Thursday 10 July 2003

Camden Council is targeting parents using cars on the school run - but parents say their rights are being ignored. [BBC News | Education | UK Edition] 3:25:28 PM

A diplomat's undiplomatic truth: They lied. The U.S. may have found the smoking gun that nails the culprit responsible for the Iraq war. Unfortunately, it's in Dick Cheney's office. [Salon.com] Was it ever in doubt? Of course the next step is obvious. America you're feeling sleepy... very sleepy... [Curiouser and curiouser!] 10:19:11 AM

Travel: Forget the bus, the best way around Copenhagen is by kayak. David Atkinson heads for the harbour to discover new ways to see the city. [Guardian Unlimited] 9:57:26 AM

Labour MP Tom Watson becomes an internet hit after urging young people to "cut it with the bling bling". [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] 9:49:37 AM

There has never been a human community without crime. Thousands of specialist academics around the world have tried to put their finger on why some communities generate so much more than others, why some individuals are so criminal, why some victims are so vulnerable. Some thought that crime was linked to consumption: more goods, so less need to steal. Then they discovered the opposite: more goods, so more opportunity to steal. Then they discovered the opposite again: more goods, so lower prices, so less that is worth stealing. No theory fits: not poverty, or inequality, or maternal deprivation or paternal absence. They all have some impact - big sources and small sources, all constantly shifting in power and in relation to each other. It's like trying to map the wind - infinitely complex. 9:24:16 AM

It's a barely organised, turn up and go 120 mile overnight on-road bicycle ride. It's not a race. It's unsupported, no van following. It's a long way for most of us, and there may be times when you, for a split second, wish you were tucked up in bed. But not for long, you'll love it 9:14:50 AM

The British male now lives longer than men in most other western European countries, according to a report. [BBC News | Science/Nature | World Edition] 8:39:34 AM

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