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Pig in Boots: The world's only porker who is afraid of mud By Beth Hale Last updated at 8:31 PM on 10th June 2008 Comments (1) Add to My Stories You can't get much happier than a pig in muck, or so we are told. But when this little piggy arrived in the farmyard she showed a marked reluctance to get her trotters dirty. While her six brothers and sisters messed around in the mire, she stayed on the edge shaking. It is thought she might have mysophobia - a fear of dirt. Owners Debbie and Andrew Keeble were at a loss, until they remembered the four miniature wellies used as pen and pencil holders in their office. They slipped them on the piglet's feet …

Denise Van Outen: Celebrate clean-living stars like Leona Lewis, not druggies like Amy Winehouse Last updated at 1:46 PM on 10th June 2008 Comments (1) Add to My Stories Denise Van Outen slammed drug addiction in an interview with Cosmopolitan Denise Van Outen has called for Leona Lewis to be celebrated more than stars like Amy Winehouse. Van Outen compared the attention the former X Factor winner receives with that paid to people who are struggling with drugs. The West End star, who is dating Any Dream Will Do winner Lee Mead, told Cosmopolitan: "I couldn't believe it when I opened the paper the other day and saw a massive picture of Amy Winehou…

Chameleon TV: The 'invisible' satellite dish that blends in with your brickwork By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:02 AM on 09th June 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories They're hardly the most attractive or classy addition to the exterior of a home. So designers have come up with a satellite dish that’s less likely to incur the disapproving glances of the neighbours. Called the Sqish, it is a receiver which blends in with its surroundings. Scroll down for more Your traditional, not-too-attractive satellite dish... ... The chameleon-like Sqish hides itself from view thanks to a sticker designed from a digital photo image Whereas …

With the US Dollar in free fall, and speculators trading the price of oil against the US$ may be we should start trading barrels of oil in a currency that is more stable like the EURO. Does anyone else have any ideas… ? Personally I think the government along with the corps in the US have helped create the conditions of the current climate to help off set the true magnitude of how much shite the US economy is in.

Just found an article that is about my region Source: Herald Tribune. Page 1 Page 2 Some points that i disagree with: we have 21 golf sourses, and they use recycled water, they have pools under to course to re-take and re-use the water that is needed for the golf field and the houses around them. and about the africanization, may be is a new term for scientist, but i've it studied since i was 6 or so. :dozey: we have arid weather, so hardly ever rains, but we have all new irrigation ways to save water the most we can, other desertic areas like Israel come to study how we get to safe water and to cultivate plants like tomatoes on greenhouses. Abo…

Pictured: A brave beaver tries to race Lewis Hamilton before he crashes out of grand prix By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:08 AM on 09th June 2008 Comments (1) Add to My Stories A brave beaver was pictured as it tried to race alongside Lewis Hamilton's car - but it proved to be a bad omen for the driver who later crashed out of the Canadian Grand Prix. The fearless creature was photographed scampering alongside Hamilton's car as he got in some practice for yesterday's big race. As Hamilton sped round the track the chubby rodent hurtled as fast as it could down the tarmac. Enlarge Brave: A beaver races alongside Lewis Hamil…

Arsenal I thought I'd start an Arsenal thread for all us Gooners :cool: , It'll probably get more abuse than decent replies, but anyway..... :)

MOTORCYCLISTS who brought parts of Greater Manchester's motorway to a standstill with a fuel protest have got the M6 in their sights for the next demonstration. About 500 bikers caused three lanes of the M62 and M60 to be closed to allow their convoy to crawl along at 15mph. A series of police road blocks set up on slip roads along the route prevented commuters from getting onto the motorways until the convoy had passed. Today police said some of the 20 trucks also involved in the protest had broken an agreement to stick to an agreed speed and could face possible prosecution. But the bikers stuck to the deal and travelled from Birch Services to Salford Quays w…

By Thomas Frank USA TODAY http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20080606/a_bodyscan06.art.htm BALTIMORE — Body-scanning machines that show images of people underneath their clothing are being installed in 10 of the nation's busiest airports in one of the biggest public uses of security devices that reveal intimate body parts. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently started using body scans on randomly chosen passengers in Los Angeles, Baltimore, Denver, Albuquerque and at New York's Kennedy airport. Airports in Dallas, Detroit, Las Vegas and Miami will be added this month. Reagan National Airport in Washington starts using a body scanner …

