Clamour grows for BBC to act over Russell Brand radio insults

Some prank phone calls made by BBC presenters Russel Brand and Jonathan Ross have become a major issue in the UK, dominating the 24-hour networks today. When a high-profile guest cancelled on the show, Brand and Ross left him messages on his voicemail on air harassing him,...

Red-haired family forced to move

"A Newcastle family claim they have been forced from two homes by thugs who have targeted them over their ginger hair. Kevin and Barbara Chapman say they and their four children, aged between 10 and 13, have endured years of taunts, smashed windows and violence. They said...

Captain America? Try Captain Insulin.

"Diabetic teen and brother create comic book Updated Sun. May. 27 2007 11:32 AM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- The evil Dr. Diabetes leaps from a hospital window, crashing through the glass, determined...

Official arrested over Saddam hanging video

"Iraqi authorities have arrested an official accused of recording Saddam Hussein's execution on a cellphone, an adviser to the prime minister said Wednesday. The adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki,...

Translation of the verbal exchange at Saddam Hussein's execution

BBC News has posted a translation of the taunting and dialog in the last moments of Saddam Hussein's execution:"[Saddam] Oh God. [Voices] May God's blessings be upon Muhammad and his household. [Voices] And may...

Curfews imposed after Saddam's execution

"BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqis awoke Saturday to television images of a noose being slipped over Saddam Hussein's neck and his white-shrouded body, the pre-dawn work of black-hooded hangmen. They went to bed as new video...

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