EUROPE – German Chancellor Angela Merkel denies she had discussed Romanian camps with French President Nicolas Sarkozy during EU summit in Brussels. – Chechen separatist leader Akhmed Zakayev was arrested in Poland where he was attending a Chechen congress. He had been informed by Polish authorities he faced arrest because of a Russian warrant issued through [...]
Pope’s visit a success
September 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Pope’s visit to Edinburgh has largely been seen as successful by those involved in the event, with crowds throughout the town and few major incidents. Reactions to the tour by members of the public were diverse, but also mainly positive. Among those in the front row as Pope Benedict passed Princes Street was Rose [...]
James Finally Breaks a Record
September 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Colleen Reid Dunfermline oddball James Boyd has made his way into the Guinness Book of World Records after equalling the record for the most After Eight mints eaten in one minute. The record breaking effort comes after an embarrassing attempt on Britain’s Got Talent in 2010 where Boyd failed to equal or beat the [...]
Pakistani politician Imran Farooq murdered in London
September 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Steven Allison An exiled Pakistani politician has been murdered outside his home in North London, leaders of his party have said. Imran Farooq, a senior member of the MQM party who has been in London since 1999, was attacked in Green Lane, Edgware, on Thursday evening. The Metropolitan Police said a 50-year-old man had [...]
Weeding Out Cannabis in Scotland
September 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA) is asking the public to provide anonymous information on houses and flats that they suspect are being used to grow the class B drug. Over the past four years Scotland’s police forces have seized almost £40 million worth of cannabis plants, enough to cover the football pitches [...]
Man Mountain
September 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A JUDGE in Ireland has issued an unusually ‘high’ punishment to a man who abused a policeman in County Donegal. Joseph McElwee, 38, of Aughavennan, Rathmullan was ordered to climb Ireland’s holiest mountain at Milford District Court recently. The court heard that McElwee had hurled a tirade of foul language at two officers outside a [...]
“Jane’s Addiction” release new live DVD
September 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
By Jonathan Bradwell Californian alternative hard rockers “Jane’s Addiction” have released their brand new live DVD, titled “Live Voodoo”. The gig, filmed in New Orleans, which features a full live set from there ‘Halloween’ evening show last year, was released yesterday. The release can also be bought on a Blu-Ray disk. On HMV.com (at the [...]
