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London Riots: Residents Stand Together to Fight Against Looters [VIDEO FOOTAGE]

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In the face of widespread destruction and violence across London, residents have shown community spirit by standing up to the criminal gangs. Residents in Crystal Palace stood firm, a lady in Hackney confronted rioters and a group of Turkish men chased looters away in Dalston. It was three iconic acts of bravery that have shone through despite the violence in London last night.
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Israel: Stock Market Plunges as Protests Continue

The first day of the trading week in the Middle East did prove that the economic crisis, is clearly affecting the region as stock markets in Dubai and Egypt dropped about four per cent, while in Israel the market plunged by seven per cent, which analysts say is a consequence of the downgrade of the debt rating in the U.S.
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What's Mox? The loss of 600 jobs in Cumbria

On Aug. 3, 2011, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) announced the closure of the Mox nuclear fuel manufacturing plant at the Sellafield complex in Cumbria with the loss of 600 jobs expected. A closure waiting to happen? It would certainly appear to be the case after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster in March this year.
Death Row

Challenging (Some of) the Arguments Against Capital Punishment

When I heard that the subject of restoring capital punishment is likely to get an airing in Parliament later this year, I thought it would be the perfect time to put together a somewhat tongue-in-cheek picture gallery based on the "I've Got a Little List" song from the Mikado.
Strauss Kahn

Strauss-Kahn 's Air France Ban "Bogus"?

New reports claiming that Air France banned female crew from serving Dominique Strauss-Kahn because he abused them emerged yesterday. The allegations however were later on swiftly denied by the company.
An image of UFO's taken over London's Tower Bridge on 6/24/2011

UFO Sightings: Silly Season, or Based on Reason?

It seems UFOs are a hot topic at the moment, with sightings coming in from the U.S. and UK this week. Surely this is not merely a result of the silly season of news caused by the House of Commons' recess. Perhaps we are finally making contact with another world. Perhaps we are being invaded. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.