Picture Perfect: 10 Tips to Take Better Expedition Photos

" Picture Perfect: 10 Tips to Take Better Expedition Photos This article will appear in a shortened version in the December, 2007, edition of Expedition News. If you're not a subscriber, subscribe now and keep up with all that is happening in the expedition world! It’s...

Deadly Black Widow spider hitches ride to UK in Cadillac imported from US

Working for a firm importing classic American cars, Adam Morrison-Thomas is well-versed in handling exotic arrivals. But not necessarily eight-legged ones that can kill with a single bite. The encounter between the mechanic and the black widow spider began when he opened...

Seagull becomes crisp shoplifter

"A seagull has turned shoplifter by wandering into a shop and helping itself to crisps. The bird walks into the RS McColl newsagents in Aberdeen when the door is open and makes off with cheese Doritos. The seagull, nicknamed Sam, has now become so popular that locals have...

Wallaby 'waiting to cross village road'

"A MOTORIST was caught on the hop when he spotted a wallaby beside a Northamptonshire country road. The man, who asked not to be named, was driving on a road near Maidford, a village close to Towcester, when he saw a pair of eyes. Thinking he had spotted a fox, the driver...

Heart transplant patient OK after 28 yrs

"Doctors marvel that Tony Huesman is still among the living. The suburban Washington Township man has defied the odds, living longer with a single transplanted heart than anyone else. Huesman, 48, had a heart transplant 28 years ago. He recently went to Ohio State University...