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Londons Tube Celebrates
15
Years
Climbers Killed By UK R
Avalanche Fell 1,000 Feet
A MOUNTAIN rescuer says the four
climbers who died in an avalanche in the
Scotland Highlands fell around 1,000 feet
and ended up buried in thick snow.
The two men and two women were
found dead last month after the ac-
cident at Glencoe, one of Scotlands
best-known glens. A ffth woman in the
group, aged 24, has been hospitalised
with serious injuries and a sixth man
managed to escape using his ice axe.
Andy Nelson from the Glencoe
Mountain Rescue team said the group
was buried in snow up to 6-1/2 feet deep.
He said the slide would have unfolded
in a split second and they would
have been traveling at a speed that was
impossible to stop.
13 Hurt After Helicopter R
Crashes In London
By Cassandra Vinograd
A HELICOPTER crashed into a crane
and fell on a crowded street in central
London during rush hour January 16,
sending flames and black plumes of
smoke into the air. The pilot and one
person on the ground were killed and
13 others injured, offcials said.
The helicopter crashed in misty
weather just south of the River Thames
near the Underground and mainline train
station at Vauxhall, and close to the
headquarters of spy agency MI6.
Police said one person had critical
injuries. Six were taken to a nearby
hospital with minor injuries and seven
treated at the scene, ambulance of-
fcials said.
It was something of a miracle that
this was not many, many times worse,
police Cmdr Neil Basu said.
The pilot, who was killed, had re-
quested to divert and land at the nearby
London Heliport because of bad weath-
er, the heliport said in a statement.
The London Heliport never gained
contact with the helicopter, the state-
ment said.
The aircraft, an AgustaWestland
Shot Pakistani Girl R
Released From UK Hospital
A TEENAGE Pakistani girl shot in
the head by the Taliban for promoting
girls education has been released from
hospital.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birming-
ham offcials said last month that Malala
Yousufzai will be treated as an outpa-
tient before being readmitted for further
cranial re-constructive surgery expected
in early February.
Experts have been optimistic that
Yousufzai, who was airlifted to Britain
from Pakistan to receive specialized
medical care, has a good chance of re-
covery because the brains of teenagers
are still growing and can better adapt
to trauma.
Dr Dave Rosser says her medical
team decided shed beneft from being
at home with her family.
Malala was returning home from
school in Pakistan last year when she
was targeted.
LAST MONTH saw the London Tube turn 150 years old.
Opening in 1863. the London Underground became
the worlds first railway system of its kind, taking the
heavy traffic off the the congested streets above
and making it easier to get into London.
Through the years the tube has taken on a number
of roles, most notably being used as air-raid shelters
during the WWII Blitz.
Today the underground carries more than three
million passengers a day across 275 stations on its
253 mile network.
See more in London Life on page 3
Queen And Prince Philip R
To Visit Rome In March
ROYAL OFFICIALS in Britain say
Queen Elizabeth II will be visiting Rome
for two days in March.
Buckingham Palace says the monarch
will be making the trip with her husband,
Prince Philip, on March 6 to 7.
There were scarce details and it was
not clear if the queen will be visiting the
Vatican as part of the trip.
The queen last visited Italy in 2000,
when she toured Rome and Milan.
Philip represented the monarch at
Pope Benedict XVIs inaugural mass
in the Vatican in 2005.
By Jill Lawless
BRITISH and Irish burger fans could face
a Whopper shortage. Burger King has
stopped buying beef from an Irish meat
processor whose patties were found to
contain traces of horsemeat.
The fast food chain said last month it had
dropped Silvercrest Foods as a supplier for
its UK and Ireland restaurants as a volun-
tary and precautionary measure.
Silvercrest, which is owned by ABP
Food Group, shut down its production line
last month and recalled 10 million burgers
from supermarket shelves in Britain and
Ireland after horse DNA was found in some
beef products.
TRADITION
Rival McDonalds said it does not buy
beef from Silvercrest or other affected
suppliers.
The presence of horsemeat in beef is a
sensitive issue in Britain and Ireland, which
do not have a tradition of eating horses. The
British tabloid The Sun reported the Burger
King story under the headline Shergar
King, a reference to a famous racehorse.
Products from another Irish frm and
one in Britain also were contaminated by
horsemeat. Most had only small traces, but
one burger of a brand sold by the British
supermarket chain Tesco contained 29
percent horsemeat.
Burger King says its patties are made
from 100 percent beef.
Offcials say the horsemeat poses no risk
to human health, but the episode has raised
food security worries.
ENVIRONMENT
More concern arose when lawmaker
Mary Creagh, environment spokeswoman
for Britains opposition Labour Party,
said that several horses slaughtered in
the country last year had tested positive
for phenylbutazone, an anti-infammatory
drug given to horses that can cause cancer
in humans.
The Food Standards Agency confrmed
that meat from fve horses had tested posi-
tive for the drug, but said none had been
approved for sale in Britain. It said the rel-
evant food safety authorities were informed
in cases where the meat was exported to
other countries.
CROCODILE
Very little horsemeat is sold in Britain
but the country sends thousands of horses
a year abroad to be killed for meat.
The handful of hardy entrepreneurs who
sell horsemeat in Britain say the scandal
has paradoxically been good for busi-
ness, raising the profle of a meat few had
considered.
Weve been very busy the last couple of
days, said Paul Webb, director of Exotic
Meats, a company in the English Midlands
that sells horse burgers, sausages and steaks
alongside cuts of crocodile, kangaroo and
impala.
He says typical horsemeat buyers are
middle-aged, middle-class people who
want to try something different.
Burger King Drops Supplier
Linked To Horsemeat
By Gregory Katz
PRINCE HARRYS assertion that he has
killed Taliban fghters while deployed as
a helicopter gunner in Afghanistan drew
intense media coverage in Britain this
month and sparked concerns about pos-
sible reprisals.
He made the assertion in a pooled inter-
view after he was safely out of Afghanistan
following a 20-week deployment in which
he served as a co-pilot and gunner in a
heavily armed Apache attack helicopter.
Asked if he had killed from the cockpit,
the third-in-line for the British throne said
Prince Harrys
Wartime Role Draws
Reprisal Fears
Hundreds Of Schools
Close Because Of Snow
SEVERAL HUNDRED schools in
England closed last month because
of heavy snow, prompting some har-
rumphing that the nation surrenders
too easily to foul weather.
About 5,000 of the 23,500 primary
and secondary schools in England
closed January 22, and hundreds
were closed again the following day
especially in the southwest.
Brian Lightman, leader of the Asso-
ciation of School and College Leaders,
told the BBC that the nation needs to
resist a culture in which a little bit of
snow produces chaos.
Lightman suggested, however, that
the problem was more to do with roads
not being cleared than with heads of
schools. People in southern England
are notoriously ill-prepared for snow.
Snow shovels are scarce and walkways
often remain treacherous until warm
weather fnally melts the ice.
Cameron
Proposes British
Vote On EU
Relationship
By Cassandra Vinograd
PRIME MINISTER David Cameron
pledged last month to offer citizens a vote
on whether to leave the European Union if
his party wins the next election, prompting
rebukes from European leaders accusing
the premier of putting the blocs future at
risk over domestic politics.
Claiming that public disillusionment
with the 27-nation EU is at an all-time
high, Cameron used a long-awaited
speech in central London to say that the
terms of Britains membership in the bloc
should be revised and the countrys voters
should have a say.
Cameron proposed that his Conserva-
tive Party renegotiate the UKs relation-
ship with the EU if it wins the next general
election, expected in 2015.
Once that new settlement has been
negotiated, we will give the British people
a referendum with a very simple in-or-out
choice to stay in the EU on these new
terms. Or come out altogether, Cameron
said.
The speech was seen by many as a
gamble to shore up support from Cam-
erons fractured, increasingly anti-EU
party that risked antagonizing other
countries focused on stemming the euro
zone debt crisis.
ENTHUSIASTIC
The fercely independent island nation
has never been an enthusiastic member of
the bloc, seeing itself as culturally differ-
ent and balking at having policy dictated
by Brussels. But the drumbeat has grown
over fears that new EU regulations to ad-
dress the debt crisis will further restrict the
countrys control over its own economic
policies.
Many EU member states, which had in
the run-up to the speech stressed the impor-
tance of Britains presence in the bloc, took
a sharper tone after Cameron spoke.
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Baby Heads Made Of
Chocolate Selling Very Well
UNUSUAL in form but desirable in substance
last month saw chocolate baby heads being
very popular.
An artist is selling the realistic life-sized
babies heads made out of white chocolate,
and the bizarre creations weigh just over
2lbs, contain 5,000 calories, and cost 35.
One would have thought buyers may have
been cautious over the bizarre delicacies,
but creator Annabel de Vetten, 41, from
Birmingham, says she has been swamped
with orders.
The look is quite controversial but if
everybody liked them they wouldnt be as
fun to make, she said. They were originally
commissioned for a pilot episode for a UK
TV show which wanted something with a
serious shock factor. From that point of
view, Ive accomplished the mission, added
de Vetten.
Bransons Virgin Challenge
Toy Wooden Train Makers
Real Rail Attempt
A FIRM that makes toy trains has made an
offer to run a free train service on the West
Coast Main Line. The company also prom-
ises no delays and frequent services.
But the plans have brought protests from
Sir Richard Bransons Virgin Trains.
Toy train makers Bigjigs lodged a bid to
run services on the West Coast Main Line,
promising no delays, frequent services and
free trains for all.
But, after frst winning in their tongue-
in-cheek bid, the decision was overturned
following Virgins legal challenge.
The Department for Transport promptly
replied, thanking the firm for its helpful
proposals that would certainly brighten up
the railway.
