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UK Attorney General Lord Goldsmith admits to changing mind over Iraq war

January 27, 2010 Lord Peter Goldsmith, the Attorney General for England and Wales before and during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, has told the Iraq Inquiry that he changed his mind about the legality of the invasion about one month before military action began.

During his six hour session of questioning, Goldsmith said that he changed his mind about whether a further United Nations resolution was needed to ensure that the invasion was legal. His testimony comes only a day after former foreign office legal advisor Michael Wood told the inquiry that his own advice, that a further resolution was required, was ignored in favour of Goldsmith's. Goldsmith's account was under scrutiny because he had consistently said that it would be "safer" if a further resolution were obtained—since it would have put the "matter beyond doubt and nobody could have challenged the legality"—before changing his mind and giving the "green light" only a month before the invasion. He said that he had "good reasons" for "ultimately reach[ing] a different view", and called his previous advice "too cautious". He based his support of the war's legality on a series of UN resolutions dating back to the end of the Gulf War.

Until February 2002, he believed that a new resolution would be required, but he said today that—after discussions with US and UK diplomats—he realised that United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 "revive[d]" the authority of the United Kingdom to use force, as outlined in previous resolutions. One of these was United Nations Security Council Resolution 678, which was passed in November 1990. It authorized "Member States co-operating with the Government of Kuwait ... to use all necessary means to uphold and implement resolution 660 (1990) and all subsequent relevant resolutions and to restore international peace and security in the area" against Iraq if Saddam Hussein failed to give up his weapons of mass destruction. However, there has been debate about whether "all means necessary" included military force.

He admitted that he had told then prime minister Tony Blair, as far back as 2002, that any justification for war other than a UN resolution (such as regime change or self defence) would be invalid. Goldsmith said, "I don't think it [the advice] was terribly welcome." However, he added, "The prime minister made it clear that he accepted that it was for me to reach a judgement and he had to accept it." Goldsmith agreed that he ignored the advice of other legal advisors, including Michael Wood (who spoke before the inquiry yesterday) and Elizabeth Wilmshurst (who resigned in protest days before the invasion), who both said that invading Iraq without a new UN resolution would amount to the "crime of aggression". Goldsmith claimed to have "paid great attention to what their views were," but added, "Ultimately I disagreed with the views they took."

He said that an "unequivocal" opinion was needed before the invasion, and that this was what he gave in March, having been unsure about the war's legality previously. He denied changing his mind only days before the invasion, as some have claimed, saying that he had advised the government that the war would be legal as far back as February, and that his advice was "consistent". He also called claims that he was pressured into changing his opinion "nonsense". He said that he "was ready to answer questions" and intended to debate the issue with the cabinet, but was told that they would read his advice before moving on to different issues. He said that the debate did not in fact take place – he told the inquiry that he believes cabinet ministers considered it to be "a slightly sterile exercise".

In his testimony, Goldsmith also criticised Jack Straw's response to Wood's advice, saying that, while ministers could "challenge" legal advice, Straw "appeared to be rebuking a senior legal adviser for expressing his own legal view" in a recently declassified letter. He was also concerned that the cabinet ignored, or was unaware of, the caveats included in his March advice on the war's legality, in which he said that "the safest legal course" would be to get a new resolution, despite a "reasonable case" being available based on existing resolutions. His advice warned the government that he was not "confident" that the case based on existing resolutions would stand up in court. Goldsmith also requested the declassification of documents relating to the war's legal status, which are available to the Iraq inquiry, but not to the public. Sir John Chilcot, the chair of the inquiry, said that Goldsmith's "frustration is shared."


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A webcast of Goldsmith's testimony is currently in progress, on a one minute delay, on BBC News Online. I intend to use this as a source for some information. I do not know whether the video will stay up, but, knowing the BBC, my guess would be that it will remain available for some time afterwards. Den dodge  T\C 15:51, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I've also included some information from UK_cabinet_minister_Jack_Straw_ignored_advice_that_Iraq_invasion_was_illegal. It's listed in the "Related news" section, but I thought I'd better mention it here just to make sure nobody misses it. Den dodge  T\C 16:58, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

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Comments:McDonald's unfairly dismissed worker for giving a colleague free cheese, says Dutch court

Well uh........ >.> <.< >.< <.> |.| Sums up my reaction 164.116.47.180 (talk) 16:13, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Ridiculous
I don't see how this is materially different from saying that if I take a few coins from the register I should not be fired since they were just spare change. The employee took the cheese which she was only permitted to sell for the given price. That cheese was an item of monetary value, so how would it be different to take from the register an equivalent monetary value? Restaurants face real losses from employees who take products and give them to friends and coworkers. I don't see how the court purports to impose itself on the determination of the company as to what constitutes a significant enough theft to merit termination. 209.30.94.79 (talk) 03:10, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Justice served!
Deuteronomy 25:4

Mcdonald's
This once happened to me as well. I wanted pickles on my hamburger but the guy forgot them. When I came back to ask for them again he said I had to speak to the manager. Since the manager was out sick I had to wait in that McDonald's for 3 days until he got back. I lived off of Whoopers and Twinkies the whole time.


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Talk:Healing ozone layer may contribute to global warming

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Chilean President visits Pichilemu to inaugurate Agustín Ross Cultural Centre

February 3, 2010

The Chilean President, Michelle Bachelet, travelled to Pichilemu to inaugurate the Cultural Centre Agustín Ross last week, in the old Ross Casino, a National Monument since 1988, and the first casino in Chile.

Bachelet passed by Cáhuil's bridge, where she and her parents regularly went on holiday to, according the documentary Pichilemu: Así éramos ayer, así somos hoy (Pichilemu: That's the way we were, that's the way we are), which will be aired by the local TV channel Canal 3 de Televisión Comunitaria de Pichilemu.

Prior to reaching Pichilemu, she participated in a foundation stone ceremony for the new Regional Hospital of Rancagua, and the inauguration of the Cahuil-Bucalemu-Boyeruca roadway; the inauguration had been delayed for almost 5 years.

At 13:50, the President arrived at Pichilemu with the Minister Sergio Bitar, where she officially inaugurated the Cultural Centre Agustín Ross. "We are proud of the things we have made and now we have to care and defend them," she said.

The Chilean President said in Santiago de Chile, on Monday, that she felt very good talking to "a very nice people like the Pichileminian."


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I made this article according to the radio and some sources on the net. --MisterWiki (talk) 17:39, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

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editprotected Please add Category:Pichilemu to the article. :-) --MisterWiki (talk) 18:57, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
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It is currently linking to User:MisterWiki, that was deleted sometime ago. Please replace it with a link to Diego Grez. Thanks. --Diego Grez return fire 17:50, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
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British, Irish premiers leave Northern Ireland; no justice deal yet reached

January 28, 2010 United Kingdom prime minister Gordon Brown and Irish premier Brian Cowen have left Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland, where they had been attending talks on justice and the recent Northern Ireland crisis regarding the devolution of policing and justice powers from London to Belfast. No agreement has yet been reached, and the main parties have been given two more days to attempt to broker a deal.

