25 May 2012 Last updated at 07:54 ET PC Rathband's daughter takes his Olympic flame place PC Rathband's daughter will take his place as a torch bearer The teenage daughter of PC David Rathband is to take his place as an Olympic torchbearer. The 44-year-old, who was blinded by gunman Raoul Moat, had been nominated to carry the flame through Whitburn on 16 June. But he died in February and Mia, 13, asked to take his place. A spokesman for the Blue Lamp Foundation, the PC's charity, said he would have been "delighted" with his daughter's involvement. PC Rathband was shot by Moat as he sat in his patrol car in 2010. Despite his disability, he tried to rebuild his life and set up the ... Continue reading →

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Without action NUJ could be insolvent by October 25 May 2012 Union has just three weeks of running costs in the bank'Sitting back and doing nothing is not an option', says General SecretaryPlans to make nine NUJ staff redundantPension deficit could range from anywhere between £500,000 to £4mSubscriptions could increase by 5 per centThe NUJ is facing a “severe financial crisis” and could run out of money and could become insolvent by October, general secretary Michelle Stanistreet has warned. Press Gazette understand that the union's National Executive Committee met this afternoon and voted through a series of cutbacks which include nine redundancies.In a document sent to National Executive Council members this week, which has been seen by Press Gazette, Stanistreet said the union had been ... Continue reading →

In 1956, not long after enlisting with the United States Air Force, 19-year-old Hunter S. Thompson landed a job as Sports Editor for The Command Courier, Elgin Air Force Base's newspaper, and immediately began to ruffle feathers. The memo below was sent the next year, at which point his exaggerated reporting and rebellious attitude were causing problems. A few months after the memo was sent, Thompson was relieved of his duties at the paper. Just before leaving, keen to have the last word, he drew up a fictional news release — also seen below — and had it published in the Courier. (Source: The Proud Highway, via Self Made Hero (huge thanks to the great BrainPicker for bringing it to my attention); Image: Hunter S. ... Continue reading →