In its letter to transport secretary Patrick
McLoughlin, Bigjigs Toys bosses wrote:
There is only one company that stands head
and shoulders above the rest. This company
has been delivering exceptional service on
time and to low cost for its customers for
years, and should be considered a serious
candidate amongst the other four bidders.
You might ask who can run such a service.
Simple. Bigjigs Rail.
Department for Transport private secre-
tary Mark Reach replied thanking Bigjigs for
its letter and with advice on how to proceed
with its application.
However he warns the bid is unlikely to
succeed with Bigjigs wooden train carriages
unlikely to meet modern crashworthiness
standards.
British Garlic Smugglers
Sought By Police In Sweden
POLICE ARE hunting two Britons who are
suspected on being behind a 10m garlic-
smuggling scam in Sweden.
Investigators believe the pair not named
by police shipped tons of the pungent veg
into neighbouring Norway from China and
then traffcked it across the border to avoid
EU import taxes.
State prosecutor Thomas Ahlstrand told
local media: Were talking about big money
and a proftable operation. It involves many
shipments of garlic.
According to a Swedish arrest warrant the
pair set up a company in Norway in 2009 and
have since smuggled more than 100 tons of
garlic into Sweden to dodge a 9.6 per cent
import duty.
Hotel Guests Leave Behind The
Funniest Things
SO, PICTURE yourself youve signed in for
your hotel room fop down on the bed and
right there under the pillow is Harry Potters
orginal wand!
This wasnt how it happened, but a guest
did fnd the movie prop on a recent hotel stay
in the UK. Other odd bits and pieces that
have been left behind are: breast implants
and a micro pig.
Budget chain Travelodge says a winning
EuroMillions lottery ticket, a bucket of live
crabs and a diamond-encrusted iPhone were
also found in vacated rooms.
Each year our lost and found depart-
ments provide plenty of revelations, said
Travelodge spokeswoman Shakila Ahmed.
From keys to a Bugatti, Harry Potters original
wand, a micro pig, breast implants to a script
from a well-known British soap programme,
our customers left-behinds demonstrate
what a cross section of people stay in our
527 hotels.
Other bizarre items included a box of 200
Queen Elizabeth masks, a trunk of chocolate
bars and a pantomime horse. In a Travelodge
in Essex, an 8ft pop-up spray tanning booth
was left behind by a group of girls nursing
their hangovers.
More than 20,000 books were also left
behind in hotel rooms, 7,000 of which were
of which were copies of EL James Fifty
Shades of Grey.
Jessops Photography Goes
Into Administration
RETAILER JESSOPS announced last month
they would no longer be accepting gift
vouchers, nor accept returned goods as they
went into administration.
The application for administration was
fled at the High Court, leaving some 2,000
jobs at risk.
PwC administrator Rob Hunt said: Over
the last few days the directors, funders and
key suppliers have been in discussions as
regards additional consensual fnancial sup-
port for the business.
Jessops has struggled amid the digital
photo revolution and the retail shift to online
trading and camera phones.
The frm began life in 1935 when Frank
Jessop opened his frst shop in Leicester.
Mouse Energises Lady
Weather Forecaster During
Live Broadcast
GALE FORCE WINDS and a mouse played
their parts in a recent live BBC TV weather
forecast.
Presenter Kate Kinsella was reading a
bulletin for BBC Three Counties radio, which
is broadcast to Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire
and Buckinghamshire, when she shrieked as
she spotted the rodent.
During the forecast, she said: We could
be seeing gale force winds from time to time
through the afternoon.
The good news is it will start ... ahh!
Sorry, theres a mouse just run past me in
my studio.
Asked by host Iain Lee if she was okay,
she replied: Yes Im fne, its just the unique
way in which this studio is run, there was
a mouse. Its quite sweet actually, bless
it, she added. The presenter fnished by
saying: That is your forecast, along with
the mouse.
Squirrel Rescue Takes Three
Fire Engines To The Scene
A SQUIRREL that was trapped on a pond
island must have been fattered when it saw
three fre engines rushing to its rescue.
At least seven frefghters with two ladders
helped to rescue the squirrel, in Watford
town centre, after a resident called to say
it had fallen in. The fre crews laid a ladder
between the pavement and the island in an
attempt to persuade the squirrel to crawl its
way back to safety.
The rodent ended up in the water again,
but it managed to swim to the ladder and
climb up the rungs to reach dry land,
bedraggled but apparently none the worse
for its ordeal.
Steven Giles-Medhurst, a local Lib-Dem
county councillor, questioned why it was
necessary to send such a large response to
rescue a wild animal.
On the face of it three fre engines for
a squirrel sounds excessive, and maybe
questions should be asked as to why there
were so many, he said.
A spokesman for Hertfordshire Fire and
Rescue said: The frst call we received
about this indicated that people were in
the water.
Had it been made clear to us during the
frst 999 call that no one was in the water, we
would have left the squirrel to the RSPCA.
Teachers In Trouble Following
Gangnam Style Video
FILMING A Gangnam Style video seemed
in innocent-enough prank for teachers at a
Roman Catholic school in Accrington. But
offcials were not happy that the shoot took
place on school property.
Staff including the headmaster at Mount
Carmel Roman Catholic High School in
Accrington, Lancashire, performed the
moves made famous by South Korean
rapper Psy.
The video shows teachers, receptionists
and cleaners performing Psys distinctive
lassoing and galloping dance moves in
locations around the campus.
It opens with school headmaster Xavier
Bowers with his feet on the desk in his
offce being fanned, and goes on to feature
staff performing in classrooms, corridors, a
minibus, a lift and the reception.
In one scene, copied from Psys original
video, two male members of staff wearing
only towels around their waists sit in a
changing room.
The video posted on YouTube with
the caption, You will never see our staff
in the same light again! has attracted a
variety of comments on the schools offcial
Facebook page.
One mother said it was hilarious but
added: How will I keep a straight face on
parents evening?, while a pupil noted: I will
never look at my teachers the same again.
Peter Britcliffe, a local Conservative
councillor, said: I am not a killjoy but I have
looked at the piece, which is being discussed
all over Accrington. It is the talk of the towns
young people.
Having viewed it myself, while most of it
is just good fun, there are parts of it certainly
that might not improve the respect there
should be between teachers and pupils.
Bowers rejected the criticism, saying:
This kind of thing strengthens the relation-
ship between teachers, pupils and parents
who have given us an overwhelmingly good
response.
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news/s/1597881_councillor-i-was-wrong-over-school-
gangnam-dance
Washer Upper Needed, But
Must Be Fit For A Queen
YOU WOULDNT fnd this job vacancy posted
in your local newspaper nor website, but its
a right-Royal position nonetheless The
Queen is looking for someone with a willing
attitude to wash her dishes for 14,200
a year.
An advert posted on the royal website
says the household is looking for a general
catering assistant (washer up).
The new recruit will mainly work in the
staff restaurant but also be required to wash
other royal dishes. The successful candidate
needs to be punctual, reliable, able to work
well in a team and have a fexible and willing
attitude, according to the advert.
He or she will be based at Buckingham
Palace, but must be happy to travel and
work at other royal residences in the UK and
at weekends.
This would mean trips to Windsor,
Sandringham, Balmoral and the Palace of
Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh as and when
the household moves around.
You must be willing to work away from
London for up to three months of the year,
it said.
Desperate Job Seeker Rents
Billboard In Search Of Work
ADAM PACITTI believes in doing all it takes
where acquiring employment is concerned.
The unemployed graduate spent his last
500 on a billboard to help fnd him him
a job.
Pacitti, 24, of Ryde on the Isle of Wight,
said he acted out of desperation after
applying for more than 250 jobs in three
months.
As well as the billboard, in London, Pacitti,
who gained a frst class degree in media pro-
duction at the University of Winchester, has
also set up a website, employadam.com.
The site features a tongue-in-cheek video
in which Pacitti promotes his marketing
skills.
In it, he says: As you can see from my
email inbox I have spent countless hours
applying for jobs with no luck which is why
I have launched employadam.com. I am
looking for work in the ultra-competitive,
cut-throat and slightly vacuous industry that
is the media.
He continues: So if I seem like your ideal
candidate then please get in touch because,
to be honest, I am getting desperate.
Oompa-Loompas Sought
Following Violent Kebab Shop
Mugging
A MAN was attacked outside a kebab shop
last month, and detectives said they were
looking for two Oompa-Loompas to help
them with questions.
Police said the 28-year-old victim, in
Norwich was left with cuts to his face, nose
and lip, and two black eyes, reported The
Guardian.
The Oompa-Loompas, accompanied by
a man and a woman who were not wear-
ing fancy dress, attacked the victim in the
early hours.
Police are seeking a group of four people
a spokesman for Norfolk police said.
Two of the males were dressed as
Oompa-Loompas from (the Roald Dahl
book) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,
with painted orange faces and dyed green
hair and were wearing hooped tops.
The spokesman added: One of the males
in the group then pushed the victim to the
foor, before he got up. He was then hit on the
head, fell to the foor and hit again.
Aussie Humour Better Still,
Aussie Librarian Humour
LIBRARY visitors to an Australian library
last month were smiling when faced with
a sign notifying them that all Lance Arm-
strong books were soon to be reshelved
in the fction section.
The sign was posted in Manly library
in Sydney just days after Armstrong
confessed to doping during his Tour de
France years in an Oprah TV interview.
The sign read: All non-fction books by
the cyclist, including Lance Armstrong:
Images of a Champion, would soon be
moved to the fction section.
A council spokesman said the sign
was a joke and that local libraries could
not arbitrarily reclassify books.
Armstrongs interview was watched
around the world as the 41-year-old
confessed to his drug taking.
