Researchers say less exercise, more calories and the side-effects of the contraceptive pill have combined to increase the average size of women's clothes from 12 in the 1950s to 16 today. Marks and...
"A man who shot himself with a nail gun then pretended a gang had attacked him has been sent to prison after admitting perverting the course of justice. Russell had claimed thousands of pounds in...
"Today, researchers say that residue of the chemical theobromine, which occurs in Mesoamerica only in the cacao plant used to make chocolate, is present in the shattered remains of liquid-holding...
The US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are costing nearly double the amount previously thought, according to a report set to be released by Congress. It has cost the average US family $20,000....
"A man has been severely injured after attempting to loosen a stiff wheel-nut on his car by blasting it with a shotgun. The 66-year-old American shot the wheel from arm's length with a 12-gauge...
Only 5% of reported rapes leads to a successful prosecution. And only a quarter of rapes are reported. The UK has the lowest conviction rate of any other european country. Some countries convict 12...
"A quarter of men are so embarrassed by their bodies that they are reluctant to be naked in front of their partner, a survey claimed yesterday. Researchers found that it is no longer just women who...
I notice Foxy Knoxy headlines where I used to see Madeline ones. A change is as good as a rest, but I hope this story doesn't run for 6 months as well. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles...
The head of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents says that a skinned knee or a twisted ankle in a challenging and exciting play environment is not just acceptable, it is a positive...
Australian plans to shoot more than 10,000 wild horses are barbaric and unnecessary, say critics. The horses, known as brumbies, cause soil erosion, trample springs and streams, damage Aboriginal...
"A study, to be published this week, shows that men who admire women with hourglass figures do so because they are more intelligent and therefore produce more intelligent children than waif-like women...
Britain stood by America in Afghanstan and Iraq when Europe turned it's back. Now with regime change in France and Germany and Tony long gone, it would appear that the special relationship is over....
Olympic Games - 2012 Commonwelath Games - 2014 Bid for Football World Cup - 2018 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_an d_west/7085422.stm Glasgow has just won the right to host the...
Samina Malik, a rather stupid girl who wrote rap songs under the name of the 'Lyrical Terrorist' has been found guilty of a terrorist offence. She had a unhealthy ineterest in Jihad and Bin Laden and...
Rowan Aikinson has accused ministers of filling their legislative programme with measures that have "serious implications for freedom of speech, humour and creative expression"...
Do you have any or all of the following features? - extremely large heads and foreheads - wide or close-set eyes - over or undersized ears and/or nose - facial deformities - pronounced cheekbones -...
Six people are on trial at London's Southwark Crown Court, for passing counterfeit notes. Prosecutors said the plan was flawed because they tried to cash ?500,000 at the Bank of England. ?500,000...
Serbia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania have all signed The Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) which is regarded as the first step to full EU membership. Is...
Hopefully if fo3nx is about, I would value your opinion: Leopard install disaster. Tried to install on my home machine at the weekend and got the dreaded Blue Screen of Death (Mac version). Apparently...