A professional footballer has been arrested after two boys were killed in a crash on the M6 in Staffordshire. The brothers, aged eight and 10, died after a Toyota Previa people carrier careered down an embankment following a collision with a Range Rover. Plymouth Argyle said it was "aware of an incident" involving a player. The arrested man, believed to be Argyle goalkeeper Luke McCormick, is being held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. Club statement The 37-year-old Previa driver, the boys' father, is in a serious condition in hospital. The crash happened between junctions 15 and 16 of the motorway near Keele services at shortly …

Aviva, Britain’s largest insurer, will cut up to 1,800 jobs over the next two years in the latest phase of a global restructuring plan announced nine months ago. The group said that it had to simplify the structure of its Norwich Union general insurance business, which provides cover to one in seven motorists, to save money and to provide better customer service. Zurich Financial Services also said it will reduce the headcount of its general insurance business in the UK by between 700 and 900 people. The group’s UK general insurance operation employs 5,400 people. The group said the reduction in staff numbers are part of a programme aimed at achieving a 10 per cen…

SATELLITE navigation systems have become so prone to blunders that they are in danger of steering into a new road sign. Government ministers are planning to introduce a “no lorries” warning sign to deter heavy goods drivers from being directed down entirely unsuitable short cuts by sat nav systems. The signs, whose final designs will be drawn up by the Department for Transport, will show a lorry with a red line through it without any words. “The design will, we hope, be easily understood by drivers with a weak grasp of English,” said a source at the ministry. A government consultation on sat nav, to be published within weeks, has concluded that more must be done to …

Pictured: The world's oldest mother, 70, out with her three-year-old By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:52 AM on 03rd June 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories With her wrinkled features and frail form, she might be a great-grandmother taking her favourite granddaughter's little girl to the park. But Adriana Iliescu, who celebrated her 70th birthday on Saturday, is actually a first time mum, proudly spending every waking moment with her three-year-old child. She supports herself and daughter Eliza on her £250 a month pension and some extra money she makes from working part time as a university professor. Taking a stroll: Adriana Illiescu …

Now dustmen won't take your rubbish away if wheelie bin is too heavy to pull with two fingers By Vanessa Allen Last updated at 11:14 PM on 06th June 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Binmen have put two fingers up to common sense by issuing an astonishing warning to council-tax payers. 'If we can't pull your wheelie bin using just two fingers it is too heavy - and won't be emptied.' Bins that need three or more fingers, they claim, constitute a health and safety risk as they could fall from the lorry while being emptied. The edict from binmen is the latest salvo in a continuing battle between householders and bureaucracy. It comes only days after t…

Seventeen ambulances were sent to the scene A man armed with a knife has killed six people and injured 11 others in central Tokyo, Japanese media say. The incident occurred in the Akihabara district, a busy shopping area known as Electric Town that is popular with young people and tourists. A suspect, said to be 25-year-old Tomohiro Kato, has been arrested near the scene. The stabbing falls on the anniversary of a brutal knife attack at a primary school in 2001. Jiro Akagi, a police spokesman, confirmed Mr Kato's arrest and identity, but gave no further details. Earlier reports suggested he could have been a gangster. Three men aged 19, 47 and 74 di…

THE power of the wind and the tide have been harnessed – now the footfall of trudging shoppers is to become the latest source of emission-free energy. Underfloor generators, powered by “heel strike” and designed by British engineers, may soon be installed in supermarkets and railway stations. The technology could use the footsteps of pedestrians to power thousands of lightbulbs at shopping centres. It works by using the pressure of feet on the floor to compress pads underneath, driving fluid through mini-turbines that then generate electricity, which is stored in a battery. Engineers who have modelled the effects of the technology at Victoria Underground stati…

A 12-YEAR-OLD girl in Scotland brought up by her parents on a strict vegan diet has been admitted to hospital with a degenerative bone condition said to have left her with the spine of an 80-year-old woman. Doctors are under pressure to report the couple to police and social workers amid concerns that her health and welfare may have been neglected in pursuit of their dietary beliefs. The girl, who has been fed on a strict meat and dairy-free diet from birth, is said to have a severe form of rickets and to have suffered a number of fractured bones. The condition is caused by a lack of vitamin D, which is needed to absorb calcium and is found in liver, oily fish an…

