Police 'risk public confidence'
Police failures to tackle anti-social behaviour risk public confidence, says the chief inspector of constabulary.
Labour MP facing expenses probe
Labour MP Harry Cohen is being investigated by the police over his expenses claims, the BBC understands.
Greeks stage fresh general strike
Thousands of Greek workers are expected to bring the country to a halt with a second strike in a month over austerity measures.
High-speed rail line plan awaited
Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are to be published by the government later.
BA strike talks end without deal
Talks between BA and the Unite union aimed at averting strike action by cabin crew break down without agreement.
Scientists to review climate body
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
Economic storm not over, says PM
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
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M-theory news
Wordpress Upgrades
We’re now at 2.9.1 which continues to build on the solid fundamentals of Wordpress. Any problems or questions please get in touch.
New security certificate coming soon
Quite some time ago we enabled SSL support for email and webmail. This is a good thing as it dramatically improves security of your email and webmail access. Unfortunately this created a rather annoying problem with the security certificates. The security certificate was provided by the internet service provider and not us. As a result [...]
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The tipping point
When stuff just doesn't happenFirst winter walk in Scotland
Last weekend I travelled up to Glen Coe to join some members of the Lomond Mountaineering Club for my first bit of proper winter mountaineering. The weather turned out to be much better than forecast with plenty of snow on the mountains. Overall it was a fairly short walk in the Mamores up Na Gruagaichean [...]
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Rachel's Musings
Rachel's weblog, it's cheaper than therapy apparently.wrath
I have the rage. I spent a lot of yesterday entertaining my cousin Mark’s five year old daughter, Katie. We were at a big family gathering for my Granda’s 90th birthday, and she’s a sweet kid, so it wasn’t the worst way to spend the day by any means. We had a lovely day. On the way [...]
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Parky's new Brain
The life and experiences of a traveling (and occasionally researching) astrophysicist.The London 10km run
On the 12th of July I will be running the British 10k London Run. My mate Dave did it last year with no preparation (he claims), and invited me to join him this year. I have never done anything like this before, but decided that it might be an interesting thing to do, and a [...]