Mike Perham, 17, Becomes Youngest to Sail Solo Around the World

Mike Perham, only 17-years-old, becomes the youngest person ever today to sail solo around the world with assistance, and it only took him nine months. Mike is from Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, England, and...

Sree Dasari, Big Brother Contestant, Slits Wrists

Sree Dasari, a contestant from Big Brother who was kicked off earlier this month, was rushed to the hospital after he slit his wrists. Dasari, a student at University of Hertfordshire, was booed when he left Big Brother after being voted off by an 85% majority. The 25...

THE BRITISH ARISTOCRAT AND HIS NEST OF SECRET LOVERS EXPOSED

THE TOMLIN-HOBART STORY... SONS OF SOLDIERS: People often compare researching a family history to solving a crime and the process of investigation is much the same but arguably more profound. In the same...

How to Cure Insomnia without Drugs by David Marshall

The cure for insomnia and sleeping problems generally starts in understanding the cause of the issue and not in trying to resolve the symptoms. Like all stress related issues, insomnia is a result of stress within a person and so only by accepting and understanding this can...

Flights diverted as snow storms hit Britain

Snow has come bizarely early in the UK this year, with the Southwest of the country getting snowfall yesterday. The Southwest of England usually doesn't see much snow at all for the entire winter."Luton Airport was forced to divert a number of its flights on Tuesday evening ...

Bluetongue Disease hits UK

Under DevelopmentDon't Panic...Bluetongue or catarrhal fever is a non-contagious, insect-borne viral disease of ruminants, and no known cases have been reported in Humans. (Sans Blue Man Group) Yet......" Two new...

SPCA and Hindus Butting Heads Over a Cow

"Two organizations that revere the lives of animals are about to butt heads in the United Kingdom, as a Hindu temple files suit against the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) for killing the temple's sacred cow. The lawsuit claims that the RSPCA...

Hindus protest at cow’s slaughter

"HORSHAM About two hundred Hindus protested peacefully outside the RSPCA’s headquarters over the slaughter of a sick sacred cow at their temple while they were at worship. The RSPCA was accused of secretly...

Fire At Hemel Hempstead

Fire at Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire only one mile from the site of the massive Buncfieild fire of two years ago. Dozens of firefighters are at the scene in Maylands Industrial estate Hemel Hempstead....

Why are our kids killing each other?

The following list of teenagers murdered this year in Britain that we are aware of. There will be many more who have just disappeared and many older people killed by teenagers and not shown in these...

Stiff Sentence For Viagra Scam Ringleader

The ringleader of a multi-million pound Viagra scam has been sentenced to four and a half years in jail." A man from Elstree has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after being named as a ringleader of a multi-million pound impotence drug scam. Ashish Halai, 33, of...

UK Stores Shut In Security Scare

"A criminal investigation has been launched by police into threats against Tesco. At least 14 of the firm's supermarkets across the UK were closed in the security scare.There are reports at least some were shut...

Friends use Facebook to try to find missing woman

FACEBOOK UPDATE: Track this story, and others you're interested in, using NowPublic's new Facebook app.Friends of a woman who went missing on Wednesday night in Hertfordshire, UK, have set up a Facebook group to...

Ombudsman Plan for East Assembly

"The East of England Regional Assembly (EERA) is set to appoint an independent ombudsman to deal with any serious complaints about its work. EERA, which includes members of councils across Beds, Cambs, Essex, Herts, Norfolk and Suffolk, wants to improve its complaints...

City Children Think Cows Lay Eggs

''Food being the most important item to human life as well as water, it surprised me to learn how uneducated children were in this subject. Schools should be providing this topic from an early age. Food could...

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