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U.S. teenage girl needs surgery for loss of feeling in fingers after sending 4,000 text messages a MONTH By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 3:59 PM on 19th March 2010 Comments (25) Add to My Stories A teenager will have to undergo surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome after sending more than 4,000 text messages a month. Annie Levitz, 16, lost the feeling her hands because she was spending so much time typing messages on her mobile phone. At her worst, she was sending more than 100 texts every day. And the American student - whose school pals have dubbed her 'Carpal Tunnel Girl' – has admitted most of the messages she sent were po…

From The Times March 23, 2010 Tim Henman to return on ‘Golden Oldies’ tour From The Times March 23, 2010 As Ivan Ljubicic revelled in his finest tournament success at the age of 31 here, Tim Henman, who turns 36 in September, revealed last night that he is to return to competitive tennis this year on the “Golden Oldies” tour. The former British No 1, Davis Cup stalwart and six-times grand-slam tournament semi-finalist is dusting off his famed Slazengers to compete in the AEGON Masters that starts in November at the Royal Albert Hall, the first step in what may become a longstanding commitment to the ATP Cha…

Labour's sleaze: Four suspended over lobbying scandal as we reveal ten former Ministers 'on the take' By Jason Groves and Dan Newling Last updated at 3:45 AM on 23rd March 2010 Comments (70) Add to My Stories Three former Labour Cabinet ministers and an MP were suspended from the party last night over the 'cash for lobbying' scandal. They were ex-ministers Stephen Byers, Patricia Hewitt and Geoff Hoon and the disgraced backbencher Margaret Moran. Labour bosses removed the whip from the four after footage of them offering to influence-government policy in return for cash was screened in a television documentary. 'Cab fo…

Classroom discipline crisis caused by 'middle-class parents buying off their children' By Laura Clark Last updated at 5:35 PM on 22nd March 2010 Comments (52) Add to My Stories Middle-class parents are fuelling a classroom discipline crisis by 'buying off' their children with TVs and computers, a teachers' leader warned today. A generation of well-off pupils is failing to abide by school rules and accept the authority of teachers because they are used to being indulged at home, according to Dr Mary Bousted. Her union will next week debate a motion calling on the Government to dock the child benefit of parents who fail to discipli…

Gay couple 'turned away from guesthouse because their sexuality was against owner's convictions' By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:14 AM on 22nd March 2010 Comments (24) Add to My Stories A gay couple claim they were turned away from a bed and breakfast because the owner said it was 'against her convictions' for them to share a bed. Police are investigating after Michael Black, 62, and John Morgan, 56, complained that the owner of the Swiss B&B in Cookham, near Maidenhead in Berkshire, had unlawfully discriminated against them. The couple, from Brampton in Cambridgeshire, arrived at the £75-a-night guest house on Frid…

"Football is a gentlemens's game played by thugs and rugby is a thug's game played by gentlemen". (old saying in UK) I've noticed that there was no thread about this wonderful sport and since we are from all around the world, I suppose I'm not the only fan XD So here the official topic to discuss the latest news, events, tournaments, games, players, and of course the 2011 WWC in New Zeland!! I know it's not the 'easiest' sport to get into so here's some historical and rules facts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_football Now discuss!

Money CAN buy you happiness ... but only if you earn more than your friends By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:48 PM on 22nd March 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Earning more money only makes people happier if they feel richer than their friends, neighbours and colleagues, a study has found. Even bumper banker-style pay packets and the flash lifestyle that goes with them have no effect on people's contentment unless it sets them above their peers, the study found. Researchers at Warwick and Cardiff universities said their findings could explain why rising economic prosperity over the last 40 years has not increased overal…

Lesbian bride spends wedding night in jail after baring breasts at bouncer and attacking him with stiletto By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:59 PM on 22nd March 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories A lesbian bride was arrested at her own wedding reception after baring her breasts at a doorman and then hitting him over the head with her red stiletto shoe. Sharon Hancox, 40, spent her first night of marriage in police cells after the disturbance at the champagne party to celebrate her nuptials with new wife Nicola Hutin. A court heard Hancox had drunk up to eight pints of lager and quaffed champagne after the civil ceremony. …

