A bizarre story from Bangladesh where four people have been arrested for murdering a 26 year old bricklayer on the instructions of the brick-field’s owners. The owners were apparently unhappy that the brick-field was not producing red enough bricks despite sufficient heating being used in the process. A fortune teller then suggested that the brick-field needed a human sacrifice and …
Maybe a not so Happy Easter for UK travellers
Travel chaos in the UK at the moment as British Airways cabin crew have begin strike action that will cause severe disruption to flights for the next three days. Talks between the airline and the Unite union, which represents the crew, collapsed on Friday. The cabin crew are striking over pay and working conditions. While the Unite union apparently agree that …
It pays to read the whole article sometimes
Reading an article on a couple arrested for being in possession of fake euro notes in Cyprus, the statement Miss Wilson, a teacher, told today how the couple had no idea the notes – which had been obtained by Mr Redden’s grandmother for them from a post office – were fakes. So, the Post Office handed out the notes then. …
Mr Bean finally admits the truth
The UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has admitted that the persistent claims he made in the House of Commons and in evidence to Sir John Chilcot’s Iraq Inquiry were incorrect.
XX (and a few more) certificate
A 43 stone woman is determined to almost double her weight to 71 stone in order to claim the Guinness World Record for the fattest woman. She hopes to reach her desired weight within two years.
Charity ride
Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire has come to represent the nation in paying respect to fallen soldiers as they are repatriated back to the UK and hundreds of people usually line the high street in silence for each funeral cortege that passes through the town on its way from RAF Lyneham to the coroner in Oxford. On Sunday, however, crowds gathered …
Familiar story
In view of the perpetual reports of police officers being ‘unavailable’ to investigate crimes (unless it is for speeding), victims being asked to investigate crimes themselves and requests for help being left unanswered until well after the criminals have departed, one could not help but chuckle at: Sussex police said Mr Miah should have ‘observed from a safe distance’ before …
A ripe old age
A woman in Georgia is claiming to be the oldest person in the world. Her documents show that she was born on July 8th 1880, making her 130 years old this summer. Antisa Khvichava lives in a remote part of Georgia, enjoys playing backgammon and is partial to vodka. If her birth documents withstand scrutiny and prove to be genuine …
World’s richest
For the third year running, the world has a new ‘richest man’, with Mexican Carlos Slim taking over from Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, the top men for the past couple of years. Carlos Slim Helu has made his money in telecom holdings, his personal fortune increasing by a staggering 18.5 billion dollars in the past twelve months. Here is …
Check your wallets
Check your wallets, not just because Gordy is still in power and an election is coming up, but because £20 notes bearing the face of Edward Elgar will cease to become legal tender on July 1st. This means that shops are no longer forced to accept the notes and it is up to banks whether they agree to swap notes …