FAA orders review of Boeing 787 Dreamliners following week of incidents
Sunday, January 13, 2013 The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a review Friday into the design and manufacture of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, following five incidents in five days involving the aircraft and two Japanese airlines. On Monday, an electrical fire broke out aboard a Japan Airlines 787Continue Reading
MI5 Chief: surprised and alarmed by speed of radicalisation of Muslims in UK
Friday, November 10, 2006 Speaking about the “terrorist threat” in Britain, Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller, Director-General of the British Security Service MI5, claimed that she was alarmed by the “scale and speed” with which Muslims, even those still at school, are being radicalised. She told the Mile End Group run byContinue Reading
Global markets surge in value
Monday, October 13, 2008 Markets worldwide have surged in value following efforts by governments to ease the effect of the ongoing financial crisis, which has recently caused a massive decline in the value of stock markets. On Sunday, the fifteen countries from the Eurogroup – that is, those countries whichContinue Reading
David S. Touretzky discusses Scientology, Anonymous and Tom Cruise
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 David S. Touretzky, prominent free speech activist and critic of Scientology, discussed his opinions on the recent Internet backlash against the Church of Scientology in an interview with former Scientologist and Wikinews reporter Nicholas Turnbull. The recent conflict on the Internet between critics of Scientology andContinue Reading
Toyota recalls up to 1.8 million automobiles
Saturday, January 30, 2010 The automobile manufacturer Toyota has said that it will recall up to 1.8 million cars across Europe, after a problem with the accelerator pedal was discovered. According to the firm, eight models were affected by the problem — AYGO, iQ, Yaris, Auris, Corolla, Verso, Avensis, andContinue Reading
Residents in Seattle, Washington will soon ride the ‘S.L.U.T.’
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 Construction workers in Seattle, Washington located in the United States are nearing completion of a new light-rail trolley, but it is not the trolleys that are making the residents of the city laugh, it is the abbreviation that city officials designated for the new transit system.Continue Reading
Norfolk youths banned from buying eggs and ketchup
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Youths in the Norfolk town of Caister-on-Sea, near Great Yarmouth, England, have been banned from purchasing “squirty bottles” of ketchup, and eggs after a number of complaints from residents in the area. The move, which is backed by the Norfolk Police, is aimed at reducing theContinue Reading
Seven Moroccans killed in bus crash in central France
Saturday, May 24, 2008 A bus crash in France’s Loire Valley has left seven of the Moroccan passengers dead. 22 of the 32 on board were injured, four critically, after the bus smashed into a concrete pillar on the A10 near Blois in the small hours of yesterday morning. TheContinue Reading
Scots report crime using Facebook
Thursday, August 18, 2011 Facebook has revealed a new system in conjunction with the Scottish Lothian and Borders Police whereby users can report criminal activity and concerns to police using the social networking site. The “Made From Crime” initiative allows Internet users to anonymously report their concerns to police onContinue Reading
New bridge lowered into position as East London line extension work progresses
Saturday, March 29, 2008 Work to extend the East London railway line reached a significant milestone today as a new bridge was lowered into position over a street in Shoreditch, London. The line, previously part of the London Undeground, is being extended to become part of the London Overground network.Continue Reading