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BBC's badgers draw in more viewers than Big Brother Last updated at 09:02am on 6th June 2007 Comments TV voyeurism knows no bounds when it comes to watching the habits of strange creatures filmed by dozens of cameras on live television. But, surprisingly, it is not the Big Brother house which is grabbing viewers' attention so much as members of the real animal kingdom. More.... GALLERY: Day Seven - Sun and suds in the gardenBBC Two's Springwatch, showing the nocturnal habits of badgers and birds, has proved such a hit it has overtaken E4's live Big Brother coverage. Badgers are beating a bubbly Emily on Big Brother in the viewing stakes Des…

FIVE cops chat as hooded “burglars” raid a house — in a videoed stunt by students that has embarrassed police. They wander past officers policing a military parade, then stage the mock crime by climbing through a first floor window and taking a box of “loot” from their digs in Middlesbrough. One ringleader, who is not named, said: “With the opportunity to arrest us, they didn’t even notice.” Middlesbrough Police said: “Spoof material like this is not helpful.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcBwMKNKQNQ Now, before you American's get any ideas: http://www.youtube.com/share?v=65zXlytv01c&embed=1

Geldof breaks dress etiquette with major medal-wearing faux pas Last updated at 00:29am on 5th June 2007 Comments In black tie and tails, Bob Geldof is transformed from grungy eco-warrior to elegant senior statesman. But while the Live Aid organiser certainly looked the part at a sumptuous £1,000 gala dinner at Hampton Court, he had managed to commit something of a faux pas. The former punk rocker had loaded his jacket with more medals than is considered correct at the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation annual gala on Saturday night. Scroll down for more... Bob Geldof: Medal-ing with tradition Experts said it would have been more appropriate to wear …

Piping down the valleys wild, Piping songs of pleasant glee, On a cloud I saw a child, And he laughing said to me: "Pipe a song about a Lamb!" So I piped with merry cheer. "Piper, pipe that song again;" So I piped: he wept to hear. "Drop thy pipe, thy happy pipe; Sing thy songs of happy cheer!" So I sung the same again, While he wept with joy to hear. "Piper, sit thee down and write In a book, that all may read." So he vanished from my sight, And I plucked a hollow reed, And I made a rural pen, And I stained the water clear, And I wrote my happy songs Every child may joy to hear. There is an evident ABAB rhythm and 5 quatrains This poem i…

Legendary monster’s fans hail amateur video from Loch Ness By Ben McConville The Associated Press Updated: 9:22 a.m. ET June 1, 2007 EDINBURGH, Scotland - The Loch Ness monster is back — and there’s video. A man has captured what Nessie watchers say is possible footage of the supposed mythical creature beneath Scotland’s most mysterious lake. “I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this jet black thing, about 45 feet long, moving fairly fast in the water,” said Gordon Holmes, a 55-year-old lab technician from Shipley, Yorkshire, who took the video Saturday. Nessie watcher and marine biologist Adrian Shine viewed the video and hoped to properly analyze it in th…

More Government Sponsored Terror Declassified British government documents reveal Israeli involvement in 1976 PFLP hijacking Steve Watson Monday, June 4, 2007 Newly declassified British intelligence documents have revealed that British diplomats believed that the hijacking of an Israel-bound plane in 1976 by a Palestinian resistance group was aided and abetted by Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency, in order to criminalize the Palestine Liberation Organization and provide justification for continued Israeli military occupation of Palestinian land. As revealed in the Jerusalem Post yesterday, the document, released by the National Archives, was addressed to …

meh, not again.. why cant we have a normal summer holiday like everyone else does? so.. anyone ready to offer me a place to stay? :wacko: http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/5/31/221538.shtml?s=ic

A damning report by European football's governing body says Liverpool fans are the worst-behaved in Europe. Uefa says Reds fans have been involved in more incidents in Europe during the past four years than any other club. Ticketless fans caused trouble at May's Champions League final, although the club criticised security at the game. Uefa spokesman William Gaillard said: "That was just the latest example. What other fans steal tickets from fellow fans or from the hands of children?" Uefa's report will be handed to sports minister Richard Caborn on Tuesday. In it, Uefa paints a damning picture of the Anfield club's supporters' behaviour at the Champions…