Martin McGuinness, the deputy first minister and member of the republican party Sinn Féin, was "deeply disappointed" by the lack of an agreement on the possible devolution of Northern Ireland's policing and justice powers from Westminster, London to Stormont, Belfast. Brown, however, believes the discussions are salvageable. He said that there is the "prospect of a reasonable agreement" being reached within the next two days, and that they "have the pathway to an agreement" in place. The British unionist Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin—Northern Ireland's two largest parties—have been arguing over the issue for some time.

On Monday, Brown and Cowen travelled to Hillsborough Castle to meet with delegates of Northern Ireland's major parties in an attempt to forge an agreement, and—before he left—Brown gave the remaining delegates 48 hours to find a mutually beneficial solution. He said that the governments of the UK and Ireland will publish their plans if no such agreement is reached. He also said that the devolution could occur "around the beginning of May" this year. Sinn Féin want the devolution to occur as soon as possible, but the DUP argues that "community confidence" is required before the process, which would give Northern Ireland its first justice minister, can begin.

McGuinness said, "We have not concluded a deal today and I am deeply disappointed about that. We intend to study the governments' statement." He said that his party would refuse to give its support to anything that subjected "citizens' rights" to a "unionist veto". Peter Robinson, the leader of the DUP who has been forced to temporarily stand aside as first minister due to a sexual and financial scandal involving his wife, said that his party would not accept a "second-rate deal" in order to keep to "someone else's time limit". He is also reported as saying, "We are not prepared to buy a pig in a poke. We will do what is right for our community." Sinn Féin has accused the DUP of stalling for time, though Robinson denied this, saying that "[t]he party has always wanted to see the devolution of policing and justice and has always wanted it to happen without undue delay but it has to happen on a basis that we believe is sustainable".

It is thought that a failure to come to an agreement could trigger a re-election in the Northern Ireland Assembly, and damage the delicate peace process, which began with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Margaret O'Callaghan, of Queen's University Belfast said, "It's difficult to overestimate just how bad relations are between them. They really do not get on. On the other hand people have too much invested in this to allow it to collapse."


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5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Peru

January 27, 2010 An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck the Andean mountains of Peru on Monday, although Civil Defense officials said no damage was reported.

The tremor occurred at 17:52 local time, or 22.52 UTC, with the epicenter located in the Huanuco region of Puerto Inca. The United States Geological Survey said the epicenter struck at a depth of 53.4 miles (95.3 kilometers) and was centered about 240 kilometres (150 miles) northeast of the city of Huanuco and (300 miles) northeast of the nation's capital of Lima.

The El Comercio newspaper commented that the residents of Huanaco rushed out into the streets when the earthquake began, but there wasn't any damage.

A dozen earthquakes in Peru with magnitudes of four or more have occurred since the beginning of this year, and about a hundred such quakes are recorded yearly, according to the Earth Times. Last year there were 140 quakes with a magnitude of 4.0 or above.

In August 2007, a 7.9 earthquake struck the Ica province, just south of the capital. About 600 people were killed as a result, and much damage was caused to nearby infrastructure and buildings.

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Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Wildun. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Wildun~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

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Thank you for your productive and helpful edits on Wikinews. We really appreciate what you've done. Wikinews needs more good editors like yourself; please consider getting an account! We'd be very happy to have you. Tempodivalse [talk]  19:03, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

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Dead children found in car in Sussex, UK

January 27, 2010 The bodies of two children were found this morning in a car in Heathfield, East Sussex, in the United Kingdom. A 43-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of the murders.

The boy and girl were both less than five years old, and were discovered at 11:46 this morning (GMT) when Sussex police officers forced their way into the vehicle, which was parked on Mill Close in Heathfield. The woman, who has yet to be identified, had visited Heathfield police station earlier this morning to report "an incident", and was later arrested on suspicion of murder. The police say that they have identified the bodies. The identities will be revealed when the post mortem examinations take place, which is scheduled for next Thursday.

The woman was taken to Eastbourne District General Hospital, and has not yet been interviewed by the police. She is believed to be from Surrey but have connections with the Heathfield area. Mill Close, the road on which the incident occurred, has been closed, according to a police spokeswoman, who said, "An investigation is now under way and the area around the scene is cordoned off." Chief Inspector Julia Pope, Wealden district policing commander, said, "This is a very tragic incident, but I would like to reassure people that it is fully contained and there is no threat to anyone in the area. We will move to restore normality and access to Mill Close as quickly as possible." A spokesman for the South East Coast Ambulance Service said, "We sent an ambulance and two response cars but sadly two young children were pronounced dead at the scene."


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Great!!! The lower carbon consumption is a excuse for creating a global tax system. Its about time we payed real prices for flying and cheaper travel instead of letting carbon tax eat up what remains of our global economy.

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Personaly i just think that this is all caused, because Antartica is only 1,2000 miles above the earths core. It's nature.

Ad hominim repeat deleted, thanks. There was no hole in the ozone layer before we started spraying Floruocarbons into the air. TBH, a carbon tax will end up hurting us more than helping. what we ned, is real renewable power, and not keep trying to find an excuse to continue burning coal/oil/Fossil fuels. also, Someone sic sinebot on this thread please 164.116.47.180 (talk) 15:38, 28 January 2010 (UTC)


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Former Guatemalan president arrested

January 27, 2010 Alfonso Portillo, the former president of Guatemala, was arrested yesterday, after the US requested his extradition on charges of money laundering.

Officials made the arrest at a beach in northeastern Guatemala, said attorney-general Amilcar Velasquez, noting that Portillo had been searched for for several days before the arrest. He was then jailed by court order, and US officials have been given forty days to give evidence to back up the requested extradition.

The day preceding the arrest, a New York court indicted the former president on charges of embezzling millions of dollars worth of public funds in 2000-2004, when he was in office. Prosecutors claim he also took US$1.5 million in donations from "Libraries for Peace", a Taiwanese government programme, and put them into accounts controlled by friends. He also faces charges from the Guatemalan government on corruption.

Portillo has denied the charges.

After being arrested, Portillo said he had been the victim of a political conspiracy before assuming the presidency, and he was afraid his life was in danger. "When I am in court, I'll mention all the names of the people behind the conspiracy [...] everything they've done, where they met," he said in a telephone interview. With all they've done to me in Guatemala, anything can happen," he said in a telephone interview with the Guatemalan Radio Sonora.

"We are going to prove that this is a political trial. We have proof," commented Telesforo Guerra, Portillo's lawyer, to Radio Sonora, as quoted by the Associated Press.

After Portillo's presidential term ended in 2004, he moved to Mexico, but was extradited back to Guatemala on corruption accusations. When the US made its extradition request, the former president was free on bail.

