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Bear with us - Paddington celebrates 50th with a new book By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:22 PM on 02nd June 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Paddington Bear, the marmalade-loving refugee with an eye for adventure, is back for a birthday novel - his first new story in 30 years. The bear, who sneaked into the country from Peru in 1958 and landed at Paddington Station, will celebrate his 50th birthday later this year - remembering the day the Brown family discovered him in a pile of mailbags and took him home to begin a new life. Despite being a celebrity in dozens of countries and appearing in many television adaptations - even having a …

Now we're even too busy to peel oranges! By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:04 AM on 03rd June 2008 Comments (2) Add to My Stories Many Britons can't be bothered to peel oranges They may be nutritious and delicious. But it seems oranges are falling out of favour --because we're too busy to peel them. In the last 12 months, consumption of oranges has fallen by as much as 2 per cent, according to market researchers TNS. It is the third year in succession that the fruit has suffered a dip in popularity. Experts say that with the average worker spending only 15 minutes on their lunch break, they are shunning oranges because they are too…

Gazza sectioned after being found 'unwell and agitated' By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:32 PM on 02nd June 2008 Comments (4) Add to My Stories Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act. He was taken to hospital after reports that he was acting bizarrely in Hemel Hempstead Sunday, according to Hertfordshire Police. Gascoigne approached a member of the public and appeared to be unwell and agitated, a spokesman said. Scroll down for more Enlarge Down and out: Paul Gascoigne was taken to hospital strapped to a wheelchair after collapsing at a London train station Saturday The midfield…

Make the most of a Mediterranean June - because Autumn arrives NEXT MONTH By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:35 PM on 02nd June 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Britain is set for a Mediterranean-beating June - but forecasters warn that July and August will be a wet washout. Metereologists predict that some days in June will see the temperatures in Britain top the Med's average of 80F or 26C - with the North in particular looking forward to a month of warm summer weather. However make the most of it, because July and August is set to be cool and wet, meaning sunseekers will have to look abroad to keep their tans topped up. Met Office spok…

Brown turned into 'Captain Britain' superhero in new Marvel comic By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:33 PM on 02nd June 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Need A Hero: Gordon Brown comes to the rescue in a new comic book Captain Britain Gordon Brown has been turned into an alien-bashing hero in a new American comic. In real-life, he's struggling to keep control of his own party while the UK faces an economic crisis. But in the Marvel comic book 'Captain Britain and MI13', he's helping protect the planet from an evil green-skinned ET race known as 'The Skrulls'. In the scenes, the Prime Minister is seen discussing the invasion with sup…

Rise of the freemale: The women who'd rather be single than share their time and money By Gwyneth Rees and Lucy Ballinger Last updated at 3:38 AM on 02nd June 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories The number of single women has hit an all-time high, a study has shown - and most of them aren't looking for love. They apparently choose to be alone, and rejoice in a life where they can spend time and money as they wish. This new breed of singleton has been dubbed a 'freemale', because she chooses her freedom over a family. Enlarge Kylie Minogue: Doubts she will ever have a 'conventional' family Figures from the Office of National Statis…

Prescott to make his acting debut after landing part in BBC radio play By Debra Killalea and Niall Firth Last updated at 4:57 PM on 01st June 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories He may have been left red-faced over the poor turn out at his recent book signing, but it seems John Prescott is still popular demand - at least when it comes to the acting world anyway. The former Deputy Prime Minister, who was known for mixing his words, is to make his acting debut on radio after landing a speaking part in a play. Comedian and actor Johnny Vegas, who is a fan of Mr Prescott, asked him to take part in The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, which airs on R…

Just the cricket: Eating insects is good for us and for the environment, scientists claim By Beth Hale Last updated at 9:29 PM on 01st June 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories It might be a while before they appear on the shelf at Tesco. But scientists claim adding insects to our diet would be good for us and the environment. Crunching into crickets or snacking on grilled caterpillar is apparently a means to a nutrient-rich diet that also helps reduce pests and puts less strain on the planet than eating conventional meat. Scroll down for more Enlarge Some insects in their dried form are said to have twice the protein of raw meat …

Pictured: Chaotic scenes as alcohol-fuelled Facebook party to mark the end of drinking on the tube ends in violence By Sam Greenhill Last updated at 11:35 PM on 01st June 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories It was billed as a good-natured get-together to mark the end of legal drinking on the London Underground. It ended in violence, mayhem and terror for law-abiding travellers. Police were called after thousands of partygoers organised through the social networking website Facebook swarmed on to station platforms swigging alcohol on Saturday night. Scroll down for more Police clash with a man during one of the many battles to restore orde…

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Yves Saint Laurent, considered by many as the greatest fashion designer of the 20th Century, has died in Paris at the age of 71. Saint Laurent changed the face of the fashion industry when he became chief designer of the House of Dior at 21. He designed clothes that reflected women's changing role in society: more confident personally, sexually and in the work-place. He retired from haute couture in 2002 and had been ill for some time. Saint Laurent died on Sunday evening in the French capital, the Pierre-Berge-Saint Laurent Foundation announced. Pierre Berge, a long-time friend and associate of the designer, said he had died at his home after along il…

