Website Lets Users Wager on News Stories

I don't really know what to make of this. Exactly what is compelling about betting on the outcome of news stories? HubDub seems to think it's virtual dollars + bragging rights.So, there was a car crash on Highway...

Anastasia's remains 'found in Russia'

"One of the 20th century’s most abiding mysteries could soon be solved when British scientists carry out DNA tests on recently discovered bone fragments said to belong to the two missing children of Tsar Nicholas II.Russian forensic experts have been examining the remains,...

"Pac-Man" molecule munches uranium

Researchers have designed a molecule that can "eat" and then "trick" uranium into behaving like a lighter molecule. The molecule, which is a "Pac-Man lookalike" could open the door for future developments in nuclear waste management or novel uses of...

New rules for hand luggage at British airports

"New rules for hand luggage come into force at some British airports today. Two carry-on bags per passenger will be allowed at airports which comply with extra security checks. The number of items of hand luggage which could be brought through airports in Britain had been...

Efforts to avert strike at British airports

"The British Airports Authority is to meet union leaders in talks aimed at averting January strikes at some of Britain's busiest airports. A BAA spokeswoman said the talks will take place at an undisclosed location after negotiations last week failed to solve the dispute. The...

Mary Queen of Scots movie lost due to Hollywood strike.

SCARLETT Johansson was to follow in a long list of stars who have tried to capture the essence of the doomed royal on screen. But due to the writer's dispute the film [due to be filmed in the summer 2008] will now...

Flatulent cow keeps regular time

Edinburgh is known for its Parliament, its great university and now its very own mechanical cow's backside that breaks wind, keeping punctual time. "The bovine backside has been attached to the side of the...

Map your Fine Food Buying in the UK with Guardian's Food Directory

Moving to the UK, already living there or planning a visit you might want to get a clue about the places big and small and in between where your basic food supplies and fantaisies might be satisfied.  The Guardian released November 3rd its Food Directory. This is the...

Garage Sued over Playing a Radio

I don't know which is sillier: that the Performing Rights Society is claiming that music played in a car repair shop is a "public performance", or that the judge didn't throw this case out the window."The PRS claimed that Kwik-Fit mechanics routinely use personal radios while...

Aussie Videos Contains Clue To Princess Dinna's Death

"As the inquest into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, and her boyfriend, Dodi Al Fayed, began in London yesterday, it emerged that a holiday video shot by two Australian tourists 10 years ago will be used as evidence. In his opening statements at the Royal Courts of...

Diana and Dodi inquest starts

"PRINCESS Diana’s inquest opened today — a moment her sons William and Harry have dreaded for years. Mohamed Al Fayed said today that he was “hoping for justice” claiming that his son and Diana had been...

Airports get hi-tech X-ray machines

"A new X-ray screening machine that can automatically detect explosives and liquids in passengers' hand luggage is to be introduced at the UK's main airports, it has been announced. In a 10-year deal worth at least £20 million, BAA is replacing all existing X-ray screening...

'Good Samaritan' raped by convict

"A rapist freed early from prison has been jailed for seven years for raping a woman who went to his aid. Alan Mullen, 45, from Irvine, North Ayrshire, pleaded guilty to raping the 36-year-old woman at his flat. At the time of the attack, on 5 April, he was out of prison on...

Fury Over Govan Taliban On Benefits

"FAMILIES of soldiers killed in Afghanistan are furious that a former Taliban fighter is seeking asylum in Scotland. The Record revealed yesterday how ex-jihad front-liner Muhammad Hanif Hanifi has settled in Glasgow and wants to stay here. Bobby Wright, of Edinburgh - whose...

Internet Marketing Journal UK

"As a Scot I may show a slight bias here but it would appear that many of the UKs best SEO companies, and SEO experts are in Scotland. We have a large number of large companies based in Glasgow and Edinburgh with a large number of smaller ones in around the country."

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