Tuesday, September 8, 2009 The British Royal Air Force gave the all clear at the Lyneham air base in Wiltshire, England after an earlier bomb scare. It had earlier been reported that an improvised explosive device (IED) was found inside a vehicle by a bomb sniffing dog. According to BBC News, the vehicle was parked outside the air base’s fence. […]
Bank of England governor warns housing market is biggest threat to UK economy
Sunday, May 18, 2014 The governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has warned that the state of the housing market in the United Kingdom is the current biggest domestic threat to the country’s economy, due to lack of house building, and regulatory issues. In an interview to be aired on Sky News today, he said the housing market […]
Ireland’s smoking ban a success after first year
Monday, March 28, 2005 Tomorrow will be an historic day in the Republic of Ireland. It will be exactly one year since the initial introduction of the once controversial smoking ban. The ban, introduced on March 29 2004, made Ireland the first country in world to completely ban smoking in all workplaces. The idea was initially met with much skepticism […]
Wikinews interviews Tom Millican, independent candidate for US President
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 While nearly all cover of the 2008 Presidential election has focused on the Democratic and Republican candidates, the race for the White House also includes independents and third party candidates. These parties represent a variety of views that may not be acknowledged by the major party platforms. As a non-partisan news source, Wikinews has impartially reached […]
Bodies found in trailer park in Brunswick, Georgia, US
Sunday, August 30, 2009 Seven bodies have been discovered in a mobile home in New Hope Plantation trailer park in Brunswick, in the US state of Georgia. Glynn County Police are now holding a murder investigation as to how the bodies got there. They were found shortly after 0800 local time by a family member of one of the victims […]
Benefits Of Using Notre Dame Football Forums
Benefits of using Notre Dame Football Forums by You can learn a lot about football and the team by reading the postings on Notre Dame football forums. If you are a fan of the team, you should join one of the forums so that you can post your own thoughts of the games and the players and have discussions with […]
American football coach Lloyd Carr retires from Michigan
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 University of Michigan Wolverines head coach Lloyd Carr, who had coached the college football program for thirteen years, announced his retirement from the coaching profession, effective after the Wolverines’ bowl game. “Yesterday was one of the most emotional days of my life,” Carr said at his press conference, referring to when he informed his team of […]
Flood Damage Cleanup: The Inevitable
See More About: Buy Outdoor Furniture New York Best Luxury Outdoor Furniture La Flood Damage Cleanup: The Inevitable by Ramona WeislyFlood damage cleanup could probably be one of the worst nightmares of a homeowner. Just imagine all the furniture, appliances and fixtures you worked so hard to invest in, soaked through with dirty water and mud. Of course, you are […]
13 die in two aircraft accidents in Russia
Sunday, July 29, 2007 Thirteen people have died in Russia after two accidents, one with an airplane and one with a helicopter. An Antonov An-12 cargo airplane crashed early Sunday morning in the Moscow airport Domodedovo, leaving no survivors. According to a spokesperson of the Ministry of Emergencies, the airplane “fell four kilometres (2.5 miles) from the runway and caught […]
Australian researchers confirm stress makes you sick
Wednesday, December 7, 2005 Australian researchers say they have scientifically proven that stress causes sickness. The Garvan Institute in Sydney has discovered that a hormone, known as neuropeptide Y, (NPY) is released into the body during times of stress. Their findings show the hormone can stop the immune system from functioning properly. “Neuropeptide Y is one of those hormones that […]