How We See The World

A third of Britons believe: 'You can't be British AND Muslim' Last updated at 16:06pm on 20th August 2007 Comments (1) Only two thirds of Britons believe it is possible to be both a Muslim and British, fewer than many other Western countries. Britons are also more suspicious of Muslims than either Americans or other Europeans, according to a new report in the Financial Times today. The report, carried out by U.S research firm Harris Interactive, shows that the London bombings of July 7th 2005 as well as subsequent terrorist bomb plots have turned many Britons against Muslims. Scroll down for more... Muslim protesters in London this year: the report…

Lindsay Lohan formally arrested over 'alcohol and cocaine' car crash Last updated at 11:02am on 20th July 2007 Comments Lindsay Lohan has turned herself into police to be formally arrested Lindsay Lohan has been formally arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after turning herself in to police in connection with a May car crash. Accompanied by her attorney, the 21-year-old actress surrendered at the Beverly Hills Police Department shortly after 4 pm yesterday to be fingerprinted and photographed, Officer Brian Ballieweg said. Lohan's blood-alcohol level at the time of the crash was above .08, California's legal limit, said Ballieweg.…

A town recovering from a massacre By James Clarke BBC News The afternoon of Wednesday, 19 August, 1987 was one which would change the small town of Hungerford forever. Michael Ryan, a 27-year-old unemployed labourer who was one of the town's 5,000 residents, went on the rampage through its streets killing 16 people, including his own mother, before shooting himself in the head. His motive for the killings was never established and the massacre left Hungerford as a quiet town trying to come to terms with an event which had made it known around the world. Ron Tarry, who had become mayor of Hungerford a few months earlier and still lives in the Berkshire to…

The CIA has been accused of editing entries on the interactive encyclopedia Wikipedia. Wikipedia Scanner, an online tool, allegedly shows that workers on the agency's computers edited the page of Iran's president, the BBC reported. It also purportedly shows that the Vatican has edited entries about Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and "massaged" entries on several Catholic Saints. It is believed the Vatican removed a link to newspaper stories alleging Mr Adams's fingerprints and handprints were found on a car used during a double murder in 1971. On the profile of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the tool indicates a worker on the CIA network reportedly a…

Where seagulls dare: The great ice-cream robbery By DAN NEWLING - More by this author » Last updated at 23:02pm on 17th August 2007 Comments Like all air raids, it required meticulous planning, precision flying and a great deal of confidence. First the herring gull selected its vantage point near to the seafront kiosks selling ices and fast food. Patiently it waited on a wall for the right victim to stroll along. At last, a tourist arrived, ice-cream cone held at the perfect angle, blissfully unaware that the food snatcher of St Ives was about to strike. It was all over in less than a second. Scroll down for more Down swoope…

The 'invisible' earpiece on sale to exam cheats By LAURA CLARK - More by this author » Last updated at 22:43pm on 17th August 2007 Comments Secret helper: The earphone (below) is smaller than a 5p piece Exam boards have been alerted to a hi-tech cheating scam they fear could be about to sweep through schools. Tiny earpieces which link to mobile phones or iPods are being marketed specifically to help pupils boost their test results. Candidates could either pre-record factual information on an MP3 player and listen to it during the exam, or make secret contact with a third party feeding answers from outside the exam room. The Canadian maker …

We're 16 from the back but nearer 61 from the front By EIMEAR O'HAGAN - More by this author » Last updated at 15:16pm on 17th August 2007 Comments (7) It's a phrase which has been coined - perhaps unkindly - to describe women who look slim and youthful from behind, but much older from the front. They are the 1661ers, so named because they look 16 from the back and closer to 61 when they turn round. So how do they feel about growing older, and how do they keep in such good shape? EIMEAR O'HAGAN reports. Scroll down for more HILLIE MARSHALL, 61, managing director of a dating service, lives in Chiswick, West London, with her husband Angus, 6…

Sorry for eating those four British missionaries, say cannibals By RICHARD SHEARS - More by this author » Last updated at 10:26am on 17th August 2007 Comments (3) It has taken 132 years, but the descendants of a tribe of cannibals have finally apologised for eating four friends of a British missionary. The Reverend George Brown came close to being killed himself when he ventured into the jungle to find those who had had his four colleagues for dinner. scoll down for more Tribes in Papua New Guinea still believe in the powers of witchdoctors and skeleton men but cannibalism is a thing of the past The Methodist minister discovered the victims' b…

