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Drivers warned: one drink and you're over the limit Last updated at 10:15am on 15th June 2007 Comments (20) Motorists would find themselves over the limit after just one drink under new plans A massive cut in the drink drive limit is being considered by ministers. Motorists would find themselves over the limit after just one drink under plans to bring UK law into line with Europe. The plan was disclosed by Road Safety Minister Stephen Ladyman, who told a seminar that a formal consultation would begin this year. Most EU countries have a limit of 50mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood, while in Britain the current limit is 80mg. Conc…

Allardyce and Souness named in football bung report Last updated at 18:57pm on 15th June 2007 Comments (3) Five Premier League clubs as well as ex-Bolton boss Sam Allardyce and former Newcastle manager Graeme Souness have been named by Lord Stevens as having breached transfer regulations. Chelsea, Newcastle, Bolton, Middlesbrough and Portsmouth have all been named by the former Metropolitan Police commissioner in his final report to the Premier League. The clubs are set to face a further investigation from the Football Association but it is understood that Newcastle and Bolton are viewed as the most serious miscreants. Stevens has also expressed concer…

Michael Barrymore arrested on suspicion of pool murder after police seize tapes TV entertainer held six years after death at cocaine party Last updated at 14:57pm on 14th June 2007 Michael Barrymore claims that Stuart Lubbock accidentally drowned Michael Barrymore has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the seizure of a series of taped interviews he made with the brother of X Factor judge Simon Cowell. The entertainer, who has been living in New Zealand, was held in London by police re-investigating Stuart Lubbock's death at Barrymore's home in Essex in 2001. In addition, a 32-year-old man was arrested in the Midlands and a 37-year-…

Why liberal parents are now breeding a generation of little horrors by JO-ANN GOODWIN - More by this author » Last updated at 09:47am on 14th June 2007 Comments (39) My husband and I started trying for a family eight years ago, when I was in my mid-30s. We left it fairly late, and four miscarriages down the line, there is only a fool's hope that we will ever become parents. I know it may sound callous after the emotional trials we've faced, but I am beginning to see childlessness as a blessed relief. In a UN survey of 23 countries, Britain was judged the worst place to be a child. I am pretty sure it is one of the worst places in the world to b…

Services mark Falklands conflict Commemorations are taking place to mark the 25th anniversary of the liberation of the Falklands by UK armed forces. The Queen, Tony Blair and Baroness Thatcher have joined veterans for a remembrance service in the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel in Berkshire. A service in Stanley, attended by 1982 minister Lord Parkinson, is among events being held in the Falklands. The islands were liberated on 14 June 1982, two and half months after the UK territory was invaded by Argentina. Some 255 British servicemen, more than 650 Argentines and three islanders were killed in the 74-day conflict. BBC correspondent Jack Izzard in…

George Clooney returns to Las Vegas in Ocean's 13 Ocean's 13 has stormed its way to the top of the UK and Ireland box office in its first week of release. The third of the casino-based dramas, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt, pushed Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End off the top spot. Directed by Steven Soderbergh and also featuring Al Pacino, its weekend takings were £3.02m. Are We Done Yet? was a new entry at three, while romantic comedy Wedding Daze fell two places to four. Spider-Man 3, starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, rounded out the top five with takings of £241,672. The film has taken a total of £33m since it opened in cin…

Quarter of adults don't know sausages and bacon come from pigs, survey shows Last updated at 21:40pm on 8th June 2007 Comments (11) Porktastic: The traditional fry-up, with pork sausages and bacon With more than a quarter of a million farms in Britain, you're never very far from a pig. Yet a fifth of the population apparently don't realise that this is where their bacon and sausages come from. A poll of 1,700 adults revealed astonishing ignorance about the origins of food. A third did not know oats were grown by British farmers, while half were unaware that ingredients for beer were produced in this country. The research was commissioned to hi…

Just on the news: Cuban team are in Houston playing in the Gold Cup and 2 of their star players are missing it is suspected they will attempt to defect.

