Cat nap: How Gulliver the Scottish stowaway travelled 300 miles to Hull in a ...

"A mechanic described his shock after finding a cat had travelled 300 miles from Scotland to Yorkshire in the engine compartment of a coach.The young ginger tom, who has been nicknamed Gulliver because of his...

Sexual heeling

" Howard Mills, 37, was caught on secret cameras set up to find out who had been damaging polystyrene ceiling tiles. Security staff saw him put on a bodice, remove the tiles and lay them on the floor in a...

Naked man impaled himself on pole in Schoolyard

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorGuess my first question would be, Why the hell are you naked outside to begin with in -20 degrees in winter? Certainly smacks of stupidity both in his actions and...

Mills Nabs A Cool $48.6 Mill from McCartney

I don't know if celebrity divorce settlements truly qualify as news, but given the inordinate amount of attention that has been paid to the Mills-McCartney split, I suppose this $48 million dollar figure is intended...

Report: Ex-Beatle agrees to 55-million-pound divorce settlement

"London (ANTARA News/DPA) - Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, 65, and his wife Heather Mills, 40, have finally agreed on a 55-million-pound (108-million-dollar) divorce settlement, according to a newspaper report published Saturday. The two parties had reached a verbal agreement on...

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Heather Mills splashing out £30,000

"Heather Mills is reportedly splashing out 30,000 pounds on a lavish New Years party. The estranged wife former 'Beatles' star Sir Paul McCartney will be welcoming 2008 by watching 15,000 pounds worth of fireworks go...

BigT’s Roundup - Monday Ed. (11-19-07)

15,000+ have died in Bangladesh from a cyclone. This is a huge disaster. What it shows is that there is no way on God’s green earth we can do anything to prevent or even predict something that comes from nature....

E. Coli Scare Leads to Pizza Recall

Food giant General Mills is recalling almost five million frozen pizzas (the brands are Totino's and Jeno's) because the pepperoni might be contaminated with E. Coli. Fortunately, Totonno's, probably the world's best...

10 Biggest Hollywood's Divorce Battles

"Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney likened his bitter divorce battle with Heather Mills to "going through hell" this week. But the songwriter is faring surprisingly well compared to some of his celebrity comrades. We trawled through the archives to countdown the ten most...

But Is It Art: Someone Get the Lights

"The walls are bare, the gallery is empty. But the lights switch on, and within five seconds, back off. Martin Creed's signature work is ready for opening night.The Scottish artist's creation - which goes on display...

A whopping 4,000 bands of hope for missing Madeleine McCann have been snapped...

"A whopping 4,000 bands of hope for missing Madeleine McCann have been snapped up at one newsagent - more than the population of the village in which it stands. The Mercury Mercury News shop in Rothley, where the McCann family lives, has sold more of the distinctive green and...

Carbide plated tools and chipper parts

A carbide wearproof and brazed tool, tip, or part is proven to last 3 to 6 times longer than a steel tool. Carbide tools have a piece of durable carbide brazed to the tip of a steel shank. Most often this process is used on heavy-wear industrial machines like those found...

Residents Displaced When Fire Damages 20 Apartment Units

" May 23, 2007 Utah - Residents of 20 apartment units were displaced Tuesday afternoon by a fire that raged through their building. Eight of the apartments were destroyed and the other units were damaged, but no one was hurt, said Washington Terrace Fire Department deputy...

22 Brands of Dog Biscuits Are Added to Pet Food Recall

"A recall of pet food tainted with melamine, a chemical used to make plastic products, has been widened to include 22 types of dog biscuits, the Food and Drug Administration said yesterday."

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