Did Russia Murder Litvinenko?

Yes it was a horrible way to die and very unusual and bizarre. Having found the poisoning method though it seems to me a strange way to do it. Surly the KGB or whoever could have made him "disappear" in much more subtle way, so why use Polonium?
Its going to be very traceable and very dangerous for all those involved. You only need few molecules in your system to start the rot and their's no cure, so why?

If it was Putin and the KGB then I think they calculated that this would be the outcome, so what was behind it? To send a message to all spies/traitors/defectors that they will be found and dealt with?

Who knows.

Getting Killed at work?

If I died in an accident at work I would expect my employer to investigated by the HSE for any breaches in "safe Working practices" and if they were negligent I would expect them to be prosecuted. Any one at work expects their employer to use heir duty of care and protect you as far as is reasonably possible.

How come then Ann Maguire a teacher killed in her classroom does NOT appear to have the same protection, Is the school or LEA to be investigated by the HSE? No.

This is scandalous.

What will be done about it - what does her union have to say?

Ions, Elephants, Rhino, Ivory

How can killing wild animals for "Sport" be morally right?
We must end the ivory trade and rhino horn users.

Paris atrocities.

Max Hastings sums up neatly what I was thinking - "why?". "What are these so called Muslims fighting for?".

Apart from the failure of the Paris Police to let them escape in the first place, I ask can anyone explain exactly what these Radical Muslims think that they are fighting against?

Perhaps Max is right that we don't understand because who is the enemy? Its not another country with borders. Its an ideology and religion. Its not so long ago that we were persecuting fellow Christians for having a different way of worshipping. After 2000 years of Christianity we are only just coming to terms with it so how do we expect Muslims who are much younger to evolve into a similar state.

I well remember the IRA campaign in the 70's and 80's again we struggled to understand "why?" and treated them merely as criminals but that didn't stop them.

I don't know what the answer is but we MUST keep up the vigilance and find out potential attackers before they attack. They are anywhere and everywhere. Yes it will diminish our civil liberties but don't blame the authorities its the criminals and terrorists who are doing it. What is the alternative?

Life sentence?

How can it be that a prisoner serving multiple life sentences is allowed "out" of an open prison - less than 12 years afterwards ? How long is LIFE one may ask.