Veteran BBC correspondent Charles Wheeler dies

The BBC's longest-serving foreign correspondent, Charles Wheeler, has died from lung cancer at the age of 85. Wheeler was considered something of a legend at the BBC. As a reporter, presenter and producer, he had covered stories such as the assassination of Martin Luther King...

Renegade S Lanka leader goes home

Former Tamil rebel leader Karuna has strong control in Some part of Sri Lanka but he defected and joined Sri Lankan forces. " Former Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger renegade Col Karuna has arrived in Colombo after...

BBC presenter: media to blame on house prices

"The former BBC economics editor Evan Davis said yesterday that journalists could have done more to warn the public about the credit crunch that triggered the current housing price crash and general financial...

BBC SPORT | Tennis | Cool Radwanska stuns Kuznetsova

Agnieszka Radwanska kept her composure to come from a break down in the final set and send fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova crashing out of Wimbledon.

TV Licensing comes under fire after OAPS receive court threats

Published Date: 26 June 2008 Elderly television viewers have been left angered and distressed after receiving threatening letters and even doorstep visits from enforcement officers for non-payment of the BBC licence...

BBC Puppets (muppets?)

The BBC stooped to an all time low this evening. The BBC mission states their purpose is "To enrich people's lives with programmes and services that inform, educate and entertain.I couldn't believe my eyes; I caught...

BBC forces fan to remove Dr Who knitting patterns from website

While the BBC encourages Dr Who fans to make their own video trailers and comic books, one thing they must not do is make knitted toys.The BBC has slapped a craft website with a copyright infringement notice for displaying knitting patterns of Dr Who characters. The...

Celtic League - Alex Salmond welcomes comments about the BBC

This item from the Celtic League:The Celtic League General Secretary has written to Scotland's FirstMinister applauding his stand on the inadequate coverage by the BBCnews network of Scottish Affairs (see...

Celtic League - BBC biased - it's official

This item from the Celtic League:BBC political coverage is biased and focuses predominantly on storiesabout England, according to the BBC Trust. A report for the Trust said that there was too much emphasis on...

Secret Al Qaeda files lost

Another 'senior intelligence officer' has a 'senior moment'." TOP secret files on Al Qaeda were left on a train by a senior intelligence officer, it was revealed today. A police investigation has been launched after secret Government documents went missing. It is understood...

High times for medicinal marijuana

"In California, marijuana is supposed to be prescribed only to people suffering from life-threatening conditions but David Willis finds the reality is quite different."

The Royal Cornwall Show – A Charity? – For Whose Benefit ?

Is the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association (Reg. Ch. No 250312), the organisation that runs the annual ' Royal 'Cornwall Show still, in this 21st Century, a forelock tugging non-egalitarian feudal relic, like the...

Facts Shatter Global Warming Denier Claims

"Global warming climate change is happening.x20 A major cause of it is the burning of fossil fuels. The effects of it will be severe and damaging. We are already seeing some effects in extreme weather events,...

BBC journalist killed in Afghanistan

" AN Afghan journalist working for the BBC has been found dead, a day after gunmen abducted him in the volatile southern province of Helmand.The BBC said Abdul Samad Rohani went missing on Saturday in Lashkar Gar, the capital of the southern Helmand province. His body was...

Guantanamo 9/11 suspects on trial

Trial for 5 terrorists, considered as mastermind of attack on World Trade Centre,  have started at a miltiary tribunal in Guantanamo Bay. All five men face the death penalty if convicted by the US tribunal in Cuba. " The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on the...

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