WebitPR writes " Newport, South Wales, 8th June 2004 - EADS Cogent, the defence and public safety experts shortlisted to deploy Firelink, the new national communications system for the UK Fire and Rescue Service, has announced that communications specialist ntl is to join its Firelink consortium. ntl has withdrawn its independent bid for Firelink and the consortium will now draw on the service provision expertise of ntl and the TETRAPOL solutions of EADS Cogent.

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Piranha Fished Out of River Thames
Fri February 20, 2004 08:23 AM ET

LONDON (Reuters) - Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, a ferocious, carnivorous South American piranha has been fished out of London's River Thames, environmental officials said Thursday.

Man Lives with Dead Brother for 18 Months
Thu February 5, 2004 07:39 AM ET

LONDON (Reuters) - A British retiree did not notice his brother had been dead for 18 months despite sharing a mobile home with him.
When Herbert Silver, 72, finally called police and told them his brother George, 75, had died, they went to the bachelors' home expecting to find a body. Instead they found a skeleton, British newspapers reported Thursday.

Secret of Homing Pigeons Revealed
Thu February 5, 2004 07:45 AM ET

LONDON (Reuters) - The secret of carrier pigeons' uncanny ability to find their way home has been discovered by British scientists: the feathered navigators follow the roads just like we do.

Lovers Top Contract Killing 'Hit' List
Wed February 4, 2004 10:19 AM ET

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Want someone killed in Australia? The average price for a hit is $12,700, but you can get it as cheap as $380.
A study of contract killings in Australia has found most are not ordered by criminals, but by angry spouses and jilted lovers.

Introduction

MailScanner is already a highly-respected open source e-mail security system, with more users than AOL and Hotmail combined, and this new release increases its stability and performance.

At Least Five Firms Face SEC, NYSE Action
Fri January 23, 2004 04:16 PM ET
By Javier David

NEW YORK (Reuters) - At least five of the largest floor-trading firms that operate on the New York Stock Exchange face possible action by federal regulators and the Big Board, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Computer Associates Ex-VP Pleads Guilty
By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Writer
January 22, 2004

NEW YORK (AP)—A former senior vice president for Computer Associates International Inc. pleaded guilty to obstructing justice Thursday, saying the company had a widespread practice of allowing the late booking of contracts to inflate quarterly sales figures.

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China Detains Another Cyber Activist - HK Group
Sat December 20, 2003 12:39 PM ET

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China has detained a cyber activist for posting pro-democracy essays and poems on foreign Web sites, the latest in a string of detentions or convictions of Internet dissidents, a human rights group said on Saturday.