Football manager shot dead - in UK

" A masked man lay in wait for a footballer to arrive at a training session before gunning him down in front of his horrified team-mates, police said today. The gunman, wearing a mask and ski-goggles, hid in the...

Dead baby thrown out with the trash

A recycling plant in Fengate, UK came across a gruesome discovery yesterday, finding a dead newborn baby coming down the trash-sorting conveyor belt. The baby has not yet been identified, so far they can't even tell if it's a boy or a girl."A newborn baby girl's body was...

Boy who plunged from seventh floor flat was caught up in drugs turf war

"A boy of 16 who plunged 60ft to his death from a tower block while fleeing a knife-wielding gang was caught up in a drugs turf war and was not the intended target, it was claimed today. Friends said Ahmed Benyermak was being chased by a gang of violent hoodies because the...

Law-abiding mum told she's a junkie

"A mother mistakenly branded a ­violent junkie must have her fingerprints checked against every unsolved crime in Britain to clear her name. Amanda Hodgson had a routine crim­inal record check for a job looking after youngsters during breaktimes at her children's school....

Politics: Junior "Depends" on Seniors POV !

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorDuring an exchange in the House of Commons, an Elder "Grandmother" Member of Parliament referred to a 28 year old "New " Member of Parliament (MP) as "Junior", what is...

Devastating News for NZ Sheep Farmers

" Sheep and beef farmers around the country will be devastated to hear that their hopes of industry consolidation have been shredded by PPCS. Meat Industry Action Group Chairman Keith Milne said he was horrified that the Mega Merger was not going to go ahead and he said that...

Kibaki and Odinga meet for first time in Kenya crisis

"Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki met opposition leader Raila Odinga on Thursday for the first time since a disputed election triggered weeks of bloodshed, a major breakthrough brokered by former U.N. boss Kofi Annan. The two leaders had not talked since the December 27 polls...

Kate Moss sex tape!

Listen, I'm not one to judge, but if you play with fire you could get burned. And when I say "fire" I mean "videocamera," and when I say "burned" I mean "burned by Pete Doherty." "The Babyshambles frontman is...

Offensive Golly Dolls 'Snapped Up'

" Golly dolls - the black and white toys which many believe have offensive racist connotations - are being snapped up in Northen Ireland shops. A Belfast woman said she was "horrified" to find them in a local...

Not Dead, Just Undead: Halloweener spooks train passengers

There's drunk, and then there's dead drunk: passengers on a train in Germany called police when an unconscious man covered in "blood" on their ride appeared to be the victim of a violent crime. Fearing he might be...

A bridge too far?

"A NEW pedestrian footbridge has been described as an absolute abomination by horrified  Snitterton Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, England residents. The bridge is part of the  Sainsbury's development...

Why You Must Not Buy A Home

"Fear stampeded a lot of people into buying a home during the recent real estate boom. Now we're seeing the even more fearsome fallout. People who were terrified about being priced out of the real estate market are now horrified by their ever-rising mortgage payments. People...

Mass Graves Unearthed in Colombia

Once again, the earth spits up proof of conflicts that most of us never hear about. Columbia has been involved in a complicated civil war (are any of them simple?) between the existing government and right- and left-wing rebel groups. As peace deals begin to emerge, stories...

Firefighter Dies After Setting Himself Alight

"An off-duty firefighter has died after dousing himself in petrol and setting his clothes alight in front of horrified colleagues. An investigation has been launched into the tragedy, which happened at North-allerton fire station, North Yorkshire. The man, who has yet to be...

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