Yawning may keep us 'on the ball'

"Yawning may appear the height of rudeness, but in fact your body is desperately trying to keep you awake, according to research from the US. Psychologists who studied 44 students concluded that yawning sent cooler...

Opera Singer Is TV Talent Winner

"Opera-singing phone salesman Paul Potts has won the final of TV variety show Britain's Got Talent. Potts, from Port Talbot, south Wales, beat six-year-old singer Connie Talbot, from Sutton Coldfield, who had wowed the judges, who included Simon Cowell. The winner of the ITV1...

Heavy Rain Knocks Out Aberdeen Highland Games.

"Thousands of people were left disappointed when the Aberdeen Highland Games were cancelled at the last minute. Heavy rain on Saturday forced city council bosses to axe yesterday's event. But dozens of people still turned up at the Hazlehead Park games field - including...

Preparing For Proms In The Park

Quiet how they pulled this one off is amazing. The countries top Royal Philharmonic Orchestra playing at a Northamptonshire Village park?"NOT since the BBC's Vicar of Dibley secured Kylie Minogue to open a village fete has there been such a coup for a parish...

Better Or Worse?

Tony Blair has dramatically changed the face of the United Kingdom. The good, the bad, and the major changes to laws and fines, Labour has introduced 3,000 new criminal offenses.These are just a speck of the changes...

House Prices And People’s Incomes

Its almost like a devaluation of the pound. A few years ago 3 times your average earnings would amount to the property price. In London you will now be looking at 10 times average earnings for a one bedroom flat in...

TV Summer Solstice Garden Gig Competition

An interesting request to come and play at your event and be recorded by a television crew is put out by singer-song writer Indiana Gregg. Indiana ask, is there any stuff happening in London during the summer...

Teenage Pair Fix Girls Aloud Show

"Two teenagers who started organising rock concerts in their spare time after school have now booked Girls Aloud, one of pop's biggest attractions. Alex Darlington and Aaron Kirkhouse, both 19, hope to attract more...

30 Rescued As Floods Strike Belfast City

"More than 30 people have been rescued after torrential rain caused widespread flooding throughout Northern Ireland. The Fire and Rescue Service responded to almost 400 emergency calls in a short period as homes and...

Loch Ness in World Heritage Bid

Scotland's most beautiful and deepest loch which is already a household name, now aims for the highest award."World Heritage status is being sought from the United Nations for Loch Ness and the Great...

Glasgow 2020 Envisaged By Think-Tank

The Glaswegian view of the future looks pretty grim. After questioning over 5000 residents on what they thought life in 2020 would be like. I hope they are wrong for all our sakes. "TEENAGE mothers are sterilised....

London Underground To Install Cool Air Systems

With the 2012 Olympics in their sights London underground are installing cool air systems run from ice."Hot, stuffy Tube trains will carry blocks of ice to cool down overheated commuters, under plans unveiled...

Rally Against Cornwall Fire Service Cuts

Up to 35 firefighters may loose their jobs and emergency cover to be manned from firefighters homes. In this trial for Cornwall we see the government testing out new ideas which may or may not prove successful. "Hundreds of people have marched through a town in protest...

Open Garden Squares a Great Escape

Open Squares weekend is a chance for the public to view the impressive garden squares, normally kept locked to the public. One category-B square in particular is never open... "At HMP Wandsworth, the largest prison...

Morgan Makes Promise to 'listen'

"Rhodri Morgan said he would listen to the people of Wales as he was nominated as the Welsh assembly's first minister. Mr Morgan, who will lead a minority Labour government, said: "I am not the boss - the people are...

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