He used a screwdriver to scratch the words "very silly", "really wrong" and "arbitrary" on to 24 cars, Newcastle Crown Court heard.

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It's expensive at a time when there's no money to spare, it's complex at a time when politicians need to keep an eye on other things, it can be got very wrong at a time you really can't afford to make mistakes.

BBC: Re-org local government? I wouldn't start from here

"For years I suffered from chest pains but no one knew what was really wrong with me, " said Laymond, who despite her pains led a very active life -- working at a gym and teaching children street dance in her spare time.

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In other words it doesn't really have an awful lot to do with a typical day in the office - unless things have gone very wrong indeed.

BBC: Are you going forward? Then stop now

And if you're really convinced that -- at the very least -- this is the first time that Apple has admitted a wrong in the year 2012, allow me to bring you way back to the month of July.

ENGADGET: Editorial: Apple apologies actually aren't that infrequent, and that's okay

There is nothing wrong with healthy skepticism, but there is also nothing wrong in acknowledging that a little knowledge can be a very dangerous thing, that there are really people out there whose in-depth educations and experience better qualify them to address certain issues.

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