What is most heartening is that the Kurdish initiative is not merely about responding to European Union pressure: it is a home-grown affair.
The fiasco was partly due to blunders by the judge as well as the Home Office but the Beck affair is remembered as the most notorious case of mistaken identity in English history.
Acclaimed theatre directors Sir Peter Hall and son Edward made the Theatre Awards UK a family affair, each taking home prizes from the London ceremony.
Underlying all these problems, which are difficult enough for Mr Blunkett, is the continuing suspicion that the home secretary may have misled MPs about the affair.
The prime minister has suffered a nightmare few months, with Labour slipping behind the Tories in the polls and suffering a series of political setbacks, from the cash-for-peerages row through the John Prescott affair, to the string of Home Office crises.
Those who opted to stay at home will not be regretting their decision after this uninspiring affair.
Frame it in that manner and it's easy to see why Home's First debut is a Google-based affair and may continue to be for the foreseeable future.
Calling again for an inquiry into the affair, Mr Howard refused a demand from Home Secretary David Blunkett to apologise for alleging that the government had been "bought".
It also can be a rather multi-step affair to even make a call, since there's no home screen speed dial or voice recognition, and the phonebook can't be searched, only scrolled through.
In a mild surprise, "The Reader, " based on the best-selling novel about a postwar German boy who has an affair with an older woman with a Holocaust-related secret, took home nominations for best picture, best actress (Kate Winslet) and best director (Stephen Daldry).
After Theresa May's doing over last week, around the shenanigans at the UK Border Agency and the controversial relaxation of border controls, the Home Affairs Committee take evidence from Brodie Clark, the official at the centre of the affair.
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In a low-quality, low-scoring affair at Trent Bridge, Bangladesh struggled to 137-8, and Ireland got home with six wickets and 10 balls to spare.
In a fractious affair, Hull were hurrying and scurrying around Craven Cottage breaking up Fulham's play, while the home side had a calmer front as they tried to work an opening.
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