The Spy Who Probably Wasn’t A Real Spy
It’s a year since British businessman Neil Heywood was lured to a hotel in Chongqing, south west China, and given cyanide by Gu Kailai, the lawyer wife of Bo Xilai – previously tipped to be a future leader of China.
The USA Is On “The Brink Of Armed Police Drones”
A county north of Houston has set the trend in American drone policing by taking delivery of a set of squat, remote-controlled helicopters called ShadowHawks. These can be weaponized to fire Tasers or beanbags at people – although the manufacturer, Van Guard Industries, claims that they’re strong enough to carry a shotgun. Which is comforting.