Muffin tops, wags and size-zero celebutante make new Collins Dictionary Last updated at 09:48am on 4th June 2007 Comments (1) Size zero (below) and wags (wives and girlfriends) like Victoria Beckham have made it onto the pages of the new Collins English Dictionary It's not often that you spot a hoodie, a muffin top and a celebutante all in the same place. Unless, that is, you happen upon a copy of the Collins English Dictionary. Its ninth edition, out today, includes hundreds of words which reflect our changing world and language. The obsession with health has led to the inclusion of new arrivals such as brainfood, which relates to substan…

Talent? I'll be the judge says Piers Morgan by PIERS MORGAN - More by this author » Last updated at 10:27am on 1st June 2007 Comments (2) Co-judge of 'Britain's Got Talent': Piers Morgan Bungling magicians, clumsy jugglers and shocking singers... the barmy acts on Simon Cowell's new talent show who made co-judge Piers Morgan so proud to be British... "We're going to find the next Whitney Houston or David Copperfield," Simon Cowell assured me when he rang to see if I fancied cojudging ITV1's Britain's Got Talent with him. Two months later, I was sitting with him in a Birmingham theatre watching a 6ft 3in transvestite pull a singing dwarf in a wh…

Children as young as 4 to be given 'happiness tests' at school by LAURA CLARK - More by this author » Last updated at 11:31am on 4th June 2007 Comments (26) Children as young as four are to take "happiness tests" in a controversial drive to force schools to improve the well-being of pupils, it has emerged. Thousands of youngsters are expected to be quizzed on whether they are feeling optimistic, confident, loved and interested in other people. They will be set questionnaires similar to the self-help quizzes found in women's magazines to check they are "feeling good about myself" and "dealing with problems well". Scroll down for more Their …

How a 40-ton whale gave tourists a flying lesson By RICHARD SHEARS - More by this author » Last updated at 11:51am on 4th June 2007 Comments (16) Blasting out of the water like a giant torpedo, this was the astonishing moment when 40 tons of humpback whale decided to give an air show. Its flippers stretched out like wings as it hurled itself towards wildlife photographer Ray Alley - who fortunately had his camera at the ready. Mr Alley was on board a tourist whale-watching boat off the coast of New South Wales when he caught these shots of a lifetime. Scroll down for more... Gliding: Graceful Bill puts on a real show for whale-watchers "Neve…

School bans skirts as hemlines get too high By JAYA NARAIN - More by this author » Last updated at 21:37pm on 1st June 2007 Comments (6) Cause of controversy: The school skirt A secondary school has solved the problem of girls wearing their skirts too short by banning them altogether. The Draconian step was taken after pupils repeatedly flouted a rule that skirts should be no more than three inches above the knee. Governors say pupils were constantly rolling up normal length skirts to make them shorter. So from September, girls at Woodhey High School in Bury will wear regulation trousers with a pink-andwhite blouse and maroon blazer. Luise…

A Dutch TV station says it will go ahead with a programme in which a terminally ill woman selects one of three patients to receive her kidneys. Political parties have called for The Big Donor Show to be scrapped, but broadcaster BNN says it will highlight the country's shortage of organ donors. "It's a crazy idea," said Joop Atsma, of the ruling Christian Democrat Party. "It can't be possible that, in the Netherlands, people vote about who's getting a kidney," he told the BBC. The programme, from Big Brother creators Endemol, is due to be screened on Friday night. 'Totally unacceptable' Specialists in kidney transplants have condemned the programme …

Smokers face £80 fine for dropping butts in the street Last updated at 11:02am on 1st June 2007 Comments (35) Ban: But smokers in the street could be penalised too Smokers were warned today that they face on-the-spot fines for littering if they drop cigarette butts in the street. It means that smokers trying not to be penalised for breaking England's ban on smoking in enclosed public places from next month could be hit by a different fine. Alan Woods, Chief Executive of Keep Britain Tidy, said: "Smokers will think they are avoiding a fine by lighting-up outside. "If they don't dispose of their cigarette stub responsibly, by putting it in a bin or po…

Footballers only deserve a knighthood for a life's work, says Sir Bobby Robson By JOE BERNSTEIN - More by this author » Last updated at 22:36pm on 2nd June 2007 Comments (16) Former England boss Sir Bobby Robson insists David Beckham doesn't merit being alongside Sir Stanley, Sir Alex, Sir Geoff, Sir Tom, oir Trevoe, Sir Alf and the other Sir Bobby David Beckham should not be considered for a knighthood for at least ten years, believes Sir Bobby Robson. Amid rumours that Beckham is down for a knighthood this month on the list drawn up by the outgoing Prime Minister, Sir Bobby accused Tony Blair of handing out honours "too lightly". Scroll down for mor…

Just thought of this problem recently, I will be getting a Macbook for college and can't wait to use my ipod with it. However, my ipod is a windows based model, therefore when I try to update my itunes on my mac and sync my ipod to it, will my ipod even work with the Mac? What must I do to sync it to the mac, surely not purchase a Mac based ipod?

