How We See The World

LANDLORD'S £11M GAS BILL By Richard Smith 06/07/2007 DENIS Dixon was expecting a pretty hefty gas bill. But his jaw dropped when he saw the bottom line on his latest statement. It said he owed a staggering £11 MILLION. And that was for just a two bedroomed flat. "I got a shock when I first saw all those noughts," said landlord Denis, 45. "Of course I realised straight away it was a mistake - and immediately rang them up." He told the helpful British Gas advisor who answered the call that he had just received his gas bill and "might have some difficulty paying it". The female advisor confirmed that the quarterly bill they sent was for …

Bush: Blair wasn't my poodle He's bigger than that, says U.S. president Last updated at 09:04am on 27th June 2007 Comments Allies: George Bush denied Tony Blair was his poodle, saying 'he's bigger than that.' US president George Bush paid tribute to the "very talented" Tony Blair today and rejected claims the outgoing Prime Minister was his poodle as "silly ridicule". In an interview published on the day of his loyal ally's departure from Downing Street, Mr Bush joked that he had urged Mr Blair to stay on until his White House term ended. But he also said the new incumbent of Number 10 Gordon Brown had defied stereotypes and "wasn't the image of…

60 million vote to name new Wonders of the World Last updated at 16:28pm on 6th July 2007 Comments (3) The Eiffel Tower in Paris More than 60 million people have voted in a poll to establish the seven new Wonders of the World - making it one of the biggest global polls ever conducted. The leading sites so far included the Taj Mahal, the Coliseum in Rome, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the mysterious stone statues of Easter Island. Several lists have been compiled over the years of possible modern wonders The latest contenders from the 2007 book of Guinness World Records are: • The Empire State Building officially opened on May 1, 1931, as the w…

Middle-class parents raising a generation of 'brats' who can't hold down a job By LAURA CLARK - More by this author » Last updated at 22:00pm on 6th July 2007 Comments (5) Middle-class parents are raising a generation of 'spoilt brats' who are so cosseted that they struggle to cope in the workplace, psychologists have warned. A new breed of 'princesses' and 'little kings' cannot hold down jobs because they are so used to leaving household chores to their parents and throwing tantrums to get their own way. Experts believe a rise in childcentred parenting is to blame. Mothers and fathers are said to be lavishing expensive clothes and gadgets on their childre…

Gordon Ramsay: 'Parents of obese children should be fined' Last updated at 11:17am on 4th July 2007 Comments (15) Gordon Ramsay has lashed out at parents of obese children, calling for them to be taken to court and fined. The 40-year-old father of four believes the threat of legal action is the only way to get through to parents who let their children over-eat. Scroll down for more ... Grodon Ramsay with his daughter, Megan, who has been teased at school about her weight The Michelin-starred chef said: "If kids become obese and out of control, then seriously fine the parents and threaten them with a court appearance because they often don't re…

Never-ending rain, dwindling crowds, ear-splitting shrieks: Grimbledon! By REBECCA CAMBER and DAN NEWLING - More by this author » Last updated at 22:02pm on 4th July 2007 Comments (3) It has been building ever since the championships began last week. Wimbledon is in the grip of a deep depression. Players, officials and fans are all saying that this year's rain-ravaged event is the worst in living memory. The appalling weather left Spanish No 2 seed Rafael Nadal facing the longest match in the history of the tournament, with a succession of postponements causing it to last a total of five days from first serve to winning point. And there is speculation tha…

Another Al Qaeda In Iraq Leader Killed Twice By U.S. War propaganda put down to "eagerness" Steve Watson Infowars.net Friday, July 6, 2007 The U.S. military command in Iraq was forced to retract showpiece statements made this week that they had killed a high profile Al Qaeda leader due to the fact that they had already announced the killing one year ago. A military spokesman acknowledged the mistake after it was called to his attention by The Examiner. He said public affairs officers will be more careful in announcing significant kills. Brig. Gen. Kevin Bergner announced to the media on Monday that Kamal Jalil Uthman, also known as Said Hamza, thought …

Would be better than Kenny. Boris considered for London mayor Boris Johnson is being considered as a possible Tory candidate to run for mayor of London, the BBC has learned. The Conservatives have been looking for someone to take on Ken Livingstone, who has held the post since 2000. They had approached former BBC boss Greg Dyke, but he said he would only consider standing as an independent. Mr Johnson, MP for Henley in Oxfordshire, said it was hard to see how he could do both jobs, but he was ruling nothing out. He said: "Being mayor of London would be a fantastic job and anyone who loves London would want to consider the possibility very carefully.