Of the library sign, Chris Parsons of
Manly Council said: This was a prank,
and a member of the public has taken a
photo and posted it on social media and
its gone viral on social media.
Local reports said the sign was posted
by a student working part-time in the
library. Parsons did not confrm this but
said a little review would take place
at the library.
Pictures of the sign which ends
with a smiley face have been widely
circulated on social media, with many
commentators congratulating the library
on its stance.
Librarians do have a sense of
humour, said one Twitter user. Awe-
some. Slow clap Manly Beach Library,
said another.
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politan Railway, pulled Met Railway Jubilee
Carriage No 353, the oldest operational Tube
carriage.
The original idea for building an under-
ground railway came about when Victo-
rian engineers were charged with relieving
congestion on roads between Paddington,
Euston and Kings Cross mainline stations
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Travelling on the new railway was a nov-
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The line was a huge success, with more
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STAMPS MARK THE TUBES
BIG YEAR
A hidden treasure thats served London
for 150 years is being celebrated on a set
of stamps.
Showing the London Underground from
its formative days as a steam locomotive on
the Metropolitan Line, in 1863, to the opening
of the Canary Wharf station in 1999, the ten
stamps went on sale earlier this month.
Royal Mail commissioned the set for the
Tubes 150th anniversary.
THRONE INTO CHAOS
Youll have to wait until 2063 to fnd out
who will ascend the English throne.
At the Court of Human Rights in Stras-
bourg an immaculately dressed aristocratic
man and a devout Roman Catholic woman
a few years his senior are both fanked by
lawyers. They are going head-to-head in
one of the most celebrated legal cases of
the century. A notice on the courtroom door
reads: Windsor versus Windsor.
At stake is one of the worlds greatest
fortunes and the right of a younger brother
to reign on the British throne in place of his
older sister.
It may be an imaginary scenario but unless
Government ministers heed the sage warn-
ings of the Prince of Wales to spend more
time consulting constitutional experts over the
changes to the laws of primogeniture it may
not be as absurd as it sounds.
The Succession to the Crown Bill, which
will change the ancient laws governing the
royal line of succession, is already on the
table. When passed it will ensure that the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridges frst child
will reign regardless of his or her gender.
The Queen has already decided that all
the children of the eldest son of the Prince
of Wales should be given the title of Royal
Highness, meaning that a daughter will au-
tomatically become a princess.
But unless the law-makers in Parliament
get it spot-on, any future second-born
son to William and Kate will possibly be
free to challenge his older sisters right to
rule quoting 1,000 years of history as
legal precedent.
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30 years ago that the Internet was born on
January 1, 1983. That was the frst time
that the US defence departments Arpanet
network fully switched to use the internet
protocol suite system.
Six years later the World Wide Web would
come into existence and our lives would be
changed for ever.
Mr Chris Edwards, an electronics cor-
respondent for Engineering and Technology
magazine, said: I dont think that anybody
making that switch on the day would have
realised the importance of what they were
doing.
The Internet means that there is nowhere
and no-one in the world that you cant reach
easily and cheaply.
Based on designs by Welsh scientist
Donald Davies, the Arpanet network began
as a military project in the late 1960s. It was
developed at prestigious US universities and
research laboratories, such as the University
of California, Los Angeles, and the Stanford
Research Institute.
Starting in 1973, work on the powerful and
fexible IPS and Transmission Control Proto-
col technology which would change mass
communications got under way. The new
systems were designed to replace the more
vulnerable Network Control Programme used
previously, making sure that the network was
not exposed to a single point of failure.
By 1983, the substitution of the older
system for the new internet protocol had been
The Tubes 150th Birthday
THE LONDON Tube celebrated its 150th birthday last month. That makes it nearly
as old as I am at 159.
A series of special steam train rides organised by the London Transport Museum took
place on a section of the Metropolitan line which started life as the Metropolitan Railway in
January 1863.
completed and the internet was born.
English computer scientist Tim Berners-
Lee was then able to use it to host the system
of interlinked hypertext documents which he
invented in 1989, known as the World Wide
Web. The rest, as they say, is history.
PLAN TO PRIVATISE MOTORWAYS
Ministers are to give the green light to radi-
cal plans to privatise motorways and A-roads
to create new toll roads in London.
The aim is to pump new private-sector
money into the crumbling road network to
ease the growing gridlock at a time when
cash is tight and raising taxes is politically
unacceptable.
Under the shake-up, private frms will run
and manage the roads in the same way that
controversial utility companies run gas and
electricity supplies.
Private companies will pay to run the roads
and be able in return to levy tolls on any extra
capacity such as extra lanes or signifcantly
improved stretches.
A slice of road tax could be used to pay
private frms to run the roads in England and
Wales topped up by the tolls on new roads.
The Treasury is keen because the plan could
save it money, and even earn it billions by
leasing lanes.
But motoring groups fear that the move
will see already heavily-taxed drivers being
feeced even more and will pave the way
for a wider national road pricing scheme in
future, covering all roads.
Under the plans, which were being con-
sidered in October by ministers, drivers could
pay higher road tax for using motorways and
major routes.
Cameras that can read number plates
would catch any drivers using the trunk roads
without having paid up.
SCANDAL OF LEICESTER SQUARE
The 17.1m bill for the makeover of Le-
icester Square has been labelled a scandal,
amid claims that costs overran by an unau-
thorised 1.7m.
Westminster council was accused by its
Labour group of trying to cover up extra costs
at a time of intense pressure on funding for
essential local services. The Conservative-
run authority claims, however, that the rede-
velopment came in 2m under budget and
was a catalyst for hundreds of millions of
pounds of private local investment.
The new-look Leicester Square was re-
opened by Mayor Boris Johnson in May.
The 17-month project involved installing
130,000 square feet of granite paving, seat-
ing and decorative lighting, mirrored stainless
steel railings and gates, together with a new
fountain around the statue of Shakespeare.
Labour group leader Paul Dimoldenberg
said that he has seen internal council docu-
ments revealing that a dispute with Irish con-
tractor SIAC swelled the bill from the original
15.38m to a fnal 17.1m.
According to the report on the work: The
original budget approval for this project was
15.385m. The revised project cost will be
17,108m. Therefore approval is needed to
an additional 1.723m of capital expendi-
ture. The extra spending was due to delays
caused by utility company digging and a
series of disruptive events in the square,
including the flm premiere of Harry Potter and
the Deathly Hallows: Part II in July.
HALF OF LONDONS POLICE
STATIONS TO SHUT
Nearly half of Londons police stations
face the axe under Scotland Yards latest
plans.
More than 60 would close in a bid to
help plug the Mets 500m budget gap.
Boroughs would each be left with just one
station manned 24 hours a day under the
radical proposals.
Westminster alone would have two, open
all night, although this is down from the cur-
rent six. A leaked Metropolitan Police docu-
ment marked Restricted reveals for the
frst time detailed plans to cut the total number
of stations in the capital from 133 to 71.
The number of 24-hour stations would
fall from 64 to 33, part-time stations from
52 to 33 and volunteer-manned stations
from 17 to 5.
However there would be a large expan-
sion of more than-200 contact points in
supermarkets, libraries and even coffee
shops- where the public could report crime
at certain times.
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109, was on a commercial flight, said
Philip Amadeus, managing director of
RotorMotion, an executive helicopter
charter business.
IDENTIFIED
The company identified the pilot as
Peter Barnes, 50, whose career included
fying in flms including Saving Private
Ryan and the James Bond movie Die
Another Day.
He was a very highly skilled pilot, one
of the most experienced in the UK, with
over 12,000 fying hours, Amadeus said.
We are devastated by the loss of a highly
valued colleague and very dear friend.
The crash unfolded at the height of
the morning commute when thousands
of pedestrians in the area were trying to
get to work. The weather at the time was
overcast and misty with fog and poor vis-
ibility, according to the Met Offce weather
forecasting service.
William Belsey, 25, a landscape worker,
also said he heard the helicopter hit the
crane.
Luckily the crane operator was late for
work this morning. He picked a good day
to be late, Belsey said.
Mayor Boris Johnson said the crane
had been secured and was not in danger
of collapsing.
British aviation authorities had issued a
notice to airmen warning pilots about the
crane, which extended to 770 feet above
ground. The crane is lit at night, and police
said investigators would look at whether
the light was faulty.
13 Hurt After Helicopter
Crashes In London
Continued from page 1
Jaguar Adds 800 Jobs As
China Sales Accelerate
CAR COMPANY Jaguar Land Rover says
its adding 800 jobs in Britain as it enjoys
a big boost in sales in China, which is now
the luxury auto brands largest market.
Jaguar Land Rover said in a statement
late last month that it had sold nearly
72,000 vehicles in China last year, more
than the roughly 68,000 vehicles it sold in
its UK home market.
The company said that sales were up 30
percent globally despite the uncertain econ-
omy, with big increases also recorded in the
United States, Russia, and Germany.
By Shawn Pogatchnik
AT BELFAST City Hall, the fagpole is
bare and the streets are flled with night-
time fear and fury.
These are dangerous times in Northern
Ireland, a long-divided corner of the Unit-
ed Kingdom that is supposed to be at peace
after decades of unrest thanks to its hard-
won cease-fres and a Catholic-Protestant
government. But the lowering of a single
Union Jack has exposed a society still split
between two competing identities.
Last month, Catholics who narrowly
outnumber Protestants on the council
voted to reduce the flying of the flag
to just 18 offcial days a year, ending a
century when the British national symbol
favored by Protestants few uninterrupted
year-round.
Catholics billed the move as a compro-
mise, since they wanted the fag removed
completely. Last month, the fag futtered
for the frst time since the vote to mark
the 31st birthday of Kate, Duchess of
Cambridge, but was taken down again
at sunset.
