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Outrage as Islamic extremists vow to march through streets of Wootton Bassett By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:08 PM on 02nd January 2010 Comments (90) Add to My Stories A town famous for honouring dead British soldiers returning from Afghanistan reacted defiantly today to news that a controversial Islamic group is to march through its streets. Islam4UK - which calls itself a 'platform' for extremist movement al-Muhajiroun - plans to parade through Wootton Bassett, in Wiltshire, in the coming weeks. The group's website says the event is being held 'not in memory of the occupying and merciless British military' but of the Muslims …

Balls promises all pupils lessons in Mandarin and Arabic as he challenges Tory shadow to live education debate By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:54 PM on 04th January 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Every secondary school pupil should have the chance to learn languages like Mandarin and Arabic Children's Secretary Ed Balls said today as the major political parties stepped up their skirmishing ahead of the general election. Mr Balls said Labour would increase spending on education as he also set out plans to guarantee extra tuition for primary school pupils who fall behind. And he also appeared to confirm that a general election w…

I have no idea if this is the right spot to ask thins but it seemed fitting Im going to a muse concert in March and i just wanted to hear from experienced concert goers how they prepare for the concert experience? lol post anything and everything that will help me get the most out of the night as im paying over 100 to go! Thanks! :D

The youngsters who struggle to speak because their parents let them to watch too much TV By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:46 AM on 04th January 2010 Comments (87) Add to My Stories Nearly a quarter of boys - and one in seven girls - is struggling to learn to talk because thousands of households keep their TV sets on constantly making it difficult for them to understand the speech of adults around them. A survey revealed how 22 per cent of boys and 13 per cent of girls have trouble developing speech and understanding others. Three per cent suffer 'significant' problems, according to a poll published by Jean Gross, the Government's c…

Dolphins are almost as clever as humans - so treat them like people, say scientists By Daniel Martin Last updated at 8:23 AM on 04th January 2010 Comments (50) Add to My Stories Dolphins are so intelligent they should be given the same status as humans, scientists are recommending. The aquatic mammals are the world's second brightest creatures after humans - leapfrogging chimpanzees who have been pushed down to third in the cleverness stakes. Experts say it is now time for dolphins to be treated as 'non-human persons' after research showed their brains have many features associated with high intelligence. Just like us: A bottlenose …

New Year revellers stuck in the pub for THREE nights thanks to the heavy snow By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:46 AM on 04th January 2010 Comments (43) Add to My Stories They set out on New Year's Eve to toast the start of 2010 with a pint with some friends in their local pub. But for revellers at the Tan Hill Inn in the Yorkshire Dales, the celebrations lasted somewhat longer thanks to the heavy snow. The drinkers ended up snowed in at the pub - which is the highest in England in terms of altitude - for three whole nights after the wintry weather left them stranded. Enlarge Bleak: The Tan Hill Inn, Britain's highest…

So who is camping out to see this at midnight? Anyone catching it this weekend? I am looking forward to seeing the flick... I did enjoy the book, its my favorite by far in the series.. I hope the movie does the book justice.. discuss... oh and I'm Team Edward :)

What a world we are living in! In 2005 Kurt Westergaard, a Danish cartoonist depicted the prophet Muhammed with a bomb in his turban for a major Danish newspaper. That led to violent protests in the Middle-East and throughout the Moslem / islamic world and to boycott of Danish goods. Threats were uttered against the cartoonist and the newspaper. Yesterday evening = on 1 January, 2010 Kurt Westergaard was at home looking after his 5-year-old grandchild - a girl - while her parents were out. He heard that someone broke into his house by smashing a window. He had a panick room in his home and went in there and locked the door thinking that the unknown person would not ha…

New year, same old binge Britain: Revellers over-indulge as they ring in 2010 By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:24 PM on 01st January 2010 Comments (229) Add to My Stories It might have been the start of a brand-new decade but there was nothing fresh about the state of many revellers on the streets of Britain last night. In yet another depressing portrayal of binge Britain, drunken party-goers grappled with police and scantily-dressed girls fell face down on the pavement. A girl lies flat on her back in the snow in the middle of a Newcastle road after celebrating the start of 2010 Dragged up by her shoulders, the girl a…

Prince not so Charming: Panto actor caught criticising his host town on Twitter By Mail On Sunday Reporter Last updated at 1:30 AM on 03rd January 2010 Comments (-) Add to My Stories An actor playing Prince Charming in pantomime in Lowestoft has upset locals - by describing the Suffolk seaside resort as a '**** hole'. Owen Woodgate, 25, from London, wrote on blogging website Twitter: '**** hole of a town. Everyone is pregnant. No Starbucks. Hoodies dominate the streets. Poo.' The actor also proved himself less than charming by posting negative remarks about a nightclub in the town and moaning about having to do 10am performances in the produ…

Woman dies after crashing into icy pond as death toll from New Year's Eve freeze climbs to seven By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:52 PM on 31st December 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories A woman has died after her car crashed into a pond in freezing temperatures as Britain's New Year's Eve death toll climbed to seven. Fire crews pulled the woman, who is thought to be in her forties, from the pond near Bristol, at about 8.30pm last night. Despite efforts to save her she was pronounced dead at the scene. Firefighters searched the rest of the water and found no-one else. Scroll down for video Winter wonderland: Heavy snowfall o…

So, what does everyone think so far? - strong start by the Habs, but they've lost Markov - Flames are hot - Canucks can't seem to win - Leafs and Sens without a win? - Toronto goal tending issue already?

