Dangerous threat to public
A rapist has been called a dangerous threat to the public after 10 bodies were found at his home. Anthony Sowell has been held without bail in Cleveland, Ohio on five counts of aggravated murder. Authorities dug up four more bodies to add to the six already found in his basement. The first six bodies were female and had been murdered. Five of them were strangled.
New shocking ad
A new television advert is deemed to be so shocking that it can only be shown after 11pm. The commercial highlights the dangers of buying fake medicines from unregulated websites. A man taking what appear to be ordinary pills, but his face then turns to shock when he pulls out a rat from his mouth.
China’s race problem
Lou Jing has become the most famous television talent show contestant after race row. The 20-year-old daughter of a Chinese mother and an African American father is one of five finalists on Dragon TV’s Go Oriental Angel. Her selection has unleashed a torrent of outrage and abuse in posts on chat rooms across the country. In the mainstream media, Lou was not short of supporters. Most commenting on the fact that in this day and age, especially now with a Black president in America, China needs to catch up with the rest of the world on races and ethnicities if it’s going to join the world in globalisation.
Hand drawn masks
Two men, with drawn on masks, were arrested after being suspected of burglary. The men were trying to break into an apartment in Iowa, USA. A white 1994 Buick Roadmaster that matched the vehicle description was stopped and the two occupants were discovered with mask-like scribbling on faces. Matthew Allan McNelly, and Joey Lee Miller, were arrested, but later released on bail.
Another foot
The eighth human foot, in the last 26 months, has washed up on Canada’s Pacific coast. Two men found the remains whilst walking down the beach south of Vancouver, but no other body parts were discovered. Forensic investigations are being carried out to try and match the foot to any missing persons. Only one of the eight feet found has been identified as belonging to a man who went missing after becoming depressed.
London’s cattle-class Underground
A business group called London First has warned that London Underground passengers face travelling in conditions unfit for animals. They say the any cut in funding would lead to cattle-class conditions every morning. It said the number of people commuting in the mornings in conditions equivalent to four or more people in a telephone box would double to half a million by 2026.
Giant shark
A Great White shark has been found nearly bitten in half by another shark. Experts believe that the shark that caused the bite could have been up to 20ft long. Swimmers have been told to stay out of the water on the North Stradbroke Island, east of Brisbane, Australia. Tourism could be effected because nearby is Surfers Paradise, south of Brisbane where people flock to enjoy the waves. The Great White was attacked after it got caught on a fishing line attached to a buoy.
Meteor in Latvia
A 15-metre crater has been left in Latvia by a meteorite. A whole field was set ablaze leaving a five metre dead hole in the earth. All the evidence seems to suggest a meteor despite the only a hole being left to look at.
Careers at seven
A new government scheme has been set up to offer careers guidance to children as young as seven. The program is to be piloted in seven local areas in England and aims to broaden the horizons and raise the aspirations of children from deprived backgrounds. Careers guidance for teenagers has fallen over the past 12 years.
New Grasshopper
A grasshopper that has never been seen before in the UK arrived on a flight into Stansted Airport. The painted grasshopper arrived from India, where it is known as a pest as it eats crops. Potential predators are warned off the 6cm long insect by its bright blue and yellow colours.
New species of grasshopper arrives in uk