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Missing an important item
I am disappointed to see that the Google refusal to continue censoring Chinese results has not been featured on the Wikipedia main page. It, together with the implied Chinese spying incident, is a very important development in the ongoing relationship between the democratic bloc and the communist Chinese. Haiduc (talk) 09:52, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * First, this isn't Wikipedia, this is Wikinews. Second, this story is in the process of being written up at Google's "New Approach to China" and Google may shut down Chinese operations due to censorship and cyber attacks, and hopefully will be published soon. You're very welcome to help! the wub "?!"  13:11, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

main popular is back
main popular is back. (Good work Wub). To make room, I removed main around, as its really least useful (links are elsewhere). Originally it was a nothing else fits here type of thing anyways (I believe, could be wrong). The other alternative is kill main historical (Which was originally introduced to replace main popular when it died). I kind of like main historical though. A third alternative is to make main historical and main popular swap in and out with each other randomly. Thoughts? Bawolff ☺☻ 23:13, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I think we should leave main around out completely, it really didn't serve any useful function (all the links are present in the sidebar, so it's kinda redundant). I like the "This day in..." template, i'd rather we kept that. Tempodivalse [talk]  23:15, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I like main historical too, and think we can live without main around. the wub "?!"  18:59, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Review
Somebody should look at Republican leads race to fill Ted Kennedy's vacated Senate seat. It's been awaiting review for a long time. --William Saturn (talk) 19:18, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

 * I'd rather not mainly due to the fact I'd have to wade through all those sources despite not really knowing the finer points of US politics. Hopefuly someone will get it soon - you might want to ask on #wikinews. One thing I noticed on it, though: the word 'fillibusters' should either be changed or explained, folk outside the States may well not know what you mean by that. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:26, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

 * I apologize if this was an improper venue, but I did not know where to ask. Generally I've noticed that reviews on wikinews are quicker, although it has been awhile since I've been on here.--William Saturn (talk) 19:39, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

 * It's not really improper; although I guess the misc. section of WN:WC would be better. If you whine at people in IRC someone tends to do it. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:42, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

Graphic design
If I have a question or suggestion about the graphic design of this page, would I discuss it here?71.224.206.164 (talk) 05:37, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

 * Yes, presuming this is directly related to the Main Page. -- The New  Mikemoral  ♪♫ 05:41, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

 * Great, about the background graphic on the mainpage header, the one with the links to:
 * SECURE ACCESS • Friday, February 12, 2010, 14:35 (UTC) Copy us • Newsroom • Our Mission • Report Breaking News Social Networking • Chat • Best of Wikinews • Donate
 * ...I think it obscures the link text. Standard usability practices caution against any background graphic behind text, especially one that is not solid and especially especially one in a similar color to the text itself.  So, while this graphic blends in with the current frontpage design quite nicely, so does the text!  I think more people would see these links, and click on them, if they were less camoflaged.  Thoughts? 71.224.206.164 (talk) 15:39, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
 * As I look at it, only the already-visited links are remotely near obscured. But, yes, once a link has been clicked on you've light blue on an even lighter blue - it's aesthetically pleasing, but not 100% kosher in terms of usability. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:50, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
 * typo - ilustration images align to right
 * it's much better to aling images to the right. The legibility is improved if the main content starts without interuption at left (where we start reading) ... and the decoration/ilustration is often cute. But if it breaks the reading flow, it is disturbing.

Also you prevent so a lot of problems with widows and orphans ...

Order of templates
Shouldn't we have the original reporting, recent interviews and popular articles templates on the top three of the six templates and the other three at the bottom? I would've thought that it would be better to draw attention to the first-hand journalism, exclusive interviews and popular articles that many people are reading at the moment. Any comments? Suggestions? -- Rayboy8 ( my talk ) ( my contributions ) 00:18, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
 * You have a point; however, I feel the "Write an article!" box should also be placed prominently to encourage people to write articles. Perhaps move interviews and original reporting up a row, but leave the "Write an article" on the top row as well, keeping "This day in ..." below since it's not so important. Thoughts? Tempodivalse [talk]  01:23, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

 * Sometimes there's no OR, particularly of the interview variety, for several weeks. Placing this more prominently would, I think, be a bad idea because it makes it look like the site just isn't particularly up to date or relevant. Right now the top of the list in OR is from February 2, the interview from yesterday - but the second interview listed from February 4. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:53, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Error
Regarding the lead blurb for the article Plane crashes into office block in Austin, Texas, the final sentence contains an error that reads: "He is though to have crashed the plane intentionally." Just bringing it the the attention of whoever is in charge of that. Thanks. PSD27 (talk) 00:16, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

 * Never mind, I was able to rectify this error myself (I just need someone to sight it is all). The only reason I posted the above comment was that I thought one had to be an editor or an admin in order to edit the front page. Turns out I was incorrect. Sorry for any inconvenience. PSD27 (talk) 00:20, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

 * No problem. FlaggedRevs has allowed us to largely unprotect the templates. Blood Red Sandman  卐   ☭ 00:24, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

 * You need to be an admin to edit the front page itself. The lead templates are semi-protected with flagged rev.  So if you don't have editor permission, you can still edit them - but changes don't show till approved.  Our front page is spammer safe. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 00:27, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

 * Yeah, I edited the the lead template, and Cocoaguy just sighted it. So all is well. PSD27 (talk) 00:38, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

New layout
I find the new layout hard to navigate. Too much going on. What's happened to the recent deaths link?

 * I don't even remember a recent deaths link. :p Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:39, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I think the OP may mean the link to Portal:Obituaries, which has been moved—along with the other portal links—below the lead articles. Δεν δοδγε  τ\c 12:19, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Template:Main page portals
I don't like the fact that the Education, Environment and Health portals are missing from this template. Why aren't three topics considered as important as the rest? Can you please do something about this? -- Rayboy8 ( my talk ) ( my contributions ) 13:59, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd never noticed that. They are top-level categories, and so should be on the main page. I have been bold and added them to the template. Δεν δοδγε  τ\c 14:24, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

WN:PRINT
Perhaps under the dateline at the top, Print edition could be added. I do plan on reviving that dead project. I have made the last three days. -- Mike moral  ♪♫  03:55, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

can't edit it but...
Design issue yes.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.172.117.3 (talk) 07:00, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

"tsunami" misspelled on the frontmost article 213.123.192.77 (talk) 16:50, 1 March 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thank you for the heads up. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 17:03, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

Cheese rolling cancelled
Not sure if this is the right place to put this - but the 2010 Gloucestershire cheese rolling event has been cancelled. Oh noes! (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_Hill_Cheese-Rolling_and_Wake) 86.133.215.217 (talk) 11:02, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

More Simplified Layout
I hope wikinews can adopt a more simplified 2 column layout of the main page instead of making it look like most cluttered news websites which is full of all kinds of links all over the page or allow each user to easily customize how content ought to rendered to them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.174.232.11 (talk) 11:26, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Why not add "News Sections" to top left corner of the main page?
Why can't we add news sections to top left corners of the page like Yahoo news or Google news. I want Wikinews to become my source of news but navigation on this site I find pretty hard. My main source of news are Google news and Yahoo news and first thing I click on is Sci/Tech. I really like how it works with Yahoo because I am able to narrow it down even further such as by news relating to "internet".

