Family welcomes pony rejected by mother

Unusual house guest a pony, but we love it " A FAMILY of six have welcomed a tiny tenant into their home - a six-week-old Shetland pony called Hope. Paula Harkin, 45, said she was heartbroken when she heard the...

Educated Catholics have sown dissent and confusion in the Church, claims bishop

"The Rt Rev Patrick O'Donoghue, the Bishop of Lancaster, has claimed that graduates are spreading scepticism and sowing dissent. Instead of following the Church's teaching they are "hedonistic", "selfish" and "egocentric", he said. ... While not naming names, he...

Christmas lights on in London

"LONDON: The Sugababes have switched on Oxford Street's Christmas lights in front of 50,000 screaming fans. The 49th annual event took place at House of Fraser in the busy London Street.Thousands of small energy-efficient lightbulbs have been used to design the lights, which...

Iran: Parliament and Ahmadinejad set to clash over impeachments (UPDATED)

Iranian President Ahmadinejad is having a rather difficult time. The Parliament (Masjid) is pushing towards the impeachment of another of his Minister. This time, the Minister of Communication and Information...

Bhutan crowns new king

Unlike the violent path full of blood bath their neighbour took to democracy in Nepal, The royals in Bhutan took steps to democracy and former king began the democratic reform process in 2005. The small Buddhist...

Devoted Husband Left Penniless After Late Wife Leaves Secret £700k to Daug...

" He paid for most of their household expenses and holidays abroad, and had his state pension deposited straight into his wife's bank account so she was never short of money. Mrs Winning looked after her husband...

George Cross for hero who's already got a Victoria Cross (That's his girlfrie...

I salute this guy for quick thinking, unselfishness and for surviving and being so very lucky that a piece of shratnel especial the small rod that shoots out of the top of the grenade when it explodes did not penitrate the backback as it travels...

Turkey tightens controls on Internet speech

A Turkish law enacted last May to prevent access to pornographic content on line, has been used to block 612 sites this year.  Such measures has been taken on entire sites like Blogger and YouTube where some...

Eating Veggies shrinks the brain

This is very bizzare. Basically this research shows that by going strictly green, you are lacking valuable vitamins you will be receiving if you are eating meat. This vitamin B12 deficiency also causes anaemia and...

Meat 'ups prostate cancer risk'

 Thae latest study of oxford university clraely shows the correlation of excessive meet eating ant growth of prostate cancer.It is really a bad news for meat eaters, so only alternative left with them is to turn...

Metropolitan Police Chief Sir Ian Blair Resigns

CONTROVERSIAL Police Chief Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair has resigned from his post as head of Central London's elite police force.  Speaking at a press conference, Sir Ian gave as his reason...

Just The Facts, Ma’am! – 2008 Debate #1 :: Carter's Second Term

" Image Credit: NPRJust The Facts, Ma’am! – 2008 Debate #1In this day and age of twenty-four hour, seven day a week communications, one would think that what politicians say while campaigning would be 100%...

Poll: Who won the debate?

At midnight (PST) almost 3/4 of though Obama carried the night."OXFORD, Miss. — John McCain and Barack Obama stood behind identical wooden lecterns Friday night on the stage of a performing arts center at the...

Testing on shroud of Turin flawed by 1,300 years: expert

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor If new tests prove the shroud is from the time of Jesus would go a long way in reconfirming the faith of Christian followers....

British Northerners 'should go south'

In the United Kingdom, there tends to be a lot of tension between London and the rest of the country. Being the nation's only major international city ("global city"), it receives the lion's share of attention, and...

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