My terror at being shunted sideways along motorway at 60mph by 'oblivious' tanker driver By James Tozer Last updated at 8:52 AM on 22nd March 2010 Comments (47) Add to My Stories One moment, Rona Williams was driving along the motorway thinking about her forthcoming day at work as a vet. The next, she was being shunted sideways at 60mph, trapped beneath the front bumper of a tanker whose driver did not even notice she was there. Her terrifying ordeal was captured on film by a passenger in another car on the A1(M) near Leeds and has been viewed millions of times since it was posted on YouTube last week. The terrifying…

Crumbs! Call centre worker arrested and sacked after helping himself to colleague's biscuit tin By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:30 PM on 22nd March 2010 Comments (40) Add to My Stories Working the night shift in a call centre, Michael Campbell thought no one would mind if he helped himself to a biscuit tin in the office. However, the £7 Marks & Spencer selection box belonged to colleague Pamela Harrison, who on returning to work the following day realised her shortbreads had been swiped. CCTV footage was duly examined and Campbell, 27, was identified as the culprit. The technical support worker was then arrested. Now…

The ultimate school run: Children ride 40mph ZIP WIRE a quarter of a mile high to get to classes each day By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:19 AM on 22nd March 2010 Add to My Stories More than 1,300ft above the roaring Rio Negro in Colombia, nine-year-old Daisy Mora prepares to throw herself over the abyss. Attaching herself to an old and rusted pulley system she drops over the edge before plummeting at 40mph along a zip wire to the opposite bank half a mile away - a vertigo-inducing journey she has to take every day to get to school. Hair-raising commute: Villagers hook themselves to steel wires and slide half a mile at…

Pete Doherty is held over drug death of heiress Robin Whitehead By Katherine Faulkner Last updated at 6:39 AM on 22nd March 2010 Add to My Stories Arrested: Pete Doherty visited his friend's flat Pete Doherty has been arrested on suspicion of supplying the drugs that killed society heiress Robin Whitehead. Miss Whitehead, 27, had been working on a documentary about the drug-addict singer's decadent lifestyle and his relationship with supermodel Kate Moss. She had become close to him, and was dubbed a 'superfan'. She died of a suspected overdose on January 24. Her body was found by paramedics answering a 999 call at a £180,…

The £80 'wheelie bin urinal' that has an in-built toilet for late night emergencies By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:33 PM on 21st March 2010 Comments (78) Add to My Stories If you ever tempted to remonstrate with a drunken young man relieving himself by the side of the street late one night, be warned - he might just be doing his bit for the environment. New 'wheelie bin urinals' are to be placed around a town which has been deluged by drinkers relieving themselves in the street. The new breed of public toilets will allow men to urinate into a funnel that transfers the liquid into a compartment in the base where it i…

Air pollution in the UK 'killing 50,000 people a year', warn MPs Last updated at 1:39 PM on 21st March 2010 Comments (52) Add to My Stories Britain's filthy air kills 50,000 people a year – more than obesity, passive smoking or traffic accidents, a damning report by MPs has said. Ministers have been rebuked for failing to tackle the lethal problem, risking millions of pounds in fines for failing to meet EU quality standards. MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee warned that climate-change targets were even exacerbating air pollution. Poor air qualithy is linked to respiratory disease, a major killer The Government has enc…

'I am truly sorry': Pope Benedict apologises for decades of child abuse in Irish Catholic Church By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:39 PM on 20th March 2010 Comments (62) Videos Add to My Stories Pope Benedict XVI today addressing Ireland to apologise for chronic Catholic child abuse Pope Benedict today told victims of clerical child abuse in Ireland he was 'truly sorry' for their suffering. In a pastoral letter to be read out at weekend masses across the island, the pontiff admitted some bishops had made grave errors of judgment in dealing with paedophile priests. But he stopped short of directly addressing well-do…

A five-year-old boy took his family's automatic 4x4 on a four-mile "joyride" before crashing it into a wall, it has been disclosed. Traffic officers described the incident as "remarkable" and said the boy and other drivers were lucky to have escaped without serious injury. Several motorists dialled 999 after spotting a Mitsubishi Shogun being driven erratically and slowly by a small boy on roads east of Chichester, West Sussex, just after 7am on Thursday. At around the same time, the boy's father reported to police that his son had driven off in the family vehicle moments beforehand. A short while later the 4x4 hit a wall in Pook Lane, Lavant, and Sussex Polic…

