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R Arise Sir Brucie . ‘Didn’t He Do Well?’ BRUCE FORSYTH finally received his knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list last month. The 83-year-old For- syth’s career dates back to the Second World war and currently he is the host of the UKs Strictly Come Dancing. Vol. 29 No. 4 July 2011 “I’m over the moon,” he said. “It has really hit me how big the honour is. It makes me feel as though my life has been worthwhile.” Public Sector Sir Richard Branson TTHEHE HHEADLINESEADLINES R British Teen Charged With In Miami Cybercrimes Strikers Protest – Celebrating 25 POLICE fi led charges last month against a teenager suspected of involvement in Years Of Virgin’s cyberattacks on the CIA website. Government Plans Ryan Cleary, 19, has been charged London-Miami with fi ve offenses under the Computer TEACHERS and public sector MODERATE Misuse Act, police said. workers swapped classrooms and of- While some British trade unions – such Routes One of the charges relates to bringing fi ces for picket lines June 30 in what as those representing London subway down the website of Britain’s Serious unions hope will be the fi rst unrest drivers – have a reputation for frequent Organized Crime Agency – the UK’s strikes, their public sector counterparts are FBI equivalent – using a fl ood of traffi c, in a summer of discontent against traditionally moderate. There has not been a in what is known as a “distributed denial the Conservative-led government’s national strike by teachers since the 1980s, of service” attack. austerity plans. and for one of the unions, the Association of Cleary is suspected of having ties to Airport operators warned there could Teachers and Lecturers, last month marked the Lulz Security hacking collective, be long lines at immigration entry points its fi rst strike in its 127-year history. which has recently targeted Sony, the because of walkouts by passport offi cers, Their leaders say they have no choice. CIA website and the US Senate computer but most of Britain’s airports, including They say their members worked many system. Heathrow and Manchester, said it was years for modest pay, on the promise of a British police had said that a computer business as usual. solid pension, and accuse the government seized following Cleary’s arrest was be- Unions estimated that up to 750,000 of reneging on that deal. ing examined specifi cally for Sony data. teachers and civil servants joined the Helen Andrews of the National Union Lulz, which has used its Twitter ac- one-day strike, affecting courthouses, tax of Teachers told a rally in Manchester that count as a platform to taunt victims and offi ces and employment centers, as well teachers were being asked to “pay more, by Patricia Kawaja announce cyber coups, has dismissed as schools. work longer, get less.” ….See full story on speculation Cleary was involved in its Thousands of union members marched ACCUSED operations. Photo by Robin Hill www.robinhillphotography.com Florida page through London, Manchester and other cit- Prime Minister “David Cameron has The charges against Cleary date to ies to demand that the government rethink accused teachers of a lack of morality,” she events as far back as October 29 – when the its plans to curb public sector pensions. said. “Who really lacks morality? The thief The government insists everyone must amount public sector employees contribute teenager is accused of attacking the web- Small groups of anti-capitalist protesters or those who try to stop the thief?” share the pain as it cuts £80bn from public to pensions and reducing their retirement site of the British Phonographic Industry. scuffl ed with police as the march neared The walkouts weren’t as dramatic as spending to reduce Britain’s huge defi cit, payouts. An attack on the International Federation Parliament, and were cordoned in by offi - the rioting in Greece, which faces far more swollen after the government spent billions ASSESSMENTS of the Phonographic Industry followed just cers. Police said 41 people had been arrested severe cuts, but unions hope to send a strong bailing out foundering banks. It is cutting The two sides gave widely differing as- one month later, police said. for offenses including possession of drugs, message of opposition to Britain’s govern- civil service jobs and benefi ts, raising the sessments of the level of disruption. criminal damage and breach of the peace. ment and its austerity plans. state pension age from 65 to 66, hiking the Continued on page 4 R Man Convicted In 2002 Slaying Of Schoolgirl A CONVICTED double murderer was found guilty last month in the 2002 slaying of Milly Dowler, a case that had Thames Town transfi xed Britain after the schoolgirl HOW WOULD you like to