RESPONDED
Protestant hard-liners have responded
with nightly illegal street blockades that
often have degenerated into street battles
between riot police and masked protesters
armed with everything from sledgeham-
mers to snooker balls. Police say 66 of-
fcers have been wounded, including six
during just one week of last month, and
more than 100 rioters arrested.
Nobody seems to know how, or when,
the strife will end. While Northern Ire-
land suffers intercommunal confict each
summer because of traditional Protestant
marches, this is the frst time that Northern
Ireland has suffered a month straight of
angry civil disturbances in the winter.
CONFLICT
At the heart of the resumed confict is
the rapid change in Northern Irelands
population balance and political system.
Northern Ireland was created as a
Protestant-majority state in the UK shortly
before the overwhelmingly Catholic rest of
Ireland won independence in 1922. But the
days of Protestant domination of politics
and the police are distant memories.
The latest census published last month
shows Catholics in the majority in Belfast
and gaining throughout Northern Ireland.
The peace process has produced a new
system in which a former Irish Republican
Army commander now jointly leads the
government, and a decade of preferential
Catholic recruitment has produced a more
Irish-oriented police force that Protestant
militants increasingly view as the enemy.
TOUCHSTONE
The vote on the fag was a touchstone.
It transformed Protestant and unionist frus-
tration into outright anger, said Mike Nes-
bitt, leader of the No 2 Protestant-backed
party, the Ulster Unionists. Even if you
put the fag back up 365 days a year and I
accept its not going to happen that would
not fx the anger on the streets.
Many shop and restaurant owners in
downtown Belfast are fuming, too about
scared-off customers, bills they cant pay
and a political culture that wreaks eco-
nomic havoc over matters of symbolism.
They blame Catholic politicians for pick-
ing a needless fght right before Christmas,
and blame Protestants for infaming mobs
with no ability to rein them back in.
But Peter Robinson, the Protestant frst
minister of the government who still backs
the protests so long as they remain peace-
ful, insists hes done all he can.
Flag Protests Spark
Belfast Street Fights
UK Jails Mom For
Killing Son Over
Quran Study
A BRITISH judge last month sentenced
a woman he called a devoted and loving
mother to at least 17 years in prison for
beating her son to death after he failed to
memorize passages from the Quran.
A jury at Cardiff Crown Court in Wales
convicted 33-year-old Sara Ege last month
of murdering seven-year-old Yaseen and
burning his body to destroy the evidence.
Judge Wyn Williams said Ege beat
Yaseen repeatedly with a stick over several
months, causing internal injuries.
He said that, on the day he died in 2010,
Yaseen had been kept home from school
to memorize verses from the Muslim holy
book, and that his failure was the trigger
for the beating that killed him.
INDIA-BORN
The judge agreed with defense argu-
ments saying India-born Eges state of
mind was a devoted and loving mother
who suffered from depression and had
been a victim of domestic violence.
Still, he said, she subjected her son to
prolonged cruelty.
Ege admitted killing her son in a confes-
sion taped by police, but later retracted it
and blamed her husband, Yousef. He was
tried and acquitted on a charge of failing
to prevent his sons death.
Ege sobbed as the judge passed sen-
tence. Williams said the 2-1/2 years she
had spent in secure psychiatric units since
her arrest would count toward her 17-year
minimum sentence.
Grandmother Appeals
Bali Drugs Firing
Squad Death Sentence
LINDSAY SANDIFORD, a British
grandmother, appealed her death
sentence for smug-
gling cocaine into
the resort island of
Bali last month
Sandiford, 56,
was handed the
fring squad death
penalty last month
for smuggling al-
most 11 pounds of cocaine worth
1.5m into Indonesia last May.
Today, she officially submitted
a statement to the prison saying she
would file an appeal. The prison
then contacted us, Denpasar district
court registrar Gede Ketut Rantam
told AFP.
She fled the statement on her own
and so far she has not appointed a
lawyer, he added.
In a copy of the statement seen by
AFP, Sandiford said she was fling
an appeal against the decision of the
Denpasar district court on January
22, without giving other details.
A detainee at the infamous Ker-
obokan prison in Denpasar where
Sandiford is being held, told AFP that
the Briton was stressed and always
crying.
Lindsay
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implementation date of a procedural change
aimed at reducing the time US citizens are
separated from immediate relatives who are
seeking to become lawful permanent resi-
dents. As discussed in an earlier article, prior
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US without inspection or illegally was
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the visa process abroad often triggered a
three- or 10-year bar from reentry into the
US (depending on the length of unlawful pres-
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follow the process required to obtain the visa,
they are simultaneously putting themselves
at risk of being separated from their families
for up to a decade.
Most applicants apply for a waiver of
these bars on reentry by demonstrating
their absence would create an extreme
hardship on a US citizen spouse or parent.
If the applicant is unable to overcome this
high standard, they are forced to remain out
of the US for the duration of their bar. This
process often creates the dilemma for US
citizen children who are faced with leaving
their country of citizenship to be with their
parents or to remain in the US without means
of support.
The new details released last month will
now allow some visa applicants in this situ-
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in the United States. If the waiver is approved,
the applicant would then depart the US to at-
tend her immigrant visa interview with an ap-
proved waiver in-hand. This process would
cut down on the amount of time families are
separated in addition to eliminating the un-
certainty of the process. This signals a rare,
positive shift in the way USCIS administers
the laws that are currently in place.
We do not anticipate this change to have
a large affect on the way family-based
immigrant visas for Brits are processed,
although we have seen this problem on oc-
casion. The more common example we see
for family-based petitions from the UK is for
the foreign national to enter the US on holiday
with a visa waiver and apply for a green card
after their authorized stay has expired. In the
great majority of those cases, a relatively
straight forward adjustment of status ap-
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UK national remains in the US. The critical
requirement in this type of case is that the
applicant must demonstrate a lawful entry
which virtually all Brits can. It is not fatal if
the applicants lawful status expires IF they
become the spouse of a US citizen. Cases
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involve those where a lawful entry cannot be
proven rendering a domestic adjustment of
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Sainsburys Celebrate Record Christmas Sales
WITH TOTAL sales up 3.3 percent on
last years third quarter, Sainsburys
the supermarket chain were very happy
with their festive season.
The retailer, which sits in third posi-
tion behind Tesco and Asda, said Christ-
mas was the 32nd consecutive quarter
of like-for-like sales growth.
It said stores open over a year saw
sales rise 0.9 percent, in the 14 weeks
to January 5.
Sainsburys said it served a record
number of customers over the festive
period, with the week before December
25 its busiest ever.
16m of sales were achieved in one
hour alone, between 12pm and 1pm on
Sunday, December 23.
In total it said rang up more than
100m in sales on Christmas Eve. All
fgures did not include fuel.
The performance confrms the pres-
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Court: BA Discriminated Against Christian Staffer
By Jill Lawless
BRITISH AIRWAYS discriminated
against a devoutly Christian airline em-
ployee by making her remove a crucifx
at work, Europes highest court ruled
last month. But the court rejected dis-
crimination cases by three other Christian
claimants.
BA check-in clerk Nadia Eweida
sparked a national debate in Britain over
religion in public life when she was sent
home in November 2006 for refusing to
comply with rules banning employees
from wearing visible religious symbols.
BA eventually changed its policy and
Eweida returned to work, but she pursued
a claim of religious discrimination, seek-
ing damages and compensation for lost
wages.
British courts backed BA, but Eweida
went to the European Court of Human
Rights.
The Strasbourg, France-based court
ruled that the airlines policy amounted
to an interference with her right to manifest
her religion.
Eweida, 60, said when she heard the
verdict I was jumping for joy and saying
thank you Jesus.
Its a vindica-
tion that Christians
have a right to ex-
press their faith on
par with other col-
leagues at work
visibly and not be
ashamed of their
faith, she said.
Prime Minister
David Cameron tweeted that he was de-
lighted that principle of wearing religious
symbols at work has been upheld.
REMOVE
But the court ruled against Shirley
Chaplin, a nurse who was told to remove
a crucifx necklace at work. The judges
said Chaplins employer banned neck-
laces on health and safety grounds, and
so asking her to remove the symbol was
not excessive.
Chaplin said she was very disap-
pointed by the ruling.
But I am gratifed that the cross has
been recognized as a Christian symbol,
she said. I think that will give a lot of
Christian workers good heart that they can
show their faith in the workplace.
The judges also struck down claims by
Lillian Ladele, a local authority registrar
who said her Christian faith prevented her
from overseeing same-sex civil partner-
ships, and marriage counselor Gary Mc-
Farlane, who refused to offer sex therapy
to gay couples.
ENTITLED
In both cases, the court said employ-
ers had been entitled to strike a balance
between claimants rights to manifest their
religious beliefs and the rights of others not
to suffer discrimination.
Shami Chakrabarti, director of human
rights group Liberty, said the verdicts were
an excellent result for equal treatment,
religious freedom and common sense.
She said that Eweida had just as much
a right to express her faith as a Sikh man
in a turban or a Muslim woman with a
headscarf.
However the court was also right to
uphold judgments in other cases that em-
ployers can expect staff not to discriminate
in the discharge of duties at work.
The courts rulings are binding on the 47
member states of the Council of Europe,
the continents human rights watchdog.
Politician Slams Lie Detector Fraud Tests
A POLITICIAN has resigned over a county
councils decision to use voice analysis
technology that some liken to lie detector
tests on people claiming a tax discount.
Fiona Ferguson, leader of the Con-
servative group on Cornwall Council in
southwestern England, says she has a
fundamental ethical objection to this use
of the technology.
It is clearly right that Cornwall Council
takes a strong line against people who de-
liberately mis-claim tax benefts but in this
case I am more concerned about the impact
on the vast majority of honest claimants,
she said in a letter last month resigning her
post in the county Cabinet.
