Boy George signs autographs inside
For many people the vision of Boy George is that of a flamboyant and out going singer and DJ, but he is now in prison in North London for imprisoning a rent boy in home.
The former star is now sitting in his cell signing autographs for fellow inmates, something that he is going to have [...]
Gold coins found in Suffolk
It could be one of biggest finds ever of Iron Age gold coins and they were found in field Suffolk. The haul consisted of around 824 gold coins which are known as Staters, were uncovered by an unnamed man using a metal detector.
The man contacted the archaeological service at Suffolk county hall who dispatched Jude [...]
Parents invest in GPS for kids
A satellite tracking device is being launched today, it is expected that the Nu.M8 watch is going to be a winner with concerned parents who will be able to keep tabs on their children and in fact track their movements down to within ten feet.
The device uses technology similar that used by in car sat [...]
Thai police to wear smiley masks
In Asia pollution on the streets can reach levels, which are just very wrong to work in, yet the traffic do so on a daily basis. However, in Thailand the motorcycle cops have to resort to wearing anti pollution masks, which ordinarily would make them look even scarier.
So to reduce the impact these mask wearing [...]
UK withdraws warship from Falklands
It could be a bad sign for the people of the Falkland Islands because for the first time since the conflict the warship, pirates are withdrawing which protects the region, to patrol the waters off Somalia because of the increased attacks.
HMS Northumberland was only dispatched to the islands earlier this month, but because of the [...]
Oprah still entertainments most powerful woman
In the states, they have what is known as the “Power 100 List” these are movers and shakers within the entertainment industry and surprisingly the person at the top of the woman’s list is Oprah Winfrey.
No matter what anyone thinks of her, she has been around or rather her show has been around for some [...]
Windows live gets social networking makeover
Windows Live initially seemed to be interesting but not spectacular, but it soon became apparent that it had not quite reached its fullest potential, but now they have made some additional changes, which has appeared to liven it up a bit.
The whole idea is that people have their own space like a blog, but all [...]
Will the mammoth return?
It may sound like the storyline of a film and in fact, this scenario has been the basis to many books, TV programmes and films, but could this be the age where scientists begin to repopulate the world with species that have been extinct.
However, when the frozen remains of a mammoth were found in Siberia [...]
Solar panel theft on the increase
In the US, there is a growing crime wave, which could begin to take hold over here, thieves would normally want to steal something that is easy to steal and that they know is a growing market for so that they can get a good price for.
In this case, the target product is solar panels, [...]
Thin models an advertising nightmare
Finally, researchers have come up with the answers that virtually everyone already knew and that is that consumers do not like to see very models in TV and other advertising.
The research found that where images of extremely thin models that are being used to encourage women to buy certain products actually has a reverse effect [...]