July, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Fall from grace

16th July 2010 sandrea 0

By Sandrea:-MY GRIPE I am absolutely disgusted reading about the charges that have be laid against Lord Taylor of Warwick. Why would a person in such a privilege position have to resort to fraud. I […] […]

Facing jail, the refugee who lied about kidnap to get a bigger house

16th July 2010 sandrea 0

A mother of five was facing jail today after trying to get a bigger house by making up a story that she had been kidnapped. Yurup Ismael told police that her ex-husband had abducted her. […] […]

New Facebook tribute to gun killer Raoul Moat attracts 12,000

16th July 2010 sandrea 0

A new Facebook group dedicated to the memory of killer Raoul Moat was launched today. It comes after another site was taken down following criticism from the Prime Minister. Facebook said it was reviewing the […] […]

Hotel fire victims jumped to their deaths

16th July 2010 sandrea 0

FOUR Americans and at least three other foreigners from the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Cambodia were among 29 people killed in a hotel fire in northern Iraq that saw some of the victims jump to […] […]

Yorkshire Ripper peter Sutcliffe to die behind bars

16th July 2010 sandrea 0

ONE of Britain’s most notorious serial killers, “Yorkshire Ripper”‘ Peter Sutcliffe, must spend the rest of his life behind bars, a court ruled. Sutcliffe was convicted in 1981 of murdering 13 women and attempting to […] […]

Mad cow almost eradicated from UK

16th July 2010 sandrea 0

MAD cow disease is on the verge of being eradicated in Europe, the EU’s executive arm said as it proposed an end to the systematic killing of entire herds when a sick cow is discovered. […] […]

BP pressure tests show oil cap remains sealed

16th July 2010 sandrea 0

HOUSTON—BP PLc’s critical pressure test on its stricken Gulf of Mexico oil well shows no evidence of damage since the wellhead was sealed shut Thursday, a company executive said Friday. Kent Wells, BP’s senior vice […] […]

Pensioners ‘missing out on £5.4bn in benefits’

16th July 2010 sandrea 0

Pensioners are failing to claim up to £5.4 billion in benefits every year even though many of them are struggling to make ends meet, research indicated today. Age UK estimates that 1.97 million older people […] […]

CIA interrogation techniques ‘not approved’

16th July 2010 sandrea 0

WASHINGTON – The United States House Judiciary Committee chairman said that an interview with a former Justice Department official shows the department did not authorise some of the harsh interrogation techniques reportedly used by the […] […]

Fugitive posts updates of fun on the run

16th July 2010 sandrea 0

A TINY island surrounded by miles of empty ocean might not seem like the ideal terrain for an escaped prisoner on the run. But 24-year-old Alvone Maybury has evaded police in Bermuda for more than […] […]