The council said it had hired private
outsourcing frm Capita to use specialist
technology to assess people claiming a
discount for one-adult households. The
council says it hopes to save 1m currently
lost to fraud.
EMOTIONS
Capita claims its voice risk analysis
technology can identify the effects of
emotions, stress, cognitive activity and
other factors through micro-changes in the
callers voice frequencies.
The system was given a trial run by
Britains Department for Work and Pen-
sions several years ago, but a 2010 report
concluded that evidence of the technologys
effectiveness was not strong enough to
recommend its use.
Civil liberties group Big Brother Watch
said it had not seen evidence that the
technology was being used by many local
authorities.
Its deputy director, Emma Carr, said
Cornwall Council had completely wasted
money on an illiberal and unproven tech-
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AS POLITICIANS thoughts begin to focus
seriously on the next General Election, a great
big storm is looming into view, threatening
to distort the whole pattern of voting: the UK
Independence Party
In fact, Ukip as it is generally known
has been around since 1993 when it was
fung together by Alan Sked as a protest party
against Britain signing the Maastricht Treaty.
It skulked among the political undergrowth for
a number of years before it was really noticed.
In 1999, its current leader, Nigel Farage, was
one of three Ukippers elected to the European
Parliament, an organisation he has since
graced without a break or much very onerous
in the way of attendance.
Late on in 2004, Ukip abruptly attracted
a high-profle leadership contender former
Labour MP and TV personality, Robert Kilroy-
Silk. This followed Ukips success in winning
12 seats in the European elections that year
and coming third in the national polls. The
oleaginous Kilroy-Silk complete with orange
tan made a pitch for the leaders job. His
campaign lasted for almost the entire month
Farage announced that he was proud to be
odd. To take up his words, I am here as a
campaigner. I want to free this country from
the European Union. He added that Cameron
was insulting large numbers of Conservative
voters who worried about Europe, immigra-
tion and wind farms.
Im not quite sure where wind farms
come into the political equation. They seem
decidedly apolitical to me but in Ukips world
great swathes of voters are waiting for a
politician to commit to scrapping the things.
In November John Hayes, for instance, the
Conservative Energy Minister, earned the
plaudits of Ukip when he proclaimed he was
against wind farms sprouting across our
green and pleasant land.
It is an interesting crib from Blakes
Jerusalem. After Danny Boyles spectacular
opening night of the Olympics, anyone who
can claim to be building Jerusalem, be it only
by denying the countryside wind farms, will
reap a large electoral beneft.
TARGETS
One of Ukips targets is to come top in the
European elections next year. It is a target
they may well attain but you may wonder
why: their 12 MEPs in the current European
parliament have tabled no reports, 11 have
tabled no opinions, nine have signed no
written declarations or motions and their
attendance rate puts them at the bottom of
all the 753 MEPs.
The Liberal Democrat MEP Chris Davies
has it about right when he says that Ukips
representatives reduce our countrys reputa-
tion to that of a laughing stock. The nearest
thing to a Ukip MEP you are likely see is an
empty seat.
They do, however, take their pay and their
expenses, amounting to 18m, thereby free-
ing them to campaign against the EU without
the uncomfortable ties of a full-time job. They
have no MPs at present and they probably
wont get one in 2015 but they can cause
a lot of mischief. But probably their worst
infuence is upon Cameron who is obliged
to keep sounding euro-sceptic to stop Ukip
stealing too many votes
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pokery was its cur-
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general election he
resigned the lead-
ershi p to contest
Bucki ngham, t he
parliamentary seat
of Mr Speaker, John
Bercow. One unwritten rule of the political
game is that you do not challenge the Speaker
of the House of Commons but outraged
constitutionalists need not have bothered
for Farage failed to get in by a considerable
margin.
He did, however, hit the headlines on the
election day literally: by surviving a plane
crash. He and a pilot were towing a banner
round the sky drumming up voters when the
plane fell to earth. He survived with a broken
sternum and a couple of bust ribs and on
recovery was re-elected Ukip leader.
POPULARTY
With the advent of coalition politics, or
more particularly the entry of the Lib Dems
into government, Ukip suddenly found
popularity despite itself. As parties such as
the Liberals and the Monster Raving Loonies
have known for years, if you stand for noth-
ing, you will always be rewarded with protest
votes. And there are plenty of those especially
nowadays when you cant even vote for the
Liberals since they are in government.
The nice, plausible Mr Farage led a party
which stood for everything. Getting out of
the European Union was politically his most
popular policy. Even the Lib Dems didnt
stand for that. But Ukip with its populist Daily
Mail right-wing agenda has been getting up
Tory noses for a number of years. Michael
Howard once described them as cranks and
gadfies and back in 2006 David Cameron
was even harsher calling them fruitcakes,
loonies and closet racists, mostly.
Last month the Coalition Government
marked the halfway point of its time in offce
with Cameron and Clegg renewing their vows
just as Farage was trumpeting the accession
of Ukip to third party status, having soared to
16 percent in the opinion polls, the Lib Dems
seemingly facing extinction on six percent.
MAJORITY
On current calculations, if this Ukip sup-
port holds up, it will spell the end of Clegg
and Camerons political careers and hand a
three-fgure majority to Ed Milibands Labour
Party in 2015. Not that this seems at all upset-
ting for Nigel Farage.
In fact, he is quite proud of his idiosyn-
cratic attitudes. After the Coalition leaders had
restated their intention of being a Ronseal al-
liance, ie where the parties agree to do what
it says on the tin (whatever that means),
Nigel Farage
UK-US TAX INFORMATION
IRS Sympathy
But Not For You!
LAST MONTH the National Taxpayer Advo-
cate (a very useful position, why isnt there
someone like this in the UK?) issued her 2012
Annual Report to Congress. It is pretty long, and
members of Congress get an abridged version,
but I imagine they get abridged versions of
almost everything! She reviews the past years
activities of the IRS as they affect taxpayers and
makes suggestions for improvements.
The review centers around what the report
calls Most Serious Problems, and of these,
two concerned international issues, which is
both discouraging (because they are problems)
and encouraging (because theyve been rec-
ognized). The format of the report provides the
IRS with a chance to respond to each issue,
but the Taxpayer Advocate also comments on
their response, so it can be quite illuminating
about the IRS thinking on particular issues
and, it has to be said, how this diverges from
the experience of the rest of us!
One interesting fgure from the report is that
64 percent of all international US taxpayers
(defned as those living outside the US) fled
returns showing adjusted gross income of
$25,000 or less. I understand this includes US
taxpayers living in parts of the world with lower
costs of living, but I suspect more of them are
living in European or English-speaking coun-
tries. Those who are living in other countries
may be more likely to be employed and there-
fore receiving expatriate-level salaries. They are
unlikely to be included in this 64 percent.
The thought therefore crosses my mind (call
me cynical, but there it is!) that $25,000 is not
a lot to live on in most countries, and these
US taxpayers may be only declaring their US-
source income, which would explain why their
adjusted gross income is so low. The argument
they would presumably use for declaring only
US-source income is that their foreign income
is taxed in their country of residence. This jus-
tifcation is also offered by many US residents
with foreign income for not declaring it on their
US Returns (you may be one of them!). It is not
well-received by the IRS!
If you have been reading my column for a
few months, you will (hopefully!) have taken on
board the fact that the existence of a double tax
treaty does not enable a taxpayer to choose
where income is taxed. The harshness with
which the IRS is dealing with US-resident
taxpayers omissions of foreign income would
seem to contrast with the sympathy being
meted out to US citizens living overseas.
I have never been able to understand the
rationale behind this. If you are a US citizen or
permanent resident and you have been brought
up with the concept of worldwide taxation, the
tax amnesia that descends when you leave
the US is inexplicable, particularly since US
tax advisers overseas tend to know what they
are doing. Most of them were trained in the Big
Four accounting frms or their predecessors,
and know about Foreign Bank Account Reports
and information fling. If you compare that to the
level of knowledge of most US-based advisers
on US international tax issues, the sympathy
would have to come back here rather than rest
with US taxpayers overseas.
Rant over! But I do mention these points to
anyone from the IRS who may have any infu-
ence, so I keep batting on your behalf!
For readers information:
On December 31, 2012:
$1 = 0.618 - 1 = $1.6181229
2012 Average:
$1 = 0.6308 - 1 = $1.5853
Mary-Heather Styles is both qualifed and ex-
perienced in US and UK tax matters. In a moment
of surprise, she worked out that this year will be
her 35
th
anniversary of working in tax. It seems
like days, mainly because she is having such
fun! She is based in Phoenix, Arizona and can
be contacted at (602) 845-1420 or mhstyles@
transatlantictax.com.
of October until he was accused of disloyalty.
At a public meeting, an incensed farmer slung
a bucket of manure over his head spawning
the joke on BBC 4s Any Questions of it being
the frst time the s*** had hit the tan.
FRUSTRATED
Frustrated, he resigned from Ukip and set
up Veritas three months later, which he led
for three months. His last recorded public
intervention came in February 2007 when
he accused Marks and Spencer of delib-
erately trying to create a fattering effect in
their womens changing rooms by installing
distorting mirrors.
The real beneficiary of all the jiggery-
Leader Of Far-Right Party Jailed For 10 Months
THE LEADER of Britains far-right English Defense League
party has been jailed after pleading guilty to using someone elses
passport to enter the United States.
Stephen Lennon whose criminal convictions previously had
led to his being denied entry to the US used a passport in the
name of Andrew McMaster to board a Virgin Atlantic Flight
from London to New York on September 10.
The 30-year-old somehow managed to leave the airport and enter the US, stay-
ing one night before returning to the UK on his own passport. He was arrested in
October.
