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Mother claimed benefit for fake children
Seeded on Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:14 AM EST (Telegraph)
A mother who claimed £46,000 in benefits by pretending she had seven extra children was jailed for 10 months yesterday. Victoria Young, 25, had one child but dreamt up seven more - claiming to have given birth to all of them in just 18 months - so that she could claim child tax …
Second self-help book by Libby Rees, 12
Seeded on Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:59 AM EST (Telegraph)
She wrote her first self-help book at the age of nine. Now, at the grand old age of 12, Libby Rees has completed her second.
Picture-sorting dogs show human-like thought
Seeded on Thu Dec 6, 2007 12:26 PM EST (New Scientist)
Next time you sort through your holiday photos, maybe your dog could lend a hand.
Book bound in priest's skin for sale
Seeded on Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:12 PM EST (Telegraph)
A macabre 17th century book about the execution of Gunpowder Plot conspirator Father Henry Garnet believed to be bound in the priest's own skin will go under the hammer this Sunday.
Grandmother saved by daughter's poo
Seeded on Mon Nov 26, 2007 4:30 PM EST (Telegraph)
It must be one of the most stomach-churning medical treatments ever devised.
Innocents fear DNA database errors
Seeded on Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:01 AM EST (Telegraph)
Thousands of people could be accused of a crime they did not commit as a result of errors in records on the national DNA database, it emerged last night. Over 100 possible inaccuracies in the DNA database have been found
Irish courts take tough line on data protection
Seeded on Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:52 AM EST (The Register (UK))
The Irish legal system has deployed the ultimate weapon in the war against inadvertent loss of confidential data - a foolproof system of outside contractors coupled to shredders which ensures that no potentially sensitive information is ever read by anyone.
Scottish tart proves festive hit
Seeded on Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:47 AM EST (BBC News)
A traditional tart from Scotland is proving a Christmas culinary rival for the mince pie. More than 50,000 Ecclefechan Tarts - named after a small town in Dumfries and Galloway - have been sold in the past month alone.
Briton arrested in Sudan over teddy named Mohammed
Seeded on Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:41 AM EST (Telegraph)
A British teacher has been arrested in Sudan for allowing her seven-year-old students to name a teddy bear Mohammed, the British Embassy said. Gillian Gibbons was detained yesterday on suspicion of insulting the Prophet Mohammed.
Row over Buddhist prayer boycott
Seeded on Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:39 PM EST (BBC News)
The conduct of councillors who opted not to take part in a Buddhist prayer before a meeting is to be reported to the Standards Commission for Scotland.
Britain awaits the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra
Seeded on Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:27 AM EST (Telegraph)
They give the phrase 'playing with your food' a whole new meaning - and now the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra is coming to Britain.
Eurostar cancels 29 Feb 2008
Seeded on Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:43 AM EST (The Register (UK))
The unmarried gals among you who were thinking of availing yourselves of the 2008 leap year by booking a romantic train excursion over the Channel with the other half, and popping the question on the one day which, as tradition dictates, you're allowed to get down on one knee and …
Filling out forms is counted as frontline policing
Seeded on Sun Nov 11, 2007 1:37 PM EST (Telegraph)
Time that police officers spend filling out forms is counted as "frontline policing" in statistics, the Home Office has admitted.
Six-month hangover for 60-pint Scotsman
Seeded on Fri Nov 9, 2007 8:28 AM EST (The Register (UK))
A 30-year-old Glaswegian has suffered what may go down in history as the greatest hangover west of the Mississippi - a six-month headache induced by sinking 60 pints over four days.
Mother sent stripper to school as treat
Seeded on Thu Nov 8, 2007 10:49 AM EST (Telegraph)
A schoolboy had a 16th birthday to remember after a stripper ordered by his mother turned up at his drama class.
Study finds some overweight people live longer
Seeded on Thu Nov 8, 2007 10:05 AM EST (Telegraph)
Being a little overweight may actually protect people against dying prematurely from a range of diseases, researchers have discovered.
New Guinness advert: Giant domino village
Seeded on Thu Nov 8, 2007 10:01 AM EST (Telegraph)
From the moment Guinness used a Toucan to promote its dark stout, the brewery's adverts have always been iconic. Its latest and most expensive one, which will be shown tonight for the first time, is no exception.
Camelot pulls scratchcard amid numerical anarchy
Seeded on Thu Nov 8, 2007 9:51 AM EST (The Register (UK))
Camelot has withdrawn its short-lived "Cool Cash" scratchcard after it required a higher than absolute zero grasp of how numbers work to understand it.
Elephant on acid tops mad experiments list
Seeded on Thu Nov 1, 2007 8:27 AM EDT (Telegraph)
Featured in this week's New Scientist magazine, the newly-published book Elephants On Acid and Other Bizarre Experiments includes other nightmarish tales of two-headed dogs, vomit-drinking doctors and dismembered turkeys.
UK gov advisor proposes 'licence to smoke'
Seeded on Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:20 PM EDT (The Register (UK))
A government advisor has suggested that the problem of Brits continuing to smoke themselves to death might be tackled by requiring nicotine addicts to obtain a £200 annual licence, the Telegraph reports.
Vibrating mice may hold obesity clue
Seeded on Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:13 PM EDT (New Scientist)
A short stint on a vibrating platform might slow the development of fat cells in mice by nearly 20%, according to controversial new research.
Cops pull plugs on TV-links, claim 'facilitation of infringement'
Seeded on Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:54 PM EDT (The Register (UK))
Last week's arrest of a 26-year-old Cheltenham man, and the related closure of the TV-links website, has prompted a flurry of speculation that the very foundations of the internet (linking to stuff) might be under threat.
Radio station's prize runs afoul with Ofcom
Seeded on Tue Oct 9, 2007 8:20 AM EDT (Telegraph)
A radio listener won a competition to visit Athens - only to find it was the name of a Greek restaurant in Birmingham.
UK start-up tackles PIN fraud with patterns
Seeded on Thu Oct 4, 2007 10:21 AM EDT (The Register (UK))
We all know that the weakest link in almost any security system is the user. We puny humans are prone to errors, and so we tend to write down complicated passwords, or choose ones which are stupidly easy to guess. Same with PINs.
Chilli-based anaesthetic won't leave you drooling
Seeded on Thu Oct 4, 2007 7:18 AM EDT (New Scientist)
Hate being left numb and drooling after visiting the dentist? A local anaesthetic that targets just pain-sensing neurons could make these trips less traumatic.
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- Mother claimed benefit for fake children
A mother who claimed £46,000 in benefits by pretending she had seven extra children was jailed for 10 months yesterday. Victoria Young, 25, had one child but dreamt up seven more - claiming to have given birth to all of them in just 18 months - so that she could claim child tax …
- Second self-help book by Libby Rees, 12
She wrote her first self-help book at the age of nine. Now, at the grand old age of 12, Libby Rees has completed her second.
- On the Flogging of a Female Rape Victim
What saddens me even more greatly is that this case has shown how little Muslims have come to rely on one of the most progressive and just aspects of our religion — the requirement that each and every Muslim use his/her own critical faculties to think and assess each aspect of …
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