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'It's great to have David back,' admits Victoria Beckham as she puts him on homework duty By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:21 PM on 23rd April 2010 Comments (34) Videos Add to My Stories David Beckham may have been devastated after a torn Achilles tendon pulled him off the pitch and shattered his World Cup dreams, but for Victoria Beckham there is a silver lining. The former Spice Girl, 35, is thrilled her husband is back with the family in Los Angeles. The footballer has spent much of the last two years in Italy playing for the AC Milan while on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy. Happy wife: Victoria Beckha…

Dinosaurs 'killed off by a sudden drop in temperature and NOT by a comet' By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:24 PM on 23rd April 2010 Comments (54) Add to My Stories Dinosaurs were wiped off the face of the Earth by a sudden drop in temperature and not by a comet striking the planet, scientists claimed today. Researchers studying fossils in Norway have discovered that the world's seas plummeted 9C from 13C to just 4C around 137million years ago. They believe this was caused by a sudden change in the Atlantic Gulf Stream - a phenomenon many experts fear is about to happen again. Evidence? This Jurassic ammonite discovered in…

UK is the binge-drink capital of Europe: Statistic shows the failure of 24-hour opening By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:04 AM on 22nd April 2010 Comments (58) Add to My Stories British revellers drink more alcohol than anyone else in Europe, a survey reveals. The disturbing findings expose the massive failure of the introduction of 24-hour drinking five years ago. Ministers predicted new relaxed licensing laws would create a European-style 'cafe culture'. Instead, they turned town centres into no-go areas on Friday and Saturday nights. Enlarge Binge culture: Britons drink the largest quantity of booze at a s…

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So, I have a 5th Generation (i think lol) iPod Nano, and I'm always taking videos with it. When I go to upload a video from the iPod to, like, Youtube, the MB size is usually 60 MB+. :wtf: Now, for some reason I can't open these videos with Windows Movie Maker to edit the video or change the MB size, so is there anything else I could use to make the MB size smaller? It's a pain having to wait 4 hours for a video to upload. :freak:

England branded least patriotic nation in Europe as citizens are too scared to fly the flag By Steve Doughty Last updated at 5:10 PM on 19th April 2010 Comments (89) Add to My Stories The English are the least patriotic people in Europe, a St George's Day poll found today. Their fear of being smeared as racist is greater than their enthusiasm for expressing their love of their country, it found. Only one in ten would happily fly the cross of St George to celebrate their national saint's day. 'Scared': English people said they fear being branded racist if they fly the St George flag Double that number said they thought t…

Town that scrapped 'motorist tax' speed cameras sees no increase in accidents By James Tozer Last updated at 3:53 AM on 24th April 2010 Comments (93) Add to My Stories The first town in Britain to scrap fixed speed cameras has seen no increase in accidents, it was revealed yesterday. But the number of motorists prosecuted for speeding there dropped by more than 40 per cent. Swindon switched off its cameras over claims they were a ' blatant tax on the motorist' which did nothing to improve safety. Out of use: Swindon's speed cameras were deemed a 'blatant tax on motorists' Yesterday, supporters of the move hailed the…

By CHRIS WILLIAMS Associated Press Writer Updated: April 23, 2010, 1:18 pm / Published: April 23, 2010, 12:38 pm A former Minnesota nurse was charged Friday with aiding the suicides of a British man and Canadian woman by allegedly encouraging them to kill themselves in Internet chat rooms. William Melchert-Dinkel, 47, is charged under a rarely used state law that carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a fine of $30,000. Melchert-Dinkel is accused of encouraging the suicides of Mark Drybrough, 32, who hanged himself at his home in Coventry, England, in 2005; and Nadia Kajouji, 18, of Brampton, Ontario, who drowned in 2008 in a river in Ottawa, wh…

Isles of Scilly finally gets first speed gun In a move that does little to dispel the view that they are years behind the rest of Britain, the Isles of Scilly have got their first speed gun. ( 0 ) Related Tags:policedriversspeedofficerlorry Zapped: An officer tries out the new gun in 60mph zone The device has been put to use on the main St Mary’s Island because the other three have no proper roads. The fastest vehicle to be clocked on the island, which has only 14km (9miles) of roads on it, has so far been a moped doing 34mph in a 60mph zone. ‘There is an element that thinks Scilly isn’t in the UK and the laws of the U…