I was looking some funny videos, and then i started to look for movies gag reels. and suddenly this video appeared. Is there a car in The Lord of the Rings? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1ME-InhxNc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1ME-InhxNc[/ame]

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The thin VERY blue line: Porn shame of hundreds of police staff disciplined over internet use By Rebecca Camber Last updated at 9:22 AM on 02nd January 2010 Add to My Stories Hundreds of police workers have faced disciplinary action for looking at internet pornography and social networking sites, figures show. More than 400 officers and support staff have been sacked or given warnings after being caught looking at inappropriate material online. Officers have also been dismissed for using police databases to check out people’s backgrounds for personal reasons. Caught out: Hundreds of policemen have faced disciplinary action for looking at in…

First lightbulbs, now the EU drives up price of batteries By Sean Poulter Last updated at 10:28 PM on 01st January 2010 Comments (90) Add to My Stories Red tape: Stores will be required to pay for recycling bins to dispose of batteries The price of batteries is set to rise under European recycling laws that burden shops with more red tape. Thousands of stores will next month be required to set up recycling bins and arrange for batteries to be disposed of safely. The extra costs are expected to be passed on to shoppers. Retailers are furious at the latest green initiative from the EU after it last year introduced legislation to …

Parents to be banned from parking near school gates to tackle childhood obesity By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:42 AM on 30th December 2009 Comments (14) Add to My Stories In Manchester, a quarter of 10 and 11-year-olds are dangerously overweight (posed by model) Parents could be banned from parking outside schools in a bid to combat childhood obesity. Health chiefs in Greater Manchester want to introduce residents-only parking around schools to encourage more children to walk or cycle in. The recommendations from Greater Manchester Health Commission (GMHC) come as childhood obesity figures reveal on average almost 10 per cent…

By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:34 PM on 02nd January 2010 Comments (24) Add to My Stories The big freeze has sparked chaos and treacherous conditions for millions of Britons since it set in over the festive season. But it has also produced some incredible wintry scenes more akin to the pages of C.S. Lewis's classic Narnia books. This amazing wall of ice in Teesdale, County Durham, has left walkers venturing out across the fields for some fresh air stunned. Towering: A walker admires a giant wall of icicles in Teesdale, Cumbria Icicles cling from the overhanging shrubbery and stretch around 15ft to the floor into freezing water bel…

Coming to a chemist near you, the 20p daily lozenge that can fight all cold and flu bugs By Fiona Macrae Last updated at 11:04 PM on 01st January 2010 Comments (78) Add to My Stories Cold cure: Manfred Beilharz shows off the lozenges that could be on sale within two years A lozenge designed to fight off all cold and flu bugs has been created by scientists. It would be taken once a day before breakfast and would cost only 20p a day. The lozenge could be sold over-the-counter in as little as two years. It would prime the immune system to attack every cold and flu bug including 'normal' winter flu, swine flu and bird flu. The lozenge,…

Tories to hit drinkers with £500 fine if they end up in hospital as NHS faces £23m NYE binging bill By Scott Warren Last updated at 9:46 AM on 31st December 2009 Comments (90) Add to My Stories Tories could charge £532 for drunk patients Tonight's drunk admissions to cost NHS £23m Home drinkers overpour drinks by two-to-one Drinkers who end up in hospital could face a bill for more than £500 under new plans being considered by the Tories. The Conservatives want revellers to pay for any overnight stay in hospital to help meet the soaring cost of binge drinking. The plan emerged as hospitals prepare for their busiest night of the year, wit…

From the fastest human to the longest chewing gum wrapper... the top 10 record breakers of the decade By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:16 AM on 31st December 2009 Comments (15) Add to My Stories What do a 990lb colossal squid, the first map of the human genome, and sprinter Usain Bolt have in common? They have all been voted in as the top 10 Guinness World Records of the decade. Since the launch of the latest records annual, thousands cast their vote for their favourite achievements of the noughties in entertainment, sports, technology, engineering and more. 'With so many remarkable achievements over the past decade we decided to let…

Well, its rumored on sites that on Wednesday at 10am, Apple will possibly announce a few things: - New improved ipods (cameras added, GPS, etc.) - Beatles catalogue on itunes - iTunes 9 - Tablets Sources: http://blogs.computerworld.com/14564/apple_ipod_event_to_be_held_september_9th_2009_09_09_09 http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/1272699.html http://iphonefreakz.com/2009/09/07/apple-media-event-09-09-09/ Anyone else uber excited for some new ipods? I just love these keynote speeches as a keen marketing student. Apple is a dream. I wonder what the new ipods will be like, and itunes 9?? Discuss.

Haven't seen any Jake and Amir threads, so I thought I'd make one. =) Over the past couple of months, I've become more of a fan of their online videos. I've seen about all of them, and now, of course, there's a ton of them. All the crazy things that Amir does to Jake are pretty hilarious and not to mention the words that Amir uses, too. I've got too many favorite videos, but one of them is definitely Economic Crisis. http://www.jakeandamir.com/search/economic+crisis Totally love it. Any other J&A fans here?

Prorogue: "to discontinue the meetings of (a legislative body) without dissolving it" http://www.thefreedictionary.com/prorogue For people who don't know anything about how the Canadian government works, or is supposed to work, here's a funny summary of what happened last year: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi1yhp-_x7A]YouTube- RMR: Canada explained[/ame] And now for this year: Parliament suspended until after Winter Olympics Allison Cross, Canwest News Service Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 Prime Minister Stephen Harper has decided to suspend Parliament for two months, his office announced…