Blackberry picking is a dying art

One of the problems for environmentalists is getting kids at an early age to engage with nature. Many city children know very little about nature or plants as was revealed earlier in the year when a survey of...

Hunt for man after sex attack on girl in Wales

Police in Wales are searching for an older man in Wales who is suspected of sexually assaulting a 17 year old girl in Swansea. "A SERIOUS sexual assault against a 17-year-old girl in Swansea was yesterday being investigated by South Wales Police. Police issued a description...

Good bye Team GB ?

The dust is settling on the sporting glories of the rather irritatingly entitled British Olympic sports team - 'Team GB' and politicians and celebrities have jumped on board the few moments of fleeting fame to be had on the return of the successful sports men and women to...

DVLA staff strike over 'pay gap' in UK

A one day strike is being held today across the UK by Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency employees (The UK equivalent of the US's DMV) over a dispute involving a pay gap. Union leaders say that the DVLA workers receive much lower pay than other Department for Transport...

GCSE results: One in five achieve top grades

Hundreds of thousands of UK students received their GCSE results this morning. For those who worked very hard revising they have been rewarded with a pass. Well done..."A sharp increase in top grades at GCSE was...

BAE in £2bn MoD ammunition deal

"BAE Systems has signed a 15-year deal with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply the UK armed forces with small arms and medium-calibre ammunition. It also includes mortar bombs, tank, artillery and naval gun shells, but not weapons such as guided missiles. The contract...

UK jobless to clear litter for welfare

UK government officials are proposing that benefit claimants be put to work. Under the new initiative, claimants would owe four weeks community service after a year of unemployment, and would have to work...

Mayor wants Python film ban ended

"Mayor wants Python film ban ended ...

The Badger Menace

"Winston Churchill called the battlefields of England ‘the punctuation marks of history’, places where the nation’s future sometimes turned over the course of a few bloody hours.The battles of Hastings...

Anti-pope activists given legal right to 'annoy' Catholic pilgrims

Anti-papal activists in Australia have won permission to annoy Catholic pilgrims at the World Youth Day celebrations in Sydney after a court upheld their right to hand out condoms and coat hangers. "The decision, by the Federal Court, strikes down a law introduced by the...

Activists win right to promote condoms to Catholics at World Youth Day

Activitists in Australia have won the right to distribute condoms at the world youth day in Sydney marking the pope's visit, blocking an order that had attempted to stop them from doing so by barring people from "annoying" the pilgrims."Young Catholics attending World Youth...

Texan Steals Prince of Wales

American uber trainer, Todd Pletcher was poised Sunday afternoon to runaway with the second jewel of the Canadian Horse Racing Triple-Crown and I for one couldn’t bare to watch. It’s not that I’m...

Police say UFO was just the Moon

"Police say UFO was just the Moon ...

Gang culture has replaced family life among teens, warns police chief

Gang culture replacing family life is perhaps not the reality for most areas but in our most deprived areas there are worrying signs that emotional and cultural sustenance is being found through a gang ...

Celebrity twins chalk up a quarter century

The world's oldest equine twins, Bill and Ben, have chalked up another milestone, reaching 25 at their seaside retreat in Wales, where they continue to keep staff on their toes. Bill and Ben are not only the...

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