Farmer zapped with 50,000 volt power cable saved by his wellies By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:45 AM on 20th March 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories A farmer who was electrocuted when a 50,000 volt power cable fell on his tractor was saved from near certain death by his wellington boots. Simon Mabin, 24, was ploughing a field on his family's 170 acre farm when the overhead pylon collapsed and landed on the vehicle's roof. Sparks flew through the air and the tyres exploded as more than 50,000 volts were sent coursing through the Case MXM 155 tractor. Tough as boots: Simon Mablin suffered just a headache after…

For goodness' sakes. I know you all use YouTube. I know you do. Yet everytime there is a YouTube thread, it dies! So, feel free, in this thread, to: Promote your creations! Share a funny video! Distribute a video link of some awesome talent! Post about your experiences with YouTube! Share account names and subscribe/become friends! Complain! Have general banter! Other! List of YouTube accounts & their owners: <3coldplay - GuitarShad0w chlllll - chlllll HappyPickle98 - LowXO98 Go forth and discuss!

Now THAT'S what I call a bear hug! Mother takes her fluffy polar cubs outdoors for the very first time By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 11:18 PM on 19th March 2010 Comments (80) Add to My Stories When you've spent the first three months of your life snuggled up to your mother in her den, the Arctic seems a cold and daunting place. So a reassuring cuddle never comes amiss. These heart-warming images of a polar bear's introduction to the outside world were taken on the coast of Alaska. The mother bear spends about three weeks with the cub in the area of her snow hole, allowing it to acclimatise, before leading it out on to the…

It's grim up north: Poll finds Bradford and Wakefield are the least attractive cities for visitors By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 6:04 AM on 19th March 2010 Comments (1) Add to My Stories Bradford has been dubbed 'dangerous, ugly and boring' by travellers, a poll revealed yesterday. The city, named the Unesco City of Film, was found to be the place people least wanted to pay a visit. Fellow West Yorkshire city Wakefield was second, as holidaymakers think it is 'dull and depressing'. 'Ugly and boring': Once more famous for the production of wool, Bradford is now thought of as an unattractive city, despite being named …

Around the world with Phileas Frog: Couple's hilarious photos of Kermit at famous landmarks while travelling the globe By Carol Driver Last updated at 1:14 PM on 19th March 2010 Comments (13) Add to My Stories With more than 50,000 miles under his belt and having visited 14 countries, it really is easy being green for Kermit the Frog. Well, it is for this one after a couple decided to show the green Muppet the world. From the Sydney Opera House and Big Ben to Times Square and the Vatican, Kermit has accompanied Markus and Conny Morgenroth on their global adventures. In London... Kermit pictured in front of Big Ben In…

'I'll read the TV news in the nude': BBC presenter fights for tax relief on her clothes bill By Liz Thomas Last updated at 8:36 AM on 18th March 2010 Comments (353) Add to My Stories As every woman knows, keeping up appearances can be taxing. For those in the public eye, finding the right style can be particularly time-consuming - and expensive. But one BBC presenter is threatening to confront breakfast television viewers with a rather more natural look after being told she can't claim tax relief on the clothes she buys for work. Dressed for success: Newsreader Sian Williams in a red wrap-style dress at the TRIC Awards in L…

A New Jersey Wal-Mart is checking security footage to find out who used the PA system to order "all black people" to leave the Washington Township store. Over a dozen black customers were in the store when a male voice said: "Attention Wal-Mart customers, all black people must leave the store now." Police are treating the incident as a bias crime. A Wal-Mart spokesman said the company is "appalled" by the incident. "Some of our customers are upset at us, and I understand why" he told CNN. It's unclear whether the racist prankster was one of the store's 700 full and part-time employees, as some of the branch's in-store telephones can be accessed by customers, police sa…

Why does this keep happening?

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/03/11/2010-03-11_womans_parrot_taken_house_ransacked_by_bank_of_america_in_foreclosure_mixup.html Just shameful. Actually as an owner of parrots myself I can confidently say the bank was doing her a huge favor on at least one of the counts.