Apple announces Windows browser Apple has launched a version of its web browser Safari for Windows, competing head to head with Microsoft's Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox. Chief executive Steve Jobs said Apple "dream big" and wanted to expand the 4.9% market share Safari enjoys. Mr Jobs was speaking at a conference of developers for Apple products in San Francisco, California. He said Safari was "the fastest browser on Windows", saying it was twice as fast as Internet Explorer. A test version of Safari 3 for Windows XP, Vista and Apple Macs running OSX, is available for download from the Apple website. Apple is hoping to replicate the success of iTunes, which…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqZQQCRb4lk Late comedian Bob Monkhouse is to feature in television advertisements about the disease which killed him as part of a prostate awareness campaign. Computer wizardry was used to show a warning by Monkhouse in Prostate Cancer Research's Give A Few Bob campaign. His widow Jackie told the Sun newspaper it was a "great honour" for her husband, who died in 2003, aged 75. Meanwhile, 24 men "lay prostrate" in London's rush hour to show how many die of the disease each day in the UK. The campaigns coincide with the 10th Everyman Male Cancer Awareness month. In the television campaign, ad-makers blended archive footage of Monkh…

The extraordinary moment an elephant gave birth in the wild has been captured on camera by a couple on honeymoon. The thrilling amateur footage was recorded by newlyweds Debbie and Jon Smith at Ulusaba private game reserve in the Kruger national park in South Africa. Elephants are secretive about giving birth in the wild and witnessing such an extraordinary event is rare even for conservationists. But just a few feet away from a herd of elephants in their Land Rover, Debbie and Jon managed to capture the "amazing experience" on camera. Tim Jackson from the Tusk Trust described the sight as "very rare". He added: "Normally elephants hide in the bush quietly. Th…

Blair Calls For Chinese Style Net Controls In the UK Declares war on "pernicious conspiracy theory" media coverage Steve Watson Tuesday, June 12, 2007 Related Article: Internet Doomsday Creeps Closer Outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair has savaged online media today in a speech in which he declared war on the free press by hinting at new restrictions on internet journalism and suggested that the media should be brought more into line with the government. Blair complained that the media was too "feral" (i.e. not tamed by the government) and referring to online journalism stated: "In fact, the new forms can be even more pernicious, less balanced, mor…

Christian teacher 'bans reading of Harry Potter witchcraft in class' By COLIN FERNANDEZ - More by this author » Last updated at 01:09am on 9th June 2007 £50,000 tribunal claim: Sariya Allen A teaching assistant refused to listen to a child read a Harry Potter book because she believed its magic theme was against her Christian faith, a tribunal heard. Sariya Allan, 47, was disciplined by her employers after she told a seven-year-old girl pupil "I don't do witchcraft in any form" and said she would be "cursed" by hearing the J K Rowling novel. Miss Allan, who quit her job on grounds of religious discrimination, is now claiming around £50,000 damages from …

The top floors of the building were undergoing renovation Part of a five-storey building has collapsed just 100 yards from New Scotland Yard in central London. The emergency services were called to Dean Farrar Street in Westminster at 1604 BST on Tuesday. A London Fire Service spokesman said the top two floors of the building had collapsed and one person was being treated in hospital for minor injuries. The building houses the campaign office of Labour deputy leadership contender Hazel Blears. Six fire engines, 50 firefighters and two urban search and rescue vehicles are at the scene. Eyewitness Barshan Ganwari said he heard a "huge noise" or "a blast…

BBC World Cup Cricket Coverage http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/4699023.stm Group Tables http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/tables/default.stm Seeded teams: Australia (A1), South Africa (A2), Sri Lanka (B1), India (B2), New Zealand (C1), England (C2), Pakistan (D1), West Indies (D2) - top two from each group progress to Super Eight phase.

WHO is going to win this year... The magical cup..... Which shocks will take place... Will Man City win the F A cup.... ?