A Bad Week For Al Gore Man made global warming myth takes another battering as Live Earth propaganda bandwagon is derailed, drug arrest puts former VP's hypocrisy in focus again The religion of man-made global warming has had its orthodoxy shot to pieces again right before an assorted gaggle of hypocrites and control freaks, led by Al Gore, prepare this weekend to unleash Live Earth, one of the most sophisticated and carefully packaged political propaganda assaults in recent years. This rejuvenated religion of Pagan earth worship took another blow from hard science just today, after it was revealed that the oldest plant DNA ever discovered showed that "the planet w…

School bans hugging to prevent 'sexual behaviour' Headteacher threatens detention for pupils caught cuddling Last updated at 13:01pm on 28th June 2007 Comments Hugs are off limits for Hackney students A school has banned pupils from hugging and cuddling each other because it does not want to encourage sexual behaviour. Sir Michael Wilshaw, principal of Mossbourne Academy in Hackney, London, has imposed the ban at the 900-pupil school with immediate effect. He acted amid fears that hugging could encourage inappropriate behaviour between boys and girls. Read more... Attacks on teachers grow New league tables to expose schools which neglec…

Tanorexic young mother dies of skin cancer after seven years of sunbeds Last updated at 13:16pm on 5th July 2007 Comments (5) A young mum died of skin cancer after using a sunbed twice a day for seven years. Zita Farrelly, 29, died just three days after her daughter's first birthday. The mum-of-two from Salford, started using sunbeds when she was 14 and gave them up at 21 but by then it was too late. Scroll down for more Zita Farrelly: started using sunbeds when she was 14 and gave them up at 21 but by then it was too late She found a mole on her leg last August and was diagnosed with the skin cancer melanoma. Doctors told Zita t…

The practice of female infanticide still occurs in rural areas A two-day-old baby girl in India has survived after being buried alive in a field by her maternal grandfather in the south of the country. The baby, who had apparently never been fed, was discovered by a farmer near a village some 150km south of Hyderabad. He said he only spotted her because her tiny hand was sticking out of the soil. Police say they have arrested the baby's grandfather, 52-year-old Abdul Rahman, after he confessed to trying to kill the newborn by burying her alive. "I am yet to marry off four daughters and cannot take responsibility for a fifth one, even when she is only a g…

Half of today's teenagers have never sampled the delights of a pork pie Last updated at 02:34am on 5th July 2007 Comments (12) So good - and yet so few today have tasted it They eat burgers with relish, think pizzas are topping and know a chicken tikka masala from a lamb rogan josh. But more than half of today's teenagers have never sampled the delights of a Melton Mowbray pork pie, it is claimed. A similar proportion have yet to experience the joys of steak and kidney, while Devon clotted cream, faggots, haggis and Caerphilly cheese are also a mystery to them. Instead they are filling up on ready meals, fast food and takeaway curries, acc…

Yep, I'm bored, but today's pointless poll question is: What resolution is your monitor set at :laugh3: I think with Windoze, you have a choice of 5: (800 by 600 1024 by 768 1152 by 864 1280 by 720 1280 by 1024) If you don't know how to find out, the easily way is to go to the desktop, right click, properties, Settings. If you didn't know the resolution is the number of pixels your monitor displays, the higher the number, the sharper the image is. 800 by 600 gives you 480000 unique pixels display, where 1280 by 1024 gives you 1310720, so almost 3 times as much detail.

'Million to one' black and white twins celebrate first birthday Last updated at 08:09am on 5th July 2007 Comments (18) Marcia and Millie Biggs were hard to tell apart when they were born within minutes of each other a year ago. But the twin sisters are growing up in a delightfully different way. Blue-eyed Marcia has inherited their mother Amanda's fair complexion and strawberry blonde hair. Millie is more obviously of mixed race and clearly takes after their father, Michael, who is of Jamaican origin. Scroll down for more... The twins: Marcia (left) takes after her mother while Millie is more of a Daddy's girl As the sisters celebrated th…

terrorism in glasgow. Scary stuff. But this just makes me larf.....whatta guy :laugh3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krtRxSpR5f0

Car crashes into airport building Glasgow Airport has been evacuated following reports that a car has struck the main terminal building and burst into flames. All flights have been suspended following the incident which happened on Saturday afternoon. Eyewitnesses have described a Jeep Cherokee being driven at speed towards the building with flames coming out from underneath. The fire and ambulance service are at the scene along with the police. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6257194.stm