Police chief demands rise in drinking age to 21 By LIZ HULL - More by this author » Last updated at 23:47pm on 14th August 2007 Comments A police chief has called for the legal drinking age to be raised to 21 following the killing of devoted father Garry Newlove. Cheshire Chief Constable Peter Fahy also condemned feckless parents. He said the combination of cheap, strong alcohol and some parents' willingness to turn a blind eye had left his force fighting a "constant battle" against drink-induced violence and loutish behaviour. Read more... Daughter's heartrending letter to 'best dad' kicked to death by vandals Pub violence has soared b…

Teenage girl rushed to hospital after overdosing on coffee Last updated at 13:50pm on 13th August 2007 Comments (3) A teenager was rushed to hospital after overdosing on espresso coffee. The 17-year-old downed seven double espresso coffees while working in the family's sandwich shop and was left "burning up and hyperventilating". Student Jasmine Willis, who thought the coffees were single measures, said the effects of the espresso were so severe her actions left customers bewildered. She said she started laughing and crying for no reason while serving them, but after being sent home by her father Gary the medical symptoms started. She developed a fever a…

Wham! fan tortured neighbours with Last Christmas Last updated at 15:03pm on 15th August 2007 Comments (1) A Wham! fan tortured his neighbours by blasting out the early 80s hit Last Christmas for an entire night. Brian Turner cranked up his stereo to full and put the festive favourite at 1am in May this year. Not content with hearing one rendition of the George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley classic, Turner put his favourite tune on repeat - much to the disgust of his neighbours who were trying to sleep. After putting up with the racket for several hours a neighbour, living nearby in Doncaster Road, Sandyford, Newcastle, cracked and called in the noise squ…

AFP - 49 minutes ago MARSEILLE, France (AFP) - A French high-school student has been held for questioning after he posted a rogue translation of the latest Harry Potter book on the Internet, a judicial official said on Wednesday. The 16-year-old, from the southern city of Aix en Provence, was detained overnight Monday over the unauthorised version of J.K. Rowling's seventh and final Potter book, which has yet to be released in French. "It seems the young man was not aiming to make money, he is just a fan," said the official, adding that police hoped to question several more people in the case. Those responsible for the fraud could theoretically face heavy fines.…

Police unveil their latest weapon against crime - bobbies on skateboards Last updated at 20:27pm on 15th August 2007 Comments (1) As a PCSO trying to demonstrate street cred, he's off to a bit of a wobbly start. The uniform trousers sit far too high to reveal boxer shorts, and he wears a helmet instead of an ultra-cool baseball cap. More follows... Hampshire Police's latest initiative in the fight against crime is to pack beat officers off to join youths at a skate ramp But Police Community Support Officer Stephen Dean is hoping that his skateboarding skills will help him ride it out. The officer is taking part in a police force's latest…

Babies hooked on junk food in the womb By FIONA MACRAE - More by this author » Last updated at 08:46am on 15th August 2007 Comments (1) A childhood addiction to junk food can begin before birth according to research Mothers-to-be who gorge on junk food may be more likely to give birth to a child with a sweet tooth, research shows. The study, one of the first of its kind, suggests that a mother's diet during pregnancy, and even when breastfeeding, can affect her unborn child's taste for foods. Researchers warned that women who use pregnancy as an excuse to indulge in fatty foods when "eating for two" may be inadvertently putting their child…

Richard Branson throws water over chatshow host in live TV tantrum Last updated at 16:05pm on 14th August 2007 Comments (15) Tantrum: Richard Branson Target: Stephen Colbert Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson hurled a glass of water of a TV presenter after he was banned from talking about his new airline, according to reports. The multi-millionaire, 57, was being interviewed by US political comic Stephen Colbert in front of a live studio audience in New York when he lost his cool. But despite being drenched, the host, who Branson had named a plane after, refused to be phased. He demanded a bottle of water from aides and then retaliate…

British teenage girl sues US company over porn film photo Last updated at 17:36pm on 13th August 2007 Comments A teenage photographer is suing a US porn film company after it used a photograph of her aged 14 on the cover of one of its DVDs. Lara Jade Coton, now 18, of Tamworth, Staffordshire, said she was "absolutely horrified" that her self-portrait, which was on the internet, had been used as the DVD cover and face art for the sexually explicit film Body Magic without her permission. scroll down for more A self portrait of Lara Jade Coton taken when she was 14-years-old appeared as the cover of the film Body Magic Miss Coton is now suing the…

