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A news blog with items of importance and interest from around the globe. At the end of each news item there is a "Tony's View" giving my own opinion of the article and a chance for you to respond with your thoughts.
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Bad Start To A New Year. GNB Update.
Hi all, I have to apologise for my not posting recently, but I managed to break one of my main typing fingers while shovelling snow last week and just trying to type this up is apparently a major task...
“Fairytale Of New York” Censored.
Source: Telegraph This very famous song by The Pogues has been re-released and could well be in contention for the number one spot over christmas. Radio 1 bosses decided to bleep out the word ‘f...
Van Crashes Into Studio While News Is Live.
Hi all, There is no source as such because I witnessed this myself last night while watching Channel 7 news, I was trying to find out the local weather to let the boys know if there was going to be a ...
Politics Slow Scheme For $100 Laptop.
Sources: BBC News / laptopgiving.org The so-called $100 laptop scheme for developing countries is under way but it’s selling process is slow due to politicians and governments dragging their fee...
Man Gets Warning Letter For Farting Too Much.
Source: BBC News Letter content: “After several complaints regarding your continual breaking of wind (farting) while in the club, would you please consider that your actions are considered disgu...
$7.3Million For Oldest Rolls Royce Car.
Source: BBC News / TV The highest price ever paid for a car built before 1905, full story can be read here: “Oldest Rolls sells for record sum“. After Charles Rolls and Henry Royce started...
3 Month Old Puppy Loses His Head.
Source: BBC News 3 month old Ted, the Labrador puppy got a little too nosey while playing in a back garden wednesday afternoon. A specialist animal rescue team had to be bought in when Ted got his he...
Largest Carry-Out Of Drink This Christmas.
Source: BBC News 36,000 pints of beer was stolen by a man who drove a truck into the brewery yard at Gardai, Dublin and drove out with a trailer of 400 kegs of beer including 180 Guinness kegs, 180 B...
UK Teacher Arrested For “Muhammad” Teddy.
Source:BBC News. A Schoolteacher from Liverpool has been arrested in Sudan for allowing her pupils to name a teddy bear “Muhammad”. Her punishment could be a fine, 40 lashes or even up to...
Bionic Cat Called ‘Baby’.
Baby, the cat from South London who survived 2 falls from a height of 21ft has been dubbed ‘bionic’. Baby has had to have metal plates fitted in all four legs. Baby’s x-ray shows th...
Minke Whale Found Dead In Amazon.
A Minke whale that is believed to have become lost in the Amazon’s many tributaries after leaving the Atlantic more than 1,000 miles away has been found dead. There were several rescue attempts ...
$5,000 Reward Claimed For Dog’s Return.
A family from Wicker Park had their home burgled last week and the thieves took their treasured dog Moo Moo as well as many other possessions. The family offered a $5,000 reward for the return of the ...