I see there are so many links here and I wonder what percentage of wikinews users actually click on them. Let's just show what is commonly used and required and tack away everything else. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.174.232.11 (talk) 11:34, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Main Page doesn't work well in HTML only mode in Safari Browser
When Javascript and Images are disabled in Safari 4.0.5 the main page doesn't look right. Center column content is entirely scattered. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.174.232.11 (talk) 11:37, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Global Outage
Could some one help with a news page about the global wikipedia outage, THANKS! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.230.122.180 (talk) 23:38, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Moscow Train Bombing
Impressed this is not on the main page, why shouldn't it? 190.226.50.130 (talk) 12:38, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Please add Tamil Wikinews link
Can some one add Tamil Wikinews in other languages list. http://ta.wikinews.org/ Mahir78 (talk) 13:02, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

Australopithecus sediba
I think a news article should be written about the recent discovery of Australopithecus sediba. Thoughts? Azcolvin429 (talk) 05:08, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Feel free to start writing. Check out the Newsroom to get started.  -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 05:17, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Make lead
The make lead tool went nuts and made a article lead 1 instead of lead 3 so I played a little bit of mix and match with the headlines, just letting you guys know so you don't think I like playing with the leads. Irunongames •  play  13:50, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * btw, if anyone is curious, the issue was that two users were trying to put the same article to different leads at the same time and confusing each other. See for details. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:27, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

POTD-NPOTD
Any chance of making room on the main page for a picture of the day, or because this is a news wiki, a news picture of a day. Photo journalism is a respected branch of journalism, and it shouldn't be too hard to have a quick trawl of Flickr and other sites every couple of days for free use images of a topical issue. Something that has happenened in the last couple of days, and good enough that the picture tells its own story. The page could be organise dthe to allow the inclusion of such a picture if one can be found and decided on and revert to the current layout if not. It'll become a bit boring and US centric after a while but the US White House photo gallery would be a good source of daily, quality, free use images.KTo288 (talk) 16:31, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * We used to have that, but it went out of date too often as free news-related images are not often available within a reasonable timescale, and we have too few volunteers to make it work. Δεν δοδγε  τ\c 17:13, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * It's not a bad idea in general to have this, but I share Dendodge's concern that it would be difficult to update on a regular basis (i.e., two or so days) and we don't have a lot of users who would be willing to trawl through flickr for free-use stuff that frequently. But, if our userbase increases sometime, we should readd it. Tempodivalse [talk]  17:52, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I say no, simply because we get so few news images submitted to us. We are so few people users in total, scattered about the globe - we're rarely going to get any images of our own of big news events. So that means we're going to be trawling flickr every day for images, or borrowing from other misc sources.  Now, I'm not opposed to the idea in concept, just not right now.  When we had POTD type thing previously, I submitted some of my pictures... even still.  Lets stick to do what we've already got to do, writing articles, and try not to add any more work.  We do have a hard time keeping up an even small number of new articles each day, let alone trying to pour on new work to do.  This is why things like AudioWikinews and WikinewsTV and Wikienws Print Edition have gone by the wayside.  -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 18:15, 11 April 2010 (UTC)
 * "...We used to have that" hmmm okay so that's why the idea seems familiar, I guess those that are here everyday know the siuation best.KTo288 (talk) 10:27, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm not opposed to the idea of just swapping the picture template in and out when we have content for it. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:28, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, that would probably be best. I do miss the "News in pictures" section, but it really wasn't updated enough. While we're on photos, this is a good link for finding recent Flickr pics with a given keyword that are free enough for us, saves digging through a load of search options. I have it as a quick search in Firefox, I'm sure you can do similar with your browser of choice. the wub "?!"  15:25, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Administrator assistance requested
Would an administrator please populate Category:2012 United States presidential election with the following articles which are currently protected:
 * Wikinews interviews Kent Mesplay, Green Party presidential candidate
 * Former US Vice President Dick Cheney: 'Barack Obama is a one-term President'
 * Former U.S. governor Palin signs TV deal with Fox News

Thank you. --William Saturn (talk) 00:55, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

 * Done, except the first one. -- Mike moral  ♪♫  01:04, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

 * Thank you. What needs to happen for them to appear on this template: Template:2012 US Presidential Election? --William Saturn (talk) 01:14, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

 * It needs to be reviewed. -- Mike moral  ♪♫  01:33, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Developing stories on the front page
I'd like to propose that we remove the "Stories in development" from the front page. IMO, it's rather unprofessional to have copyvios, very badly written articles, and potentially vandalism show up there. Sure, I understand the idea is to emphasise that the project is a collaborative effort that can be written by anyone, but nonetheless, it just looks bad, especially when stuff like this promotional piece or copyvios show up - and we do get them quite frequently. Also, there's a possibility for abuse - a vandal could create WIKINEWS SUCKS!!!, slap develop on it and it'd show up there - and given our small userbase, no guarantee that it would be deleted in a timely fashion. There are plenty of other ways we can advertise that anyone can edit Wikinews. Thoughts? Tempodivalse [talk]  16:31, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Seconded. I realize that very few people ever look down there, but it's just insane to have such poor quality stuff down there; some of it's really quite embarrassing. If you have a look through the deletion log, there's some pretty bad stuff in there. A selection: Sexy pohtos of boys, Assssssss, Lyssa maul, WHO CRATES THE OLYMPIC LOGOS, All about ashleys, etc. I don't know whether any of that appeared on the main page, but it's certainly not implausible to think it could. Cheers, C628 (talk) 16:42, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Agreed. We don't have an extremely large user base, and hence it might take some time to delete/remove the develop template from such articles. Removing it from the MP altogether is a better idea. Pmlineditor discuss 16:46, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes. Putting unvetted stuff on the main page undermines the purpose of having flaggedrevs.  --Pi zero (talk) 17:02, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Per above comments, I've replaced Main devel with Main around. Please discuss here before reverting. Tempodivalse [talk]  19:59, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I disagree - we had it on the main page for ages (it was only removed for technical reasons afaik), and nothing bad happened. As long as its very clearly marked as developing, I think its a good idea. User sees article, User says thats interesting, user fixes said article, we then have both a new user and a new article. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:40, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I also like having it on the main page. It gives us a nice sense of openness, in that everyone can see what we are working on, and these articles get more eyes on them. --Cspurrier (talk) 23:43, 19 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I can see your point, but still have to respectfully disagree, it's unprofessional - we'll frequently feature blatant copyvios, vandalism, and adverts up there (and because of our small admin userbase, they won't get blanked or deleted in a timely fashion most of the time). If there was some way we could filter out bad stuff and only have constructive, legitimate articles up there, I'd probably support - but otherwise, this just defeats the whole purpose of flagged revisions. Maybe just have a prominent link to the newsroom somewhere, like in the sitenotice or banner. Tempodivalse [talk]  23:59, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

