Category Archives: News Around

International news

An Arab country’s ambassador to Dubai has had his marriage contract annulled after discovering the bride was cross-eyed and had facial hair.  The woman had worn an Islamic veil, known as the niqab, on the few occasions the couple had … Continue reading

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Runner beans

I see from the local paper that the Immigration Department have raided one of the town’s eight Indian Restaurants. Officials stormed into the Rim of Fire Restaurant shortly after doughnut time last Thursday.  Three of the staff tried to escape … Continue reading

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Cruising for a bruising

Lancashire man, Mick Tempest, got a surprise when he woke up to find that somebody had stolen the York Stone garden path from his allotment. ‘When I opened the bedroom curtains and looked out I couldn’t believe my eyes,’ he … Continue reading

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Plane sailing

80,000 amateur aviation enthusiasts attended London’s annual Red Bull competition in which crews of gravity-defying hopefuls launched their home made crafts from a ramp above the Serpentine in Hyde Park.  Although most of the madcap machines fail to fly at … Continue reading

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Set back

Firefighters have contained a large fire which ravaged a theme park at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. A King Kong exhibit and a set from Back to the Future were destroyed and parts of a video library damaged.   The … Continue reading

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Age Stimulation Simulation

Healthcare students at Southbank University are trying out an “age simulation suit” to gain an insight into the conditions older people have to cope with. The suit is heavy to simulate weariness, there are ear defenders and special glasses to … Continue reading

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