Not only are the Spanish Government hopeless communists, they’re also hopeless idiots. Because there is no other way to explain the measures they approved today.
The Spanish Government, lead by the Mr Bean lookalike, but about 1000 times stupider Jose Luis Zapatero, approved a decree today that sets limits on the temperature that air conditioners and heaters can be set to in public spaces such as bars and offices and such.
Under those rules, and now it …

An English whisky will go on sale for the first time in 100 years, the Daily Mail reports.
Bottles of the single malt, made by the English Whisky Company, will each carry an image of St George slaying the dragon.
The firm are planning to stock it in shops from 16th December and will be sending bottles around the world after Christmas. A 700ml bottle will sell for £34.99.
The Norfolk-based St George’s Distillery produced their first barrels …

Don’t yet know what to get your loved one this Christmas? Well, look no further, because the present of one’s dreams is here – a £1.92 million mobile phone. And not just any phone, it’s an iPhone!
iPhone 3G S Supreme is uniquely designed and crafted by Stuart Hughes, and it was created with 271 grams of 22ct solid gold.
The front bezel houses 136 flawless diamonds colour F, which total to a massive 68ct.
The rear logo …

Former British ambassador to the UN, Sir Jeremy Greenstock told today to the Iraq war inquiry that the invasion of Iraq was legal but of “questionable legitimacy” because the US and UK had failed to persuade other countries of the need for war, the Guardian reports.
“I regard our participation in the military action in Iraq in March 2003 as legal but of questionable legitimacy in that it did not have the democratically observable backing of …

Motorists who leave their cars running on frosty mornings to warm up the engine and clear the windscreen could face being fined under anti-pollution rules this winter, the Daily Mail reports.
Drivers are being told that leaving a car idling for more than a couple of minutes wastes fuel, and they could be served with on-the-spot fines of up to £40. However motoring groups have warned that the rules should not be used to stop …

The UK Independence Party have chosen Lord Pearson of Rannoch as the man to lead them into the next General Election, 4ni.co.uk reports.
Lord Pearson will succeed outgoing party leader Nigel Farage, who stood down to focus on his Parliamentary ambitions.
UKIP came second to the Conservatives in June’s European Parliament elections.
The party hope to bolster this electoral success at next year’s polls.
Lord Pearson defeated MEPs Gerard Batten, Mike Nattrass and Nikki Sinclaire, and Alan Wood, a …

President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso today unveiled his new Cabinet.
The members of the new European Commission are:
Jose Manuel Barroso – Portugal – President.
Joaquín Almunia – Spain – Competition, Vice-President of the Commission.
László Andor – Hungary – Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.
Baroness Catherine Ashton – the United Kingdom – High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security and Vice-President of the Commission.
Michel Barnier – France – Internal Market and Services.
Dacian Ciolos …

Scottish brewery BrewDog have launched the world’s strongest beer – “Tactical Nuclear Penguin” has 32% alcohol.
The drink is so strong that it should be served in small measures usually reserved for spirits, the Daily Telegraph reports.
BrewDog described the beer as their “most audacious and ambitious project to date”.
BrewDog were previously responsible for an 18.2% drink called Tokyo. They also made a low alcohol brew which they mockingly name “Nanny State”.
Here’s a video from BrewDog:

Tactical Nuclear …

Prime Minister Gordon Brown last night extended an olive branch to Zimbabwe’s dictator Robert Mugabe as he set out plans to readmit the African country to the Commonwealth.
Brown said he wanted to agree a timetable to allow the country to return to the organisation after eight years, the Daily Mail reports. Zimbabwe pulled out of the 53-nation organisation six years ago after it was suspended because of Mugabe’s tyrannical regime.
The formation of a new unity …

The Force India team are to retain Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi as their drivers for the 2010 season, the BBC reports.
German Sutil will be entering his fourth season with the team in F1, and Italian Liuzzi’s performances after being promoted to the race team from test driver for the last five races of last year have earned another chance.
Team owner Vijay Mallya said he hoped the stability provided by retaining his drivers would enable …

Chancellor Alistair Darling will admit in next month’s Pre-Budget report that the recession is proving even deeper than feared, the Daily Mail reports.
Darling will forecast the steepest annual slump since modern records began, but he is likely to put a brave face on the outlook by declaring that Britain has finally returned to growth in the fourth quarter of the year.
Last night Treasury sources indicated that Darling will sharply downgrade his economic predictions in the …

The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog’s governing body passed a resolution today condemning Iran for developing a uranium enrichment site in secret, the BBC reports.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution also demanded that Iran freeze the project immediately.
The resolution, the first against Iran in nearly four years, was passed by a 25-3 margin with six abstentions.

Shares in London tumbled as the market opened this morning, following steep losses in Asia, as investor panic over banks’ exposure to Dubai’s growing financial problems gathered pace, The Times reports.
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK shares fell by 83.46 points to 5,110.67 in early trading, adding to yesterday’s loss of 170.68 points. The FTSE bounced back, to fall by 12 points to 5,182.13 after more than an hour of trading but all eyes …

BMW have agreed to sell their Formula 1 team back to Peter Sauber, on condition that the team receive an entry for 2010, autosport.com reports.
The German car maker announced earlier this year that they were pulling out of Formula 1, but said that they had agreed a deal with Swiss company Qadbak, who was to run the team in the future. BMW said on Friday, however, that the Qadbak deal would not be completed.
Instead, the …

According to a new study, food waste per person in the United States has shot up 50 per cent since 1994, and about 40% of all food produced in the States is thrown out, LiveScience reports.
Some 1,400 calories worth of food is discarded per person each day, which adds up to 150 trillion calories a year.
The new estimate of food waste is a relatively straightforward calculation: it’s the difference between the US food supply and …

Foreign nationals are being handed a British passport every two minutes after a sharp jump in approvals for citizenship, the Daily Telegraph reports.
A total of 54,430 migrants were granted British citizenship between July and September this year – the equivalent of more than 600 people every day. It means the country remains on course to hand out more than 200,000 passport to foreign workers, family members and others who have been allowed to settle in …