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Exercising a right to silence

If somebody is arrested and chooses to remain silent when interviewed by police, can inferences be made from their silence then and there, or only if they are subsequnetly charged in light of other...

woolleysheep

saying

what is the origin of "e by gum" and what does it mean

eupraxia

Firemen

After the Hemel insident I am annoyed to hear people complaining that the fire service didn't do enough. This was the biggest explosion in peace time Europe of this kind and I think the fire service...

Schofs

Yellow Lines

Where in the UK were the first parking restriction yellow lines?

Loosehead

Conspiracy theories???

Why is there a need to invent ever more bizarre explainations for incidents of the past? Moon, titanic, Diana, twin towers and the latest Lennon! Look up Occams razor and you'll see the simplest...

Englishbird

Revenue from smoking

I have wondered this for a while, according to a website promoting stopping smoking, The UK government earned ?8,055 million (?8 bn) in revenue from tobacco duty and VAT in 2002-2003. the high end...

juliely

Military arms pub quiz

1. In the movie "Airplane" which airline is used? 2. In the Two Ronnies "Four Candles" sketch, what is the second item ordered by Ronnie B ? Many thanks.

Gnisy

What is the difference between Proverbs/sayings and idioms?

And does an idiom have to be long?

Drusilla

cia

The CIA have been accused by the Swiss of abducting and transporting terror suspects across the borders of european countries, illegally.Has this organization become an embarrassment to the American...

derekpara

Advanced driving tips

Would any of you care to offer an advanced/defensive driving tip ? ie: give three indicator flashes before beginning a motorway lane change (ensuring it is safe to begin the manoevre). Similtaneous...

zipadeedodah

Driving Through A Red Light

This morning I got to a set of traffic lights at the end of a dual carriageway, where the speed limit is 40mph - as I was approaching the lights, they went amber, and I judged that I wouldn't be able...

Neen

Who is to Blame

I had a car acccident earlier today and am asking advice of who is to blame. I was turning right on to a busy road. I checked my right and no-one was coming so edged out then was looking at my left to...

Grunty

The burning of the White House

The White House was burned by British soldiers in 1814. I read somewhere that the deed was done by a unit from Shropshire. Can anyone confirm this? I have asked the White House; they didn't know but...

logman

camera shy ?

CCTV Cameras seem to be almost everywhere these days,so you might expect unusual phenonema to show up in the wee small hours when half the words asleep. Do we have any evidence ?

boobesque

egg trick

i read a few weeks ago about the egg trick where you throw the egg as high as a double decker bus and it will shuttlecock and not break. i tried this. it broke. am i doing something wrong or am i too...

tallpoppies

stone the crows

Why do we say stone the crows?

Drusilla

Wind up merchant

I've just used this phrase on this site and know what it means (roughly), but where does it come from?

petercon

Piece of string

How long is a piece of string?

funkyrich

War on terror

Is anyone else sick of this phrase?The government has repeated it like a mantra for the past few years as well as "weapons of mass destruction" which was another much repeated term. How do you know...

maggie01

Insurance renewal.

I need to renew my insurance. The company I am with have quoted 26pounds more than last year, which was quite good compared to others. Do I stick with this one or still shop around. I have always been...

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