Police say the area will be closed for some time Police have disabled a car bomb containing gas cylinders in the heart of central London. Officers carried out a controlled explosion after reports of a suspicious vehicle parked in Haymarket shortly before 0200 BST (0100 GMT). The area was cordoned off while police examined what they described as a "potentially viable explosive device". Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Britain faces "a serious and continuous threat". He added the public "need to be alert" at all times. The prime minister's comments were echoed by the new Home Secretary Jacqui Smith who has chaired a meeting of the government's emergency unit …

Teenage girls 'using speed to lose weight' Last updated at 22:51pm on 3rd July 2007 Comments Teenage girls are reported to have turned to drugs like speed to lose weight Girls as young as 15 are using the powerful clubbing drug speed to help them lose weight, experts have warned. The amphetamine, a Class B drug when sniffed and Class A when injected, suppresses the appetite and causes manic behaviour, which also helps to burn calories. While teenage boys take it for a party high, it is thought that girl users are trying to slim down to the size of models and celebrities. Robin Herne, with Suffolk's Drug and Alcohol Action Team, said: ' There is an…

Next, a ban on smoking in our parks and open spaces By STEVE DOUGHTY - More by this author » Last updated at 23:23pm on 1st July 2007 Comments Smokers were getting used to huddling outside pubs - as plans were being made to further clamp down on their habit. The smoking ban which came into force yesterday could be extended to include playgrounds and parks, it has emerged. Government medical advisers are also demanding higher taxes on tobacco and bolder health warnings to pile the pressure on smokers to give up. England yesterday followed Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland in imposing a ban on lighting up in enclosed public places, including pubs, r…

With all the gloom and doom in the modern world, a happy news story. Cat returns home after 10 years A cat has been reunited with its owner 10 years after going missing. Patricia Charnet only had a few snapshots to remember Lynx by Lynx disappeared from her home in Hook, Hampshire, in 1997, and her owner, Patricia Charnet, thought she would never see her pet again. Earlier this week a stray was found in Carterton, Oxfordshire, and handed in to the Blue Cross centre in Burford. A scan showed that the 12-year-old tabby was microchipped and the centre tracked down her owner, who lived 60 miles away. Ms Charnet said that when the animal sanctuary phoned…

Buffalo burgers set to become a BBQ favourite Last updated at 01:22am on 2nd July 2007 Comments A supermarket chain is due to begin selling buffalo meat as a healthy alternative to beef and chicken. Waitrose is said to be planning to stock a line of buffalo burgers in 23 of its London and South-East stores. Admired by chefs for its mild gamey flavour and tender texture, buffalo has less cholesterol than chicken and is leaner than beef. Scroll down for more... Buffalo Burgers could be the new BBQ craze The Laverstoke Park Farm burgers are named after the 2,500-acre Hampshire farm owned by Formula One driver turned eco-farmer Jody Scheckter. Wa…

Floods are God's vengeance for our sins, warn bishops By DAVID DERBYSHIRE - More by this author » Last updated at 07:33am on 2nd July 2007 Comments Rt Rev Graham Dow: believes the extreme weather is the direct consequence of mankind's lack of respect 'for each other' The floods which claimed seven lives and deluged thousands of homes were the result of "moral degradation", senior Church of England bishops said yesterday. While stressing that those affected were innocent victims, they claimed the devastation was the consequence of the West's decision to ignore Biblical teaching, with an "arrogant" world "reaping what we have sown". Although scien…

The £25,000 cave home fit for a Flintstone by LUKE SALKELD - More by this author » Last updated at 01:13am on 2nd July 2007 Comments Fred Flintstone would have loved it. But if you're looking for a period home with all the mod cons, then this isn't it. Rock Cottage is a three-roomed Grade II-listed property hewn straight out of a sandstone cliff. House hunters will get the chance to buy it later this week when it comes up for auction with a guide price of £25,000. One of around 50 similar dwellings in Wolverley, Worcestershire, it was originally built in the 1770s and was lived in until 1948. Although it lacks electricity and running water, it is belie…

Why the piranha is just a big softie (but steer clear of those teeth anyway) Last updated at 21:06pm on 1st July 2007 Comments With their razor-sharp teeth and taste for flesh, piranhas have long had a reputation for being one of the most fearsome, and most deadly, hunters of the Amazon. But according to a team of British scientists, the voracious fish featured in horror films has been maligned. They say the piranha is more often a victim than an aggressor, and that its habit of lurking in large sinister shoals is actually a defence mechanism against dolphins and birds. Scroll down for more Hello, Cuddles: The black piranha shows its fangs …