Claims culture — how does this help maintain our infrastructure? ∞

I noticed an article on the BBC news website under the headline “Council faces large crash payout”

Appeal judges have ruled that a council could be liable to pay a...

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Posted: 14 February 2010, 12:04 ; tagged: bbc, crash, engineering, litigation, roads

Chemistry: A Volatile History (BBC Four Series) ∞

I’ve been watching the fascinating series presented by Jim Al-Khalili, where he traces the story of how the elements, the building blocks that make up our entire world, were discovered...

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Posted: 6 February 2010, 21:05 ; tagged: bbc, chemistry, science, tv

BBC News confusion over single/dual A9 ∞

The BBC News team appear to be confused over which sections of the A9 road are single or dual carriageway. The article is about the frequency of accidents on...

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Posted: 8 May 2008, 20:55 ; tagged: a9, bbc, transport

BBC News - Travel Chaos! ∞

Such chaos! The poor Mercedes driver cannot move his car. How will...

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Posted: 9 March 2008, 11:26 ; tagged: amusing, bbc, weather

It's official: everything is bad for you! ∞

A recent story article on the BBC News confirms the long standing belief that everything is bad for you. The latest ‘finding’ is that… Vitamins ‘increase cholesterol’.

So we...

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Posted: 30 December 2007, 14:21 ; tagged: amusing, bbc, science