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Damning verdict on state of Highlands and islands roads
The roads in Argyll and Bute and the Western Isles are in the worst condition of any in Scotland, while a third in the Highlands are unacceptable, new figures have revealed. A survey of the country's entire network by transport chiefs
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:34A
Court says widow can use dead husband's sperm
New South Wales Supreme Court Justice Robert Hulme said there was only two conclusions he could reach -- either destroy the sperm or give it to Edwards, and he found in her favour as the administrator of her late husband's estate.
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:34A
Michaels Breach: Who's Liable?
A Chicago consumer affected by the Michaels card breach has filed a federal lawsuit against the crafts retailer, claiming it should have better protected customers' cards from breach and compromise. Brandi F. Ramundo had more than $1300 withdrawn from
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:34A
Every commodity price crash has a silver lining
Whatever the ultimate cause of the commodity falls, there is no doubt they were severe and have shaken investors, with some pundits talking of a commodities crash. The poster child of the story has been the rise and dramatic fall in the price of silver
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:32A
Jub-Jub case delayed
On Friday, the case was postponed to allow a metro police officer to testify about the two allegedly testing positive for alcohol and drugs after the accident. Maarohanye and Tshabalala were allegedly drag-racing when one of their Mini Coopers ploughed
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:31A
Australian widow allowed to use dead husband's sperm
Justice Robert Hulme in the New South Wales Supreme Court ruled that Jocelyn Edwards was entitled to use the sperm. It had been extracted posthumously from her husband, Mark Edwards, after he died in an accident at work. The case was a landmark in a
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:30A
Australian widow allowed to use dead husband's sperm
Justice Robert Hulme in the New South Wales Supreme Court ruled that Jocelyn Edwards was entitled to use the sperm. It had been extracted posthumously from her husband, Mark Edwards, after he died in an accident at work. The case was a landmark in a
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:30A
The price of silence in Portsmouth
Perhaps, as his supporters contend, Wayne E. Justice would have accomplished great things as Portsmouth's military affairs consultant. But if neither he nor city officials could weather the controversy they created when they failed to explain his new
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:30A
The Taliban's leading lights
MULLAH NOORUDDIN TURABI: Justice minister. A hardliner, he is also in charge of the Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Suppression of Vice. It enforces the movement's strict interpretation of Islamic law, which includes public executions for convicted
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:29A
Today - MP comments on plans for prison reform
Backbench Conservative MP David Davis has discussed Justice Secretary Ken Clarke's plans to reform the UK prison service. David Davis, Conservative MP for Haltemprice and Howden, told the Today Programme, "I have a mixed view on Ken's approach.
Updated: 05/23/2011 03:29A
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