One dead and 23 injured after gas pipe explosion in California
Posted by Craig Ainscough on Sep 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment
One person has been killed and at least 23 have been injured after a gas pipe exploded in Northern California.
The explosion happened near San Francisco airport and created a huge ball of flames that swept across and engulfed over 50 buildings, officials have said.
Residents of the area admitted they thought the loud bang from the blast was either an earthquake or a plane crashing.
The injured have been transported to...
Gang using text-in football show to talk to jailed ring leaders
Posted by Craig Ainscough on Aug 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Members of the Mafia in Italy are using a football TV show’s text-in service to send coded messages to their jailed ring leaders.
The programme allows fans to text messages into the show, which then run along the bottom of the screen when the show is on air.
Anti-mafia prosecutors are making the claim that members of the gang are using the show to their advantage and sending seemingly innocent messages to their...
Thousands of foreign sex ‘slaves’ working in brothels in Britain
Posted by Darren Christie on Aug 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Police have revealed that up to 12,000 foreign women are being forced into a life of ‘sex slavery’ by criminal gangsters in British brothels.
The figure was revealed in a new report commissioned by the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) – which highlighted, for the first time, the true extent of immigration prostitution and sex trafficking in this country.
Over 2,500 women were said to have...
British kickboxer named as prime suspect in stabbing
Posted by Jonathan Palmer on Aug 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment
A kickboxer from Britain has been named by police forces in Thailand as the prime suspect in a fatal knife attack.
Lee Aldhouse, who is now on the run, is wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of US Marine Dashwan Longfellow. Detectives in Phuket would like to talk to Mr. Aldhouse about the stabbing.
The attack is believed to have taken place following an altercation in a bar on the island.
Local media reports...
Colombian jet plummets to ground after lightning strike
Posted by Jonathan Palmer on Aug 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Following a lightning strike, a Colombian passenger jet has crashed, killing one of the passengers on board and injuring 114, it has been reported.
The flight – which was travelling from Bogota into the Caribbean resort island of San Adres – crashed short of the runway. At the time of the crash, locals had reported lightning and heavy winds.
The only person killed on the Aires airline Boeing 737 was 65-year-old...
Man suffering from ‘cancer’ grows pea plant in his lung
Posted by Jonathan Palmer on Aug 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Ron Svenden, a retired teacher from Massachusetts, USA, had been suffering from shallow breathing for months – so when doctors found a grainy spot on his lung during an X-ray, he had to prepare himself for a diagnosis of cancer.
The 75-year-old was told, however, that he had a pea seed in his lung that had split and sprouted to 12mm. It is believed the warm and moist conditions encouraged growth of the plant.
It...
Australian psychic called in on missing girl case discovers woman’s body instead
Posted by Jonathan Palmer on Aug 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
An Australian psychic called in to help search for missing 6-year-old Keisha Abrahams has discovered the body of a woman instead.
The woman, who was a mother-of-two, was discovered in Sydney’s Nurragingy Reserve wrapped in plastic on Wednesday.
Police confirmed the body was not that of the missing girl, but didn’t rule out asking the psychic for more help. The psychic, for legal and personal reasons, has...
Man arrested for beating wife blames Turkish dance
Posted by Jonathan Palmer on Aug 06, 2010 | Leave a Comment
A Turkish man arrested in New Zealand for beating his wait claims police understand that the couple were taking part in a lively traditional Turkish dance.
The dance, which originated in the 1930s, involves simulated fighting – such as arm throwing, slapping and various wrestling moves.
Then the defendant appeared in court, a judge adjourned the case and ordered police to watch a DVD of dancers performing the ‘kolbasti’...
Musician Wyclef Jean begins Haitian presidential campaign
Posted by Craig Ainscough on Aug 06, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Wyclef Jean, the famous musician, has jetted off to Haiti on a private plane to officially start his presidential campaign – after weeks of talk and speculation about whether he would run for the post or not.
In his first public comment, Jean said: “The United States has Obama, here you’re going to have Wyclef.”
His bid for presidency has won support from several people in Haiti, where people hail...
Russian wheat export ban could push price of a loaf to record high
Posted by Jonathan Palmer on Aug 06, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The price of a loaf of bread in Britain could reach a record-high after Russia brought in a ban on all exports of wheat and other grains.
Brought in by prime minister Vladimir Putin, the move will see 25% of the total world’s wheat exports dry up. Russia is currently suffering from its worst drought in over a century – and has seen much of its harvest destroyed by wildfires.
Although all of Britain’s...
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