerging as the best players in the world. They have their best years in front of them and we will all be lucky to witness that." The news will come as a boost to the club on the eve of their Premiership match at home to Chelsea when a victory would see them pull six points clear at the top of the table. "It is an exciting time at the moment and I am relishing the challenge that goes with it," Rooney added. "The team is developing with a mixture of experience and youth and I am just glad I play my part in it." http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/6184422.stm

Parents are being urged not to buy their children dangerous or anti-social presents for Christmas. Off-road bikes, replica and ball bearing guns, knives, alcohol and go-peds are all on Greater Manchester Police's "least wanted" list. Imitation firearms would be confiscated if they were reported to be causing alarm in the community, the force said. Officers are also reminding parents that to ride a mini motorcycle riders must be over 16 and properly insured. 'Wrong choice' Possession of any kind of fireworks by anyone under 18 is also an offence. Parents are being encouraged to ensure that if their children must have an alcoholic drink over the festive period, they do this at home and to a responsible level. Assistant Chief Constable Vincent Sweeney, from Greater Manchester Police, said: "Presents are traditionally given at this time of year to bring joy and happiness to young people and those around them. "The wrong choice of presents, however, can have the opposite effect, cause a nuisance and make life miserable, and even dangerous for family, friends and the wider community." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6185382.stm

Prayers were being said for a 10-month-old baby who was scalded when hot water pipes burst above her cot. Rhianna Hardie remains in a critical condition in hospital after suffering 85% burns in the accident at her council house in Taunton, Somerset. Doctors have told the baby's family her injuries are so severe that she only has a 20% chance of survival. The Rev Tim Jones said: "Our thoughts are with her family and we are of course here to support them." "All churchgoers have been saying prayers for Rhianna and her family at this time of tragedy and hoping and praying she will pull through," he said. Rhianna was scalded on only the second night the family had spent in their council house. Her parents heard a loud bang in her room and found boiling water pouring from pipes on to the child's cot. Her father Mathew Hardie, 27, suffered burns to his hands and arms as he pulled Rhianna from the cot. She was taken to Taunton's Musgrove Park Hospital, before being transferred to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol and then to the city's Children's Hospital, where she is currently under sedation and in a critical condition. Skin grafts Mr Hardie and the baby's mother Charlene Haworth, 23, have been at the baby's bedside since the accident last Sunday. Doctors have told the family that the next four weeks will be critical to Rhianna's survival. They hope to use skin grafts from her midriff - which was protected from the boiling water by her nappy - to grow skin that could be applied to her face and body. The baby's grandmother Kathleen McKenzie, 47, said: "The main thing is that she is still here. "She's a real little fighter and that has got to bode well for the next few weeks. "The family would just like to thank everyone for being so kind to us during this difficult time." The Health and Safety Executive and Taunton Deane Borough Council have both launched an investigation into the accident. Avon and Somerset Police have said there are no suspicious circumstance surrounding the baby's injuries. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/6185174.stm

An unarmed man has been shot dead by police in New York City hours before he was to have been married, prompting fury over the officers' actions. Two of the man's friends were hurt in the shooting, which occurred outside a strip club where they had been celebrating before the wedding. Police fired 50 bullets at a car carrying the men after it reportedly struck an unmarked police vehicle. New York's mayor says police had acted fearing an armed "altercation". "Officers on the scene had reason to believe that an altercation involving a firearm was about to happen and were trying to stop it," Michael Bloomberg said. The club was under surveillance because of its long history of weapons complaints, drug-dealing and prostitution, New York's Police Chief Raymond Kelly said. Civil rights activist Al Sharpton has demanded the police explain its actions. "Gunshots all over the place. This is outrageous at best," he said. He also criticised the police for handcuffing the two men receiving emergency care for their injuries in hospital. Denise Ford, the mother of one of the men hurt in the shooting, is quoted as saying her son was shot in the hand, right leg and buttocks. "I think this is messed-up on the cops' behalf," Ms Ford told New York newspaper Newsday. "They're too hotheaded and something needs to be done about it." Police suspicions A total of 21 bullets hit the car the men were in as they left the strip club, police said. The driver, Sean Bell, was to be married later on Saturday. He was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. One of his passengers, Joseph Guzman was hit by at least 11 bullets and is in a critical condition in hospital. The other passenger, Trent Benefield, was hit three times and is in a stable condition. Police Chief Kelly said the three men were also being watched. He said an undercover officer at the club had reported that the men were in a group that was involved in a dispute with another person outside the club. The officer had reportedly called his colleagues saying he feared a gun would be produced. As the men left the scene, a car they were driving struck an undercover officer on the shin. It also hit an unmarked police vehicle, which is when five of the seven police officers on the scene opened fire, Mr Kelly said. No weapons were found on the three men or in their car. An investigation is under way. In 1999, New York police fired 41 bullets at unarmed Amadou Diallo, killing him. The four officers involved were acquitted of all charges. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6184948.stm

Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny 9/10 thoroughly enjoyed. once of the best beginnings to a film that I've seen in a long while.