These are the disturbing images that have caused leaders to wonder if America has lost its moral compass. A pensioner - the victim of a hit-and-run driver - is left lying in the road and no one stops to help him. The CCTV footage was released by police in Hartford, Connecticut, and shows 78-year-old Angel Arce Torres attempting to cross a road. Horror: Mr Torres, 78, can be seen in the lower right corner of the frame just as a car hits him Flipped: Mr Torres is tossed up like a rag doll by the mystery hit-and-run driver One car just misses him but another close behind it smashes into him with enough force to lift him off the ground. After the…

The time trotter: After 50 years, the Cumberland pig comes back from extinction By David Derbyshire Last updated at 1:59 AM on 07th June 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories It has been 50 years since those floppy ears, upturned snout and distinctive weaving waddle were seen in a farmyard. But the Cumberland pig will oink again. The extinct breed, which gave its name to the coiled sausage, is being recreated with the help of science. Six months ago, Wendy was born - a sow who shares 99.6 per cent of her DNA with a Cumberland pig. Enlarge You saved my bacon: Wendy, fed by Georgia Bowes, 12, is the 'spitting image' of a Cumberl…

Alone on dragon island ... How Britons swept away during dive survived their terrifying ordeal By Andrew Drummond Last updated at 10:46 PM on 07th June 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Three British divers swept away by powerful currents in the shark-infested Indian Ocean told last night how they fought off an attack by a man-eating Komodo dragon, the world’s largest lizard. The group were threatened by the 10ft beast as they awaited rescue on a remote Indonesian island. They escaped its razor-sharp teeth and poisonous saliva, which it spits at victims, by throwing stones until the predatory animal slunk away. Ordeal: Charlotte Allin and…

Man threatened with arrest at Heathrow for wearing Transformers T-shirt Last updated at 11:18 AM on 02nd June 2008 Comments (6) Add to My Stories An airline passenger claimed that a security guard threatened to arrest him because he was wearing a T-shirt showing a cartoon robot with a gun. Brad Jayakody, 30, from London, said he was stopped from passing through security at Heathrow's Terminal 5 after his Transformers T-shirt was deemed 'offensive.' The IT consultant was set to fly off on a business trip to Dusseldorf in Germany when he was pulled to one side. Brad Jayakody wearing the Transformers T-shift which caused offence at Heathrow Mr …

Right, I went to see this film last night, and I have to say I wasn't expecting much of it.. But Harrison Ford was brilliant, and the whole movie was great fun! The only thing I'm slightly dubious about is the plot, especially the last bit in the temple (If you've seen it you know what I mean, if you haven't, don't read this thread...) So, whats the general verdict amongst those who've seen the film? Love it or Hate it?

The Gwyneth Effect: Why sales of super-high heels are soaring By LIZ THOMAS Last updated at 14:40 06 May 2008 Comments (1) Add to My Stories Gwyneth Paltrow's red carpet posturing in high heels has provided a boost for Britain's shoe shops. The star hit the headlines day after day as she tottered from one pair of sky high stilettos to the next - with the net result that sales of vertiginous heels have rocketed. Retailers are dubbing it the "Gwyneth Effect" and have revealed a surge in customer interest in heels as tall as seven inches. Scroll down for more... Doing a Gwyneth: These six-inch Alexander McQueen heels are selling like hot cakes …

Jail for fraudster who claimed £90,000 disability benefits...while playing football every weekend By Jaya Narain Last updated at 3:06 PM on 06th June 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Fighting fit: Department of Work and Pensions footage showed Robert Murt, playing five-a-side football Sprinting down the pitch and tackling opposition players in a football match, it would be hard to believe Robert Murt was crippled by agonising back pain. But that is just what he asked benefits bosses to believe when he claimed almost £90,000 in disability benefits over 11 years. He told them he had trouble standing, walking, mounting the stairs and ended u…

Helena Christensen Steps Out with Interpol Rocker Update Posted Thursday March 27, 2008 04:20 PM EDT Originally posted Thursday March 27, 2008 12:00 PM EDT Paul Banks and Helena Christensen Photo by: Lawrence Schwartzwald / Splash News Online It's official: Helena Christensen isn't dating Josh Hartnett – she's been getting cozy with Interpol lead singer Paul Banks. The two were seen kissing and holding hands Wednesday night at the launch of Tocca Vintage at Butik, her store in New York's West Village. A source close to Christensen told PEOPLE, "They've been together for a little while now. [banks is] very sweet and nice and bright – n…