Violent crime in pubs and clubs soars by 50% after 24 hour drinking Last updated at 16:56pm on 14th August 2007 Comments Serious violent crime in pubs and nightclubs has soared by 50 per cent since the introduction of 24-hour drinking, according to one police force. Official figures in Devon and Cornwall reveal a significant rise in booze-fuelled crime since licensing laws were relaxed in November 2005. A total of 67 serious violent crimes such as murder, attempted murder, manslaughter or wounding were recorded at licensed premises in the 12 months following law changes. There were just 43 such offences in the 12 months before drinking laws were change…

Why men are turned off by women who pamper their pets Last updated at 16:10pm on 14th August 2007 Comments (6) Her pampered pooches are as familiar an accessory as her oversize sunglasses. But there is bad news for socialite Paris Hilton if she wants to stand any chance of finding long-lasting romance. According to a new survey, over-indulged pets can spell disaster for singletons desperate to meet Mr (or Mrs Right). Scroll down for more ... Paris with her latest pet In an online survey, one in four men revealed they were turned off by partners who pampered their animals and lavished more than £100 a week on care and accessories. A quart…

Stab-proof school uniforms go on sale to protect pupils from knife attacks By LAURA CLARK - More by this author » Last updated at 18:16pm on 14th August 2007 Comments (1) Parents are sending children to school in stab-proof uniforms to guard against knife crime, it has emerged. They are paying a firm which makes body armour to line blazers and jumpers with a stab-resistant material called Kevlar. The precautions are aimed at protecting pupils from knife attacks as street crime spills over into schools. A wave of stabbings involving teenagers includes the killing of promising footballer Kiyan Prince, who was knifed just yards from his school gates in n…

Foreign students 'are better at English than British undergraduates' by LAURA CLARK - More by this author » Last updated at 01:07am on 13th August 2007 Comments British undergraduates have a poorer grasp of English than some foreign students British undergraduates have a poorer grasp of English than some foreign students, a distinguished don claims today. Dr Bernard Lamb, a reader in genetics at Imperial College London, says those from Singapore and Brunei make fewer mistakes in their work, despite English being their second language. UK-born students are more likely to produce essays littered with errors, such as "there" instead of "their", and "be…

The real price of the £2 chicken By SARAH CHALMERS - More by this author » Last updated at 22:53pm on 12th August 2007 Comments With its pasty flesh, tightly sealed under cellophane wrapping, the chicken sitting on a blue polystyrene tray on the shelf at Asda really doesn't look like much of an 'icon'. Yet this is how the superstore retailer is marketing its £2 medium-sized British chicken, claiming that the cheap bird's powerful allure makes it one of the few products for which customers will 'cross town' to pop in the shopping trolley. Indeed, weighing 1.55kg and sporting a Union Jack label to assure buyers of its provenance, the Asda chicken is flyin…

Millionaires face fewer questions Contestants on game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire are to face fewer questions as the format is given a shake-up to keep it fresh. The prize money will now start at £500, not £100, and it will only take 12 correct answers to win the top prize. It is the first change to the format since the globally-successful programme was launched nearly 10 years ago. About 13.9m people tuned in to see the show in which Judith Keppel became the first £1m prize-winner in 2000. Recent viewing figures have hovered around the 4m mark. The new rules also redefine the "safe haven" prizes - which give contestants a guaranteed sum of mo…

Hell's Angel shot dead as he rides on motorway by ANDY DOLAN - More by this author » Last updated at 21:29pm on 12th August 2007 Comments A Hell's Angel motorcyclist was shot dead on a motorway yesterday afternoon, minutes after leaving a bikers' festival. The 33-year-old man was riding on the southbound carriageway of the M40 near Leamington Spa in Warwickshire. Emergency services including an air ambulance were called at 2.20pm, but the biker, lying on the road, was pronounced dead. The motorway remained closed in both directions as Warwickshire police began a murder investigation, leaving huge traffic queues. Scroll down for more The bike…

Does anyone else watch this show? It's really beginning to lose its value because Lorelai and Rory are fighting. That was the core of the show.

No A/C In Your Car? Check Out This Economical Fix Faced with exorbitant costs to fix a car air conditioner, Scott Dawson was literally left to his own devices. After finding out he would have to pay $1,200 to fix his car’s AC, Dawson, 26, rigged a common household air conditioner to fit on top of his car. The crafty civil engineering graduate from the University of Houston cut a hole in the sunroof to allow the cool air to get in, MyFoxHouston reported. Click here for photos and a video report from MyFoxHouston.com. “I’ll probably stick with this until I get rid of it,” Dawson said. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292809,00.html