Jump to it

A Russian man, having drunk 3 bottles of Vodka, survived after leaping from his fifth floor balcony….twice! Alexei Roskov, aged 22 years, has no idea why he jumped the first time, but after staggering back upstairs with just a few scratches and bruises he jumped once again. The second time was because his wife, who was busy calling an ambulance, …

A load of junk

We all get, and are probably fed up with, spam emails arriving with alarming regularity in our in-boxes. It’s become part of online life, not an acceptable part, but a part of it nonetheless. A report by internet security McAfee states that, last year, a total of 62 trillion (that’s a lot of zeroes) spam and junk emails were sent …

Disturbing, in more ways than one

It has been reported that a total of 145 people have lodged complaints against the actions of police officers from several forces during the two days of G20 demonstrations.

Mel Gibson and wife Robyn to divorce after 28 years

So, Mel Gibson and his wife of 28 years, Robyn, are set to end it all in the divorce courts, irreconcilable differences being cited as the reason for the split. Mel Gibson is worth in the region of £640 million, and under Californian law, his wife could take half. Fair enough, that’s the law and both were aware of that …

Polar plight

Zookeepers in Berlin interfered with the process of natural selection as they rescued a woman who jumped into an enclosure with four polar bears. The 32 year old woman managed to scale the wall of the enclosure and then jumped into the water, swimming towards the bears…at feeding time! Hardly surprising that one decided to bite her. She is now …

Paedophile wins legal battle

A paedophile won a legal battle after claiming that his human rights had been violated when police revealed details of a sexual abuse conviction, 20 years earlier, to his employer.

An awful job, but someone has to do it

There are some jobs which, however awful they may sound, just have to be done by someone. Just spare a thought for the poor Swedish tax officials in their latest investigation.

So, did he bow?

It didn’t get much media coverage in Europe, but it caused a bit of a stir in America. The question being asked was, ‘Did President Obama bow to the King of Saudi Arabia?’

‘Live’ from Sevilla

You can watch ‘live’ coverage of the Semana Santa processions in Sevilla HERE. You will need the Microsoft Silverlight plugin to view properly.