The formal title for serving and former US Presidents is 'Mr President'. There will, at some point in the future, be a female President. What will her official title be? Mrs President? Madam...
The The Malicious Communications Act 1988 deals with the sending any article which is indecent or grossly offensive, or which conveys a threat, or which is false, provided there is an intent to cause...
So, it's the middle of the London Olympics, and our young atheletes from various backgrounds and races are performing marvellously (our best medal haul in OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS!!!), our transport...
Okay - don't want to 'count my chickens' but right now, we're fifth on the medal table.
Doesn't that seem pretty brilliant, considering the size of the UK?...
I'm going to spend some time over the next few months, raiding LoveFilm and Netflix for the best 'twist in the tale' films, and I'd like to get a head start with a list of films to view. I've already...
Some could say, with justification, that us regular contributors to the News section spend way too much time grumbling about negative stories (coupled with slinging brickbats at those whose political,...
When I was a kid, the BBC used to broadcast ghost stories around Christmas time. I have a vague recollection of one which was a story about two Victoria children, and at the end of the story, they...
Bit of a hoo-ha this morning because Ryan Giggs and Ifeoma Dieke refused to sing the national anthem. I found this on an old report frm the BBC: The little-known and even less-sung sixth verse of God...
There is a concerted effort by sections of the right whinge press to slate the Olympics at every possible turn. Sure, it's expensive, and sure traffic in London will be a nightmare for the next few...
This was asked to me by a female colleague earlier today whilst a group of us were discussing the murders at the Batman screening in Colorado. I'd never consciously considered it before - but it seems...
Netflix has all eight series of '24', and I've decided to watch the lot over the next couple of months. I know the first series centres on an assassination attempt, and the second is about a dirty...
Yes, you heard it right. It would appear that this couple have been split up because they are a straight married couple, whereas in fact, they have been barred from sharing a room in the Olympic...
In 'I'm Alan Partridge' (not sure whether it was the second or third series), there's a scene where he's in a car park, I think, with his assistant Lynne. He sees who he thinks is an old friend and...
Without wishing to make light of the threat of terrorist attacks - has anyone else noticed how many would-be terrorists in the UK are (to put it bluntly) as dumb as a box of hair? Since the last...
The response to the recent recent Muslim teenage girls 'grooming' stories are pretty horrific and disturbing...but are our responses to those disgusting crimes muted by the sheer <insert...
This question is NOT based on any current news story - but as the News section has more politically aware posters (AOG, New Judge, Youngmafbog, modeller, bazwillrun, Gromit, em10, naomi24, Zeuhl,...
A point raised by Anne Widdecombe when CPs were introduced. She felt she couldn't vote for CPs as it excluded siblings. Lord Tebbit has reiterated the unfairness of CPs in this regard. Does he have a...
