Last Brit World War I veteran dies

The last British soldier to fight in World War I has died. Harry Patch, raised in Combe Down, near Bath died in his care home in Wales - he was 111. Until last week Patch was one of two vetrens who were still alive until Claude Choules died last week, aged 108....

With fasts and prayers, Hindus across world celebrates Shivratri

Hindu devotees of Lord Shiva are praying on Monday with ritual bath and prayers to celebrate Shivratri. Unmarried women fast on this day to pray for a good husband. It is also believed that the almighty comes...

Lose Your Illusions (Jan 20, 2008)

Mark and Krystyn are joined this week by Tragically Hip frontman and co-applicant Gord Downie for a look back at the Lafarge Alternative Fuels Project case in Bath, ON.  After being denied leave to appeal,...

Lafarge Denied Leave to Appeal

The Ontario Court of Appeal will not hear an appeal from Lafarge Canada Inc about its alternative fuels application, it said in a decision released on November 26th.  The Court’s decision likely means an...

Art pigs raise £200,000

Since mid-October one hundred painted fibreglass pigs have been scattered around the historic city of Bath. They were created by sculptor Alan Dun and each one painted by a different artist including Peter Blake...

Doctor Who star David Tennant to quit BBC hit

David Tennat has won great praise and local celebrity status in the UK for his time playing Doctor Who, a very old and succesful series in the UK in which the main actor constantly changes every few years. Tenant has announced he is leaving the show. Speculation will now...

Britain's world record marrow

"The soggy weather might have cast a dampener on the traditional British summer - but it has ensured vegetables are thriving and breaking new records.This monster vegetable now holds the new world record for the...

Facebook tramp leaves £34,000 in unclaimed pension money

Tramps - real tramps with long beards who look, well look like tramps should look, are often loved and hated in the same measure and become someone to look out for. This tramp had a large facebook following and...

Russians among world's cleanest

Have you ever smelled a Russian? Probably not, according to a piece in today's Pravda. More than a third of Russians take a daily shower or bath, putting them in third spot on a list of the world's cleanliest...

New Robot Printer Can Replicate Itself

British researchers have invented something out of Star Trek: a printer that can print out plastic pieces of itself, that can be assembled into a complete unit...that can then print out pieces of itself. It's a...

Nine Dead After Midwest US Flooding

At least nine people are dead after heavy weekend rainfall caused flooding in Indiana, Wisonsin and Iowa. Streams and rivers were overrun with torrential waters and President Bush declared 29 Indiana counties...

Tormented TV star Mark Speight found hanged in Paddington Station

BBC childrens presenter Mark Speight, who has been missing for six days following the start of an inquest into his fiancee's death, was found last night in a "quiet part" of Paddington station. He had hung...

ABC NEWS: Calculating your Human Footprint.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAfter having watched this show this evening, I was astounded at the waste, but certainly subconciously knew it is most likely true of any North American family.Though I...

Children's TV presenter Mark Speight missing

The British kids' TV host whose fiancee died in January under suspicious circumstances, has disappeared."Police have launched a hunt for children's TV presenter Mark Speight, who has gone missing a week after...

Taste Festivals, From London to Leeds, Bath to Birmingham...2008 Season Start...

It's never too early to start making plans so even though the kick off is some two months away I thought I should take a few minutes to mention the Taste Festivals, 2008 Season.Here is in their own words what the event is about...

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