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Daniel Sonnex Caught - New Cross Murders

Admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:15:36 +0000

Police investigating the brutal murders of two French students tonight arrested a ‘dangerous’ suspect hours after issuing an urgent appeal for information about his location.

The Met issued a picture of 23-year-old Daniel Sonnex, also known as Dano, from south London following the deaths of Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez.

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Wingsuit Flying

Admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:09:38 +0000

Wingsuits now give you the closest experience to flying . Heck! You are flying!

So what is a wingsuit? And how does it work?

Wingsuit flying is the art of flying the human body through the air using a special jumpsuit, that shapes the human body into an airfoil which can create lift. The wingsuit creates the airfoil shape with fabric sewn between the legs and under the arms. It is also called a birdman suit or squirrel suit. (see video)

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American Intelligence

Admin — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:21:58 +0000

It’s common knowledge that the average American has little knowledge of world events or politics. Their Geography is even worse.

What’s more troubling is they scarcely know their own country.

If you’re from anywhere else in the world, sit back and enjoy. If you’re from America? Time to escape!

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Boris Johnson poised to become London Mayor as Tories seal local election success

Admin — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:21:57 +0000

Boris Johnson is preparing to be unveiled as the new mayor of London later today following Labour’s collapse across Britain in the local elections.

Senior Conservative sources said they would be “gobsmacked” if Mr Johnson did not win the mayoral contest and even Downing Street aides appear to have conceded that Ken Livingstone has lost. Confidence of a Tory win was boosted after one bookmaker announced it was paying out on a Boris Johnson victory hours before the official result is expected later this evening.

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Austrian Monster Revealed

Admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:16:50 +0000

Josef Fritzl and Elizabeth Fritzl

A 73-year-old Austrian today confessed to imprisoning, beating and sexually abusing his daughter in a windowless cellar for 24 years, during which time he fathered her seven children.

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Austrian ‘Cellar’ Shame

Admin — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:56:39 +0000

A 73-year-old Austrian is under arrest on suspicion of hiding his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and fathering seven children with her, police say.

The existence of the woman, believed missing since 1984 and now 42, emerged after a teenager said to be her daughter was taken to hospital.

Both the woman and teenage girl are receiving medical treatment and the other children are in care.

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MP3 players ‘will hold millions of songs’

Admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:38:31 +0000

SCIENTISTS at a Cheshire laboratory are working towards a new generation of MP3 players which could provide music lovers with millions of songs at their fingertips, it was revealed today.

Scientists have developed a way of dramatically increasing the memory on iPods and other gadgets while retaining their small size.

Future devices could store 150,000 times the amount of current models, according to researchers at Glasgow University…………….

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Bush Plans Huge Welcome for Pope

Admin — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:56:06 +0000

The leader of the world’s Roman Catholics has been to the White House only once in history. That changes this week,

and President Bush is pulling out all the stops: driving out to a suburban military base to meet Pope Benedict XVI’s plane, bringing a giant audience to the South Lawn and hosting a fancy East Room dinner. (more…)

China Hits Back At ‘Violent’ Olympic Protesters

Admin — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:50:56 +0000

The Chinese ambassador to London has denounced the “violent” British protesters who attacked the Olympic torch relay.

Fu Ying also accused the Western media of “demonisation” of the country which will host the Games in August.

She said Chinese athletes who came to London for the torch relay “were convinced that people here were against them”. (more…)

Protests as French PM visits Japan nuclear plant

Admin — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:40:28 +0000

ROKKASHO, Japan — Hundreds of Japanese anti-nuclear activists protested Saturday as French Prime Minister Francois Fillon toured a new atomic facility here built in partnership between the two nations.

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