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  Michael Jackson's memorial service

  Tue Jul 07 04:01PM

  Michael Jackson's star-studded memorial service ended on a fittingly emotional note after fans, friends and stars paid tribute to the 'King of Pop'.The service began when his coffin was carried into the Staples Center in Los Angeles by his brothers before tributes were paid by Diana Ross and Nelson Mandela. Mariah Carey then sang… More »

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  Comment: A new low for OK! magazine

  Tue Jun 30 03:19PM

  OK! magazine sank to a new low this week by publishing on its front page what it proudly calls "the last ever pictures of Michael Jackson". It would appear the term ‘rest in peace' is lost on OK! with its publishers Northern & Shell forking out an estimated £300,000 for rights to use the image. The photograph shows… More »

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  Tributes for Michael Jackson

  Fri Jun 26 12:27AM

  The world is currently in a state of shock as one of the most iconic musicians of the past 100 years has passed away.Paramedics were called to the Michael Jackson's home around midday US time on Thursday after he stopped breathing and suffered a cardiac arrest. He was rushed to a local… More »

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  Can Cameron give us our hope back?

  Mon Jun 15 12:56PM

  I like Gordon Brown. That's not a ‘cool' thing to say in the media at the moment, the bandwagon of anti-Brown writers is growing by the day. Despite the mess the government is in I still think Brown is an intelligent, trustworthy and decisive man, a good leader to have in a crisis. But do… More »

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  Who will get your vote on June 4th?

  Fri May 29 04:20PM

  Over the past few weeks the media, and I include us in this, have been guilty of focusing too much of our time on the MPs' expenses scandal. Don't get me wrong, it‘s important - the topic received a lot of coverage and it does still need to be reported on - but we need… More »

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  Brief facts on the European Parliament

  Fri May 29 04:18PM

  What does the European Parliament do? The European Parliament represents people living in the 27 member countries of the European Union (EU). It has powers in a range of areas that affect member countries: animal rightsconsumer rightsthe environmentinternational traderegional economic developmentworkers' rights It has the power to approve, amend or reject new European laws. How is… More »

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  They just don’t get it do they?

  Fri May 15 04:49PM

  Shahid Malik went on the offensive today prior to stepping down as Justice Minister, calling for an end to this "bloodfest". Presumably, judging by his bitter tone, he was pushed or at least told to jump. "This bloodfest has got to stop...otherwise we will have no democracy left," he said. My views on the matter… More »

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  Would you pay for online news?

  Thu May 07 03:00PM

  It appears that Times are a-changing at News Corporation. According to reports Rupert Murdoch is to start charging readers for accessing the company's newspaper websites. Buoyed by the success of online subscriptions at the Wall Street Journal the billionaire claims that the news media is going through an "epochal" debate over whether to charge for online news. In… More »

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  Strangest lawsuit ever?

  Tue Apr 21 01:28PM

  I see a lot of strange news stories in this job and this one, which was featured recently in a German newspaper, is up there with the strangest.A judge in Stuttgart, Germany, is currently trying to decide on a lawsuit in which a man hired his neighbour to impregnate his wife. It gets weirder. Demetrius Soupolos, 29, and… More »

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  Judicial priorities: Possessions over people

  Sat Apr 18 04:52PM

  This week there have been two high-profile prison sentences made by British courts which have highlighted big flaws in our judicial system.The first decision came on Tuesday 14th April when Jack Tweed (right) was sentenced to a 12-week jail sentence for an assault on a taxi driver. The chairwoman for Harlow Magistrates' Court said that… More »

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