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EXACTLY!!:D Accrington 1-0 Nottingham Forest Paul Mullin (front) celebrates his goal with Gary Roberts Paul Mullin's deflected shot gave Accrington Stanley a shock victory over four-times winners Nottingham Forest in the first round of the Carling Cup. Stanley took the lead on 61 minutes when Mullin's shot hit Forest defender Danny Cullip and bounced into the net. Forest had plenty of chances late on and Neil Harris went closest to equalising with a close-range header. But Stanley held on to claim a memorable victory - their first ever in this competition. Accrington Stanley: Dunbavin, Cavanagh, Williams, Welch, Richardson, Todd, Craney, Harris (Edward…

Passengers refuse to allow holiday jet to take off until two Asian men are thrown off plane 'Suspicions': Jo and Heath Schofield with daughter Isabel. Below: Passengers mutinied on a Monarch Airlines A320 at Malaga British holidaymakers staged an unprecedented mutiny - refusing to allow their flight to take off until two men they feared were terrorists were forcibly removed. The extraordinary scenes happened after some of the 150 passengers on a Malaga-Manchester flight overheard two men of Asian appearance apparently talking Arabic. Passengers told cabin crew they feared for their safety and demanded police action. Some stormed off the Monarch…

Religious leaders in Rome have united against the mock-crucifixion featured in US pop star Madonna's latest show. In the sequence, Madonna appears on a giant cross wearing a crown of thorns. Father Manfredo Leone of Rome's Santa Maria Liberatrice church told Reuters news agency it was "disrespectful, in bad taste and provocative". Muslim and Jewish leaders have also raised objections. Madonna performs in Rome on 6 August ahead of six further dates at London's Wembley Arena. The 47-year-old received similar complaints during the American leg of her Confessions world tour, with one critic accusing her of "blatant insensitivity". The singer has defended the…

Is it me or is Hollywood really struggling with movies this year? The movies are utter rubbish that are on release at the moment and really haven't been all that good all year. What do you think?

The body of a dead baby may have been dumped in a bin in the toilets at Heathrow Airport, police have said. Officers were called on Monday morning to the Hygiene Waste Company in Park Royal, west London, after an employee found the body of a baby girl in a bin. Police, who are treating the death as suspicious, said the clinical waste bin was believed to have been collected from the airport. A toilet block at terminal three has been sealed off by detectives. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said a post-mortem examination has been scheduled for Wednesday http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5272338.stm

By Darren Waters Technology editor, BBC News website in Edinburgh The videogames industry is continuing to fail women by not producing suitable content, a senior executive at Electronic Arts (EA) has said. David Gardner, chief operating officer for EA's worldwide studios, was speaking to a conference in Edinburgh. He said: "We have all been talking about this for a long, long time." EA's own research found that 40% of teenage girls played video games versus 90% of teenage boys and most girls lost interest in games within a year. Viewing figures "We are only reaching a small proportion - not only geographically but also genetically," said Mr G…

Take That star Mark Owen has become a father after his girlfriend, Emma Ferguson, gave birth to a baby boy. Elwood Jack Owen was born on Saturday, two weeks overdue, and weighed in at 9lbs 2oz, said a spokeswoman for the pop singer. "Both mother and baby are in great health," she added. Owen, 34, recently completed a comeback tour with boy band Take That - minus Robbie Williams. The group are currently recording a new album. The baby is the first child for the singer and his partner, who have been together for two years. Owen, from Oldham, Lancashire, was one of the most popular members of Take That at the height of their fame in the 1990s. He launch…

do u read? regularly? once i used to read alot more, and so did the ppl around me, and as time goes by less and less ppl read especially when so many movies are released that are based on books, so ppl dont bother reading the books...

Smoke alert closes Channel Tunnel Rail services through the Channel Tunnel have been suspended after smoke was seen coming from a freight shuttle train on Monday lunchtime. The operator Eurotunnel said lorry drivers on board were involved in an evacuation when a fire alarm went off. Crews from Kent Fire and Rescue Service have been sent to the scene to help with efforts to reach the freight shuttle in the north-running tunnel. It was closed to trains following the incident at about 1230 BST. Eurotunnel said it was hoped services could be resumed later on Monday. Spokesman John Keefe said: "Unfortunately with this being a very busy time of year, it's going …

Police investigating an alleged plot to bring down airliners have found several martyrdom videos in the course of their searches, the BBC has learned. Unofficial police sources said the recordings - discovered on laptop computers - appear to have been made by some of the suspects being questioned. Scotland Yard has refused to comment on what officers are finding. Police are continuing to search woodland at High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire and 14 addresses. The Metropolitan Police, which is leading the inquiry, has said it has already completed searches of 36 business and residential sites. A total of 20 vehicles have also been searched. 'Routine' help…

I want to get a new Mp3 player, cos my current one only holds 1gb (its Creative). I like creative cos they have a built in radio. I do extensive research before I make amjor purchasses. Ive looked at the Zen V and the Zen Neeon. Anyone have any sugestions? Thanks. :smiley:

Woman claws her way to world record Record breaker: Lee Redmond. Click on photo to enlarge Juggling a hectic lifestyle back in 1979, Lee Redmond had little time for beauty treatments. So she decided to cut corners and stop filing her nails. Now, 27 years and 33 inches later, the Salt Lake City resident holds a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest fingernails. See incredible video footage of Lee and other quirky nail fans doing the housework and talking about their unusual features at the bottom of the page Astonishingly, she claims it does not hamper her efforts to cook, clean and look after her husband. But the extraor…

