The Willesden Herald

All my trials

stories@willesdenherald.com — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:25:47 PDT

"Even though this was done in 1990, it's something we think is appropriate for today." (Paul McCartney's YouTube page)

Let Afghanistan sell opium etc.

stories@willesdenherald.com — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:13:08 PDT

It's poppycock to grow crops here but destroy them in Afghanistan: "So how would you feel, if you were sitting back on your terrace in Oxfordshire, and looking out at the poppies waving in the fields, and you heard the thugga-thugga-thugga of Apache helicopters? Suppose these helicopters were to disgorge hundreds of dark-glass-wearing US troops, who were to advance with flame-throwers and

Dark cloud tonight

stories@willesdenherald.com — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:31:10 PDT

[Don't you love the crazy angle of the houses? The horizon is straight! Ed]

Just so you know...

stories@willesdenherald.com — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:47:57 PDT

Swine flu vaccine to be given to entire population: "The UK government has ordered enough vaccine to cover the entire population. GPs are being told to prepare for a nationwide vaccination campaign." (Telegraph)[Find an amusing angle on this, Newsdesk. Ed]

The fourth plinth

stories@willesdenherald.com — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:19:10 PDT

Live videostreamContinuous live video from Anthony Gormley's "One & Other" series of people on top of the empty fourth plinth in Trafalgar SquareI think it should be left empty because that is the hardest and most meaningful thing to do. Ossian

I'm on Twitter! I'm on Twitter!

stories@willesdenherald.com — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:31:06 PDT

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Skies of Willesden

stories@willesdenherald.com — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:01:43 PDT

Across the clearing*

stories@willesdenherald.com — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:08:34 PDT

More bees beeing around this year, certainly hundreds I think in the luxuriant clover and lavender etc in King Edward VII park in Willesden. In case you're wondering, it's the playing fields behind the sports centre, which few people knew the name of before but all will know as they've stuck nameplates and maps at every entrance. I have heard the footballers call it "King Edwards" before, so it

More corruption

stories@willesdenherald.com — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:13:19 PDT

Murdoch papers paid out £1m to gag phone-hacking victims | Media | guardian.co.uk: "News International chairman Les Hinton told MPs reporter jailed for phone-hacking was one-off case"The report claims that thousands of mobile phones were hacked into by people working for News International and that payoffs were made in return for silence about the matter, a.k.a. "out of court settlements".

Twitter ye not?

stories@willesdenherald.com — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:14:10 PDT

Willesden Herald (willesdenherald) on TwitterResistance is hopeless. They all twitter in the end. Why not make it easy on yourselves?Feargal

Straw proposes new powers to prosecute himself

stories@willesdenherald.com — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:13:19 PDT

Straw proposes new powers to prosecute war criminals in Britain | UK news | guardian.co.uk: "New powers to prosecute war criminals living in Britain who have committed atrocities dating back to 1991 were unveiled today by the justice secretary, Jack Straw."

Clouds

stories@willesdenherald.com — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:40:05 PDT

Strange pink clouds drifting towards a peachy horizon, with doorlights and spires

WGwg at Respect Festival 2009

stories@willesdenherald.com — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:27:24 PDT

WGwg at Respect Festival 2009 - a set on FlickrMore pictures (better ones) courtesy of Off_ Magazine

This evening

stories@willesdenherald.com — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:36:43 PDT

Shoal of clouds/A mackerel sky

Today/this evening in Roundwood Park

stories@willesdenherald.com — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:09:14 PDT

"Brent Respect Festival is a fun, friendly, family festival that celebrates Brent's talent, diversity and creativity in the setting of one of Brent's finest parks. Brent has been organising a Respect Festival since 2003 to coincide with the Mayor of London's Rise Week and it in continues to be a vibrant event and is an integral part of national campaigns such as Big Dance and 2012.""At this

Criticism of the fire brigade

stories@willesdenherald.com — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:10:21 PDT

Fire victim pleaded to be rescued - Telegraph: "A mother who died in a tower block fire that claimed the lives of six people had a final, desperate conversation with her husband as smoke poured into their 11th floor flat where she and her two children were trapped."Why do politicians always instantly say how marvellous the emergency services are? Because they are ultimately responsible for the

10,000 for me, 127 for you

stories@willesdenherald.com — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:00:49 PDT

Troops' lives 'at risk through vehicle delays' - Telegraph: "The new second-generation Mastiffs should have arrived in service with the Army by the middle of last month, but commanders have now been told not to expect the full consignment until later in the year. [...] By contrast, the US Department of Defence has managed to procure more than 10,000 of the American version of the Mastiff, known

Incident in a police state

stories@willesdenherald.com — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:08:13 PDT

Is the state guilty of child kidnap? - Telegraph: '[...] on May 18, when Mr and Mr Jones, accompanied by their younger son, arrived at school to pick up their daughter, they were met by a group of strangers, one as it turned out a female social worker. She asked, without explaining why or who she was, whether he was Mr Jones. When she three times refused to show him any ID, he was seized from

Stevie Wonder: Live at Last

stories@willesdenherald.com — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:04:18 PDT

BBC iPlayerBroadcast on:BBC HD, 11:40pm Friday 3rd July 2009 Duration: 60 minutes Available until: 12:34am Saturday 11th July 2009"Recorded during a two-night residency at the O2 Arena in London, Live at Last represents a rare occasion to experience all the funky energy of a Stevie Wonder concert. A pioneer in modern R&B, the American pianist, songwriter and tremendous performer comes back in top

Northern sunset

stories@willesdenherald.com — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:45:53 PDT

Boris on Jacko

stories@willesdenherald.com — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:35:54 PDT

Michael Jackson: It would be wrong to sneer at this outpouring of public grief - Telegraph: "[...] Never was someone so obviously and so literally unhappy in his own skin, and by his obsessional suffering he earned the potential sympathy of everyone who feels doubtful about their appearance, which is a fair chunk of the human race. [...] And by his musical triumphs, he proved the essential point,

Virgin Mobile insurance con

stories@willesdenherald.com — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:12:46 PDT

"3 months free phone insurance. Cover your Virgin Mobile Pay Monthly phone, and the first 3 months are on us. After that, its just £5.99 a month."£5.99 per month to insure your phone? What a rip-off, a tax on the busy parents of impressionable youngsters who demand mobile phones, not anticipating that this financial trap is being laid for them when they click through online. All "first 3 months

BBC - Glastonbury - 2009

stories@willesdenherald.com — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:24:14 PDT

BBC - Glastonbury - 2009Lots of videos, including Neil Young and extended highlights from Bruce Springsteen's brilliant headline set

Path lights

stories@willesdenherald.com — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:37:45 PDT

Willesden sports centre

Wild wonders of Europe - National Geographic

stories@willesdenherald.com — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:38:46 PDT

European bee-eaters, Puszta, HungaryPICTURES: Wild Europe Exposed by Giant Photo Project