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Volvo estate named 'best passion wagon' Last updated at 11:20am on 5th October 2006 Volvo estate: top passion wagon The humble Volvo Estate has been voted the best car to have sex in. The 'passion wagon'- renowned for its reliability on the road and spacious interior - has lived through more steamy encounters than any other vehicle. And the Mercedes Benz Sprinter Van comes in second place, proving that the 'white-van-man' has great pulling power. The poll of 4,000 people, conducted by car insurer yesinsurance.co.uk, placed the surfers' favourite VW Camper Van in third place. Whilst the stylish BMW 3 Series Saloon and the old school Ford …

Homeowners face a tax on their bins By STEVE DOUGHTY Last updated at 08:00am on 5th October 2006 Pay-as-you-throw' wheelie bin collections that will see families charged for their rubbish are to be introduced nationwide, it has been revealed Town hall chiefs are planning the rapid introduction of schemes across the country that will work through microchip-equipped wheelie bins. The plans mean every household will get a rubbish bill based on its waste left for collection, in an attempt to encourage recycling. Ministers have already signalled they are receptive to the idea and laws to allow councils to enforce pay as you throw schemes will be…

Online shopping in UK tops 18 million Last updated at 10:08am on 5th October 2006 A massive rise in the number of online shoppers has been revealed. Research shows more than two million Britons have taken up shopping over the internet in the past year, with a record 18.6 million people making online purchases in July. It also reveals that users of eBay, named as Britain's most popular shopping destination, spent on average an hour and three quarters per month on the site, and that as a nation we spent 23.4 million hours shopping on the web. Experts say the findings - from Nielsen/NetRatings and eBay.co.uk - are a clear sign the internet is set to dominate th…

Your number's up, webmaster tells the 0870 rip-off firms By NICK MCDERMOTT Last updated at 08:09am on 5th October 2006 Banks, airlines and other businesses which can be contacted only through expensive 0870 numbers may have finally met their match. With many companies publicising only overpriced national-rate numbers, angry consumers have been forced to fork out up to 9p a minute compared to just 3p for a call to a normal landline. But no longer - thanks to an ingenuous website set up by a retiring government computer expert. The website http://www.saynoto0870.com provides disgruntled consumers with thousands of cheap alternative phone lines so th…

I'm A Celebrity is a fix, claims Jordan Last updated at 09:58am on 5th October 2006 Jordan says she had no chance of winning Glamour model Jordan has branded reality TV show I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here a fix. The 28-year-old former contestant claimed TV bosses had already decided which day she would leave the show, meaning she had no chance of winning. She said producers called her mother with the exact date she would be leaving the Australian jungle. Jordan, whose real name is Katie Price, was on the programme in January 2004, and narrowly lost out to former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona. The show is also where the celebrity…

Three children dead in Amish school shooting Last updated at 20:05pm on 2nd October 2006 The scene at the school in Pennsylvania A gunman opened fire at an Amish school in rural Pennsylvania on Monday, shooting and killing three girls and wounding seven others before killing himself, police said. The shooting took place at a one-room schoolhouse in rural Lancaster County, about 60 miles west of Philadelphia. Three girls were confirmed dead and seven people were injured, state police said. He shot the victims "execution style" in the head, police said. The gunman arrived at the school in the late morning and took hostages, Cmdr. Jeffrey Miller of the…

Google helps solve 24-year old crime Last updated at 22:00pm on 4th October 2006 Google: the internet search engine may have helped solve a 24-year old crime Internet search company Google could well have helped solve a 24-year old unresolved crime. In 1982, Canadian man Jaroslaw 'Jerry' Ambrozuk, 19, crashed a rented plane in a lake and left his girlfriend to die. The couple had been attempting to elope to the United States. Dianne Babcock, 18, was found strapped into the passenger seat of a Cessna, 150 feet down at the bottom of the lake, uninjured apart from a broken collar bone. Ambrozuk, disappeared, along with extra clothes and £10,000 that h…

500,000 drivers make illegal mobile phone calls every day Last updated at 22:30pm on 4th October 2006 More law-breaking drivers are using hand-held mobile phones at the wheel than when the practice was outlawed three years ago, disturbing Government figures have revealed. The number of drivers flouting the law has increased by more than 50 per cent in the past 18 months alone, according to research commissioned by the Department for Transport. It comes just days after official Government figures showed that driver inattention was six times more likely to cause an accident than breaking the speed limit - undermining a key plank of Labour's contro…

Age discrimination laws in Australia By Nick Bryant BBC Australia correspondent In Australia, age discrimination laws have become as much a matter of economic necessity as a question of fairness and social justice. …

