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Pre-Crime checks on children

The government's latest crime-cutting idea is to monitor children from birth to identify future offenders. It could involve assessing children at key educational stages, and logging details of...

kwicky

Turner paintings - a load of cr*p

On the news today a woman has donated some Turner paintings to the nation. I enjoy a good picture the same as the next person but do you think some of the praise and also the valuation of some of...

AB Asks

Should reporters remain in volatile areas?

Today marks two weeks since BBC correspondent Alan Johnston went missing in the Gaza strip. He was the only foreign journalist from a major media organisation based in the area and demonstrations have...

olddutch

Bob Woolmer Murder

Does anyone know why it apparently took a number of days to discover the Video Tape showing the comings and goings to his room on the night of his death?

Paul22118

Iranian waters?

Just heard on the news that there is now a possibility that we were wrong and the RN was in Iranian wters. What now Stanley?

lilacben

terrible cough any thing to clear it up

I had a very bad head cold for three weeks it went away and came back again last week. Now I am left with an awful cough that is getting me down. Has anyone else had this and found something to clear...

sunflower71

blood from my nose

When I blow my nose by boogies are blood and not boogies. this has been happening for a while now. im not excessivly blowing hard or anything out of the ordinary. TIA

jababe

Neck pain when running

I have been training at the gym 3 times a week for about 4 months. Last week I bought a pair of Nike running trainers and as soon as I started running on the treadmill I got a constant pain in my...

theelziebub

Flu/Cold Tips?

Hi all, Does anyone know a quick cure for a cold/flu? Or any way to get rid of the sore redness around your nose from blowing it? I've just been hit with a nasty cold and I want rid, like yesterday...

StudentGal

Drink Drivers. Why do they get off so lightly?

Hello all, Not really sure if this is in the right place but I suppose it's a current affair issue so here goes. I am SICK of drink drivers getting off with stupidly light sentences. To me, if you...

kwicky

Cluster bombs banned in UK

Today its been announced that the UK is acting independently to ban the production of cluster bombs and prevent any more killing of innocent children by picking up explosive bomblets. All current...

friskybunny

Hypnotism..

How does Hypnosis work? Is there a scientifical or medical reason why we can be hypnotised and do things we have no control over and cause our brain to forget things. And can someone be hypnotised...

bigbus

pop ups

i get a pop up all the time on my pc although i hve a pop up blocker why?

carrust

Leg-openers?

What's the best drink to open a ladies legs? It must be cheap !!

AB Asks

Should alcohol be a class-A drug?

Experts have warned that alcohol is so dangerous to a person's health that it should be thought of as a class A drug. Cigarettes would be ranked as a class B drug. Is this just another utterly...

Gromit

Bob Woolmer murder

There are many rumours. Anyone care to speculate on a motive? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6482 981.stm

Loosehead

50 years of the EU?

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1 257203,00.html Well obviously it's not 50 years of the EU but the steps leading to the current EU. What would UK be like now if we had not joined at all?...

Loosehead

Zimbabwe?

In and Ideal world, what should the West do? Is it a better case for regime change than Iraq was? Please can we dispense with the omnipresent twee oil related swipes and focus on whether a regime...

fender62

UK sailors captured

They were said to be carrying out a routine patrol in Iraqi waters, has this not happened before and they iranians never gave back to boat either, if they had been the u.s navy men would it have...