So what REALLY happened to the mother who claimed bus driver ordered her off for breastfeeding? By Daily Mail Reporter Doubts were raised tonight over the story of a young mother who claimed she was ordered off a bus by the driver for breastfeeding her six-week-old son. Lauren McKenna, 22, said she was forced to walk a mile home with son D’Marion after being told to ‘put them away or get off’ as she nursed the infant. But service operator Stagecoach said CCTV and sound recordings showed that no such exchange took place and robustly defended its staff member. Allegations: … Continue reading Did bus driver ordered mother off for breastfeeding?

Are we becoming addicted to Apple? Techno-junkies are flocking to the new London store, reports Damian Thompson. By Damian Thompson telegraph.co.uk 78 Comments The new Apple store in Covent Garden, London Photo: BLOOMBERG The new Apple Store in Covent Garden – a magnificently restored Palladian building dominated by a glass-covered courtyard – is designed to offer shoppers the most refined and beautiful retail experience in the world. But Terence, a middle-aged gentleman in wonky specs, sporting a scrappy beard and khaki shorts, wasn’t enjoying himself very much yesterday. That’s because he was 20 minutes late for his appointment at the … Continue reading Steve Jobs – Cult Leader!

US road painters write ‘SHCOOL’ outside North Carolina high school American road painters were left red-faced after they painstakingly inked the world “SHCOOL” outside a high school in North Carolina. telegraph.co.uk SHCOOL is painted along the newly paved road leading to Southern Guilford High School Photo: AP The road outside the Guilford county school had recently been re-paved, and road crews were ordered to mark the school zones last week. A spokesman for Traffic Markings, the contractor that painted the faulty sign, admitted that workers had “made a mistake” and said the sign would be fixed. Related Articles UK Pub … Continue reading ‘SHCOOL’

Tourism chiefs issue foreign etiquette advice ahead of London 2012 Not winking at holidaymakers from Hong Kong and the art of pouring wine for Argentinians are among official guidelines being issued to British businesses ahead of the Olympics. By Murray Wardrop telegraph.co.uk The Olympic Park in London: VisitBritain has issued etiquette advice to prevent Britons offending foreigners when they visit for the 2012 games Photo: EPA Tourism chiefs have drawn up a list of cultural differences to give Britons a crash course in not offending foreigners when they visit London for the 2012 games. Service industry workers are warned that … Continue reading Etiquette – London 2012

Mosque Mania: Anti-Muslim Fears and the Far Right by: Stephan Salisbury  |  TomDispatch | News Analysis Protesters in New York rallying against the “Mosque at Ground Zero” on June 19, 2010. (Photo: Robert Huffstutter) There is a distinct creepiness to the controversy now raging around a proposed Islamic cultural center in Lower Manhattan. The angry “debate” over whether the building should exist has a kind of glitch-in-the-Matrix feel to it, leaving in its wake an aura of something-very-bad-about-to-happen. It’s not just that opposition to the building has coalesced around a phony “Mosque at Ground Zero” shorthand (with its echoes of dust, death, … Continue reading Tea Party is Al Qaida?

The Hidden Tragedy of the CIA’s Experiments on Children by: H.P. Albarelli Jr. and Dr. Jeffrey S. Kaye, t r u t h o u t | News Analysis (Image: Lance Page / t r u t h o u t; Adapted: L’Ubuesque Boîte à Savon, Humayunn N A Peerzaada) Bobby is seven years old, but this is not the first time he has been subjected to electroshock. It’s his third time. In all, over the next year, Bobby will experience eight electroshock sessions. Placed on the examining table, he is held down by two male attendants while the physician … Continue reading CIA’s Experiments on Children?

by: Lt. Col. Barry Wingard, t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed (Image: Jared Rodriguez / t r u t h o u t; Adapted: mike.benedetti, globevisions) The US government routinely uses the term “War on Terror” to describe its military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. But how do we really define this War on Terror? After all, terrorism dates back to at least the 14th century and individuals, groups and even nations have employed it ever since. It’s hard to argue that the deployment of a bigger gun or faster tank can actually alter the outcome … Continue reading The War on Terror: Beyond the Military

Mosque Mania: Anti-Muslim Fears and the Far Right Tuesday 10 August 2010 by: Stephan Salisbury  |  TomDispatch | News Analysis Protesters in New York rallying against the “Mosque at Ground Zero” on June 19, 2010. (Photo: Robert Huffstutter) There is a distinct creepiness to the controversy now raging around a proposed Islamic cultural center in Lower Manhattan. The angry “debate” over whether the building should exist has a kind of glitch-in-the-Matrix feel to it, leaving in its wake an aura of something-very-bad-about-to-happen. It’s not just that opposition to the building has coalesced around a phony “Mosque at Ground Zero” shorthand (with its … Continue reading Christian Fanatics destroying America in the worlds eyes

Stop EDL’s Bradford march of hate If the Conservatives are serious about localism they must heed the petition of the people of Bradford and ban this racist march Marsha Singh guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 11 August 2010 11.00 BST Article history The English Defence League is intending to stage a march through Bradford. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesLater today a delegation from Bradford will go to the Home Office to hand in a petition, signed by over 10,000 local people, calling on the home secretary to ban the proposed English Defence League (EDL) march in our city at the end of the month. … Continue reading EDL in Bradford in August