Authorities in Malaysia have fined the organisers of a recent Pussycats Dolls concert for flouting decency laws, a local newspaper has reported. Promoters Absolute Entertainment have been fined 10,000 Ringgits (£1,436) for allowing the female US act to perform "sexually suggestive" routines. The penalty was imposed by the council which manages the Kuala Lumpur suburb where the event took place on 26 July. Malaysia has a history of censoring films and banning musicians. In 2003 US rock band Linkin Park were banned from wearing shorts while performing in the country, while in 2004 singer Mariah Carey was asked to comply with dress regulations. 'Sensuous el…

anyone have one? lol this is mine--I'm in love with it, haha click for full size

The underwater 'iPod' thast lets you hear music through your cheekbones Water music: Eleanor tests the SwiMP3. Click on the picture to see how it works It bings a whole new dimension to the Beach Boys, Wet Wet Wet and even Handel's Water Music. For a revolutionary new MP3 player allows swimmers to listen to their favourite music while they take a dip. The device, called the SwiMP3, has no earphones and instead channels sound through the bones of the head using pads on each cheek, avoiding the distortion experienced underwater with normal human hearing. And it works so well that nearby swimmers are also able to hear the tunes - making pools the latest pu…

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QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spewed molten rock on Thursday that enveloped nearby houses, leaving one man dead, another person missing and forcing thousands from their homes. Massive clouds of ash descended on villagers fleeing the area with their belongings strapped to their backs and their livestock trailing behind. Some wore buckets over their heads for protection. "At the moment we know of one dead, one missing and 12 people injured who are now out of danger," Roberto Rodriguez, a civil defense official, said in Quito. "About 5,000 people have been evacuated." Rescuers searched for the missing person while a local police chief said a ha…

Starring Ryan Gosling (I looooove him). I've been hearing some incredible things about this film. It's an indie flick and I hear Gosling is brilliant in it. I'm gonna see if I can catch it this week and I'm thoroughly excited. Anyone else heard about this film? I thought I'd show some "indie" love.:D

Nasa has declared space shuttle Atlantis ready to launch on 27 August to restart construction of the half-built International Space Station. Launch has been set for 1630 EDT (2030 GMT), but technical issues must be resolved before the shuttle is formally cleared for flight. The mission will be the first to resume assembly of the $100bn space station since the Columbia disaster in 2003. Nasa has since flown two missions designed to test safety upgrades. Engineers are concerned that two bolts securing the shuttle's primary communications antenna to the cargo bay wall are too short. They want to make sure that the antenna does not fly off in the payload bay…

Queues warning over post changes Long queues are predicted at post offices on Monday as branches struggle to implement radical changes to mail charges, a consumer watchdog warns. A Post-watch survey of 307 branches early in August found a third were not ready for the changes, which will price mail by size as well as weight. A third had not put up posters about the change and 34% had no template to check the size of post, Post-watch said. Royal Mail said staff had been trained in the changes. However, Post-watch predicted long queues as staff and customers deal with the changes at the UK's 14,400 post offices. The survey also found there were no leaflets …

Pete Bennett has triumphed as the winner of Big Brother, taking home a prize of £100,000. The 24-year-old Londoner beat Welsh lifeguard Glyn Wise to take the title for the reality show's seventh series. Pete, who has Tourette Syndrome, struck up a relationship with fellow housemate Nikki Grahame during his time in the Big Brother house. She took fifth place in tonight's final. Aisleyne Horgan Wallace came third, and Richard Newman fourth. In sixth position was 18-year-old sales adviser Jennie Corner, from Crewe. Channel 4 will be hoping to top the 7.8 million viewers who tuned in to see last year's final, in which 1970s dancer Anthony Hutton claimed vict…

US 'knew of Israel bombing plan' bbc.co.uk/news Israel and the United States were in close contact about Israel's war on Hezbollah long before it began, a US investigative journalist has claimed. "Israel had devised a plan for attacking Hezbollah, and shared it with Bush administration officials, well before" 12 July, Seymour Hersh wrote. The article in the New Yorker magazine relies on many anonymous sources and includes denials from US officials. It does not claim that the US put Israel up to attacking Hezbollah. Israel had planned its bombing in advance, Mr Hersh claims Seymour Hersh is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, whose past work inclu…

The number of Britons who want to leave the country soon has doubled in three years, a poll has revealed. The survey found 13 per cent want to emigrate in the near future, rising from 7 per cent in a similar poll just three years ago. For the young, life abroad is even more of an appealing prospect, with a quarter of 18 to 25-year-olds saying they would move elsewhere if they could. A better quality of life was the reason more than a third gave for wanting to up sticks, the BBC News website poll found. Just under a third wanted to move somewhere warmer, while almost a quarter said Britain had become too expensive. Australia is the most popular destinat…

Confiscated Airport Items Bring Cash The Army Knife You Gave Up In Philly? Good Change You'll Find It On eBay HARRISBURG, Pa., August 12, 2006 Items travelers have had to give up at airport security checkpoints are stored at the Pennsylvania General Services Department's surplus property program warehouse in Harrisburg, Friday, Aug., 11, 2006. (CBS/AP) A man-sized artificial palm tree and a sausage grinder have shared space in a state government warehouse with piles of Swiss Army knives and chain saws — just a few of the things travelers have had to give up at airport security checkpoints. Pennsylvania turns a small profit by disposing of these castoff it…

UK jobless rate continues to rise Unemployment has continued to rise, with the number of people out of work increasing by 92,000 to 1.68 million between April and June. The number claiming unemployment benefit rose by 2,000 to 957,000 in July, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown. The UK's unemployment rate was 5.5% during the quarter, up from 5.2% in the previous three months. Average earnings rose 4.3% in the year to June, up from 4.1% in May. Energy costs The jobless rate of 5.5% compares with a rate of 4.8% at the same time last year, despite the UK economy displaying relatively strong growth. Manufacturing has been har…