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Swine flu call centre worker sacked... after catching swine flu

" A swine flu call centre worker has been sacked from her job - after contracting swine flu. Emily Morgan of Plymouth, Devon, said she was angry at losing her job from a pandemic call centre - after being off...

UPDATED: The Sins of MLB.. ..Why the Nats need a Catcher

Updated: June 19th, 2009 After watching the Nat's take two of three from the Yankees this week at the brand new House that George Built it occurred to me that... ...   And this is no knock on Nat's coach...

Catching the Sarah Palin Fever!

Barack Obama may have won as the new President of the United States but the clear winner in the 2008 US Elections is no doubt, Republican Vice-Presidential candidate- Gov. Sarah Palin! She came out of nowhere,...

The bravest old age pensioner

" A gutsy pensioner foiled a raid on a jewellery shop when he ripped the balaclava off a hoodie wielding a sledgehammer. The elderly man wrestled the robber and unmasked him, shocking the offenders so much that...

London Black cabs suspended after fire

The eight London black cab has burst into flames in three months, prompting more concerns over the safety of the vehicles. Five hundred of the cabs have been taken off the roads this morning in response to the...

Cat faeces kills Grandad

Some people dote on their animals and through that love fail to remember that their dear dog, cat or rabbit could be harbouring a disease or two that could see off their owner.Here it seems that E.coli carried by...

Oil Prices tumble below $143

After continuously increasing for many weeks now fuel prices for the first time prices have fallen down. Stronger dollar is also helping in reducing the crude price. dollar has appreciated against major...

Bronx NY: Sweeper Sucks Up Dog

Who would have thought a leisurely stroll with your dogs would result in one of them getting Pooper Scoopered into an oncoming street sweeper.  Perhaps curbing ones dog to close to the curb isn't such a great...

Parents board flight, forget toddler at airport

In a scene reminescent of the first installment of Macaulay Culkin film "Home Alone", a Filipino family leaves behind the youngest brood in haste to catch a flight at a Canadian airport." A family boarded a flight on Monday in westernmost Canada, and forgot their tot at the...

Dalit minors paraded naked for killing birds

In the deeply entrenched caste system of Indian society, Dalits have lowest place in the social set up. Despite attempts made to bring dalits and other downtrodden caste to mainstream, their condition in...

Clinton Lead Falling in Key Keystone State

Senator Clinton's Lead is Falling in Key Keystone StateApril 8, 2008 - Obama Catching Up With Clinton In Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; She's Losing Ground Even Among WomenIllinois Sen. Barack...

AIDS research in crisis as 'miracle' vaccines actually INCREASE chance of cat...

Scientists in the UK were back to square one last night, as a search for a vaccine to cure AIDS was found to actually increase someone's chaces of becoming infected with the deadly virus. "It is a massive blow to...

Vomiting bug sweeps UK

 What with train travel problems and winter vomiting lots of people here in the uk have still to return to work after the Christmas and New Year break - some people are heeding doctors warning to stay off...

British Columbia: Stoner enters Police Roadblock, Joint dangling from mouth.

Certainly speaks volumes of British Columbia's Drug mentality which seems straight out of a Cheech and Chong Movie, when a stoner, joint hanging between his lips, enters a Police Roadblock.  "Man rolls up to...

No Muslim Accommodation? Stupidity Reigns Supreme!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA Hijab being banned from polling booths at voting time I can agree with, but Airport Security Company to suspending an employee from the workplace who happens to be...

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