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...
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...
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"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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
"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."
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...
"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,...
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" 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...
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...