His true identity was discovered when customs offcials took his fngerprints.
Judge Alistair McCreath noted Lennons tendency to use aliases in sentencing
the EDL leader to 10 months in jail.
Bowie Releases 1st
Album In 10 Years
DAVID BOWIE is celebrating his birthday
by releasing new music.
The English singer on his 66th birthday
last month, announced that he has released
his frst song in 10 years titled Where Are
We Now?
A new album, The Next Day, will be out
March 11 and 12 in the United Kingdom
and the United States, respectively.
The slow groove was released on iTunes
and in 119 countries. It was produced by
longtime collaborator Tony Visconti.
Bowies last album was 2003s Reality.
The fashion forward singer debuted in
the 1960s, releasing multiple successful
albums with sounds that range from rock
to pop to glam rock to soul and funk.
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WHEN A bad news character enters Albert
Square, things can go only one of two ways:
If they turn out to be popular, they will get a
personality transplant, showing a vulnerable
and likable side that allows them to stay
around for a while or they stay evil and get
carried out of the Square feet frst. And so it
was always destined to be with the evil the
eeeeville Derek Branning, but frst
Phil continues his plan to snatch Lexi right
out from under Lola (and grandpa Billy) by
tricking them into thinking he only wants to
help by fostering her. And he torments Jack
by telling him Sharon will soon be his. This
prompts Jack to propose to Sharon on the
same day he does. She accepts Jack and
now Phil has cut her out, and hes got Lexi,
and is controlling Lolas access to her (with-
out Sharon there to run interference)
Joey and cousin Lauren cant fght the
feeling anymore and start sleeping together,
but their family fnds out and works to keep
them apart Max throws Tanya a surprise
wedding but as Tanya stands there in her
gown, who shows up at the door? Surprise!
Its Maxs wife! Yes, he has a wife he mar-
ried when Tanya tossed him out last year,
and now Derek summoned her to get back
at Tanya. Max thought all the money hed
been giving to Derek was to pay her off for
a divorce, but Derek just kept it and lied to
Max
Kat and Alfe are trying to make things
work or maybe just making a show out of
trying to make things work but Kats recent
affair is eating at him, and her secret lovers
continual harassment keeps wearing her
down. She begins the affair again paying
no attention at all to the millions of people
screaming at their TVs. We dont know who
it is. We only know she keeps getting texts,
calls, fowers, etc from him despite continu-
ally telling him its over. And Alfe is upset
that she wont say who it is. But one night in
the Vic (where else) he gets rumbled its
Derek. Derek? Seriously Kat? Derek? Alfe
tosses her out and shes got nowhere to go,
and who takes her in? Derek. He wants to
start a life with her but she insists she still
loves Alfe and is beside herself. Kat begs
him to let Alfe hear her voicemail, telling
him to leave her alone, and he says he will
but instead plays Alfe a different, older one
where shes making plans to see him. Alfe
is done with Kat and moves Roxy in upstairs
at the Vic
Ever since Tanya found out that Mum Cora
had an older daughter that she gave up for
adoption, shes been curious. Now without
Coras consent, she goes looking for her and
fnds her and is in for a shock: Shes black. It
was the prejudice of the day that made Cora
give her up and she;s been haunted by it ever
since. The baby wasnt haunted though; she
was adopted by a nice family, is a school
principal and seems to have turned out better
than Coras other two daughters! The reunion
WEDDINGS IN soap l and never room
smoothly and this month there are two,
both with the same Corrie couple involved.
En route to meet groom Nick for wedding
number one, bride Leanne calls at Peters
house to offer herself to him, just for old
times sake. Peter is tempted, oh yes he is
tempted, but something has changed, some-
thing has happened, someone has returned
from Los Angeles by plane. Yes, Carlas
back and Peters head has been turned once
again. So Leanne hops back into her taxi after
being snubbed by Peter, straightens her tiara
and the cab drives on to the wedding venue
where Nicks waiting for his bride.
But as theyre just about to exchange
vows, Eva pipes up from the pew. She cant
keep quiet that one, not with a crush the size
of Salford shes got for Nick. She tells the
congregation that Leanne offered herself to
Peter who didnt want her and now shes
settling for second-best Nick. Well, thats it.
There are tears and tantrums and the wed-
dings off, everyone goes home. Everyone
that is except for Nick and his sister-in-law
Kylie who end up using the honeymoon
suite to comfort each together. And now
Kylies pregnant theyre very fertile up
north and when Nick walks up the aisle
with Leanne for a second time, after she
begs his forgiveness, this time, Nicks got
the knowledge that he could be the dad of
Kylies little baby.
Ooh, it doesnt bode well.
Over at Underworld, Robs cooking the
books to make the knicker factory appear
less valuable than it is so he can go in
there with a low offer to buy it from Carla.
She knows Robs up to summat and bans
him from the factory but that doesnt stop
her bad brother from stealing the business
from under her nose and behind her back
and breaking into the offce to take all her
fles. Carlas left pondering on pants and
wonders whats going on in gussets as
Rob moves above his station into a fat in
Victoria Court.
Meanwhile, Fizs boiler breaks down and
she asks Tyrone to fx it. However, he doesnt
do it properly as hes not qualifed and it starts
leaking carbon monoxide into Fizs house. She
thinks shes coming down with a bug but ends
up in hospital in a coma before making a full
recovery and being sent home. Dont things
move fast in soap? Tyrone cant admit he was
the one who fxed Fizs boiler because if Kirsty
fnds out, hell have another poisonous boiler
to deal with. Tommy takes the blame for his
mate Tyrones mistake and gets a grilling from
the men in suits from Health and Safety.
Elswhere, Lewis starts his campaign
to get his hands on Gails assets. He tells
her he loves her, he kisses her, he snogs
her, as the nation collectively hides behind
cushions on our sofas. Lewis brings in his
mate Patrick whos all talk about an Italian
hotel job for Lewis but he tells Gail he cant
go and leave her, not now hes found her,
the one true love of his life. And Gail believes
him, she falls for him, hook, line and sinker
as Lewis reels Gail in with his every hook,
lie and stinker.
And fnally this week, Sophie and her
physiotherapist Jenna kiss on the sofa after
admitting they really like each other, despite
Jenna having reservations about what this
relationship could do to her career if her
bosses fnd out. Problem is, Sophies dad
Kevin also likes Jenna and isnt best pleased
when he walks in and discovers Jenna and
Sophie having a snog. Sadly for Jenna,
Kevins jealousy gets the better of him and he
dobs Jenna in at work, saying shes abusing
young Sophie. Oh Kevin, oh dear.
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was awkward and Cora is furious at Tanya
Bianca gets out of jail but is having a tough
time with her adjustment that adjustment
made more diffcult by having to compete
with Lola for a job at the hair salon. It also
doesnt help that resentful son Liam has
taken a turn toward the criminal side (with
an assist from Uncle Derek), helping to fence
his dodgy gear
Derek entered the Square last year, terror-
izing Pat on her deathbed, and hes done the
same to just about everyone else in Walford.
With everyone fnally turning against him,
including (fnally!) his own brothers, its time
for him to make his exit. But he wasnt hit by
a car or shot or tossed off a bridge or hit over
the head with an iron or didnt trip over a toy
truck and tumble down the stairs: After a big
argument, he had an apparent heart attack
in the street, witnessed by his brothers Max
and Jack, and Kat, who all stood there and
let him die without calling 911 or helping him
in any way. The End
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UJs American in the UK
Born in sunny California to a Liverpudlian
and Texan, I think I have a different take on
life. I have been raised with the best of both
worlds, and am lucky enough to have dual
nationality, but consider myself American
through and through. I welcome UJ readers
contacting me with questions. I can talk with
passion and knowledge about both places.
Just ask me, Ill tell you what I know.
Feel free to contact me here on the UJ site,
or at catsnitzer@gmail.com, or Facebook.
EXPLORING London is always great. I love get-
ting lost, and fnding new places in the city. On
the way to Medieval Times, (dont expect the
grand US one with horses) I stumbled across
Saint Kathrine Docks, it feels like Monte Carlo,
it is a great little gem. In the heart of London,
and yet a million miles away from a bustling
city, it was exquisite. The boats are fabulous,
Saint Dickens Inn was my favorite fnd. It is a
rebuilt 18th century pub, covered in fowers and
history, what a great little place to get away.
Trying new things is one of my favorite
things to do, so, a few weekends ago we tried
indoor skiing in Milton Keynes! It was so fun,
the prices were great and skiing indoors was a
totally new experience. While the runs arent as
long, it was really entertaining, much cheaper
than the alps and less travel time. Our group
then went back into London and decided to go
to the theatre. A great little tip, if you are open to
what you see you can get dirt cheap tickets. If
you show up at the theatre an hour before show
times, they will usually not always give you
a great discount.
In the next few weekends, preferably, when
I am sans cast, and able to walk again, I will be
planning a trip to Powys, Wales. It looks like
heaven on earth, it is classifed as a preserved
county, and apparently the happiest place in
the UK. The scenery seems to be out of this
world, sweeping green valleys, mountains, yes
I said mountains, and crystal clear lakes. There
is even a castle, the villages seems like a great,
off the beaten track, vacation area, hopefully
not overrun by tourists.
Good old Christmas break thank good-
ness for long ones.
Coming home is always great, breaking my
leg not so much, paying for the hospital visit,
with no insurance in the USA, even worse.
Why could I not have broken it in the UK???
Happy New Year I am about to owe the city of
Las Vegas $10,000. Oh well I guess I have to
go back and win a few poker tournaments. If
my professor Dr Wollard is reading this, I was
studying while I was in Vegas, I promise...
I have spent mine in the mountains and in
Vegas, poor me Now it is time to study
like crazy.
