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Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning jailed for paedophilia claims innocence

With the recent allegations that Sir Jimmy Savile sexually abused vulnerable teenage girls, it reminds me of another BBC DJ  Chris Denning, the 71-year-old who was one of the first BBC Radio One DJs when it...

Obesity police strike again

By all measures the UK is in the grip of a growing problem of obesity. This has prompted the Government to initiate many programmes to tackle obesity and especially obesity in children and young people. 5-year-old...

Garlic Town - Poole Holds It's Nose!

Ryveta is a popular crispbread in the UK but a new flavoured version has caused a stink in the upmarket holiday resort of Poole. Residents say that the whole town smells of garlic when the crispbread is in...

Canadian Grand Prix Is Officially Gone For 2009

It's sad but true ... in much the same type of problem that plagues F1 venues around the world, F1's monetary demands outstrip the budgets that can support the event. This was one of the main reasons that the Long...

Keeping Hope Alive: FilAm’s Song To Showcase in Upcoming film

" by Joseph Pimentel/AJPress LOS ANGELES – Is it serendipity or mere coincidence? When Director Mark Pellington met FilAm singer/ songwriter Ron Irizarry for the first time earlier this week he noticed a tattoo on Irizarry’s arm that read “La Esperanza Muera...

Abu Ghraib inmates sue contractors, claim torture

Should the cases be heard in the courts it could expose even more details of the abuses at Abu Ghraib. The plaintiff's lawyers keep the door open for more CACI workers being sued and more former prisoners adding...

Collapse of balcony in East Vancouver sparks safety concerns

" VANCOUVER (CBC) - The City of Vancouver has ordered an East Vancouver property owner to submit a full engineering report following the collapse of a balcony early Sunday morning. A rotten, collapsed balcony was still seen on the E. 5th Avenue building on Monday evening,...

The top 200 most expensive streets in Britain

If you didn't already know that you have to be wealthy to buy in central London, you will now. You can find less expensive streets in London but here is the list of the most expensive. The M25 corridor also proves to be popular with Oxford also making a showing . Click source...

Firefighter Returning From Call Injured In Wreck

" March 28, 2007 North Carolina - When a fire call goes out, Derek Poole responds. He is so dedicated to fighting fires he joined two volunteer departments Catawba and West Iredell. Most nights he can be found at Catawba or West Iredell, watching television, hanging out with...

Greenspan Warns Again of US Recession

Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan talks about the dreaded R-word again - Recession. He told Bloomberg News there is a "one-third probability" the US could fall into recession this year. He also noted the maturity...

What Lies Ahead For the Currency Markets

Last week has been a rough week for the US dollar, particularly against the Japanese Yen and the Swiss Franc as carry traders close out their carry positions. Will the USD continue its slide against these currencies this coming week? I'm eager and curious to find out what is...

Fire Hits Flooring Business

" February 25, 2007 North Carolina - Fire crews from Garner and Raleigh are looking into what sparked a blaze at a flooring business Friday night. Raleigh Fire Department Division Chief James Poole said a call came in shortly after 8 p.m. about a fire at Virginia Hardwood...

Renowned jazz singer Anita O'Day dies

"LOS ANGELES - Anita O'Day, whose sassy renditions of "Honeysuckle Rose," "Sweet Georgia Brown" and other song standards that made her one of the most respected jazz vocalists of the 1940s and '50s, has died. She...

Miss cleared in child sex case

"A MARRIED female teacher who was filmed performing a sex act on a 15-year-old pupil was cleared today of sexual activity with a child. Rebecca Poole, 26, had admitted giving the boy oral sex in a drama studio at the school where she taught, but said she did so under duress."

Important news to move the market today

San Francisco Fed President Yellen made dovish comments that the economic data point to a noticeable slowdown in the economy. She thinks that inflation may decline faster than expected and says that keeping monetary policy steady for a while is a sensible approach (that means...

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