Lifeguard bullied for looking like Borat hits back at his tormentors Last updated at 17:43pm on 11th June 2007 Comments (4) A bullying investigation has been launched after a lifeguard was mocked for looking like Borat. Martin McAndrews claims he has suffered verbal abuse at the sports centre where he works. The abuse started after the release of Sacha Baron Cohen's spoof documentary about bumbling Kazakhstani newsman Borat Sagdiyev. Scroll down for more... Lifeguard Martin McAndrews (left) and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's character Borat (right) Youths began yelling the character's catchphrases and directed foul-mouthed rants towards Mr M…

June 8, 2007 Get dressed, head tells the pyjama mamas David Sharrock, Ireland Correspondent So many women in Belfast take their children to and from school while still dressed in their pyjamas that a headmaster has appealed to them to show some respect. Joe McGuinness, principal of St Matthew’s primary in Short Strand, a Roman Catholic working-class enclave of East Belfast, was moved to action after seeing as many as 50 mothers arriving at the school gates in their nightwear. In a bulletin to parents, Mr McGuinness wrote: “Over recent months the number of adults leaving children at school and collecting children from school dressed in pyjamas h…

Swimmers rush INTO the sea...to take a closer look at a 16ft shark By LUKE SALKELD - More by this author » Last updated at 22:00pm on 10th June 2007 Comments (4) They have both become regular visitors to the sandy shores of Cornwall. And it seems there is plenty of room for beach-goers and sharks alike. The days when a shark sighting sent bathers racing up the beach in fear seem to be long gone. Indeed, this 16ft basking shark was as much of an attraction as the sunshine. Scroll down for more... Close encounter: Two men in wetsuits take a more in-depth look at the creature Swimmers and surfers piled into the sea to try to ge…

Smart clothes to monitor health The clothes should pick up changes in sweat European scientists are developing clothing which they say will be able to monitor your health. The "intelligent textiles" contain embedded sensors designed to monitor body fluids such as blood and sweat. The aim is to use the clothes to check on groups such as recovering hospital patients, people with chronic illnesses and injured athletes. The Biotex programme, funded in part by the European Union, involves researchers from …

The flip-flops that give you shapely legs: Introducing the FitFlops By NEIL SEARS - More by this author » Last updated at 01:06am on 11th June 2007 Comments (14) These legs were made by walking ... in FitFlops If you're not already pounding the streets - and pounding your cellulite - with a pair of FitFlops, you'll have to join the thousands in the queue for this summer's must-have footwear. The innovative flip flops, dubbed 'FitFlops', are designed to help tone and trim your legs by engaging muscles for a longer period of time with each step. Designers claim that the "multi-density midsole" focuses on thighs, calves and glutes. And they say that…

Scientists calculate how much money it costs to buy happiness By OLINKA KOSTER - More by this author » Last updated at 12:35pm on 11th June 2007 Comments (12) It is one of the most pondered questions of all time - can money buy happiness? The answer, according to a study, is yes - but so can friendships and successful relationships. Researchers have been trying to calculate what effect our finances and lifestyle have on our emotions. Their main source was a survey of 10,000 Britons, who were asked to rate their level of happiness and answer questions on their wealth, health and social relations. The team, from the University of…

A quarter of toddlers are overweight Last updated at 14:56pm on 11th June 2007 Comments (8) A quarter of toddlers are overweight and 5 per cent are clinically obese Nearly a quarter of all children are overweight or obese by the age of three, it was revealed yesterday. Nearly a fifth of toddlers - 18 per cent - are heavier than they should be and 5 per cent are clinically obese, research by the Institute of Child Health at University College, London found. The figures, based on the height and weight of 14,000 three-year-olds, comes as politicians and education authorities try to tackle youngsters' poor diets and lack of exercise. The research, whi…

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Wheelchair man gets highway ride A wheelchair user has been taken for a high-speed ride along a US highway after his handlebars became tangled up in the front grille of a lorry. The back of Ben Carpenter's wheelchair was scooped up as he passed in front of a lorry leaving a petrol station. The driver was completely unaware that he had a new passenger (because he was sleeping as the lorry drove itself), kept in his wheelchair by a seatbelt. Passing motorists told police, who found the man unhurt - but still attached to the front of the truck. Police in the town of Paw Paw, Michigan, said Mr Carpenter had told them "it was quite a ride", but complained only t…