Why don't you post the articles with failed reviews instead? They would at least have been checked for blatant vandalism. FWIW... Benny the mascot (talk) 00:05, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Mmm, that might not be a bad idea. Although we'd have to have a separate category for articles that specifically failed review, otherwise DPL would not be able to distinguish them from non-reviewed articles. Tempodivalse [talk]  00:18, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Yea, need a new cat for that and changes to the review system. Not hard, but adds complexity, prone to failure and still can easily be abused.  All someone needs to do is add that Category:Review Failed cat to their article to get it to show on the front page.  Yes, patent bot spam would be filtered out, but vandals would not. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 00:21, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Don't really need to change review system. Just add cat to appropriate part of Tasks/TaskParse. Bawolff ☺☻ 21:12, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Agreed. The devel section should be removed. Instead but the main lead of a random portal, I suggest. --Diego Grez let's talk 00:24, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd agree with Diego, a random portal would be good. Unless what appeared there was checked by someone before it got posted there, sort of like another layer of flagged revisions, but that'd just make it complicated. Easier to just remove it entirely. Cheers, C628 (talk) 21:17, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I disagree. We already have 4 leads on the main page. I don't think we need another. Bawolff ☺☻ 21:20, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * 5. Bawolff, you can't count. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 21:23, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * A portal wouldn't really be a lead; besides, very few people scroll down there anyway. On further thought, though, a portal might not be brilliant either; imagine the Bulgaria portal being there, latest news from October of last year. C628 (talk) 21:41, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * That's why I think we should post the failed articles instead. Benny the mascot (talk) 21:58, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

No, we don't really know what do the failed articles say... a main lead of a random portal would be great. --Diego Grez let's talk 22:01, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Any article that was lead of a random portal, should have been a main lead too, so that seems just like duplication. (/me likes Benny's idea) Bawolff ☺☻ 22:02, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

 * I don't think having a random portal is a great idea. What if something like Nauru pops up, which hasn't had an article in years? I'm of the opinion that it's best to just leave everything as it is currently, this seems to be the most useful arrangement of things. Tempodivalse [talk]  01:28, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

I suggest that developing and recently failed articles be listed under "write an article", since if you were to improve an article, it would also be the place to look, not just "recently created" listing. 70.29.208.247 (talk) 04:32, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Photo associated with main page story
The photo of Concorde is not appropriate to the story as that aircraft stopped flying in 2003! Mjroots (talk) 20:40, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Mmm, probably right. I took the first image of a modern airplane i could find, wasn't thinking about that. :b Will fix, thanks. Tempodivalse [talk]  20:55, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay, replaced with an image of an Air France 747, should be more appropriate ... Tempodivalse [talk]

Audio Wikinews
Could we perhaps get a link to Audio Wikinews up on the main page header? Benny the mascot (talk) 00:22, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ Bawolff ☺☻ 00:43, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Story showing twice on main page...
Just thought I should point out that the news article "Chilean actor Oscar Garcés accused of sexual abuse" is showing up in two places with two images on the main page and has been for at least a few minutes. Don't really know why... Sorafune (talk) 22:42, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * You must have caught the page just as we were rotating some stories around. Please do a refresh and see if it's ok now. Tempodivalse [talk]  22:44, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Looks fine now, thank you :). Out of curiosity, are stories manually or automatically rotated? Sorafune (talk) 22:47, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * We do it manually, it's not automatically rotated if that's what you mean (although, in a way, we can semi-automate the process by using a special script called WN:Make lead). Tempodivalse [talk]  22:51, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok, I expected as much. Sorafune (talk) 08:04, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

the date?
anyone think adding the date to the heading of the page might help the reader... um. yeah. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 190.226.50.130 (talk • contribs) 12:38, 30 March 2010

Seconded. 71.125.83.103 (talk) 16:06, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Not sure where you both mean. The date and time is on the main page (next to Secure access), and the date each article is published is on the very top of the article itself. --Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 16:11, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Error on Trubridge
There's an error on the front page.

It says to a depth of 116min - minutes is not a measure of depth.

70.29.208.247 (talk) 01:41, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

editprotected

It should be "m" as in the article. 70.29.208.247 (talk) 01:42, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

 * ✅ Tempodivalse [talk]  01:51, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

"This page was last modified on 29 April 2010, at 22:15"
this is written at the bottom of the main page. it's misleading to readers who aren't aware of 'templates', who might think the page is outdated or something else. Yonidebest (talk) 20:42, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
 * *sigh* --Diego Grez return fire 20:44, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Stupid readers :P. On a serious note, I can hide it if people want (for main page only). Thoughts? Bawolff ☺☻ 16:13, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
 * It does contradict the up-to-date date and time on the top right (see my comment above) --Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 16:19, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ removed. Bawolff ☺☻ 16:23, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Please, fix the problem of the letter size. Wikipedia is excellent but since a little time ago I can't read the information because of the change of the letter size. Thank you!!!
 * What do you mean? --Diego Grez return fire 17:51, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

 * This isn't Wikipedia. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:53, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Duplicate news
The subject "Eleven alleged Russian spies arrested in US" appears twice on the page. Mikael Häggström (talk) 13:08, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ Should be fixed, thanks. Tempodivalse [talk]  13:11, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

WTGAGA!?
how can a smelly old post office getting demolished get a mention on the front page but a new cancer treatment does not...What The GaGa!? H.R.H Sovereign King Bradley The Great, Autocrat of All Australia talk  00:45, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Write an article and then, we will think about changing it. Seriously, an article from your part would really help! :-) Diego Grez return fire 00:46, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
 * People get treated for cancer all the time. Its not everyday a smelly old post office is demolished. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:47, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
 * You might as well change it yourself. This is, after all, the news source that anyone can edit.  — fetch · comms  00:48, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Scientists_develop_%27Smart_Bomb%27_treatment,_could_kill_cancer <<<<< IT WAS UP YESTERDAY LADS! oops sorry about the caps lock =P H.R.H Sovereign King Bradley The Great, Autocrat of All Australia talk  00:53, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Bawolff, I like your style H.R.H Sovereign King Bradley The Great, Autocrat of All Australia talk  00:55, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Can we try to act a bit more mature? Thanks,  — fetch · comms  00:55, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

 * In a serious voice with a frown* I am unsure how to change the front page, so if someone could do it that would be great H.R.H Sovereign King Bradley The Great, Autocrat of All Australia talk  00:59, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

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Wikinews:Water cooler/assistance/archives/2010/January

INDECT, evidence
As those who're on scoop or follow the wikinews-l mailing list will know, I've submitted a set of questions for Drew Harris, head of Project INDECT's ethics board. I've uploaded the following images to accompany the article when it's finally published.

