Some passengers at Heathrow and Manchester airports will now have to go through full body scanners before boarding their flights and it is compulsory for people selected for a scan to take part, otherwise they will not be allowed to board the plane.
Strange lawsuit
The husband of the late actress Brittany Murphy is apparently claiming that movie executives were responsible for his wife’s sudden death and is said to be filing a wrongful death lawsuit. It is certainly an interesting approach. Simon Monjack believes that Warner Brothers studio brought on a fatal heart attack when they fired Murphy from a sequel to the animated …
Best one yet
This just has to be the best one of the year so far and will probably take a lot of beating. Michael Mancini was stuck in a queue of traffic. At a complete standstill and with the handbrake on, Mr Mancini reached for a tissue to blow his runny nose.
Decline in air traffic in 2009
Last year, 2009, saw the biggest decline in air traffic since the war according to the International Air Transport Association, IATA.
You couldn’t make it up
You have to laugh, otherwise the alternative would be to register for anger management classes. A Job Centre in Thetford, UK, refused to display a request for a domestic cleaner which included: Must be fluent in written and spoken English for Health and Safety reasons….Previous experience preferred. Training will be provided. Must be reliable and hard working. So, what was so …
A strange world
It would appear that it is not only in the UK where the victim can end up the one with the raw deal. In Bangladesh, a 16 year old girl who had the audacity to become pregnant as the result of being raped has been given 101 lashes. Her parents have also been fined and threatened with being made outcasts …
Is nothing sacred?
A team of scientists and scientists have formulated plans to exhume the presumed remains of Leonardo da Vinci and have requested that his tomb at Amboise Castle in the Loire valley be opened. Why?