Convicted loyalist killer Michael Stone is being held after attempting to enter Stormont during a key debate to pave the way for restoration of devolution. Stone was arrested after walking into Parliament Buildings with a bag. Police said the building was evacuated following reports of a device. In 1988, Stone murdered three men at the funerals of three IRA members. The Stormont meeting was being held to hear if the DUP and Sinn Fein would indicate ministerial candidates. The alert happened about 20 minutes into the proceedings and Northern Ireland's politicians were quickly ushered out of the building. BBC political correspondent Gareth Gordon said security sources were treating an object left at the building as a live device. He said it looked as if the building would remain evacuated for the rest of the day. Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain has ordered an urgent report from Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde into the breach of security. Prime Minister Tony Blair said that despite the breach, the St Andrew's Agreement remained the only way forward. Speaking from Downing Street, Mr Blair said: "No move forward in Northern Ireland is easy, we've learned that over 10 years. "It's not because the people, or indeed, the leaders in Northern Ireland want it to be so, but because each step towards a different and better future is taken alongside the memory of a wretched and divisive past." Friday had been billed by the two governments as a "critical day", with politicians gathered to hear if the DUP and Sinn Fein would indicate their candidates for the first and deputy first minister jobs. During the debate, Sinn Fein said Martin McGuinness was its choice for deputy first minister. In his speech, Mr Paisley said the circumstances had not been reached where there could be a nomination or designation by his party. "There can only be an agreement involving Sinn Fein when there has been delivery by the republican movement, tested and proved over a credible period in terms of support for the PSNI, the courts, the rule of law, a complete end to paramilitary and criminal activity and the removal of terrorist structures," he said. "Clearly, as Sinn Fein is not yet ready to take the decisive step forward on policing, the DUP is not required to commit to any aspect of power-sharing in advance of such certainty." UUP leader Sir Reg Empey challenged the Speaker, Eileen Bell, as to whether DUP leader Ian Paisley had actually indicated his party would nominate its choice for first minister. "It requires to be clarified as to whether or not we have witnessed a marriage or an engagement today," he said. However, Mrs Bell said that it was now a matter for Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain to decide. SDLP leader Mark Durkan said: "There is as much hollow farce as there is historic significance in what we have witnessed this morning". 'Make-or-break' If all goes to the British and Irish government's plan, assembly elections will be held in March, with devolution restored later that month. The DUP and Sinn Fein get to nominate first and deputy first ministers as they are the largest unionist and nationalist parties in the assembly. For months the British and Irish governments billed 24 November as a make-or-break date. But since last month's St Andrews Agreement, the deadline has been watered down, with no talk of the politicians' wages and allowances being cut. Friday's meeting of the assembly was the first since legislation was passed to redesignate it as a transitional body which will be dissolved in January, to pave the way for elections in March. Ahead of the meeting, Mr Hain warned that he was prepared to pull the plug on Stormont unless it seemed that progress could be made. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6179792.stm

Egypt's top Muslim clerics have attempted to distance Islam from the practice of female genital mutilation, saying the religion does not need it. The head of the al-Azhar mosque, Sunni Islam's top authority, told a meeting in Cairo the practice, also known as female circumcision, was not a "must". And Egypt's top official cleric, Ali Gomaa, said the Prophet Mohammad had not circumcised his daughters. Female genital mutilation is widespread in parts of Africa and the Middle East. The practice, which typically involves surgically removing the clitoris of a young girl, has been criticised as an infringement on the rights of women and a threat to their health. Parents who support the practice argue that it helps prevent promiscuous behaviour in their daughters. Genital mutilation or female circumcision often robs women of sensitivity in their sexual organs. The conference on the subject in Cairo was organised by a German human rights group, Target, and attracted Islamic clerics from across the world. 'Doctors confuse us' Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi, the top scholar at Cairo's al-Azhar mosque, told the conference: "From a religious point of view, I don't find anything that says that circumcision is a must [for women]." "In Islam, circumcision is for men only," the Associated Press news agency quoted him as saying. However, Mr Tantawi said, doctors should ultimately decide whether the practice was necessary or correct. Ali Gomaa, Egypt's top official Islamic scholar, or grand mufti, told the gathering no examples of the practice could be found in the Prophet Muhammad's life. "The Prophet Muhammad didn't circumcise his [four] daughters," he said. Another leading cleric, Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, said that Islam did not require the practice but some clerics felt it was allowed. He too placed the onus on doctors to clarify the issue. "Doctors confuse us, as some are with and some are against, the final say should be for them," Mr Qaradawi told AP. Widespread practice Female genital mutilation is widespread in Egypt, Yemen, Oman and parts of sub-Saharan Africa. It is relatively unknown in most other parts of the Muslim world, including south and south-east Asia, North Africa and Saudi Arabia. The practice has been traced to Pharaonic times, pre-dating Islam. Some Christian and animist groups in Africa also practice female genital mutilation. Some parents who back the practice cite Muslim scholars and doctors who claim it is necessary or religiously desirable to remove the clitoris of young girls. Women's groups in Egypt have been campaigning against it for years, but they know that the fight to eradicate it will take many more, reports the BBC's Heba Saleh in Cairo. She says many Egyptian families still circumcise their daughters, even though this is not the first time top Muslim clerics have spoken out against the practice. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6176340.stm

