UK Newswire Archive
The Art of Flower ArrangingFull story:
18-05-2007 11:53
The uninformed are rejoicing over the forced resignation of Paul (bouquet of flowers) Wolfowitz from the World (US) Bank; the resignation of Tony (45 minutes) Blair as British prime minister; the foregone demise of George (WMD, mission accomplished) Bush and the likely elimination of John (aluminium tubing) Howard as Australian prime minister. However, rejoicing may be premature as the gangrenous infection in the body of humanity has not been completely excised.Full article | 1 addition | 11 comments
SOCPA pair Milan Rai & Maya Evans convicted
18-05-2007 11:25
Milan Rai and Maya Evans were convicted today under SOCPA for organising and participating in last October's "No More Fallujahs" action. They were fined just £100 each, and the pair do not intend to pay the fines.National Grid Pipeline Meeting in Mancherster
18-05-2007 11:10
National Grid are developing a 197 mile pipeline to transport gas. This pipeline is highly dangerous, destructive to the environment and a major concern for climate change. Protestors are coming together from all over the world to stop this pipeline because it will effect us all.Full article | 1 addition | 3 comments
Health Risks from Electromagnetic Pollution
18-05-2007 10:50
The Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAGE) on ELF-EMFs was set up in 2004 by the Department of Health to investigate the implications power frequency electric and magnetic fields. Its report last month said the Government should consider banning new building within 65 yards of overhead cables. [1] "As many as 100,000 homes sit within this 'danger zone' which previous studies have shown can trigger fatal diseases in adults and children alike" ranging from childhood leukaemia, breast and brain cancer, miscarriage and Alzheimer's disease.Activists target M1 - Press Release
18-05-2007 09:40
Here is a copy of a press release sent widely to the mainstream media - for info and interest.Eye witness evidence of Nestlé malpractice on eve of demonstration
18-05-2007 09:27
Nestlé is the target of an international boycott because of its aggressive marketing of baby foods. A newspaper article and new film reveal how Nestlé continues to undermine breastfeeding, breaking international marketing standards, where laws have yet to be introduced and enforced.AFP Challenged on False News Story Regarding Iran's Nuclear Energy Programme
18-05-2007 08:06
Campaigners have today demanded that the Agence France Presse (AFP) retract an incorrect and misleading news item regarding Iran's nuclear programme. Despite the immediate rebuttal of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) against AFP's false report last week alleging Iran's non-cooperation with the IAEA inspectors, the AFP has continued to publish the item on its website and refuses to issue an apology or a correction. The IAEA has confirmed that Iran has never denied access to its nuclear facilities by the inspectors.Full article | 1 addition | 3 comments
Leeds Bradford Airport Gets The Glue Treatment
18-05-2007 07:46
A local resident fed up with Leeds/Bradford Airport's irresponsible climate terrorism has glued herself to the front door - and taken the opportunity the spread the word about just how damaging and selfish flying is.Is US behind assassinations and bombing of markets?
18-05-2007 03:41
An Iraqi who asked not to be identified had disclosed some of the US activities such as assassinations and bombings in markets that aim at sparking sectarian fighting among Iraqis so as to facilitate the partition of the country.Turkish Higher Education : Coup Style
18-05-2007 02:18
Turkish Higher Education : Coup StyleLast Leeds Restaurant Selling Foie Gras
17-05-2007 23:41
5th citizen inspection of the NATO Response Force base in Valencia
17-05-2007 23:41
citizen inspectors entered the main facilities of the NATO Response Force base
despite security vigilance measures, demand its closure and conversion into a
social and ecologically friendly space, as part of a week of actions against
military installations.
Refuting the Deafs: Chavism and Anarchism in Venezuela
17-05-2007 23:16
* From the publishers of El Libertario goes our reply to the habitual expressions that the coarse right or the easy-going left used to attribute us; the same left that, inside and outside of Venezuela allows that the mirage of the Chávez pseudo-revolution impressed them. We could and would like to say very much more about this subject, however currently here there is the essential and concise information about our point of view that, even when it was expressed several times it does not implies that it does not have to be repeated.Halliburton's Kellogg,Brown and Root boys suspect Jewish Conspiracy,Leumi Bank
17-05-2007 22:52
While the Kellogg Brown and Root boys cry in Israel over the possibilty of losing another fine money laundering source, Leumi Bank,they wish to avoid reimbursing Holocaust victims with money in that bank just as they wish the Guatemalan victims of Refco and thus their Bawag of Austria would dry up and blow away like the wounded American soldiers at Walter Reed whose blood they also suck upon.Food Up Front project
17-05-2007 22:36
Food Up Front is a permaculture project that grew from last autumn's Naturewise Design Course aimed at encouraging and inspiring city people to utilise the space around them for edible landscaping.Stop the nazi demonstration to the G8 in Schwerin
17-05-2007 22:17
Ventria's pharma rice threatens food supply
17-05-2007 21:57
USDA Approval of Drug-Producing Rice in Kansas Poses Threat to Food Safety,Say Food Safety & Farming Groups
Gordon Brown's visit to Manchester
17-05-2007 21:36
On 16th May 2007, Gordon Brown visited Manchester . “With the kind support of The Co-operative Group, the Labour Party hosted an exclusive opportunity for North West Labour and Co-operative Party members to meet Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP and discuss with him his aspirations to lead our country.”Statement by John Bowden
17-05-2007 21:06
Statement of John Bowden for the International Day of Solidarity in Defence of Himself and the ABC: Friday 25th May 2007Peter Gichura, disabled asylum seeker under threat of deportation - Mon 21 & Wed
17-05-2007 20:27
Peter Gichura, father, wheelchair user and disability activist, is again threatened with imminent removal back to Kenya, where he faces political persecution, including death threats, and the loss of the medical treatment on which his life depends.
