Taliban undecided to release two sick hostages

As usual it has been reported that the Taliban are all talk and no action when it comes to negotiations. To date two Korean Women have not been released as previously reported. Time will tell if they are released...

TV newsreader battles on while covertly being sick

"Television hasn't had a particularly heroic time recently, but a regional news presenter has just done his best to put that right. In the spirit of the boy who stayed at his post on the burning deck, anchorman Kenny Toal stuck with reading his bulletin while covertly being...

The sick bogus water officials who are preying on flood victims

"Criminals are taking advantage of the recent flooding to pose as bogus water officials. A number of Thames Water customers have reported suspicious callers claiming to be from the water company visiting their homes and trying to gain access. None of the residents visited...

Belzec or Auschwitz - Communist China Had Them Too

"A hysteria of sorts has been generated by reports that some of China's products lack quality control. Some cat food has been tainted. A few cell phone batteries have blown up. Cough syrup contained stuff that makes you sick. And so on. In response, the Chinese government...

Pogues Guitarist Diagnosed With Throat Cancer

In a message posted on the Pogues website it was revealed that guitarist Philip Chevron has been diagnosed with "locally advanced" throat cancer. Chevron, who wrote many songs for the band including 'Thousands...

Staff mental illness 'increasing'

"Mental illness is now the second largest reason for UK workers taking time off, a report suggests. A study by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development found an increasing amount of sickness leave is...

Morrissey Postpones Show Due To Illness...Again

He isn't...he is...he isn't...and now once again he is, Morrissey has yet again been forced to postpone a show due to a throat infection. The former Smiths' man had previously cancelled a string of shows,...

Don't Put your Money where your Mouth is.

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor It has been said the influenza Viruses can survive 17 days on your money, then perhaps a cashless society is the way to go. But then ATM's as well as touch screens...

Gun-toting aliens 1; God 0

Manchester Cathedral has begun a campaign against Sony after what appears to be the photo-realistic interiors and exteriors of their church have shown up in a video game. In the Playstation 3 game, called...

Impossumble Rescue, Baby Possum Saved

Possum Rescued After Mother Killed by Car. This baby possum was one of the lucky ones. "After his mother was hit and killed by a car in the outer suburbs of Sydney, Australia, the tiny possum was rescued by Sydney...

People Sick After Spray Incident

"Four people including a pregnant woman were taken to hospital after a substance was sprayed at a city shop. A woman went into the O2 shop on Clumber Street in Nottingham and sprayed the substance at about 1020 BST, police said. Two men and two women were taken to the Queen's...

It's Just Sick: Moore's Film Rocks Cannes

Documentarian Michael Moore's latest film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival today to an enthusiastic welcome. Sicko takes on what Moore claims is a stilted and unjust system of privatized healthcare, in which...

Rosie O'Donnell Leaving "The View"

Rosie O'Donnell has announced that she will be leaving "The View", following a series of high-profile embarrassments and public arguments. "Rosie O'Donnell's stormy tenure on "The View" will be a short one....

Frozen Ground Beef Patties Recalled As Five Kids Sick With E. Coli

"After five children in Napa County (USA) became infected with E. coli after eating hamburgers at Little League baseball snack shacks, authorities have recalled approximately 100,000 pounds of frozen ground beef patties in five states. The patties were produced in April-May...

Knut's sick!

The Berlin zoo's superstar polar bear cold has an infection and visiting hours have been cut short. The vets have put him on antibiotics, though, and he's expected to recover in no time at all."Born at the zoo...

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