April, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Boy, 13, charged with asylum seeker murder in Newcastle

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Papa Mody Mbaye suffered a brain injury A 13-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of an asylum seeker in the Benwell area of Newcastle. Papa Mody Mbaye, 30 and from Senegal, died in […] […]

400 dead and thousands hurt in China earthquake

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Rescue: soldiers carry an injured woman after the 6.9 magnitude quake today in Qinghai province. About 10,000 were hurt as wooden and mud houses collapsed. At least 400 people were killed and thousands injured in […] […]

Boy, 17, bailed over Victoria station stabbing charge

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A 17-year-old charged with murdering a promising schoolboy footballer at Victoria station was granted bail at the Old Bailey today. The youth will remain in custody until 4 May when he will be subject to […] […]

Primark scraps ‘sexy’ bikinis for girls aged seven after protest

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“Inappropriate”: the bikini range included the polka-dot style with padded top to the right. The Primark discount clothing chain was forced to stop selling “sexy” padded bikini tops for young girls today following an outcry […] […]

Documents show continual dangers in West Virginia mine

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The operator of the West Virginia coal mine where 29 miners were killed last week exposed workers to potentially fatal or disabling conditions nearly 300 times since late 2008, records show. More than 1,100 pages […] […]

Iraq’s Forces Prove Able, but Loyalty Is Uncertain

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Joao Silva for The New York Times Iraqi soldiers took part in a training demonstration in Habbaniya. The ranks of the police are often still the first place CAMP HABBANIYA, Iraq — Iraq’s security forces, […] […]

Now teachers told: You CAN use force on unruly pupils

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Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls Unruly pupils who seriously disrupt lessons and school activities or refuse to leave class should be controlled by force, new government guidance for teachers suggests. […] […]

Thousands queued for X Factor auditions

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6,000 hopefuls queued for hours for their chance to sing their way to stardom. Three-time X Factor reject Emma Chawner and fiancee of Happy Mondays freaky dancer Bez, Monica Ward, were among those hoping to […] […]

Thousands caught out in Twitter scam

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February 27, 2010 Tens of thousands of Twitter users, including at least two government ministers, have been caught out in an internet scam. Online security experts warn social networking sites are being hit by ‘phishing’ […] […]

Doctor calls for 7 patients limit for nurses

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A whistleblowing doctor is calling for a new law to limit the number of patients a nurse can care for. Surgeon Milton Pena, who exposed failings at Tameside Hospital in 2005, wants hospitals to adopt […] […]