Snowballs are serious stuff

So much for the season of goodwill. Hot on the heels of an incident in America when a policeman drew his gun after his car was hit by snowballs (hardly weapons of mass destruction), one man has been killed and another seriously injured in the UK after icidents involving snowballs. A snowball fight in Clos y Berllan in Rhuddlan, near …

It just gets worse

It never seems to stop. Health and Safety officials cancelled a parade by reindeer in Market Harborough……because it might snow! Cancelling the event, anticipated by the locals, cost around £10,000. OK, though, it’s only taxpayer money. The reason for the cancellation was that it might snow and therefore be slippery for people walking in the area. Well, wouldn’t it be …

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Another cunning plan Ballsdrick

What a great way to help put an end to the ‘claims culture’ gripping the UK, opening up the possibility for pupils in schools to complain about their teachers or headmasters and, if the complaint is upheld, receive compensation. Way to go Ed Balls. The plan appears to be to give pupils the right to complain to a watchdog about …

Brittany Murphy dies at the age of 32 years

American actress Brittany Murphy has died at the age of 32 years. Her mother, Sharon Murphy, apparently discovered her body in the shower. Paramedics found Brittany in full cardiac arrest and immediately administered CPR and then continued mouth-to-mouth as they sped to Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, several miles from her home. Unfortunately their efforts proved fruitless and Brittany was pronounced dead …