The group for which Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (5 January) shows such contempt deserves better, because of its record. The white working class formed the British labour movement; without that movement, how much of the improvement in the lives of working people over the last 100 years would have occurred? In two world wars, the white working class formed the bulk of those Britons who fought ...

Brew Genius: Beer is the 'best social lubricant available today' (The Vail Trail)

Brew Genius series concludes with homebrewer Steve Headstream

Canine detective finds missing police dog (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By ANDREW CHAVEZ FORT WORTH — A police dog who went missing after being spooked by New Year’s Eve fireworks was found by another canine detective — a civilian one — hours after he was reported missing. The dog, a Belgian Malinois named Loki, was last seen by his handler at the officer’s home about 10 p.m. New Year’s Eve, said Lt. Paul Henderson, a police spokesman. He said that when the officer ...

Canine detective comes to rescue of missing police dog (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By ANDREW CHAVEZ FORT WORTH -- A police dog who went missing after being spooked by New Year's Eve fireworks was found by another canine detective -- a civilian one -- hours after he was reported missing. The dog, a Belgian Malinois named Loki, was last seen by his handler at the officer's home about 10 p.m. New Year's Eve, said Lt. Paul Henderson, a police spokesman. He said that when the ...

Roll Out the Barrel, Open Your Wallet (New York Times)

Introducing a beer whose only flaw is its price but one that?s well worth it, even in a recession.