live in this idealic piece went missing. Dowler, 13, was abducted while of Britain? The problem is . it’s not in Britain. heading home from school in Walton- Thames Town built in 2006 was an ambitious on-Thames, Surrey south of London, scheme to relieve population pressure in Shanghai sparking a nationwide search. Her . yes, as in Shanghai China. remains were found in woodlands six months later by mushroom pickers. Thames Town comes with its own church, fish’n’chip A jury found that Levi Bellfield, shop and pub, The RockPoint Inn, which was mod- already spending life in prison for two elled after the original establishment in Lyme Regis, murders, was responsible for Dowler’s Devon. death. He has been told he will never Cobbled streets, Tudor and Edwardian style town- be released. He has also been convicted of at- houses and the village clock tower all add to the illusion tempted murder in a separate case. His that you’re actually in an English town. intended victim was in court June 23 Unfortunately since its opening five years ago, it has when the jury reached its verdict in become something of a ghost town, with houses priced Dowler’s slaying. out of the market for many, leaving empty streets and All of the attacks happened near bus shops unrented. Nowadays it has become a popular stops, earning Bellfi eld the name “The Bus Stop Stalker” in the British press. backdrop for wedding photographers to bring their Dowler’s mother and sister were clients. One online blogger likened Thames Town to overcome with emotion when the verdict film sets from The Truman Show. was announced. Photo: Wikipedia Bellfield, 43, is likely to receive another life sentence for Dowler’s at ROYAL TOUR SCHEDULE killing. £1 = $1.60 press uro = $1.44 time William And Kate Great Grandmother Banned R Website Problems For Olympic Ticket Bidders Touring Canada, Then For Pitch Invasion THOUSANDS of people across Britain BBRINGRING NNEWEW LEEDS United fans started a campaign to rose at dawn and hunched over their South To Los Angeles have a ban lifted on a great grandmother computer keyboards in the second round THE NINE-DAY tour of Canada for Prince who took part in a pitch invastion during of bidding for tickets for the 2012 Lon- CCUSTOMERSUSTOMERS TTOO William and his new bride Kate began June the last game of the team’s season. don Olympics last month. 30 (UJ Press day). Margaret Musgrove, 63, was given an But the hopes of many were dashed. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s automatic ban for going on the grass dur- The site was working – but very slowly. YYOUROUR BBUSINESS!USINESS! nine-day tour will span seven cities and five ing the game. Olympic organizers urged ticket hope- provinces. The visit will include stops in PEI, Musgrove said the club was her life and fuls to be patient. AAdvertisedvertise iinn thethe nnextext Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Quebec she was devastated by the ban. The sales on Friday, June 24 came and the National Capital Region, where the Hundreds of people have joined a after two-thirds of ticket seekers failed iissuessue ooff tthehe UnionUnion JJack!ack! couple will celebrate Canada Day. Facebook group to get the ban lifted. The to earn any in the fi rst round. The 1.2 The couple are scheduled to arrive in club said it was policy to suspend people million previously unsuccessful bidders Ottawa on June 30. They are expected to at- for such actions. received priority in the morning sales. tend all the events together with no separate Musgrove had already renewed her About 2.3 million tickets went on sale, CCall:all: programs. season ticket for next season but has had Great Grandma Margaret being many of them for football. More than 1,300 members of the inter- that seized along with the ban for running escorted from the field. Tickets will also be sold in stages 11-800-262-7305-800-262-7305 national media will be along on the tour, on the Elland Road pitch at the end of the in the 1980s famously wanted to install next year. compared with 848 last year during the 1-0 win against Burnley April 30. electric fences to keep fans off the pitch Queen’s visit to Canada. Musgrove said: “I just ran on to the when he was chairman of Chelsea – to be fforor RRatesates andand Highlights of their itinerary include: pitch and waved my hands and said ‘I more lenient to Musgrove. PPutut YYourour BBusinessusiness oonn •June 30 – Their first official function love you boys’” Marie Blankley, who set up the group, IInformationnformation in Ottawa is laying a wreath at the Tomb She said she was sorry for her actions which has more than 800 members, said: tthehe BBritrit BBusinessusiness MMap!ap! of the Unknown Soldier at the National War but “just got carried away with the atmo- “Yes she’s done wrong.