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash6.htm GORE: CIGARETTE SMOKING 'SIGNIFICANT' CONTRIBUTOR TO GLOBAL WARMING Fri Sep 29 2006 09:04:05 ET Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore warned hundreds of U.N. diplomats and staff on Thursday evening about the perils of climate change, claiming: Cigarette smoking is a "significant contributor to global warming!" Gore, who was introduced by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, said the world faces a "full-scale climate emergency that threatens the future of civilization on earth." Gore showed computer-generated projections of ocean water rushing in to submerge the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, parts of China, India and other…

The match was intended to unify the chess world A row has broken out at a top-level chess match in Russia over the number of toilet breaks one of the contestants has taken. Two world champions, Russian Vladimir Kramnik and Bulgarian Veselin Topalov, are playing a series of matches. Mr Kramnik is leading after four games. But Mr Topalov has raised questions about the amount of time his opponent is spending in the toilet. Mr Topalov was outraged by Mr Kramnik's "suspicious behaviour", his aide said. His manager, Silvio Danilov, had asked to see videotapes of Mr Kramnik in his designated relaxation area, in which the toilet is the only unmoni…

Prince William's surprise night out at...the bingo! Last updated at 08:39am on 4th October 2006 Prince William visited a bingo hall near Sandhurst, where he is training Prince William went away empty-handed from a night playing bingo, it emerged today. According to reports, the second-in-line to the throne went to a bingo club near Sandhurst last Friday, where he is currently training. He used the name William Harry at the Mecca hall and paid £5 for a book of five tickets after becoming a club member - but did not win any of the £20 prizes. The 24-year-old spent nearly an hour playing bingo at the club in Reading, Berkshire, with ten friends…

Bashful walrus can't believe his eyes Last updated at 12:18pm on 4th October 2006 This bashful walrus can't believe his eyes when his keeper brings him his favourite fish dish. Weighing a heavy 1,200 kilogrammes, Nikolai the walrus loves his 'fishcake' prepared by Bert van Santen at a zoo in Harderwijk in the Netherlands. Today marks World Animal Day where creatures all over the globe are celebrated. It is also the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, a nature lover and patron saint of animals and the environment.

Premiere prankster makes a joke of royal security as he greets Prince Charles by REBECCA ENGLISH Last updated at 22:27pm on 3rd October 2006 Imposter Alex King shakes hands with Prince Charles Like most royal film premieres, it had been a glittering event. And as he walked along the official line-up of stars at the launch of Alan Bennett's The History Boys, Prince Charles was looking forward to meeting a few well-known faces. But after shaking hands with veteran actors Frances de la Tour and Richard Griffiths, the heir-to-the-throne found himself almost lost for words as he was introduced to the less familiar face of Alex King. Unfortunat…

Pensioner pays £1 for '£500,000 treasure' at car boot sale Last updated at 23:14pm on 3rd October 2006 A letter apparently from Abraham Lincoln, bought at a car boot sale in Stratford-upon-Avon Wiping away the dust from the frame he bought at a car boot sale for £1, Kenneth Anderson-Jones could hardly believe his eyes. For there on the scrap of old paper inside was what appeared to be the signature of Abraham Lincoln. As Mr Anderson-Jones, 75, read the accompanying text, his incredulity grew even more as he realised it seemed to be an order written in ink by the former US President and dated March 10, 1864. It read: "Under the authority o…

BBC bosses in PC row over newsreader's cross Last updated at 10:04am on 4th October 2006 Newsreader Fiona Bruce, wearing the cross that sparked the row Millions of women across Britain wear this small and insignificant piece of jewellery. But yesterday, in yet another example of PC gone mad, a necklace worn by TV newsreader Fiona Bruce sparked a row among BBC bosses. The piece of jewellery in question was a small cross on a necklace, which the presenter recently wore while presenting the Ten O'Clock News. She has worn it for some years, in fact, but now some at the BBC want to ban her from wearing the accessory, with a former policy-maker at th…

Ban Muslim ghettos, says Cameron Last updated at 11:46am on 4th October 2006 David Cameron: Steering Tory immigration policy in a new direction David Cameron today vowed to break up Muslim ghettos in Britain's cities. The Tory leader said Islamic schools should in future admit a quarter of their pupils from other faiths. And he said that housing estates should be planned to avoid creating isolated communities. In the most frank comments on the issue by a major party leader, he used his keynote party conference speech to say Britain had made an error by allowing ghettos to develop. "It worries me that we have allowed communities to gro…

