UK’s ITV cancels police drama “The Bill” after 27 years
Friday, March 26, 2010 British television network ITV announced today that it will cancel long running police drama The Bill. The Bill is one of the United Kingdom’s longest running drama series, having premiered the pilot episode, entitled “Woodentop”, in 1983. The series has suffered from declining ratings despite anContinue Reading
Policeman from Sussex, UK pleads guilty to fraud over lost and found money
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 Peter Yeats, who until his arrest in September was a sergeant with Sussex Police in England, UK, entered a plea of guilty on Monday to fraud by false representation. The charge related to lost and found cash that a member of the public had handed inContinue Reading
Toronto to have socialized city-wide wi-fi access
Thursday, March 9, 2006 Toronto’s public utility, Toronto Hydro Telecom, will make Canada’s largest city into a huge wireless hotspot. “This is both an exciting and very important initiative for the city of Toronto”, said Toronto’s mayor, David Miller. “It puts us on the leading edge of the telecommunications industryContinue Reading
Japan raises severity level of crisis; efforts to cool damaged nuclear power plant continue
Friday, March 18, 2011 As the nuclear crisis in Japan’s crippled Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant appears to worsen, Japan’s nuclear safety agency raised their assessment of its severity from 4 to 5 on the 7-level International Nuclear Event Scale, the same rating given the 1979 Three Mile Island crisis.Continue Reading
For The Love Of Ink: You Deserve Quality Custom Tattoos
Click Here To Know More About: Traditional Hand Painted Signwriting Melbourne byAlma Abell If you’ve finally reached the decision to have some ink done, you shouldn’t rush out and have it done by the first tattoo artist you find. In fact, that is the worst thing you could possibly do.Continue Reading
Wikinews discusses the H1N1 pandemic with the CDC
Friday, November 6, 2009 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a US government agency. In an interview with Wikinews, Jeff Dimond, a member of the Division of Media Relations for the CDC, answered a few question regarding the current situation of the H1N1 swine flu pandemic. TheContinue Reading
Ranking Favorite Movies With Dvd Collection Database Software
Click Here To Know More About: Rfid Supply Chain Management Rfid Asset Tracking By Maxim Smirnov If you’ve ever wanted to be a movie reviewer, giving the thumbs-up or five stars which encourage a person to go see a movie, you are not alone. However, since these positions can beContinue Reading
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Australian Labor Party shelves government oversight of media legislation
Friday, March 22, 2013 A package of six media reform bills introduced last week before Australia’s Parliament — including one proposing appointing a Public Interest Media Advocate (PIMA) to monitor print and online sectors — was shelved yesterday by the Australian Labor Party, with only two passed before a sevenContinue Reading