St Paul's Cathedral... Exactly 530 stairs and 111m to take you to the top with a three-stage journey: - some 30m and precisely 259 steps above to reach the interior walkway around the dome's base; this is the Whispering Gallery, so called because if you talk close to the wall it really does carry your words around to the opposite side, 32m away. - climbing another 119 steps you reach the Stone Gallery, which is an exterior viewing platform, with 360-degree views of London, all of which are... Read Full Story
These 3 photos were taken at Wrynose Pass, Lake District National Park in England. The Wrynose pass is a mountain pass between the Duddon Valley and Little Langdale that reaches an altitude of 393m. At the top of the Wrynose Pass is the Three Shire Stone, marking the meeting point of the historic counties of Cumberland, Lancashire and Westmorland. Wrynose is part of the old Roman road named the 10th iter. It served the troops stationed at Hardknott Fort, and bits of the old road remain... Read Full Story
Another victim: SOPHIE LANCASTER"Sophie, 20, was booted in the face and left in a coma as she tried to protect Robert Maltby, 21, during the totally unprovoked attack in a park. The couple were so badly beaten that medics and police could not tell which was which as they lay side by side unconscious in a pool of blood." Another victim: DAVID MORLEY "Mr Whitehead described lying on the pavement and putting his hands around his head while he was kicked and punched in the ribs and head. He... Read Full Story
This is the extraordinary case of RP v Nottingham City Council. It is a child care case and, as previous posts make clear, I do not believe that these are always handled correctly. That is not the focus here. John Hemming MP has engaged in a totally misjudged and ill-considered attack on the professional integrity of solicitors, barristers, social workers and experts. Lord Justice Thorpe has administered a thoroughly justified rebuke. In my view the Court of Appeal judgment calls into... Read Full Story
Rampton Hospital is a high security psychiatric hospital in the UK. It is an alternative for prison where a criminal is insane. Residents or former residents applied in this case to be exempted from no-smoking regulations. For instance, "normal" prisoners are exempt and can smoke in their cells. Certain persons suffering an acute psychiatric state can be exempted at mental health hospitals. The rules for this are, however, so bizarre that they probably make the exemption pretty worthless... Read Full Story
