Mandela celebrates 90th birthday

"Nelson Mandela, who was instrumental in ending apartheid in South Africa and rose from prisoner to president, is celebrating his 90th birthday. After a series of public appearances around the world over the past few...

Urban farming takes root in Detroit - This might solve the world food price r...

Could growing fresh vegetables help save crumbling inner cities around the world and tackle hunger? Putting in the spade-work at one of the charity's gardens That is the ambitious aim of a charity called Urban Farming, which has...

Rose rage - flowerbed violence grows

A passion for gardening is something that many people have but when that passion turns into an obsession things can go badly wrong."As the green-fingered hordes descend on the lush lawns of Hampton Court flower show...

Consumer inflation in the UK 'could top 4%'

It was announced today that rising food and energy prices could push UK consumer inflation above 4% this year.I have many friends in the UK and they are already feeling the strain on their income - let alone if the...

News Consumer ADD Aside, the American Economic Woes Keep'a Coming

One of the problems with AmericanNews Consumers is that they are affected by some form of AttentionDeficit Disorder - though a story may remain important it is soonforced off the front page by readers/viewers hungry for the nextthing."June 6 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. lost jobs...

Dine-and-dash driver indicted in robbery, assault

Hit and Run Man Indicted"A man accused of seriously injuring two people with his sport-utility vehicle after he ran outon his restaurant bill was indicted yesterday on one count of aggravated robbery and four counts...

Stockport 3-2 Rochdale

Stockport move up, to join the likes of Leeds United."Stockport 3-2 Rochdale Football on the BBC ReportReactionPhotosMatch statsPlayer RaterwhichTab(); ...

More Than 80,000 Dead or Missing in China Earthquake

Over 80,000 people are missing or dead in China, and the final toll might be far worse as disease, the rainy season and aftershocks could still affect millions. At least 3.3 million tents were requested by the...

Record number take UK citizenship

This is all about stats, according to BBC news story, UK has issued recorded number of citizenship last year.Just look at the figures, which say all about the story at a glance."A record 164,635 people were granted British citizenship last year, government figures have...

Search for China earthquake survivors bleak

"BEICHUAN, China (AP) — The search for survivors in the rubble of China's powerful earthquake grew bleak Sunday, with rescuers in some areas no longer listening for trapped victims.There were a few tales of rescues...

Carbon Dioxide Threatening Koalas

The more that carbon dioxide pollutes the air, the more koalas are being threatened.  The rising levels offset the nutrients in eucalyptus plants, making them toxic to koalas."Koalas are threatened by the rising...

Congestion charge has had no effect on reducing London's pollution, finds study

Air quality and pollution have not been reduced in London by the introduction of the city centre congestion charges, a study has found."Researchers found that the introduction of the controversial charging zone in...

U.S. Foreclosure Filings Double in First Quarter, Led by Nevada

More bad news for the US subprime crisis. It may not be a total shock that the number of US home forclosures increased in the first quarter, but the number is truly staggering."U.S. foreclosure filings more thandoubled in the first quarter as payments rose for...

Two British Airways executives 'fired' over the Terminal 5 nightmare

The two directors of British Airways that were responsible for the airline's disastrous opening week at Heathrow's Terminal 5 have been fired for their efforts."They are operations director GarethKirkwood — seen on...

"Hello to you" - first single off Rose Rossi's debut album

Hello to You,” the CD title track, “…is channeled from my own conscience,” ROSE reveals. “It’s about life, spirituality, soulfulness. People forget about all of that in their...

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