Real World News

Well this totally passed me by, wonder what was going on there...

Probably not something to directly affect many on here, but you may know someone. Lots of RM leavers recently, headed for Close Protection or in particular MARSEC and found no work (as us old-timers have all the good jobs sewn up) It appears unlike the rest of the Military who are looking to 'make savings', the Corps Colonels office has been trying to write to all recent(ish) leavers offering them the chance to re-join, should the grass turn-out not to be as green as anticipated off the coast of Somalia etc Those wishing to rejoin would do so, depending on age, seniority & deployability, in their original SQ. GD's rejoin as GD's. Re-entrants need to pitch up at th…

Did anyone see this? I will be looking for a YouTube video this evening... Source: BBC Sport

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1581423_knighthood-for-gmp-chief-constable-peter-fahy-in-queens-birthday-honours I have cut some of the article off as it isn't relevant to CC Fahy's Knighthood.

A bit OTT ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ejHHr-KKQU&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL123D1E9F7C28EAA1

Popular: Rosie Whitaker, who once performed at London's Royal Opera House, was a 'popular, beautiful girl who brought joy to everyone through her various talents' The devastated family of a talented ballerina, who performed at the Royal Opera House, said she was 'heavily influenced' by websites promoting self-harm and suicide before she was killed by a train. The body of Rosie Whitaker, 15, was found on a railway line close to her home in Beckenham, Kent, on Monday night. Today her family described by her family as a 'popular, beautiful girl who brought joy to everyone through her various talents'. They told of their pride at her dancing achievements, which included s…

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I've been watching the recent events in Egypt with interest. I totally agree with the Egyptian people that the reign of Hosni Mubarak must come to an end and bring much needed democratic reform. As the military are now showing a bigger sign of strength on the streets of Cairo, will the military side with the people? Tension is mounting in the Egyptian capital Cairo after the military staged an apparent show of strength during a sixth day of anti-government protests. Two air force jets and a helicopter repeatedly flew low over Tahrir (Liberation) Square, the main gathering point for demonstrators. A column of tanks arrived there only to have its path blocked by prote…

Surprised no one has picked up on this. The accused - over which I recognise there has always been controversy with the conviction - is supposedly being released on compassionate grounds - at least it's being discussed and wrangled over. 'Compassion', 'Wants to die with his family' etc etc I've just heard on telly. If we are to assume he is in fact guilty for the crime of bombing PA103 all those years ago, where was his compassion then? I doubt any of them wanted to die at all, yet they had no choice. Do we, as my heart says, say no, stuff it mate? Else, what's the point in jailing? Or do we show compassion for a dying man?

Schoolboy, 12, raped and sexually assaulted nine-year-old girl after watching hardcore internet pornography Schoolboy was copying acts he had watched online, court hears Lawyers claim many other similar cases may go unreported Daily Mail has led a campaign calling for a default block on online porn which web users can opt out of Labour MP Helen Goodman renews call for automatic block on adult content By ROB COOPER PUBLISHED: 15:43, 31 May 2012 | UPDATED: 16:36, 31 May 2012 Comments (3) Share data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADcAAAAUCAIAAACmgTKJAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAzdJREFUSEvVl01IVFEUx23bolWLRPqyIIiCol1tIiIw2r…

http://www.bbc.co.uk...london-18310908 Five hurt in stabbing in Thornton Heath, south London Five people have been taken to hospital with stab wounds after what police called a "disturbance" in south London. London Ambulance Service was called just before 17:00 BST to Thornton Heath High Street, Thornton Heath. An air ambulance and four land crews went out. Four of the injured are men in their 20s, while the age and sex of the fifth is not known, an ambulance service spokeswoman said. All were "conscious and breathing" when taken to hospital. A number of arrests have been made. The Metropolitan Police said inquiries were continuing into the stabbings. Transport fo…

I was accused by David of not living in the real world for suggesting there are plenty of jobs going here in NE Scotland, saw this in the news yesterday and thought it interesting. There was also another story about the oil industry needing to recruit 10000 new workers in the next five years, across various disciplines. Unfortunately I can't find a link to the story at the minute.

A free press is an important part of a democratic society, but there are no absolute rights and having listened to some of the evidence, it seems fairly clear that large sections of our press have systematically abused the rights available to them in pursuit of 'the scoop'. The only place this inquiry can end up is recommending changes to the way our press works, and the only way you'll do that is by restricting them. That'll be a sad day, the annoying thing being that they will only have themselves to blame for it.