My fight home was an absolute nightmare.
I was delayed, hungover and irritated. The
airlines however saw no problem with a seven
hour layover, and felt that I was being ungrateful
when they offered to re-route me on a fight with
a stop or two. We discussed my bad attitude,
and ways to fx it, they didnt like my sugges-
tions, I was less fond of theirs. The rambunc-
tious chat ended with us mutually parting ways
and a few lovely four letter words.
Life has its own hidden forces which
you can only discover by living. Sren
Kierkegaard
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columns/ujs-american-in-the-uk/
Hackers Sentenced For
Michael Jackson Music Theft
A PAIR of UK hackers has been sentenced
to 100 hours of community service for the
theft of unreleased Michael Jackson tracks
from Sony Music Entertainment.
Officials say that music aficionados
James Marks and James McCormick used
their home computers to break into Sonys
US servers and scour them for Jackson-
related material. Britains Serious and
Organized Crime Agency says the pair
downloaded nearly 8,000 fles, completed
or partial tracks, artwork, and videos.
Marks, 27 and McCormick, 26 were ar-
rested in May 2011 after Sony alerted UK
law enforcement to the breach. Chat logs
recovered from their computers showed
that they planned to sell or trade some
of the fles.
They were handed suspended sentences
and ordered to do community service last
month.
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Accept Russian Medal
Gregory Katz
REAY CLARKE, who risked his life on
World War II Arctic convoys, felt snubbed
by Britains decision last month to keep
him and other veterans from accepting
bravery medals offered by Russia.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Of-
fce said British sailors cannot accept the
Ushakov Medal because they are in line to
get a medal from the British government,
and also because the events took place
more than fve years ago.
I honestly feel sore about it, said
Clarke, 89. I think its disgraceful that
we cant just say yes to the Russians
and tell them to go ahead and issue
the medal. I think they are kind and
thoughtful to remember what we
did. We should just say, Thank you
very much.
It is not surprising that the Russian
government wants to honor again
the sailors who participated in the
convoys, which helped bring vital
equipment to Soviet troops fghting
a desperate battle against Hitlers
troops on the eastern front.
DELIVERED
The weapons they delivered, including
more than 7,500 fghter planes and 5,000
anti-tank guns, helped turn back Hitlers
invading forces, altering the course of the
war, said Jacky Brookes, a manager of the
Russia Arctic Convoy Museum Project,
which plans to build a museum at the spot
in northwest Scotland where the convoys
were based.
There were some 3,000 casualties,
she said. Winston Churchill called it the
worst journey in the world. Hitler was keen
to sink as many of them as he could. It was
an awful experience they were attacked
by U-boats, and ships, and from the air as
well. Plus the weather was atrocious. A lot
of people just perished from the cold.
Brookes also feels the government
should have allowed the men to receive
the Ushakov Medal. She said about 400
are still alive.
Prime Minister David Cameron an-
nounced last month a medal will be created
and awarded to veterans who were active
on the convoys.
But Clarke frets that many veterans
will pass away while the details are
worked out.
Hes taken an awful long time, he
said. There arent many of us left.
The Ushakov Medal
Recession Fears Grow As
UK Manufacturing Drops
By Danica Kirka
CONCERN IS growing that the British
economy may be headed back into reces-
sion after statistics released last month
showed a surprise drop in manufacturing
activity.
The Offce for National Statistics said
manufacturing output fell by 0.3 percent
between October and November, far off
analysts expectations for an increase of
0.5 percent.
Britains economy has only just emerged
from a double-dip recession in the third
quarter of 2012, when it recorded one
percent growth. But it seems unable to
make a lasting recovery and experts say it
is slowing considerably.
Vicky Redwood, chief UK economist
at Capital Economics said Novembers
manufacturing fgures provided yet more
evidence that the economy probably con-
tracted in the fourth quarter of last year.
The National Institute of Economic and
Social Research, a leading think tank, es-
timated last month that Britains economy
shrank by 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter.
That would leave gross domestic product
fat overall in 2012.
If the British economy were to shrink
again in the frst three months of 2013, it
would be back in recession, technically
defned as two consecutive quarters of
economic contraction.
WARNED
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank
of England, warned in November that the
economy could shrink in the last three
months of 2012 as a boost from the Sum-
mer Olympics is reversed and that growth
would remain sluggish into 2013.
British manufacturers, it seems, are
being hurt by weak investment and lower
public spending.
Furthermore, consumers purchasing
power is coming under renewed pressure
from a move back up in inflation and
muted earnings growth, said Howard
Archer, the chief UK economist for IHS
Global Insight. On top of this, a still
uncertain and diffcult economic environ-
ment risks some orders being delayed or
even cancelled.
Archer said the United States recent
budget deal to avoid the so-called fis-
cal cliff and improvements in eurozone
fnancial markets did offer some hope for
British manufacturing exports.
But it may take some time before the
increase in confdence in fnancial markets
translates to greater demand for goods and
new jobs.
Underlining the pressure felt by UK
manufacturers, Japanese automaker Honda
announced it would cut about one in four
jobs at its western England factory.
Honda Motor Europe cited poor sales
across the continent as the reason for cut-
ting 800 positions from its 3,500-strong
workforce in Swindon. The plant makes
the Civic, Jazz and CR-V models.
UK Offcials Charge
Eight In $55m Bank
Corruption Case
PROSECUTORS say that eight people
have been charged in connection with a
roughly 35m corruption case involving
what was once one of Britains biggest
banking groups.
The Crown Prosecution Service said
in a statement late last month that po-
lice charged two former employees of
the Halifax Bank of Scotland, Lynden
Scourfeld and Mark Dobson, with steer-
ing loans through a business consultancy
in return for corrupt gifts.
Three members of the consultancy
David Mills, Michael Bancroft, and
John Cartright face fraud charges.
Mills, Bancroft, and Scourfield also
face a charge of money laundering, as
do their wives, Jacqueline Scourfeld,
Alison Mills, and Beverley Bancroft.
The Halifax Bank of Scotland, an
early victim of the global fnancial crisis,
was absorbed by Lloyds Banking Group
PLC in 2009.
Bank Of England Leaves
Rates Unchanged
THE BANK of England has left its base
interest rate and its monetary stimulus
program unchanged, as widely anticipated
by analysts.
The central banks Monetary Policy
Committee left the key rate at 0.5 percent,
where it has been since March 2009, at its
monthly policy meeting last month.
The Bank of Englands stimulus pro-
gram, called quantitative easing, was also
not increased from its current 375bn. The
program involves purchases of govern-
ment bonds from banks to increase the
amount of money in the economy and
favor an increase in lending.
A TOP British counterterrorism detective
was found guilty last month of trying to
sell information to one of Rupert Mur-
dochs tabloids, becoming the frst person
convicted on charges related to Britains
phone-hacking scandal since a police in-
vestigation was reopened in early 2011.
Detective Chief Inspector April Casburn
was charged with misconduct for phoning
the News of the World tabloid and offering
to pass on information about whether Lon-
dons police force would reopen its stalled
phone-hacking investigation.
Prosecutors said the tabloid did not print
a story based on her call and no money
changed hands but she had committed a
gross breach of the public trust by of-
fering to sell the information.
Casburn, 53, also was accused of trying
to ruin the phone-hacking inquiry which
centered on Murdoch journalists at the
now-defunct News of the World by leak-
ing information to the press.
TERRORISM
A key witness testifed that Casburn
wanted to torpedo the hacking inquiry
because she feared it would drain re-
sources from the fght against terrorism.
The witness said she also was upset about
the purported pressure being put on pros-
ecutors by John Prescott, a deputy prime
minister under Tony Blair who had been
a hacking victim.
Prosecution lawyer Greg McGill said
Casburn was guilty of a very serious
offense.
The Metropolitan Police said in a state-
ment that selling confdential information
to journalists for personal gain would not
be tolerated and that Casburn had abused
her police position.
Detective Found Guilty In
Phone Hacking Scandal
Casburn has been suspended with pay,
the force said.
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Nine Found Guilty Of Fixing Horse Races
By Steve Douglas
THREE professional footballers were among nine
people banned from involvement in British horse rac-
ing for a combined total of 70 years last month after
an investigation into an elaborate fxing scandal.
The case centered on allegations that jockey
Andrew Heffernan, who has recently been riding in
Australia, fxed races in Britain between November
1, 2010, and March 31, 2011.
Heffernan was banned for 15 years after being
found guilty of receiving bribes, giving inside in-
formation and preventing three horses Wanchai
Whisper, Gallantry and Silver Guest from running
at their best.
Ipswich striker Michael Chopra and former Man-
chester United midfelder Mark Wilson were each
disqualifed for 10 years for offering bribes to Heffer-
nan and placing bets based on information provided
by the jockey that his horse would lose. Doncaster
midfelder James Coppinger was given a three-year
ban for the latter charge.
Five other unlicensed individuals Paul Garner,
Yogesh Joshee, Douglas Shelley, Kelly Inglis and
Pravin Shingardia were also found in breach of
racing rules after a four-day hearing.
The fndings of the disciplinary panel confrm that
an elaborate network of corruption has been identifed
and successfully prosecuted, said Adam Brickell,
the director of integrity, legal and risk of the British
Horseracing Authority. Investigations of this scale
are extremely complex, especially when we are faced
with a lack of cooperation, evasion, and untruthful
accounts from many of those being investigated.
The 29-year-old Chopra, who used to play for
Newcastle and Cardiff, now plays for Ipswich in the
second-tier League Championship.
He did not give evidence in the hearing, which
took place from January 14-17, because he couldnt
afford to pay the legal fees. He has admitted to having
a gambling addiction.