Is this Britain's most accident-prone man? He's had five car crashes, three hit and runs, been struck by a bus and mown down on a crossing By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:27 PM on 23rd April 2010 Comments (15) Add to My Stories A design engineer has been branded Britain's unluckiest man on the roads after a series of accidents that have left him scared to walk out of the front door. John Child, 45, has been in five smashes, three hit and runs, been struck by a bus while cycling and mown down on a zebra crossing. He has had whiplash, severe bruising all over his body and a torn shoulder ligament as well as more than £4,50…

Deadly strain of airborne fungus spreading among healthy people and animals in U.S., scientists warn By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 3:36 PM on 23rd April 2010 Comments (16) Add to My Stories Spreading: Airborne Cryptococcus gattii is now affecting healthy people and animals A deadly strain of fungus is quietly spreading among animals and people in the U.S. and Canada, scientists have warned. The airborne Cryptococcus gattii usually only infects transplant and Aids patients and others with weak immune systems. But researchers have raised concerns as the new strain is genetically different, meaning healthy people are a…

Steve Davis rolls back the years in thriller with defending champion John Higgins By Sportsmail Reporter Last updated at 8:17 AM on 23rd April 2010 Comments (1) Add to My Stories Veteran Steve Davis took the lead in a thrilling Crucible clash with defending world champion John Higgins. The last time Davis won the World Championship, in 1989, the Berlin Wall was still standing and Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister. Under pressure: World Championship rivals Steve Davis and John Higgins But the 'Nugget' rolled back the years to the golden age of snooker in the arena where he was once the supreme player, winning six title…

Millions of computers shut down as faulty anti-virus program causes havoc around the globe By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:33 PM on 22nd April 2010 Comments (146) Add to My Stories Computers in companies, hospitals and schools around the world slowed down or froze after an antivirus program identified a normal Windows file as a threat. While the problem has now been identified, IT technicians are today having to deal with extra workloads to ensure their systems are protected. Antivirus vendor McAfee Inc confirmed that yesterday a software update had caused its antivirus program for corporate customers to target a harmless …

World's first full-face transplant carried out in Spain By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 6:54 PM on 22nd April 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories British experts today welcomed the news that a team in Spain has performed the world's first full face transplant. More than 30 medics carried out the operation at Barcelona's Vall d'Hebron University Hospital on a young man who was injured in an accident five years ago. The patient was unable to breathe, swallow or speak properly before the transplant and was dependent on artificial equipment to breathe and eat. World first: A team at Spain's Barcelona's Vall d'Hebron University …

French outrage over photo of man wiping his bottom on the tricolour flag By Peter Allen Last updated at 2:31 PM on 22nd April 2010 Comments (1) Add to My Stories The French government is demanding the prosecution of a man photographed wiping his bottom on the national flag. The prize-winning image has caused outrage in France despite being praised by judges officiating a competition organised by the Nice branch of media store FNAC. Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie said ‘criminal proceedings should be launched against this unacceptable act'. Sacre bleu! The French government is demanding the prosecution of a man photographed…

Nature's best: The natural environment's greatest ever images brought to together for 'green auction' By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:47 PM on 22nd April 2010 Comments (31) Add to My Stories Dancing polar bears and giant tortoises gathered at dawn in the Galapagos are among the images selected for a collection of the greatest nature photographs of all time. The collection of 40 pictures, many of which will be on sale as part of Christie's first 'Green Auction' in New York to mark Earth Day, stretch across more than 100 years of photography. They include underwater images of water lilies, sea lions, a thresher shark caught in …

Mobile phones 'should not be used by under 12s' says scientist launching 30-year study into health risks By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:31 PM on 22nd April 2010 Comments (6) Add to My Stories Currently the jury is out on whether or not mobile phones are associated with any long term adverse health effects Doubts about the long-term safety of mobile phones have been raised again today at the launch of a major investigation into potential health risks. The Cohort Study on Mobile Communications (Cosmos) will monitor the health of at least 250,000 mobile phone users for 20 to 30 years. At the launch, Lawrie Challis, a p…