 * File:Inside-gatso.jpg
 * File:Gatso-data-collection.jpg
 * File:Gatso-image-capture.jpg
 * File:Image-data-processing.jpg
 * File:Polish-police-CCTV-via-computer.jpg

Comments? --Brian McNeil / talk 04:25, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Sports records
I'm about to write a sports article, and I came across this statistic: (10-3, 3-0). I know that the first pair refers to the record (10 wins, 3 losses), but what does the second pair refer to? source Benny the mascot (talk) 16:30, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
 * In a sports report, the format (x-y, a-b) generally notates overall record and conference record, where x is the number of overall wins, y is the number of overall losses, a is the number of in-conferences wins and b is the number of in-conference losses. I believe this format is generally used in the United States more than any other place. Hope this helps. Calebrw (talk) 06:45, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I actually managed to figure it out already (see here), but even then I could write the article only after deciphering the very technical jargon sports reporters seem to like using. Benny the mascot (talk) 11:06, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

International Herald Tribune moves to NYTimes.com
I was just patrolling and came across Talk:Thai police to wear 'Hello Kitty' armbands as punishment and noticed the comment about the IHT website moving articles to NYTimes.com. This is going to cause problems with dead links, etc. Do we go through and fix the links up (the article I found on the NYTimes site has a different date to the one referenced in the article ) or do we leave as is? - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 09:32, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
 * There has never before been any policy to try and keep source links from going stale because, well, that is an impossible task. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:47, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
 * This is why it's difficult. Technically, the article was written based on the IHT link, but now that has moved do we change it or leave it? - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 10:42, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
 * What Brian is saying is that we leave it because it would be nearly impossible to stop links from going dead.    Tris   10:58, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

 * If you honestly believe we can periodically check every link on every article ever written and then go in hunt of replacement links then go ahead and try it. Don't expect the tiniest bit of help, though. I think I once did a similar request that looked one-of, but I'd have turned a group of them away. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:52, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't believe it is possible but in this case we know where the articles have been moved to. In any case I raised the issue here as it was raised elsewhere - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 08:26, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Bleh, Cool uri's don't change!. (note we have a list of links for iht at . but it'd be a lot of work to change them, and probably not worth it (although in the past we did change all the whitehouse links)). People who want to see the article should use archive.org. Bawolff ☺☻ 12:07, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

 * I would agree. Changing one may seem harmless, but then if someone semiautomatically churns out 500+ editprotected requests you're on your own. Maybe we could modify source to link to a new Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:30, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree that it is more than likely not worth the effort and it more than likely sets a precedent to keep links up to date, something which we can't possibly do - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 07:26, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, it's moot now, because they've all been transferred over to nytimes.com, with the iht.com links still working. --Patrick M (TUFKAAP) (talk) 03:35, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Anyone got any questions for PRS?
For those in the UK and this probably specifically applies to Brian, I have got an email interview with somebody from PRS. Have you got any questions you think would be interesting to be answered/you would like answered?   Tris   11:57, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
 * That's a disambig page you've linked to there, you know. --Pi zero (talk) 13:12, 15 January 2010 (UTC)   Ok.  --Pi zero (talk) 13:42, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

 * 1) How does the PRS work with musicians who are not signed to major labels, may make music available for download via their own websites or MySpace, and do not have the financial resources to protect their copyright?
 * 2) How does the PRS ensure that artists outside the UK are properly compensated when their music is used within the UK, such as Thai or Chinese restaurants paying their PRS dues and exclusively using music which is from outside Europe?
 * I may have some others if you give me time to think. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:36, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, questions have now been sent. Both of those included and your query about 1radio has been included in another question relating to Paul Campbell's criticisms.  Cheers Brian.     Tris   20:56, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Welcome Bot
When did this become operational? Who is operating this?   Tris   09:19, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Nobody is operating it. This is a MediaWiki extension we voted to have enabled. Register an account? You're immediately given a Howdy. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:34, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Aha, must have missed the vote! Very useful, about time to. Cheers.     Tris   11:34, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * That's great news. We've been waiting for this for months, glad the devs finally got around to it. Only problem is, now i'm out of one of my main sources for edit count boost calories. :-b Tempodivalse [talk]  13:50, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * What's the extension's name? --PatrickFlaherty (talk) 14:25, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I believe it is mw:Extension:NewUserMessage. Tempodivalse [talk]  15:12, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
 * thanks! --PatrickFlaherty (talk) 21:41, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
 * That's the one we use on StrategyWiki as well - just one issue with it; if the user is created through SUL, the extension doesn't pick them up and they still require a manual welcome. If they create an account locally, it picks them up.  Oh well, it cut my welcoming seriously.  Philippe (talk) 00:34, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually, it seems as though the bot welcomes all new users even if they're autocreated through SUL, per the new user log. Interesting though. Tempodivalse [talk]  00:51, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I've never figured out the pattern of unwelcomed accounts on StrategyWiki. There *must* be a pattern. It can't just randomly not welcome certain accounts. I mean, do they all have some weird character in them? Are they all 14 characters long? Were they all created on the 52nd second of any given minute? Does it not like accounts that weren't originally created either locally or on Wikipedia? Or non-languageofcurrentwiki accounts (English in the case of enwikinews, obviously)? Who knows. Whatever the cause, the extension isn't perfect. Gopher65talk 02:28, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * The cause would be they are configured differently. Wikinews has,  strategy does not. If strategy wants everyone welcomed, they should probably file a bug request to change the option. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:22, 29 January 2010 (UTC)


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I am willing to split the points for this article between myself and User:Rayboy8, who wrote an article on the same topic only minutes after I wrote this one. Den dodge  T\C 19:34, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

I believe that this article should be considered breaking news. And by the way, I would be willing to split the points 50/50 as well, but is that possible? -- Rayboy8 ( my talk ) ( my contributions ) 19:36, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

Technically, one of us would need an extra point. Obviously, I recommend myself. =P I'll add the breaking tag, as well. Den dodge  T\C 19:43, 27 January 2010 (UTC)


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Floods in South Africa wreak havoc

January 28, 2010 Torrential rains and floods in the North West and Gauteng provinces of South Africa have caused disruption, government bodies said earlier today.

The Greater Taung Local Municipality said a disaster area was declared, after 150 homes were affected and one person was confirmed dead from flooding.

Residents were warned to keep away from bridges and rivers, and to drive carefully in the inclement weather. Water Affairs spokesperson Mava Scott commented that "people in the low lying areas should be alerted."

The Vaal Dam, meanwhile, was at 105% full, after six sluice gates were opened. Three more are expected to be opened soon, according to the South African Press Association. The Bloemhof Dam in North West province is 112% full, with flood gates having been opened there earlier today.

