[BITList] News in Brief

[Michael Feltham]

The following two items appeared in Sunday's OBSERVER  : -

VICTORY  FOR SQUATTERS
Lambeth Council in London gave details of every empty home in its  
area, after responding to a Freedom of Information request from the  
Advisory Service for Squatters.

POSTHUMOUS APPOINTMENT
A man took the ashes of his father to an appointment at the University  
Hospital of North Staffordshire, after complaining that he was  
repeatedly receiving mail asking his dad to attend a renal clinic,  
despite telling them he had died in 2007.

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Mike