As mchawk reported at the end of August, the beloved British Chestnut trees are under attack from a fungus. Well now it seems they have a new enemy. An invasion of foreign moths has hit the conker once again.The...
highlighted by amyjudd | 1 wk ago | updated 1 day ago 1205 views | 56 comments
In a truly shocking reflection of the modern society we have created, a teenager in the UK jumped to his death after being taunted and urged to jump by the crowd gathered below."A suicidal teenager plunged 60ft to his death from a multi-storey car-park after a baying crowd of...
"A Muslim youth who worked with Britain's biggest retailer Tesco has sued the store for religious discrimination after he came to know that he carried crates of alcohol bottles as part of his job, the Daily Mail reported Monday. Mohammed Ahmed, 32, who was raised in Saudi...
The lure of of stockings prevailed over bloomers when it came to the price realised by a pair of Queen Victoria's legware. Her stockings made £8000 wheras her 50" waist bloomers made only just over half that at a...
Oh someone please tell me they have a picture of this woman, I just have to see what a nut like this looks like!"By MEGAN PILLOW Mooresville Tribune Wednesday, August 27, 2008A Mooresville woman was jailed Monday after she stole a cart full of groceries from a grocery...
The investigation into an alleged plot to kill UK prime minister Gordon Brown is expanding in scope. A fifth man has now been arrested in the scheme."Detectives investigating a suspected plot to kill the Prime...
"EDGARTOWN, Mass. -- When Lev Wlodyka reeled in a massive 57-pound striped bass one evening last fall, it looked like he'd caught the biggest fish in the annual Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby. Then judges cut it open."
Queen Victoria of Britain must be embarrassed with public auctioning of her undergarment in her grave. The auction has revealed her ample measurements and brought out all her vital statistics in public scrutiny . Her Majesty's underwear had been kept by one of the...
highlighted by Sanjay Jha | 10 wks ago | updated 10 wks ago 209 views | 1 comment
Brian Clough was a great manager for Nottingham Forest winning two European Cups but just did not make it work at Leeds United, "The Damned United" should be an interesting film for Football fans, Leeds Fans and...
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"300 men have already signed up to get fit with their footballing heroes this weekend and raise money and awareness for male cancer research.Keep Your Eye On The Ball 5k is a running event with a football twist which will take place on Sunday in Victoria Park, east...
" SS Tarpon was a twin-screwed steamer, official number 130381, was constructed in 1887 at Wilmington, Deleware by the renowned shipbuilders Pusey and Jones. Christened Naugatuck, the new ship was delivered to the Naugatuck Valley Steamboat Company of Derby, Connecticut. The...
Derby Hipperdrome a victorian playhouse,then bingo,over the last 30years has been allowed to get into total disrepair etc,certainly some council?health and safety people didnt notice maybe? how bad.?As two weeks ago...
created by johnb | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago 192 views | 1 comment
The game kept going…and going…and going…and going for over 5 hours! The Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks in the 8th longest game in NHL history last night…or this morning since it ended at...
A sad report from Louisville, KYAlbert N. Milliron(Louisville, KY)- Eight Belles came in second. A few strides after the place finish she fell to the ground. The Horse had broken both front ankles in...
" LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AFP) — Big Brown defied history to win the 134th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, but the race finished under a pall as runner-up Eight Belles was euthanized.Big Brown, trained by Rick Dutrow and...