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John Terry affair gagging order released –
The British High Court has lifted a press silencing order preventing the public from learning details about England Captain John Terry’s alleged affair with a team-mate’s girlfriend. The ‘super-injunction’ was originally granted by a High Court judge under human rights laws but was lifted today. Chelsea captain Terry claimed that exposing his alleged infidelity would be a breach of his right to a ‘private and family life’.
John Terry
The car in front… still won’t slow down –
Toyota is now recalling up to 1.8 million cars across Europe following an accelerator problem. The car maker will recall eight models including the Yaris, the Corolla (the biggest selling car ever – see list below) and the RAV4 sports utility vehicle. Last week it recalled 2.3 million cars in the US with faulty pedals.
Mais oui – the G-spot does exist –
French researchers have disagreed with English researchers at King’s College London who announced on New Years Day that the G-spot is a fallacy and does not exist. But French doctors the “G-Day” conference in Paris insist the G spot – supposedly a cluster of internal nerve endings – is far from a myth. “The English study is barking up the wrong tree,” said Sylvain Mimoun, France’s best-known gynaecologist.
Dog survives 24km trip on ice –
A dog stranded on an ice floe that had drifted 24km out to sea was rescued by the crew of a research boat off the coast of Gdynia in Poland. He is being called Baltic after the ship while a search is launched for his owners.
Top Video –
Tome Lowe – Mountain Light
Timescapes Timelapse: Mountain Light from Tom Lowe on Vimeo.
Top List –
Best selling car models in history
1. Toyota Corolla
2. Ford F-Series
3. Volkswagen Golf
4. Volkswagen Beetle
5. Ford Escort
6. Honda Civic
7. Honda Accord
8. Ford Model T
9. Volkswagen Passat
10. Chevrolet Impala
Top News –
- The Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond goes on public display in Washington, D.C., United States. (The Irish Times) (BBC)(The Daily Telegraph)
- The United States approves a US$6 billion arms sales package to Taiwan. (The New York Times) (AFP) (Taiwan News)
- Haiti acknowledges the immediate international assistance it received from Cuba, the Dominican Republic andVenezuela following the recent earthquake and confirms the death toll has reached 150,000. (Granma)
- A state of emergency is declared in parts of Bolivia and rescue efforts continue in Peru amid heavy rain and floods in the region. (BBC) (Andina)
- The offices of defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka are raided by police. (Press Trust of India)(Al Jazeera) (BBC)
- A Nigerian court dismisses a call for an interim leader to be appointed while President Umaru Yar’Adua is in hospital inSaudi Arabia. (NEXT) (Reuters) (BBC)
- North Korea fires artillery towards South Korean territory at the Northern Limit Line for a third consecutive day.(Xinhua) (Yonhap)
- A 25-year-old employee of the Bank of Ireland is detained by authorities in connection with the largest bank robbery in the country’s history. (The Irish Times) (RTÉ)
- First flight of the Russian stealth fighter Sukhoi T-50. (The Times) (BBC)
- Several people are killed in heavy fighting in the Somalian capital Mogadishu. (CNN) (Dawn) (Al Jazeera)
- Tony Blair appears at the Iraq Inquiry and is questioned in public for the first time about his decision to take the United Kingdom to war against Iraq. (BBC) (The Guardian)
- Vietnamese author Pham Thanh Nghien, who criticised the ruling Communist Party, is sentenced to four years in prison for spreading propaganda against the state. (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
- Canadan Prime Minister Stephen Harper appoints five new Senators. (Globe and Mail)
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