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Deputy PM Nick Clegg will pledge the “biggest shake-up of our democracy” in 178 years later as he expands on plans for political regenerate.  The Tory-Lib Dem coalition deal backs plans for fixed-term parliaments, more elected peers and a referendum on changing the voting system.  In a speech, Mr Clegg will pledge to restore faith in politics.

Mr Clegg is also expected to call on the public to nominate laws they think should be repealed.  But in an interview with the Times newspaper, the Liberal Democrat leader defended the Human Rights Act – which the Tories have previously pledged to scrap – saying “any government would tamper with it at its peril”.
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Authorities in both Germany and the US are required to begin inquiries into Google’s “accidental” appeal of Wi-Fi payload data by its Street look at cars.

German commissioner for data protection Peter Schaar has asked for a detailed probe of the incident while consumer group Consumer Watchdog has demanded that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission look into Google’s activities on this side of the pond.

The furor erupted after Google admitted on Friday that its Street View cars had been collecting more data than the company realized.

The cars are supposed to only take photos of the street and collect basic Wi-Fi information, such as the SSIDs and MAC addresses of WiFi routers.
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Many embassies have shut their doors and are warning their citizens against travel to Bangkok as violence in the city continues. Four days of clashes in central Bangkok between anti-government protesters and security forces have killed 35 people since Thursday, reports CNN, with 11 of those deaths occurring in sporadic fighting throughout Sunday and overnight.

On the weekend, the United States elevated its travel warning to advise its citizens to defer all travel to Bangkok and defer all non-essential travel to the rest of Thailand. The Department of State has also authorized the departure of all non-emergency U.S. government personnel and eligible family members from Bangkok.

Other countries, such as the United Kingdon, Australia and Canada, are advising against all but essential travel to Bangkok, reminding their citizens that there is a continued risk that acts of violence could take place outside the danger areas without warning, including department stores.

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