Council erects danger sign: 'Warning falling pears' Last updated at 22:00pm on 3rd October 2006 Heads up: The warning falling pears sign Nanny state police have put up signs warning people away from fruit trees in a park...in case they're hit by falling PEARS! Worcester City Council employed workmen to bar the way to two trees, and spent more council tax on erecting signs warning the public about the dangers of the soft fleshy pears landing on their heads. The council says the precaution has been taken to stop anyone being hurt. But people visiting Cripplegate Park, St John's, Worcester, says it is a barmy nanny-state ruling. Red and wh…

IN SEARCH OF A LEGACY Ex-CIA man: Clinton could have got bin Laden Al-Qaida chief 'alive today' because ex-president missed 8 chances Posted: October 2, 2006 8:45 p.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com Clinton on Fox program. Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden "is alive today" because former President Clinton didn't go after him, one of the CIA's unit heads under Clinton has confirmed. On the CBS "Early Show," former CIA bin Laden unit chief Michael Scheuer said yesterday he was stunned by Clinton's televised outburst. In that interview a week ago with Chris Wallace, Clinton repeatedly jabbed his finger at Wallace and claimed credit for trying harder and ge…

Details and Numbers Although the Image that Israel distributes about herself is that of an oppressed nation, it is with heavy hearts that we present these crimes that stand for themselves for the brutality of the Israeli Army and the heartlessness of its soldiers who seem to have a thirst for blood. It is for the hope that the world may see a clearer picture that we present these painful facts. It is interesting to notice that today's media does not dwell on these crimes as they do on the Holocaust. They are reported in the news for a week or two and then swept into the sea of oblivion. Those who attempt to revive the true history of Israel are charged of being anti-Se…

Conservative Activists Call on Hastert To Resign Conservative talk show host Michael Reagan and Citizens United President David Bossie have called on House Speaker Dennis Hastert to resign immediately over his role in covering up Mark Foley’s inappropriate behavior. Reagan, the eldest son of President Reagan, was molested at age 8 by a camp counselor. From a release: “Speaker Hastert had knowledge of Congressman Foley’s inappropriate behavior and chose to protect a potential pedophile and powerful colleague over a congressional page,” said David Bossie, president of conservative advocacy group Citizens United. “This inaction demonstrates a lack of lead…

Sex-mad Britons 'are ignorant about risk of Aids' Last updated at 11:26am on 3rd October 2006 Almost a quarter of Britons think Aids can be spread by kissing Britain is one of the most promiscuous nations in Europe, and one of the least aware of Aids, a survey suggests today. More than half of Britons polled did not use extra protection against HIV, and 22 per cent thought Aids could be caught by kissing. Health campaigners said the growing ignorance was a result of government failure to promote awareness and poor sex education. The Family Planning Association said: "We do not have mandatory sex and relationship education in schools and wha…

Jamie's healthy eating crusade condemned by Tory front bencher by JANE MERRICK Last updated at 16:51pm on 3rd October 2006 Crusade: Jamie Oliver has been attacked by Boris Johnson Boris Johnson last night poured scorn on Jamie Oliver's crusade to make children eat healthy school meals. The outspoken Shadow Education Minister said the TV chef had placed 'too much' pressure on youngsters by forcing them to give up junk food. He defended the mothers who rebelled against the low-fat campaign by taking orders through the school fence from pupils demanding chips and burgers. Mr Johnson also tore into the nanny state by labelling new rules on boos…

Live animals thrown to the tigers - for the amusement of the crowd by NICK MCDERMOTT Last updated at 17:00pm on 2nd October 2006 Barbaric: A tiger attacks a defenceless cow, top, and a lion sinks its teeth into a goat. Click enlarge for full image These images of a ferocious tiger sinking its four inch teeth into defenceless prey are not digitally created scenes from an upcoming Hollywood blockbuster. [/url] In an all too real display of its savage nature, the orange and black-striped killing machine is seen dispatching live farmyard animals placed in its enclosure by handlers while visitors look on at the feeding frenzy. The brutal scene…

Man killed by elephant on honeymoon safari An elephant in Kenya A British man was killed by a stampeding elephant while on a honeymoon safari in Kenya. Patrick Smith, 34, from London, was on a nature trail with his wife Julie in the Masai Mara reserve yesterday when the tragedy happened. Mr Smith, an employee of the global media group Reuters, was married just a week before his death, friends said. It is thought that the couple were on foot with an escort around 300 metres from a luxury encampment when the elephant struck. It was not initially clear whether the elephant had been startled or whether it had been a "rogue" animal. Kenya Wildlife …