Red Bull gave me an ASBO: Energy drink addiction makes me see the red mist, claims 'neighbour from hell' mother By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:44 PM on 20th April 2010 Comments (104) Add to My Stories Energy addiction: Amy O'Donnell claims her mood swings were due to her love of Red Bull A mother labelled a 'neighbour from hell' after being given an Asbo has blamed her vicious and aggressive behaviour on an addiction to energy drink Red Bull. Jobless Amy O'Donnell, 24, was given an anti-social behaviour order after residents reported her for terrorising her neighbourhood in Hull, East Yorks. Her five-year reign of …

Britain's flight ban to be LIFTED tomorrow (but now the battle begins to clear the massive backlog) By Sophie Freeman and Richard Simpson Last updated at 6:49 PM on 19th April 2010 Comments (161) Add to My Stories Scottish airspace to open at 6am, Midlands at 12pm, South at 6pm British Airways to resume some London flights from 7pm Still 150,000 Britons stranded abroad, thousands miss school and work Heathrow ramps up security amid fears of passenger deluge The blanket ban on flying to and from the UK will be lifted as early as 6am tomorrow, airport sources revealed this afternoon. Scottish airspace will reopen first, followed by the…

Gov. Chris Christie accuses N.J. teachers' union of 'using students like drug mules' in school elections By Claire Heininger/Statehouse Bureau April 19, 2010, 4:10PM njea-school-elections-chris-christie.JPGEd Murray/The Star-LedgerProtestors march during a NJEA protest against Gov. Chris Christie's budget cuts in Newark on Saturday. TRENTON -- A day ahead of school budget elections statewide, Gov. Chris Christie today escalated his war of words with the state teachers' union, accusing union representatives of "using the students like drug mules" to carry information about whether their parents planned to vote. Christie cited what he called a "mandatory" homewor…

Is this the rudest GP in Britain? Foul-mouthed doctor 'lost 800 patients in reign of terror that left staff in tears' By James Tozer Last updated at 8:22 PM on 20th April 2010 Add to My Stories Staff 'had to apologise to shocked patients on his behalf' 'Intimidated and belittled colleagues during reign of terror' 'Reduced an eight-year-old girl to tears in his surgery' Allegations: Dr Henry Hart is accused of being abusive to patients and staff A foul-mouthed family doctor who turned his back during consultations and terrorised his staff drove 800 patients away in only four years, it was claimed yesterday. Dr Henry Hart, des…

Mother and daughter banned from Disneyland... because they were dressed as fairy princesses By Andy Dolan Last updated at 5:35 PM on 20th April 2010 Comments (112) Add to My Stories When Natasha Narula treated daughter Drew to a holiday at Disneyland Paris, she thought it would be fun to dress up as princesses for the day. The pharmacy worker bought a 'silly, puffy sleeved' old wedding dress from an Oxfam shop for £20 and kitted eight-year-old Drew out in a white and gold bridesmaid dress which she had kept from a family wedding, teamed with a tiara. But the magic of Disney did not extend to staff at the park's entrance, who told Mis…

Brain training computer games 'do not improve IQ' By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 7:44 PM on 20th April 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Brain training games, like those played on the Nintendo DS or other computers, do not improve IQ, say scientists Popular brain training games that sell in their millions may be fun to play - but they do nothing to improve IQ, a study has found. The computer games are said to 'exercise' the mental muscles and over time improve general thinking and memory. But a study involving more than 11,400 participants across the UK concluded there was 'no evidence' that they can. Although pra…

Making the impossible, possible: Climber scales the Eiger without safety equipment, then jumps off By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 6:09 PM on 20th April 2010 Comments (59) Videos Add to My Stories Whether it is jumping off the world famous Eiger, flying through the air in a wing suit or perilously balancing on a 30-foot long 'slack line' hundreds of feet above a valley floor, American adventurer Dean Potter has it covered. Constantly pushing the boundaries of human endurance, 38-year-old Dean is revered among the extreme sports community and these incredible photographs offer a small glimpse into his ability. Captured by hi…

High-tech speed cameras which use satellites to track motorists on secret trial in Britain By Luke Salkeld Last updated at 5:04 PM on 19th April 2010 Comments (30) Add to My Stories Apart from the occasional misguided instruction, sat-nav has so far proved an extremely popular device with British motorists. But today it emerged that the same technology is being used to develop a new generation of sophisticated speed cameras. Combining number plate recognition technology with global positioning satellite (GPS), the machines will be able to secretly follow a driver's progress over a distance of several miles between camera poin…