May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Woman left asleep on plane after landing

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AIRLINE staff amazingly failed to spot a snoozing passenger for more than three hours after a flight touched down at Philadelphia International Airport. Ginger McGuire was fast asleep as her red-eye United Airways Express flight […] […]

Parents held, children safe after Fairview standoff

26th May 2010 sandrea 0

FAIRVIEW — A married couple were arrested Wednesday morning after authorities ended a six-hour standoff with the husband, who had barricaded himself in his home with his wife and two children. The couple, Adrian Shum, […] […]

Life term for Ayr cross-dressing killer

26th May 2010 sandrea 0

A man who killed his half-brothers fiancee because he feared she would reveal he was a cross-dresser has been jailed for at least 20 years. Gavin Boyd, 50, suffocated 20-year-old Vikki McGrand at her home […] […]

Normal life returning downtown

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AFTER several days of intense fighting between cops and gunmen loyal to Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke it appears that life is returning to normal in sections of downtown Kingston and its surrounding communities. Members of public, […] […]

Couples should be able to choose their baby’s sex

26th May 2010 sandrea 0

Some parents-to-be are desperate to decide the sex of their new baby. Under current UK law this is not allowed, except in order to avoid gender-linked diseases, such as haemophilia and muscular dystrophy. In this […] […]

Family’s abuse plea after Mountain Ash murder

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The family of a woman murdered by her partner have urged victims of domestic abuse to “not suffer in silence”. Bethan Callaghan, 20, was beaten up by “possessive and jealous” Terry Andrews, 36, at their […] […]

Ballymena councillor convicted of attempted rape

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A Ballymena councillor has been convicted of trying to rape a woman who was described as a casual acquaintance. However the jury are to return to Antrim Crown Court on Thursday to resume their deliberations […] […]

Birmingham car clamper jailed for two years

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An unlicensed car clamper who a judge said was guilty of the “ruthless exploitation” of motorists has been jailed for two years. Andrew Baker, 28, of Birmingham, admitted a charge of conspiring with others to […] […]

Majority of victims young males — Public Defender

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FOLLOWING a fact finding tour of the embattled community of Tivoli Gardens, Public Defender Earl Witter says the majority of the 44 persons who were fatally shot by security forces are males under 30. Witter […] […]

NYers wage jihad vs. WTC mosque

26th May 2010 sandrea 0

Angry relatives of 9/11 victims last night clashed with supporters of a planned mosque near Ground Zero at a raucous community-board hearing in Manhattan. After four hours of public debate, members of Community Board 1 […] […]