Man accidentally puts the Recycle Bin in the Recycle Bin on Windows PC

A man appears to have deleted the Recycle Bin on his Windows 10 PC, by putting it into the Recycle Bin.

By accidentally deleting the recycle bin, average man Neil Smith, 26 from Brackley, Northamptonshire is now unable to delete any files from his computer.

Mr Smith wrote on a computer advice forum that he was now stuck after having accidentally put the Recycle Bin in the Recycle Bin on his computer. But far from advising him on how to fix it, most users informed him that he should go out and purchase a ton of USB memory sticks and external hard drives.

Usually, Windows software does not allow users to put the Recycle Bin inside the Recycle Bin, however it appears that a technical anomaly with Mr Smith's PC has allowed him to do just that, and seemingly left him unable to delete any files or folders.

Mr Smith told us: “To be honest, I'm not that good when it comes to computers. I just saw the Recycle Bin there and wondered if I could put it in the Recycle Bin, when I discovered that I could I was amazed, but that amazement soon turned to panic when I realised that I couldn't get it back as I had deleted it, and therefore was unable to delete anything else.”

Mr Smith confirmed to technical support that right clicking on a file and pressing delete did not work, as the delete button was grayed out.

“So now I have to go out and buy a hundred USB memory sticks and 20 external hard drives.” Mr Smith continued.

Most users agreed that it was unlikely that Mr Smith would be able to recover the recycle bin, and as a result his computer skills were almost certainly not going to get any better, either.

“I feel sorry to say that your recycle bin is now essentially, gone,” wrote a user called Sven.

A memorial service for Mr Smith's recycle bin is being held at St Peter's Church in Brackley which will be followed by a wake at the The Chequered Flag pub, just off Springfield Way. Mourners are requested to wear shirts featuring the recycle logo. A tombstone for the Recycle Bin will be erected at Brackley's Halse Road Cemetery.

French job seekers could have access to TF1 and M6 removed if they are not looking for work

The French labour minister has ordered a crackdown to root out those abusing unemployment benefits by having access to TF1 and M6 removed from their channel line up, after it emerged that hundreds of thousands of available jobs remain unfilled in France.

Amid stagnant economic growth and record unemployment, you would be forgiven for thinking paid work was in scarce supply in France.

However, according to the government there are some 350,000 jobs available, but which France's state employment agency Pôle Emploi is having a hard time filling.

As a result Labour Minister François Rebsamen has ordered the leadership of the Pôle Emploi to "reinforce checks" to make sure benefit recipients are in fact "looking for a job," and if it turns out they are not they will have their TV viewing access restricted he told i-Télé on Tuesday.

"It's not acceptable, in a struggling country that wants to recover, to have people not looking for work, where jobs are available," he said, adding he doesn't believe it applies to the majority of job seekers.

"I have plans to come down on benefit scroungers like a ton of bricks."

Under the new measures if someone who is receiving job seekers allowance and it is clear they are not doing enough, they will have their TNT or CanalSat set top box confiscated and replaced with a device to block out TF1 and M6 - obviously France's two most popular TV channels.

Their regular TNT or CanalSat box will be stored in a warehouse for up to 30 days, unless the person finds a job beforehand, whichever comes first.

"If people think they are going to sit around all day watching general entertainment on the taxpayer they can think again." he continued.

Rebsamen's statement caused outrage among human rights activists.

"The words of François Rebsamen are disgraceful and obscene... not to mention a complete breach of our human rights. This leftist government is carrying out rightist policies," French human rights activist, job seekers allowance recipient and a Calais resident who did not wish to be named told i-Télé. "If this happens to me I will be taking the Pôle Emploi to the human rights court in Strasbourg.

"I know it takes months to appeal by which time my access to TF1 and M6 would be returned but that will not be putting me off."

It's not the first time a labour minister has vowed to crackdown on phony job seekers, last year he indeed it has become a habit over recent years, as Europe 1 radio points out.

Earlier this year a new system was trialed in four regions around France, where special agents were employed to track down those who were cheating the system, and give them polite notices asking them to stop it.

It has not been confirmed whether there are plans to roll out the system across France.

Google to launch Street View in people's homes

Google Street View will begin launching its maps of private residences across the country, which allows internet users to take a virtual tour of anybody's house.

The ambitious privacy busting initiative is hoping to help burglars to plan their movements inside houses they intend to rob.

Employees from Google began invading homes in December 2015.

The route will follow the interiors of every house in the country, starting at the front garden and will include the living room, the kitchen as well as bedrooms, bathrooms, the loft and the back garden, if there is one.

Scotland Yard says it will help them to plan drug busts on a potential dealer's house.

"We hope that by bringing Street View into private homes, we will be able to see if the owners have any cannabis plants, and if they do, what strategy we can take to smash their front door and windows in whilst destroying other possessions in the home at the same time." a Scotland Yard spokesman was quoted as saying.

Charles and Beth Golfer, from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire were rudely awoken by several Google employees taking 360-degree images of their bedroom last month, however in a fit of irony, their clock radio had failed to go off at 7am, the time it is normally set for.

As a result, the Golfer's would have been late for work had it not been for the Google employees invading their home.

"We are of course, eternally grateful that the lovely employees from Google were there to wake us up after our alarm clock failed to go off, however we will still be suing them." said Mr Golfer.

A dreary Mr Golfer then yawned, glanced a dirty look towards a Google employee taking images and then told him "I'll see you in Strasbourg!" before heading to the bathroom for his morning shower, where another Google employee was taking images in there, at the same time.

However it won't be Google's only trip to Strasbourg as documents released on Wikileaks show they are intending to take legal action against full time hoarder Elliot Jackson of Northampton, as he obstructed Google's access to his property by not having enough room in his house for the 360-degree camera to swing fully inside his living room.

While images are still being taken in the 26 million homes across the UK, there is currently full coverage for houses in major conurbations in England including Greater London, West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, West Yorkshire, Tyneside, Teesside and Brighton & Hove. Full UK coverage is expected by Autumn 2016.

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