Twitter hell breaks loose in England

At the end of October I wrote a post here telling how Stephen Fry, England's best know Twitterer was thinking about calling quits his love affair with the service. It all centered around a message on Twitter ... continue

UK’s Brown Would Sell Channel Tunnel To Cut Debt

London (AHN) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown may sell the Channel Tunnel, along with other high-profile government assets, in hopes of cutting in half the national debt. The assets are valued at $25 billon dollars. Brown made the announcement ... continue

Man helps find rapist, donates reward to victim

Lloyd Gardner, 22, contacted police in 2006 to help solve a rape case. The victim was brutally raped and left for dead, naked under a truck with a fractured skull. The woman is still confined to a wheelchair. Gardner, ... continue

Tattoos in all their glory

I’m not big on tattoos but I know a lot of people are and recently in London, England, the fifth London Tattoo Convention was held. Over 200 body artists from different countries took part ... continue

11 Million Britons will need to register before being allowed near kids

Using the argument that if this new vetting and barring scheme being handled by the Independent Safeguarding Authority of the Home Office even saves one child from the hands of a pedophile it is  ... continue

UK park cracks down on body odor

A UK theme park as declared war on a serious problem in sunny and hot England.....body odor. Starting last week, Thorpe Park in Surrey is banning visitors from their rides if they lift their arms, sharing their favorite ... continue

British ex-cop owns a database of 40 million stolen identities

Stolen identities are traded on the web all the time. The information can be as simple as credit card information and email address or in some case complete records. It is this type of ... continue

J.K. Rowling a Potential Pedophile? UK Laws strike again

The British Government has introduced a law that forces all children's book authors who visit schools to register in a national database intended to protect children from pedophiles. The Vetting and Barring Scheme begins October 12, 2009 and ... continue

Airplane delay averted by passenger

Usually when an airplane crew is in need of help the call goes out to see if there is a doctor on board. For the passengers and crew of a Thomas Cook flight from ... continue

Michael Owen to Manchester United?

Michael Owen looks set to join English Premier League powerhouse Manchester United on a free transfer pending a medical test on his chronic knee and ankle injuries. Contract talks between United powerbrokers and the former Liverpool and Real ... continue

Ashes combatants warm up with patchy batting

The Australian cricket team has opened the tour match against the England Lions with three good innings but zero depth in between, while only Alastair Cook can say he did his innings justice in England XI's total ... continue

Some people just don’t have a clue, this includes the Newspaper Licensing Agency

Just as we think that people are beginning to understand how things work on the web along comes idiots like this. It was ridiculous when an organization like the Associated Press (AP) said that ... continue