A large fire is burning at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California. The blaze was reported before dawn on Sunday on a sound stage at the film studios, Los Angeles fire captain Frank Reynoso told AP news agency. About 100 city and county firefighters are helping studio staff tackle the flames, which have caused at least one explosion, he said. No injuries have been reported at the 230-acre site, which saw filming for such films as Jurassic Park and ET. Helicopters have been dropping water on to the burning structures and television pictures showed flames leaping into the air as a thick cloud of smoke covered the world-famous site. Behind-the-scenes t…

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Parents of binge-drinking teenagers threatened with jail in Government crackdown By Brendan Carlin Last updated at 3:01 AM on 01st June 2008 Comments (13) Add to My Stories Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will target parents of drunken teenagers Parents who fail to stop their teenage children binge-drinking or ‘persistently possessing’ alcohol in town centres and streets face heavy fines, community service orders and even jail. A new Government crackdown will target the parents of drunken, abusive youngsters who repeatedly defy attempts to stop them creating disorder in public places. Under plans to be unveiled by a trio of Cabinet Ministers, the…

Beemergency! A mystery plague threatens Britain's bees and the result could be worse than foot and mouth By Vince Cable Last updated at 11:45 PM on 31st May 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Nothing better illustrates the folly of this Government than the clumsy and ignorant way it has casually slashed the tiny budget supporting research into one of Nature’s most useful creatures: the bee. The news is currently dominated by the bigger issues of oil prices and house prices. But it is often in the apparently obscure detail of Government policy that we can best see where its values and priorities lie. A mystery plague is threatening Br…

Pupils 'will soon be able to download lessons directly into their brains' By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:22 PM on 30th May 2008 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Children will learn by downloading information directly into their brains within 30 years, the head of Britain's top private schools organisation predicted today. Chris Parry, the new chief executive of the Independent Schools Council, said "Matrix-style" technology would render traditional lessons obsolete. He told the Times Educational Supplement: "It's a very short route from wireless technology to actually getting the electrical connections in your brain to absorb that k…

Jodie Foster publicly acknowledges her lesbian partner for the first time Last updated at 14:24pm on 11th December 2007 Comments Actress Jodie Foster paid tribute to "my beautiful Cydney" - her lesbian partner of more than 15 years - in a thank you speech at an awards ceremony, finally confirming Hollywood's most open secret. It is the first time the famously private star has ever made reference to her female partner or to her sexual orientation. Scroll down for more... Couple: Jodie Foster's romance with Cydney Bernard was an open secret in Hollywood She has long resisted calls from gay rights advocates to come out of the closet and become…

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has anyone read this book by any chance? i was in my book store looking for a keanu reeves bio (hehe) and found this, it's a true story here's the blurb- Jamie was just five years old and the horrific scene literally struck him dumb. He didn't speak for four and a half years, which meant he was unable to ask anyone for help as his life turned into a living hell. His schizophrenic mother and two of his older brothers spent the following years beating him, raping him and locking him in the cellar at the family home. Fed on scraps that he was forced to lick form the floor, he was sometimes left naked in the dark for three days without human contact. U…

I need to burn a copy of a DVD I have for a friend. What are the best DVDs to use, i.e. what brand, best value for money etc? I've heard some are 'double-sided' and you can get more on them - would they be best to use?

Ashes to Ashes Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 04/02/2008 Stars Philip Glenister and Keeley Hawes tell Andrew Pettie about perms, prozzies and bringing the 1980s back to life in BBC1’s Ashes to Ashes Watch a clip from Ashes to Ashes Philip Glenister is trying to park his car outside the Saudi Arabian embassy, when an irate policeman stops him dead in his tracks. “You can’t park here!” bellows the policeman, brandishing a machine-gun. “And you of all people, Gene, should know that!” Glenister says real policemen are continually confusing him with DCI Gene Hunt, the rough-hewn Mancunian copper he played in time-travelling drama Life on Mars, which also starre…

Chelsea have sacked manager Avram Grant after just eight months in charge. The decision followed two days of talks between Grant, 53, and the club's chief executive Peter Kenyon. The Israeli coach's position had been subject to intense speculation after Chelsea finished runners-up in the Premier League and Champions League. Russia coach Guss Hiddink, fellow Dutchman Frank Rijkaard and Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson are among the early favourites to replace Grant. Chelsea said in a statement on their website that the search for a new coach would now begin and that the club will make no further comment. The statement said: "Chelsea Football Clu…

A Nasa spacecraft has sent back historic first pictures of an unexplored region of Mars. The Mars Phoenix lander touched down in the far north of the Red Planet, after a 680 million-km (423 million-mile) journey from Earth. The probe is equipped with a robotic arm to dig for water-ice thought to be buried beneath the surface. It will begin examining the site for evidence of the building blocks of life in the next few days. A signal confirming the lander had reached the surface was received at 2353 GMT on 25 May (1953 EDT; 0053 BST on 26 May). Engineers and scientists at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California clapped and cheered when the landing…

An MP has called for an inquiry into council monitoring of a seven-year-old girl who may have starved to death. Khyra died in hospital on Saturday and police are investigating the theory she died because of starvation. Claims that the youngster had been removed from school by her mother 10 weeks ago. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, in Birmingham on Thursday, said she was shocked by the case and supported Mr Mahmood's inquiry call. "What I think is important is we, as the local MP has called for, look very carefully at the background of the case before coming to any immediate conclusions. "But it's a tragedy and I feel desperately sorry for those who knew t…

Is there any software available that enables me to play a Region 1 DVD in the UK?