Rolls-Royce To Cut Defense Jobs At UK Plant
ROLLS-ROYCE said last month that it is plan-
ning to reduce its defense operations at one of its
British plants a move that a union said would
result in the loss of some 400 jobs.
The plant at Ansty, near Coventry, employs
about 800 people and handles the reft and
repair of airplane and marine engines. The
company said that its civil aerospace business
at the factory will not be affected.
Britains largest trade union, Unite, said
staff was informed of the companys plans last
month. It claimed that the closure is proposed
to take place in the next few years, and blamed
the British governments cuts to the national
defense budget for the decision.
Rolls-Royce said in a statement that it hoped
to make the changes without compulsory
redundancies.
It did not elaborate on the decision but said:
In a large and complex company, there is a
constant need to align resources and costumer
demand.
The frm employs 22,000 people in Britain.
UK Considers Preventative
Drugs For Breast Cancer
BRITAINS National Health Service may soon of-
fer women at high risk of developing breast cancer
drugs normally used to treat the disease as a pre-
vention strategy.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical
Excellence last month announced draft guidelines
that would make the drugs available.
A final decision is expected this spring after
medical groups, charities and patients organization
respond to the proposal.
The proposal suggests that tamoxifen or ralox-
ifene should be used by women found at high risk
of developing the disease.
Clinical trials have shown the drugs can be effec-
tive in cutting breast cancer rates, and the medica-
tions are used both to treat and to prevent the disease
in other countries, including the United States.
Initial response from charities and patients
groups to the proposal has been favorable.
The charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer called
the move an historic step in the fght against the
deadly disease.
Specialist nurse Jackie Harris with the Breast
Cancer Care charity said the proposal could be
very good news for women with a family his-
tory of breast cancer, but doctors cautioned that
the drugs cannot be viewed as a vaccine against
breast cancer.
New Haul Of Anglo-Saxon
Gold Declared Treasure
ITS OFFICIAL: Some of the 90 pieces of
gold and silver found in central England
last year have formally been declared to
be treasure.
Archaeologists found the haul in the
same English field where an amateur
treasure-hunter in 2009 discovered the
largest fnd of Anglo-Saxon gold, silver
and precious stones ever recorded.
South Staffordshire coroner Andrew
Haigh confrmed last month that most of
the new haul is treasure, meaning that it is
at least 300 years old and is made up of at
least 10 percent precious metal.
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n ASCOT DAY in Ft Lauderdale. Every
year the British-American Chamber Broward/
Palm Beach organises a super British day at
the races out for us. We arrive at 12 noon,
have our own private viewing area and slap-
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BACC Stakes race. Sunday, March 16 at
Gulfstream Race course. Must pre-book by
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n MIAMI Theres a British Week slated
for March 7 but by deadline for this Febru-
ary issue I received no advertising or prss
release from the organizers, so email me
for an update.
n BRITISH CLUBS CORNER.
1) FORT LAUDERDALE British Womens
Club meets on the frst Tuesday of the month
at 7pm, at the Gateway Terrace Meeting
Room, 1943 N.E. 6th Court, Ft Lauderdale,
FL 33304. Call Shirley Hillman on (954)
390-6494. Newcomers Welcome. Join them
for tea and conversation.
2) ORMOND BEACH Call Elizabeth (386)
671-2830. ELSEWHERE: Seeking British
clubs in your manor of Florida? No space
on this page to list them all, so email me
your name, city and contact phone and I
will reply with details. Put UJ Club info on
subject line.
n NEW BRITISH BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
Fish, Fish (786) 732-3123 is a newly opened
upscale British restaurant in North Miami. Says
British owner Melvyn Franks. We have some
traditional Brit items on the menu and wish
to hire experienced British, Irish and Aussie
expat servers with fine dining knowledge,
plus bartenders. (Call the restaurant to apply).
Melvyns father is well-known jazz musician
Gordon Franks. Happily, Florida has a number
of British-owned and operated fully-fedged
restaurants (not pubs) my records show. Not
to mention the many top British chefs working
in Florida hotels and restaurants, like Michael
Gilligan at Miamis waterfront famous Rusty
Pelican (305) 361-3818. Gordon Ramsay (my
major crush) and Jamie Oliver, both ubiquitous
on US TV, have forever dismissed the outdated
idea that Brits cant cook!
n SCOTTISH FESTIVALS in Florida
of Scots, theres lots! Always a great day
out, och aye, including bagpipers and drum-
mers, live Scottish entertainers, highland
dancing, Scottish clans (mainly American
with dubious Scottish heritage from eons
ago but charming people), wannabe Scots,
Scottish athletics like tossing the caber and
discus, sheepdog contests, beer and food
vendors selling Scottish scones and other
baked yummies. These events attract British
expats from miles around and I attend and
promote the South Florida one annually.
Each Scottish festival offers much to enjoy,
so wear something tartan and go!
1) Jacksonville area the Northeast
Florida Scottish Games February 23,
2013. For information and tickets www.
neflgames.com or Call (904) 241-0350
and ask for Emily.
2) South Floridas Scottish-American
Society (www.sassf,org) holds probably the
biggest in Florida, going for 30 years. Ill be
there! Saturday, March 2 in Ft Lauderdale.
Ticket information See ad this issue.
3) PANAMA CITY Highland Games on
March 9, 2013. Tickets and vendor informa-
tion (850) 769-4000.
NOTE: Each festival proceeds rain or
shine.
n SARASOTAS Caledonian Club presents
its annual Scottish Thistle Ball, an elegant
formal affair with Scottish entertainment,
piping and dancing. On March 9 at Oaks
Club in Osprey. To book and for more details
see www.caledonianclub.org or phone (941)
484-0728 and ask for Sioux (pronounced
Sue). Tickets are $66.
n MELBOURNEunmissable!! Who can
resist sexy British blokes in uniform! The band
of the Scots Guards and the Pipes, Drums,
Highland Dancers of the Black Watch 3
rd
Bat-
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night only. These Best of British join will thrill
you with an evening celebrating the music of
Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. Experi-
ence a performance of pomp and grandeur as
they present a unique blend of music, pag-
eantry and history highlighted by traditional folk
music and military tunes that convey the rich
legacy of the British Isles. Featuring bagpipes,
traditional military marches, drum solos, Celtic
dancing and beloved songs and excitement
for the entire family! Saturday, March 23 at
the King Center. Ticket information (321)
242-2219 and see ad this issue.
n BRITISH CLASSIC CARSHOW Feb-
ruary 10, 2013. Ogle triumphs of British
engineering, like vintage Rolls Royces, MGs,
Triumphs, Mini Coopers, Jensens, Morris
Minors and other magic motors at the annual
British Classic Car Show in Boca Raton at the
Royal Palm Plaza. Enter your own classic or
just come as spectators. Its a hugely suc-
cessful, well-organised event, many British
car owners and admirers attend and I spend
the day there myself. Free entrance. Show
is from 11am to 4pm. Information www.
goldcoastbritcar.com. Vendors of anything
British can also rent a booth.
n ERIC CLAPTON the British guitar great
returns to Florida every year. Hell be at
Hollywoods Hardrock on March 29 and 30.
Ticket information: www.seminolehardrock.
com or (954) 797-5555.
n ST GEORGES DAY: We English dont
get excited about it, maybe because England
is not a religious country, so why care about
a saint? Nevertheless, if your organisation
is holding a St Georges Day specifc event,
(April 23), email me details (deadline March
22) for publication in the April column.
n AWARD-WINING British show Billy
Elliott from London written by Sir Elton John.
At Kravis Centre, West Palm Beach. March
5-10. Information: www.kravis.org or Box
Offce (561) 832-7469
n FT LAUDERDALE. The Broward Center
is holding a slew of British events:
1) Concert extravaganza One Night of
Queen, a tribute to one of the greatest British
bands ever, on March 24.
2) Pirates of Penzance English classic
with the acclaimed New York Gilbert & Sul-
livan Players on March 15, 2013.
3) From London one of the worlds fore-
most chamber orchestras, Academy of St
Martin in the Fields on March 18. Ticket
information on all www.BrowardCenter.org.
or Box Offce (954) 462-0222.
n PINT AND A PIE CORNER. Herewith
one Florida British pub picked at random
from my database. This is not a recom-
mendation, unless I have personally checked
out the pub, so you may deem it divine or
dire. Pop in and see: CHAMPIONS PUB in
Sarasota (941) 927-7686. Ask for English
owner Tony Middlemiss.
n CALLING NEW BRITISH BUSINESSES
ACROSS FLORIDA: Just opened a British
business in the last 6 months? To help you
fourish, email me details (to britishforida@
aol.com) and Ill publish them on this page.
Must include owners name and direct
phone number. On subject line put: UJ
Florida British business
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203-762-2233
www.pennyhapenny.com
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805-963-8121
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904-810-5725
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757-838-2748
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717-397-3903
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863-439-1700
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503-287-8582
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401-846-8465
www.royalmale.com
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515-280-3771
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941-953-6707
www.scotscorner.net
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843-837-4696
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972-726-6100
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817-226-2300
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512-380-9443
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214-692-1111
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210-572-9307
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(281) 461-4702
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713-977-1857
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503-325-0033
SIMPLE 2 UNIQUE, AZ
623-536-1190
THE SIXPENCE, GA
912-238-1348
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312-415-6919
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916-984-3706
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513-605-4700
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856-354-0204
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757-838-2748
www.thebritishpubs.com
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916-344-8472
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540-722-3976
www.theunionjackpub.com
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317-257-4343
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301-652-2561
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410-740-5225
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703-778-3568
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281-920-2929
www.sherlockspubco.com
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610-383-0600
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941-358-1353
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www.wisechoiceuk.com
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www.bullandbarrel.ca
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