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DVLA forced to pull 'anti-gay' private numberplates from auction after complaints By Christopher Leake, Mail On Sunday Home Affairs Editor Last updated at 12:47 AM on 04th October 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories The controversial Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has been forced to withdraw personalised numberplates from an auction after complaints they were offensive to the gay community. The two registrations – F4 GOT and D1 KES – were to have been among 1,600 auctioned at a sale this week. But Stonewall, the gay rights charity, objected to the DVLA profiting from the sale of the insulting numberplates and they were dropped from the …

17:53 Party time in Rio now! I'm sure they'll host a great Olympics, one of the best ever I'm sure. What a place to host the world's greatest sporting event. 17:49 It's all hush as the envelope has been handed to Rogge and he is now opening it the winner is....... Rio de Janeiro!!!! They become the first South American city EVER to host the Olympic Games and it will happen in 2016. Gut wrenching again for Madrid who ran yet again a great campaign but yet again are pipped to the post. 17:48 The formal ceremony is underway presented by some blonde girl and for no reason I can explain at all, Britain's very own Jonathan Edwards! Jacques Rogge the IOC President has bee…

Up, up and away: Tower Bridge is raised so giant hot air BALLOON can sail through By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:22 PM on 02nd October 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Sleepy commuters rubbed their eyes in surprise early this morning as Tower Bridge was opened - for a hot air balloon. More than 500 mini balloons were woven together to create the contraption which sailed through the famous bridge. It is the first time an inflatable has been piloted under the bridge in its 105-year history. Up, up and away: A hot air balloon passes under Tower Bridge for the first time in its 105-year history The mini balloons, stit…

So alert me when you see a celebrity.... I'm really struggling here.... OH there's Andy Williams.... but he ain't dancing! Oh dear! I hate this programme, not just because of the poncy dancing but the whole "celebrity" thing is not cool. I heard one was AT LEAST an extra in Eastenders.

I recently got a new computer and I had these novels I wrote on my old one, I put them on a disc when I heard I was getting a new computer, I put all of them on my computer and then when I pull them up now, all I get is these symbols :( PLEASE HELP!!

Any book, no limits I'll post them later, I need to ponder about them and then translate

I cannot tell you how excited I am about this movie. It was my all time favorite book as a child. Some of my earliest and best memories were of my mom reading it too me and now its a movie, and it looks well done!:D [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--N9klJXbjQ]YouTube - Where The Wild Things Are Trailer (HD)[/ame]

British schoolboy, aged 13, becomes one of world's youngest fathers By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:19 PM on 03rd October 2009 Comments (103) Add to My Stories A 13-year-old schoolboy has become one of the world's youngest fathers (picture posed by model) A schoolboy aged 13 has become one of Britain's youngest fathers, it was revealed today. The boy, from Manchester, was 'chuffed to bits' after his 16-year-old girlfriend gave birth to a baby girl this week, according to his family. 'My son is mature for his age and will make a good father. He will make a better dad than most 25-year-old men would,' his father told the Dail…

So do conkers REALLY scare off spiders? Royal Society of Chemistry tests old wives' tale By David Derbyshire Last updated at 1:13 PM on 03rd October 2009 Comments (47) Add to My Stories One of Britain's leading academic societies to is to investigate whether spiders really are frightened of conkers. The Royal Society of Chemistry says it has been contacted by terrified members of the public desperate to find a way of keeping the eight legged creatures out of their homes. Many want to know whether there is any truth in the old wives' tale that spiders have a morbid fear of horse chestnuts and that leaving conkers on window ledges and un…

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/US-jobless-rate-reaches-98-apf-93159528.html?x=0&.v=13 The stimulus is working. But not as it should! We're on month 10 in the new administration. How much longer till we can stop blaming this on Bush? Remember that Bush and Obama had the same policy for fixing the problem - Obama voted for the stimulus as a member of the Senate, and Bush signed it into law.

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The suburban snake charmer: Grandmother fills her home with 45 slithering reptiles By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:13 PM on 01st October 2009 Comments (6) Add to My Stories One snake would be too much for most people, but for Sue Coleman, even 45 are not enough. Unlike other ladies her age, the 60-year-old grandmother is not interested in bingo or knitting, preferring to spend quality time with her slithery friends. Sue, AKA Snakey Sue, and her snakes enjoy pottering around at her house together, much to the amusement of neighbours in Leytonstone, east London. Enlarge Unconventional: the snakes lives with Sue in her east Lo…

Any Polo fans? Our season down here starts Sunday. I'm excited.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/bullied-by-gang-of-youths-mother-kills-herself-and-daughter-20090929-g9lu.html Seriously, you guys are willing to put up with this just so you can say guns have been banned? The violent crime rate in the UK is getting out of control because the cost of becoming a lout is low - there is no fear of retaliation.