Officials encouraged people to remove their boats and pumps, as water flow would not be predictable. "It will also be rather dangerous for people to go too near to the river's embankments during this time," Superintendent Eugene Opperman noted.

Meanwhile, roads to places such as Manokwane, Lokaleng, Khibitswane, Mokgareng, and Pudimoe, were also inundated with water. 800 mine workers from East Rand Mines were evacuated as well.

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Seventeen-year-old shot dead in Merseyside, England

January 27, 2010

A seventeen-year-old boy, who has been identified as Lewis O'Brien, has been shot dead in Merseyside, England. The boy was found after police officers were called to Hathersage Road in the town of Huyton at roughly 16:00 GMT. The police had received reports of the shooting from people who lived nearby. The incident has caused the police to launch an investigation.

According to reports, O'Brien was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. A Merseyside Police spokeswoman said that "the boy died shortly afterwards." She also stated that further details will not be released until a later date which was not specified.

The scene of where the shooting occurred — at the crossing of Lyme Grove and Hathersage Road — has now been cordoned off with police tape by police officers to allow forensic examinations to take place. Only people who lived very near to the scene of the crime were allowed through the area. An 18-year-old male, believed to be the gunman, was arrested shortly after the incident.


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Duplicate?
There is a duplicate article 17-year-old shot dead in Merseyside, England here. — μ 19:56, Wednesday January 27 2010 (UTC)


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International conference agrees on plan for Yemen's terror problem

January 28, 2010

An international conference in London on Tuesday came up with a plan to fight al-Qaeda's presence in Yemen. Delegates present at the conference were from twenty countries, including Yemen, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The conference was called by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown due to the failed Christmas Day plot to blow up a US plane, for which al-Qaeda in Yemen claimed responsibility. However, the attendees stress that the al-Qaeda presence is not Yemen's only problem, and that it cannot be solved without first dealing with the others.

Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, said that bringing peace to Yemen and making it more stable is a major priority for the United States. She said that the United States had signed a three-year agreement on security development in Yemen. "To help the people of Yemen, we—the international community—can and must do more. And so must the Yemeni government," she said.

Clinton said that she does not believe that military action would be enough to solve Yemen's problems, and that corruption must be combated as well as building up democratic institutions and promoting human rights. She asked that the government of Yemen begin its proposed ten-point program for the development of these areas and to reduce the influence of extremist organisations.

Yemen is the poorest nation in the Arab world, and its economy was also on the meeting's agenda. The United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary David Miliband chaired the talks, and said that the Yemeni government had pledged to begin an attempt to combat this by entering into discussions with the International Monetary Fund, representatives of which were present at the conference, in order to put together a plan for its economy.

Miliband also announced that a "Friends of Yemen" organisation was to be launched, to discuss the economy, government, and judicial process of Yemen. Also present were delegates from the United Nations, European Union, and World Bank. Miliband acknowledged that the solution was not simply a military one by saying at a press conference, "It's been a common feature of every contribution that we have heard today that the assault on Yemen's problems cannot begin and end with its security challenges and its counter-terrorism strategy. In tackling terrorism it is vital to tackle its root causes. In Yemen's case these are manifold—economic, social and political".

, the Prime Minister of Yemen, received this support warmly, but said that any attack on the nation's sovereignty would be considered "unacceptable", and that it should not be portrayed as a failing nation, despite a multitude of problems, including its damaged economy, rapidly growing population, and shrinking oil reserves, as well as the beginning of a drought and its problems with insurgents, such as al-Qaeda terrorists. British Foreign Office Minister echoed Mujawar's statements by saying that Yemen is "not a failed state", but "an incredibly fragile state". Lewis also said that "[s]upporting the government of Yemen is crucial to the stability of that country but it is also crucial to the stability of the world".

Yemen's Foreign Minister, Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, asked the delegates at the conference for "international support to build infrastructure, combat poverty and create jobs, as well as support in combating terrorism". However, he said that the idea of having US military bases in Yemen was "inconceivable".

secretary general is unsure how useful the meeting will be. He expressed these concerns by telling the BBC, "I don't know how a conference like that can decide something useful, something reasonable for Yemen... in a couple of hours", and saying that it was a "strange" and "very unusual sign" that the Arab League had not been given the chance to send delegates to the conference, despite wanting to discuss all of Yemen's problems without specific focus on al-Qaeda. Despite these concerns, donors from a number of Western and Gulf nations have agreed to meed again, this time in the Saudi Arabian capital city of, in February.


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I don't intend to restate what has already been said a multitude of times at this project. I have decided to retire because of recent events, among other obvious reasons. From what I have observed, the community has been complacent in the face of unambiguous disruption and abuse. I therefore no longer want to label myself a member of that community. I sincerely wish Benny the mascot, C628, Mikemoral, and Tempodivalse the best in their future endeavors.

You can best contact me through my talk pages at other projects. Alternatively, you can also send me an email.

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The story is genuine
This is a tit for tat gang related crime.

What is England's gun laws?--KDP3 (talk) 23:40, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Even in the US, most gun-related crimes are committed with illegally acquired weapons, so how the murder weapon was acquired is almost certainly illegal. If you meant that more as, "what's the punishment in the UK"... let's remember that the string of jealous husbands convicted of murder in the past 6 months can get parole in less than 20 years. Those were terribly intimate murders, so I wouldn't expect much from this. --Fishy c (talk) 00:08, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

 * Using a gun is supposed to get you a longer sentence in Enlgand and Wales. Like the States, every gun must be regiatered and every owner must be licensed. However, I get the impression it is stricter accross the UK and I'm certain there are far fewer guns per head of population. Most of those aren't handguns either; at least, not the legally owned ones. Those are mostly rifles and shotguns for hunting. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 00:12, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

 * Thanks.--KDP3 (talk) 05:34, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

I would have to say its more of a culture thing, the choice of weapon. The U.S has more handgun murders, because of the prevalency of handguns, but it has around the same murder rate as other countries 164.116.47.180 (talk) 15:41, 28 January 2010 (UTC)


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Talk:Seventeen-year-old shot dead in Merseyside, England

Inconsistency
The article gives a name as well as stating that the name is not released. — μ 23:47, Wednesday January 27 2010 (UTC)


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Premiers
Are they prime ministers or premiers? Also, AP style says no "and" in titles, sub in comma. Note that WN doesn't follow AP style, but some things are based off AP style. Calebrw (talk) 23:16, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Brown is a Prime Minister, and Cowen is Taoiseach. The terms are both interchangeable with premier, at least in my variation of English. As for the "and" in titles, I keep forgetting that (probably because I don't agree with it), so I'll rename it now. Den dodge  T\C 23:20, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
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Victoria, Australia Police investigate suspicious fire near rural town

January 28, 2010

Police are investigating a fire near the rural Australian town of Toongabbie. The town is part of the Gippsland region, which suffered through large bushfires in February 2009.