Iran have been suspended from all international football activity because of government interference in running the game in the country. World ruling body Fifa made the decision at a meeting of the Emergency Committee on Wednesday evening. Iran took part in last summer's World Cup in Germany and recently qualified for the 2008 Asian Cup finals. An Iranian news agency said Iran did not accept the decision, describing it as "completely illegitimate". In a statement, Fifa said it had decided to "suspend the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation (IRIFF) from all international activity due to government interference in football matters and violation of Article 17 of the Fifa Statutes." Article 17 relates to the independence of national football associations free of any government interference. In August, Fifa and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) gave the IRIFF until 15 November to reinstate elected president Mohammad Dadkan and to comply with the relevant provisions of the Statutes. But as this deadline was not met, the country has been handed a suspension. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6178284.stm

its not leaked. they're releasing it a track at a time on the official site

I swear you get worse with age :P

Decked out in cheap gold chains and a garish blue tracksuit top, Kate Moss was barley recognisable during her theatrical debut last night. Away from the glamour of the catwalk, the supermodel embraced her role as the sister of Britain's favourite chav Vicky Pollard with apparent ease. Moss joined Little Britain stars David Walliams and Matt Lucas for a cameo appearance at the Hammersmith Apollo in London for a Comic Relief version of the famous television comedy series. Details of her role were kept under wraps before she appeared shellsuited pal of "yeah but no but" teenager Vicky Pollard. Walliams persuaded Moss to take part after she and boyfriend Pete Doherty went to see a Little Britain show. Standing next to Lucas, she mimicked his expressions of a delinquent teenager. Moss then joined the Little Britain star next to a line of six buggies, posing as a teenage mum on benefits. "I've known Kate socially for a little while and she and Pete came to our show one night and liked it," he said. "So we thought, let's be cheeky and see if we can convince her, and she was up for it. "It'll be a speaking role but I don't want to give too much away. When you see her and what she'll be wearing and doing, it'll be a big surprise." Walliams believes the supermodel has a flair for comedy. "The thing about Kate is that she's funny in her own right so we think it'll be brilliant," he said. Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross will also appear in the comedy show. All proceeds will go to Comic Relief. Walliams raised £1 million for the cause earlier this year by swimming the English Channel. More pics at the Daily Mail

One of the last bastions of gluttony - the pie-eating contest - has fallen victim to the healthy eating lobby. Competitors in the world championship, held at Harry's Bar in Wigan, used to gobble up as many meat and potato pies as they could in three minutes. But the new champion will be the pie eater who can put away a single pie in the shortest time - and in 2006 there is even a vegetarian option. Organisers say they are recognising the government's drive to cut obesity. But some competitors are unhappy with the changes to the competition, held annually at the bar in Wallgate. Dave Smyth, 48, from Hindley, won the first contest in 1992 when he ate four pies in three minutes. He said: "This contest has always been about savouring as many pies as possible over a three-minute period, not sprinting through a few mouthfuls of a single pie. "They've taken things too far this year pies are supposed to be meat and potato and anything else just isn't normal." Organiser Tony Callaghan, owner of Harry's Bar, indicated that the competition had to move with the times. "I realise it may be controversial, but this is the way forward for pie-eating at this level," said Mr Callaghan. "It will make for an exciting sporting spectacle, whilst also doffing its cap to government guidelines on obesity." He said the introduction of a separate vegetarian competition came after "relentless pressure" from the Vegetarian Society. Pie-eaters The pies consumed at the contest have to meet strict criteria. Pies must have a diameter of 12cm (4.7ins) with a depth of 3.5cm (1.4ins) - with a consistency neither too runny nor crumbly. Vegetarian pie-eaters in the competition will be allowed to eat a slightly smaller version because of its more glutinous content. "We will not stop competitors from entering both championships - so there is every possibility we will have a double world champion for the first time," Mr Callaghan added. The "pie-eater" term given to Wiganers dates back to the 1920s, when miners in the town were forced back to work before the end of a strike. As a result they were said to have eaten "humble pie". The World Pie Eating Championship takes place at Harry's Bar on 16 December. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6175726.stm