Hi everyone... I'm currently in my last year at secondary school and im planning to do Animation (mainly computer animation) at uni or college. I need a bit of help choosing wat kind of laptop will be suited for this sort of work. I will be running programs such as 3DS Max / Maya / Lightwave and similar programs that require 3D. (If you don't know what these programs are, it doesn't matter, I will need something that can run 3D games in that case.) The maximum price im lookin at is £799. Ive narrowed it down to the AcerAS5672WLMI-166 as mentioned above, and the Philips X54, but if anyone has any other suggestions can you please tell me? I'll list the specs: AcerAS…

It's like music to the ears of the war criminals in Washington DC Iran ready for showdown with US: former president AFP | April 18 2006 Iran is ready to face a military showdown with the United States over its nuclear programme, influential former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said Tuesday, warning of the grave consequences of any attack. Rafsanjani also issued a stern warning to Israel, insisting the Jewish state would not dare to attack the Iran which has "longer arms". "We are not seeking a confrontation but, if it is imposed on us, we are prepared for it," he told a press conference at the end of a three-day visit to Kuwait. "The consequences of…

Parents' fury as channel Five screens advert for Mormons in middle of children's show by GLEN OWEN and OLIVER WADESON - More by this author » Last updated at 20:42pm on 2nd June 2007 Comments (6) Channel Five is facing angry protests after it screened a Mormon recruitment advert in the middle of programmes watched by infants. Under broadcasting regulations, religious advertising is banned during children's programmes and now a broadcasting watchdog is investigating why the channel allowed the religious group to screen the commercial during Milkshake!, a morning show watched by children as young as two. More.... Watch the Mormons' advert here …

Red-headed family forced to move after 'ginger' hate campaign By PAUL SIMS - More by this author » Last updated at 20:30pm on 1st June 2007 Comments (17) A family are being forced out of their home by a gang of thugs because of their red hair. Kevin and Barbara Chapman say they and their four young children have already moved twice to avoid the taunts but at each address have been subjected to attacks. Their windows have been smashed, the walls daubed with graffiti and their children physically assaulted in the street by other youths. Scroll down for more... Daniel, Ryelle and Kevin Chapman: They say they dare not go to the shops because their tor…

Forget the G-string - can ANYONE wear the new C-string? By ALICE SMELLIE - More by this author » Last updated at 17:20pm on 31st May 2007 Comments (6) A model shows off the C-string Alice Smellie has decided the C-string is only good for 20-year old models This is the stuff of nightmares. I am walking down the road pushing a buggy when I have to bend down to pick up a dropped toy. A passing van driver leers at me and then beeps his horn. But it’s not because of my blonde hair: it’s because I look as if I forgot to put on any underwear that morning. That’s what happens on my first day wearing the "C-String", a bad dream in underwear form. Ac…

England Head Coach Steve McClaren has named a 26 man squad for the forthcoming matches with Brazil and Estonia. McClaren has recalled Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham while Michael Owen has also been included in a senior squad for the first time since the World Cup. David Bentley and Nicky Shorey, of Blackburn Rovers and Reading respectively, have been named for the first time after eye-catching displays in Friday's 'B' international victory over Albania. Chelsea's Joe Cole, whose season has been blighted by injury, will join up with the squad after a long period away from the international scene. England will play Brazil at Wembley Stadium - the Three Lio…

Dettori and Authorized finished five lengths clear Frankie Dettori rode favourite Authorized to an emphatic win as he ended his Epsom Derby jinx in style. The Peter Chapple-Hyam-trained colt hit the front two furlongs out and finished five lengths clear to give Dettori his first win in 15 attempts. "It was like the whole world was shouting over the last 100 yards," Dettori told BBC Sport. "I was full of emotion. I had to pinch myself." Eagle Mountain was second, with Aqualeem third out of the 17 runners. Chapple-Hyam celebrated his second win in the Derby, after Dr Devious triumphed in 1992. "He's a very good horse. I've always thought he was from da…

Just saw it and I LOVED IT.