Advent arrives
WITH THE Nativity of Christ less than one month away, the first Sunday of Advent coincides with St Andrew’s Day this year. Andrew, previously a disciple of John the Baptist,
The financial implications of Obama’s victory
WE WERE gripped by the most exciting US election in decades, but what are the financial implications of Barack Obama’s election? What effect will it have on the economy, stockmarkets
Fat camp – you can do it, boy!
EIGHT BRITISH pets are to take part in a 100-day diet and fitness plan in a bid to be crowned this year’s pet fit club champion in the UK. The
Lucky brake
A ONE-year old stray puppy survived being hit by a car whose driver didn’t bother to stop, not knowing that the dog was still attached. Marco Menozzi hit the dog
New word
MEH IS the new official word that has fought off competition from hundreds of others to be included in the next edition of the Collins English Dictionary. Defined as an
Wild gyrations, slashed interest rates, central bank U turns
THIS HAS been one of the most extraordinary periods in the financial markets in most traders’ memory. As you are probably aware, the financial markets are largely populated by young
Church stolen
RUSSIAN ORTHODOX officials were left puzzled last week when they went to visit a church in the village of Komarovo to find that it had been stolen. The two-storey church
Pitch invasion
A FOOTBALL club in the Forest of Dean has had to suspend home games for several months after their pitch at Soudley Recreation Ground was invaded by wild boar. The
Duty first
A POLICE chief in a remote county of south western China arrested 48 of his relatives, including brothers, cousins and a number of his wife’s family, for various crimes. According
Too fat to be in jail
PRISON AUTHORITIES in Canada have released a convicted drug gang member early from prison because he is too large for his cell. The 37-year old prisoner, Michel Lapointe, known as