According to a Victoria Police press release, the fire started around 2:20 pm local time (UTC+11) January 24. Country Fire Authority managed to contain the blaze to approximately three to five hectares between Humphrey and Eagle Hawk roads.

Victoria Police have also indicated that the area around where the fire was started is only accessible by four wheel drives (4WD) or off-road motorcycles; it is popular with dirt bike riders and 4WD enthusiasts. The authorities are treating the fire as suspicious, and have asked anyone who might have been in the vicinity at the time to contact the police.

Wikinews emailed Victoria Police to get a quote from a local officer. They have not responded as of this report.


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2009 was worst year for airlines, says International Air Transport Association

January 28, 2010 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Wednesday that 2009 was the "worst year" that the airline industry has ever seen since 1945.

"In terms of demand, 2009 goes into the history books as the worst year the industry has ever seen," said IATA boss Giovanni Bisignani. "We have permanently lost 2.5 years of growth in passenger markets and 3.5 years of growth in the freight business."

According to the group, passenger traffic was down by 3.5% compared to a year earlier, and freight by 10.1%. The group estimated that the airline industry lost a total of US$11 billion in 2009 last year, and will lose another $5.6 billion in 2010.

Airlines in Africa had the biggest passenger demand drop, at 6.8%; North American airlines and Asian carriers had demand go down 5.8%. European airlines saw a drop of 5%. Middle Eastern and Latin American carriers, however, had rises in demand, with gains of 11.3% and 0.3%, respectively. According to the Agence France-Presse news agency, part of the reason Middle Eastern carriers performed better is because of their position between Asia, Africa, and Europe, resulting in more connecting flights through hubs.

"While both North American and European carriers saw demand improvements in the first half of the year, the second half was basically flat," said IATA.

IATA represents 230 airlines, accounting for 90% of scheduled air traffic, although some budget carriers are not included.

The IATA boss said that, although the worst appeared to be over due to the global economic recovery airlines would have to keep their costs low. "Revenue improvements will be at a much slower pace than the demand growth that we are starting to see," he noted.

"Profitability will be even slower to recover and airlines will lose an expected 5.6 billion dollars in 2010. The industry starts 2010 with some enormous challenges. The worst is behind us, but it's not time to celebrate. Adjusting to 2.5 to 3.5 years of lost growth means that airlines face another spartan year, focused on matching capacity carefully to demand and controlling costs," Bisignani continued.

Costs for security were also an issue. Bisignani said: "Governments and industry are aligned in the priority that we place on security. But the cost of security is also an issue. Globally, airlines spend US$5.9 billion a year on what are essentially measures concerned with national security. This is the responsibility of governments, and they should be picking up the bill."

Analysts, however, say that cost cutting measures, intended to attract more customers, would also harm airline profits. Saj Ahmad, an independent airline analyst, commented: "Continued fare wars between airlines mean that yields and profitability will be low. Airlines are struggling to fill their airplanes and discounted ticketing has done little to alleviate the pressures on their costs," as quoted by the BBC.

"Capacity has come out of the global airline system, but until a few airlines perhaps exit the industry through bankruptcy or mergers, there is still a very long road until we see serious stability, let alone growth," Ahmad added.


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Email to Victoria Police BCCed to scoop. I'm pretty certain that we have coverage of the bushfires on Wikinews but if not, it's OR. Will publish quotes from Victoria Police at later date if received--RockerballAustralia (talk) 03:52, 28 January 2010 (UTC)


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Regional council fights to keep sustainable growth on Australian Sunshine Coast

January 30, 2010

The Sunshine Coast Regional Council (SCRC) has vowed to fight a Queensland, Australia state government development plan that would see almost 100,000 more homes built. Mayor Bob Abbot said that it was an example of "top-down" development at the whim of developers.

"We don't know whether ... that long term it's not going to destroy our lifestyle," Mr Abbot said. He also stated that the SCRC preferred a "bottom-up planing process", where the community had a say in what the region should look like in the future.

"We'll apply those values and work out what the population will be, rather than going the other way and just blandly state a population level on a whim, with no justification other than some application that have been brought forward by the development industry."

State treasurer Andrew Fraser told Australian Associated Press that there would need to be proposals made to limit population growth.

"Population growth isn't governed by government policy, and to stop it would be an incredible infringement and an un-Australian infringement on the rights of Australians to have children and move freely about the nation. The challenge is to plan for that population growth that's occurring."

Of the near 100,000 homes to be built, 31,000 would be built in existing urban areas. 61,000 new homes would be built on what is being referred to as "greenfield sites".

"The community wants us to toughen up and stick to our guns," councillor Ted Hungerford said. "If the minister is going to come in over the top of us that's up to him."


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The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

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i think its stupid i got no information i wanted i wanted to know if it was free because my mom doesnt pa for internet on my android phone but it gave me access to the internet and youtube —69.122.242.17 (talk) 21:46, 21 March 2012 (UTC)


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User:Brian McNeil/Thatcher's "right-to-buy"; the Scottish housing market 30 years after

In 1980 the Conservative UK government of then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher passed legislation allowing all tenants living in council-owned properties the "right-to-buy". Many took advantage of this, and the considerable discounts available for those previously renting from the council for several years.

Thirty years later, following tectonic shifts in the British political landscape, the devolved Scottish Parliament has a five-year moratorium on tenants exercising the right-to-buy. Wikinews undertook an investigation into the changes upon learning that, at the start of 2010, there were at least 10,000 entries on the council house waiting list in the West Lothian area alone.


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Original reporting notes
As specified right-now in the intro, the 10,000 figure comes from a Council employee who I spoke to on this issue. The information was given effectively unprompted and came as a shock to me.

I'm preparing FOIA requests to each of the 32 councils, and casting about to find the data on the situation 30 years ago. There have been two large restructurings of the councils in Scotland in those 30 years. The 30-year-old records may have stayed with one council when a large area was split into two, or been sent to Edinburgh to be placed in the National Archives.

There isn't enormous time pressure on this; The actual legislation passed into law in October 1980. This is fortunate because there is a lot to pull in and build a comprehensive picture.

Those on scoop will have seen a few of the emails I've been sending out on this. If I do have to spend time in the National Archives (which I strongly suspect I will) I want to be well-prepared with details of the information I'm looking for. Most of it will be on paper. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:36, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

 * Prof. Colin Jones, Heriot-Watt University
 * Emailed 'fishing' enquiry; note specialisation in this area from publication list.


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Im going to point out that the U.S led themslves into this, what with killing a nationalistic democratically elected leader and replaceing him with a dictator, who was in turn killed. 164.116.47.180 (talk) 15:33, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

CRIMINAL !!!!!!!!!!! Finally you'll pay for all the pain you caused millions of people affected by your lack of decency. For all those who were left without a plate with beans and a cup of milk.

There hasnt be a "presient" who wasnt a criminal since Jacobo Arbenz was forced out of power/Killed. 164.116.47.180 (talk) 15:47, 28 January 2010 (UTC)


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