Christmas comes early as John Lewis unveils its seasonal window display By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:16 AM on 02nd October 2009 Comments (25) Add to My Stories Only two days into October and with an Indian summer still hanging in the air, window displays at a John Lewis store are already packed with Christmas trees and other seasonal items. With Christmas Day more than 12 weeks away, the store in Southsea, Hampshire has started selling baubles, giant stockings and mini Santas. Like it or loath it, there is no escaping the sound of jingle bells as the major retailer clears the decks to make way for its most sparkling stock of th…

Hello! I've had a few requests to post Coldplay's unauthorized and unofficial documentary called "Coldplay: Love, Actually". I got the DVD as a gift and I would be happy to share it with the fellow Coldplayers except that I can't figure out how to get it up here. So far, I've used DVD Shrink 3.2 to cut the DVD into three 1GB segments but they're in a wierd format (.VOB) and I can't figure out how to cut them into smaller clips (it reduced them to 1GB each by default). Then to upload them, do I have to get a YouTube account or is there an easier way? If someone could help me figure this out, that would be awesome :nice: Thanks!! P.S. if someone's already bea…

So can anyone suggest their personal favourite tv/film documentaries they have watched and you should recommend? Well for me, I HIGHLY recommend Michael Palin's travel doc, "Around The World In 80 Days". It was filmed in 1988, but as time has made that documentary even better than it was 20 years ago. Just looking at how culture has changed in that time will blow your mind away but more importantly Palin really makes you feel like you're actually with him. You really have to get the DVD, it is fantastic. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZcTJmB9U9U&feature=related]YouTube - Michael Palin Around The World in 80 Days Pt 1[/ame]

Marching to world domination: Why the West should be worried about China China today celebrated its wealth and rising might with a show of goose-stepping troops, gaudy floats and nuclear-capable missiles in Beijing, 60 years after Mao Zedong proclaimed its embrace of communism. Tiananmen Square became a hi-tech stage to celebrate the birth of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, with President Hu Jintao, wearing a slate grey 'Mao' suit, and the Communist Party leadership watching the meticulously disciplined show from the Gate of Heavenly Peace over the Square. Here DOMINIC SANDBROOK explains why the West should be so wary of the new superpower. …

Bowls captain swung pet puppy by its tail around his head for straying onto green By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:16 PM on 02nd October 2009 Comments (100) Add to My Stories Fined: Christopher Broadhurst, pictured arriving at court, swung a puppy around by its tail after it wandered onto his bowling green mid-match A bowls captain swung a puppy around by its tail after it wandered onto his pristine green while he was playing a match. Christopher Broadhurst, 63, hurled Wellington, a four-month-old Labradoodle, around three times after he strayed onto the neatly-trimmed grass. He was captaining his team during a home match at…

Drug tests for exam students 'inevitable' 'Academic doping' by students is becoming routine, psychologist warns By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor Thursday, 1 October 2009 ALAMY Fears that students are turning to 'smart drugs' to get them through exams have led to calls for universities to introduce testing enlarge .firstcolumn {font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; border-bottom: 5px solid #7D704D; color:#000000; margin-botto…

Mirror, signal, mascara: Half a million crashes a year are blamed on women doing their make-up By Ray Massey Last updated at 8:13 AM on 02nd October 2009 Comments (32) Add to My Stories We're often told how good women are at doing lots of things at once. But there's one area where their multi-tasking skills apparently let them down - putting on their make-up while driving. Girls with their eyes on the rearview mirror and one hand clutching the mascara or lipstick are to blame for nearly half a million accidents a year, it was revealed yesterday. Danger on the roads: Women who apply make-up while driving are causing accidents Des…

Schools bring in mothers for lessons after pupils 'start school unable to drink from a cup or speak' By Laura Clark Last updated at 8:06 AM on 02nd October 2009 Comments (54) Add to My Stories Schools are having to bring mothers in for parenting lessons as youngsters turn up unable to speak, use the toilet or drink from a cup. Ofsted inspectors found that primaries which achieve good results in deprived areas often extend their teaching to include parents. Staff reported that some parents pass responsibility for toilet-training their children on to schools, saying: 'The school will do that.' Back to basics: Schools are having t…

First ape woman: Only 4ft tall and rather hairy... meet your 4.4million-year-old ancestor By David Derbyshire Last updated at 9:59 PM on 01st October 2009 Comments (98) Add to My Stories She lived at the dawn of a new era, when chimps and people began walking (or climbing) along their own evolutionary trails. This is Ardi - the oldest member of the human family tree we've found so far. Short, hairy and with long arms, she roamed the forests of Africa 4.4million years ago. Her discovery, reported in detail for the first time today, sheds light on a crucial period when we were just leaving the trees. Enlarge Enlarge …

Businesswoman trampled in 'freak attack' by Mr Frosty the reindeer at farm By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 6:50 PM on 01st October 2009 Comments (12) Add to My Stories Reindeer are usually associated with Santa Claus and seasonal cheer, but not so for one reindeer who had to be put down after it trampled a businesswoman on a farm. The normally placid animal called Mr Frosty attacked Kay Davies, 51, who was knocked to the ground with its antlers. Self-employed Ms Davies was recovering today following the attack. Kay Davies with Mr Frosty who charged at her with its antlers nearly killing her The reindeer trampled Ms Dav…

Ban on drinking in the street: Entire towns and cities to become public alcohol-free zones By James Slack Last updated at 9:38 AM on 01st October 2009 Comments (287) Add to My Stories Drinking in streets and parks will be banned in a fightback against 'Binge Britain'. Town halls are drafting new laws to introduce the first blanket bans on public drinking applying to entire towns. The move comes after Labour finally admitted that the 24-hour drinking it introduced - which the Mail campaigned against - was 'not working'. Town halls will be given new powers to strip late-opening pubs of their licences Nottingham intends to be the …