The British government continues to be embarassed by the loss of private electronic data. The latest incident involves the medical records of more than 38,000 National Health Service patients sent to a software company for back up in the event the information got lost. According to the Telegraph, the lost CD had data dating back a decade, believed to have been mislaid while enroute from London to the Sandown Health Center on the Isle of Wight.

Local police arrested a driver who allegedly used a seatbelt to secure a carton of beer, and not the 5-year old child riding with him. Authorities involved in the investigation were reportedly "shocked and appalled" at the apparent priorities the man had, as he was driving along the Ross Highway near Alice Springs.

While other Canadian cities are solving major transport related problems like the threat of a strike in Toronto and the use of Tasers in Vancouver, Parliament Hill is setting a first in Canadian transport by introducing its first batch of female train and bus operators. Ontario now has two women drivers, Margaret Bicknell and Margaret Lafrance. OC Transport wants to add more by launching a recruitment campaign to attract more females and minorities to the company. But the transport firm has more luck getting visible minority applicants than women drivers, admitted Alain Mercier, director of transit services of the City of Ottawa.

Authorities apprehended a man who they said was driving over 200 kilometers an hour while arguing with his wife on his mobile phone. According to officials, the 33-year old driver was apprehended driving his pickup truck early Thursday on the roads of the Perth suburbs.

A man declared brain dead was found to still be alive four hours after, just as the family was getting ready to pay their respects and say goodbye. The man, 21-year old Zack Dunlap, was found still alive as his cousin Dan Coffin dug a fingernail under one of Zack's own, causing Zack to pull his arm away and lay it down on the other side of his body.