BT and Virgin Media have launched an attack on the Government following the announcement of plans to punish illegal file-sharers by cutting off their internet connections, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Both have expressed objections to the latest plans to by Stephen Timms, the minister for Digital Britain, which go against previous proposals announced at by his predecessor Lord Carter as part of his Digital Britain report two months ago. The previous plans included collecting the identities …

Scientist warn that breast cancer patients given tamoxifen are more than four times more likely to develop a more aggressive tumour than those not prescribed the drug, the Daily Mail reports.
A study of over 1,000 patients found the oestrogen blocking drug reduced the risk of the most common, easy to treat cancer recurring by 60 per cent. But the chances of a rarer type not sensitive to the female hormone appearing in the opposite breast increased …

Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu emphasised after meeting his British counterpart Gordon Brown today that Israel’s capital is not a settlement and Israel will accept no limitations on their sovereignty.
“I’ve made it clear. Jerusalem is the sovereign capital of Israel. We accept no limitations on our sovereignty,” Netanyahu said, according to politics.co.uk.
“To put a fine point on this – Jerusalem is not a settlement,” Netanyahu emphasised. “The settlement issue is outstanding, it is one of …

Indian Sports Ministry appears to be confident that Formula One isn’t really a sport, but entertainment, and therefore they rejected supporting holding an F1 race in India.
The Times of India reports that the ministry of sports in January 2009 wrote to JPSK Sports, the promoters of Formula One in the country, that their request for getting approval for remittance of $36.5 million to be paid to Formula One Administration (UK) for holding an F1 race in …

Early results from Afghanistan’s presidential election show that the main contenders – President Hamid Karzai and former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah – are running neck and neck, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Out of the half-million ballots initially counted, Karzai had 212,927 votes or 40.6 percent, while Abdullah was on 202,889 votes or 38.6 percent.
Daud Najafi, the IEC’s chief electoral officer, stressed that it was too early to tell with final results not due until September 3.

Police are removing valuables from unlocked cars to shock motorists into being more careful, the Daily Mail reports.
Officers in London are taking everything from handbags to satnavs, and leaving a note telling drivers their property is at a local police station.
The scheme is being tried out in Richmond, south west London, which has a disproportionately high level of thefts from cars – up 40  per cent in a year.
Police from the area’s Safer Neighbourhood …

It’s is indeed very nice to know that Prime Minister Gordon Brown was “repulsed” by the welcome given to the Lockerbie terrorist Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi on his return to Libya.
But is that really what the people would like to know? Who gives a flying f*** what he feels about the terrorist’s welcome?
Well, given, he did say that the decision was a matter for the Scottish government and he had “no role” in it, but he …

Free-to-edit Wikipedia are about to introduce a new policy of vetting any changes to its articles about living people, the Daily Mail reports.
The original idea for the site was that all contributors had the power to edit, improve and update the content. But officials at the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organisation in San Francisco that govern Wikipedia, now say that a team of “experienced volunteer editors” will now oversee any changes to articles about living people.
The …

Ministers are set to ignore the plight of recession-hit motorists next week by slapping another 2p on the price of petrol and diesel, the Daily Mail reports.
The 2p rise will result in every motorist spending around £29 more on fuel next year, with drivers forking out an extra £1.16 for every tank of petrol.
Prices on forecourts have increased by around 20p a litre since the start of 2009, adding £11 to the cost of filling …

A Twitter campaign to raise awareness and to demand freedom for the kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is taking place tomorrow, on 26th of August.
The Jewish Internet Defence Force (JIDF) call on everyone on Twitter to take part in the campaign and use the #GiladShalit hashtag tomorrow in their tweets.
JIDF say that on 28th of August, Shalit will celebrate his 23rd birthday, but for the fourth year in a row, he will most likely celebrate …

Nineteen months after ending his disastrous run for the presidency, the former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is clearing a path for a possible race for governor in 2010, the New York Times reports.
Giuliani has told associates that he will decide on a candidacy within 30 to 60 days, as he weighs whether he can be elected statewide and what impact another campaign would have on his business interests.
He is already laying the groundwork. On …

The Prime Minister of the “Palestinian Authority”, Salam Fayyad, wants unilaterally to build an Arab state in Judea, Samaria and Gaza in the next two years.
According to Ynet, they are determined to build state institutions without waiting for the outcome of peace talks with Israel, Fayyad said.
“The Palestinian government is struggling determinedly against a hostile occupation regime… in order to establish a de facto state apparatus within the next two years,” he said. ”This can and …

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is set to comment for the first time on the release of the only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, the BBC reports.
He will be asked about the decision to free Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds at a press conference later today.
Brown is expected to be asked about the decision at a press conference in Downing Street after talks with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu – his first official engagement …

Nokia will start making a small, light laptop, similar to ones PC manufacturers are already selling through wireless carriers around the world, the AP reports.
The Finnish company say the Nokia Booklet 3G will run Windows, have a 10-inch screen and weigh 2.8 pounds. That puts it squarely in the “netbook” category pioneered by Taiwanese manufacturers like AsusTek Computer Inc.
Nokia said it would reveal the price and launch date of the PC on 2nd September. Most …

Internet users who illegally download films and music will have their broadband connection cut off under Government proposals due to be announced today, the Daily Mail reports.
The decision means internet users who share copyrighted materials with others will get warning letters, before having their connection stopped if they persist.
Government departments are taking over the power to deal with these offenders from the current regulators, Ofcom.
This approach was originally ruled out by the Government in its …

According to a recent Guardian/ICM poll, the Conservatives are on 41% and lead Labour by 16%, Labour have dropped 2 points to 25%.
The Liberal Democrats are on 19%, down one since July and unchanged since the more recent ICM poll, the Guardian reports.
Support for other parties, boosted by the European elections, has not fallen to previous levels. At 14%, up two (including the Greens, BNP and Ukip at 3% each, and nationalist parties on 5%), …