Archive for October, 2007

Teenager jailed for shooting sister 

A teenager who accidentally shot dead his sister while “messing around”
with his mother’s illegal handgun was today jailed for two years.

Heather breaks down as she attacks critics 

Heather Mills McCartney accused a “certain corner” today of
feeding spin to the media to smear her.

Government wins terror control case 

The Government’s controversial control order regime restricting the
day-to-day activities of terror suspects was given legal clearance by the
Law Lords today - but was watered down.

iPod Classic: The day the music died 

It should all be so easy. You’ve just bought a shiny new iPod Classic for £159. It may not have the fancy functions of the iPod Touch, but you’re thrilled to have a new, better-than-ever music player, with more storage space, better battery life and a sleeker case. So you take your new gadget home, plug it into the computer to charge the battery ? and that should be all it takes to bring your new iPod to life.

Dog gone: Mourning a pet 


‘Direct link’ between cancer and obesity 

Being overweight and drinking too much alcohol increase an individual’s risk
of getting cancer, according to a major report being released later today.

The Big Question: Are drug treatment programmes a waste of taxpayers’ money? 

Why are we asking this now?