Pictured: The 13-year-old with gigantic size SEVENTEEN feet

If i was him, i'll pick swimming sport, so i can break ian thorpe record."While his school friends enjoy a game of football, 13-year-old Ollie Abbott has to kick his heels on the touchline. Not because he's injured, but because his feet are too big. Having gone up five sizes...

Edinburgh fringe festival off to rainy start

Scotland's famous month-long arts festival kicked off to a small, rain-soaked crowd in Edinburgh yesterday. The cavalcade marked the beginning of three weeks of performing arts, which take place until August 25 in...

Sir Alan Sugar Tells Miliband: "YOU'RE FIRED!" in Newspaper Rant

Sir Alan Sugar in an astonishing rant in the SUN newspaper declares that Prime Minister Gordon Brown should "kick out" his silent enemies, a clear reference to pretender to the PM title, David Miliband.   " ...

Brain region found to be linked to OCD-health

"LONDON: Scientists have located an area in the brain that fails to "kick-in" for people with obsessive compulsive disorder and those at risk of developing the condition. The discovery could allow experts to diagnose the disorder much earlier and better track how...

Australia prepares for Pope's visit

Christian devotees from all over world have gathered to welcome the visit of Pope in Sydney. The festival will start on Tuesday and more than 200,000 pilgrims are expected to attend this event. "Thousands of pilgrims...

Innocent dad beaten by Kung Fu police

The adrenalin rush that a car chase must give to police officers has raised a few issues around safety with some forces advising squad cars not to pursue if that would result in extra danger to the public. Here it...

Portugal vs Germany Quarter final, a short story and online Live Score

"The first Quarter Final clash of Euro 2008 between Portugal vs Germany is going to kick off Basel St. Jakob-Park, Switzerland at 20:45 local time on Thursday 19 June 2008. Portugal is the champion of Group A and Germany is the Runner-up of Group B, after playing three...

The physical impossibility of Noah's Ark

"It was a mighty ark. 140 metres long according to the Bible. However most scientists agree that still would not have been enough to hold the millions of species that have been discovered on earth.As next week's meeting of the UN Convention on Biological...

Half time - Leeds 0 - 1 Carlise

"This page refreshes automatically every 2 minutes Correction - 31:08 GOAL - Danny GrahamLeeds 0 - Carlisle 1 Goal by Danny Graham (Carlisle) (bottom-left of goal) from right side of penalty area (12 yards).Leeds 0-1...

MySpace lets users take profile data outside site's walls

This seems to be a retraction to my previous post." MySpace announced Thursday it is opening the gates of its popular online community by letting users automatically transfer profile information to other social-networking websites.MySpace said it will kick off a "data...

Madonna's tour to kick off in UK

Pushing 50, Madonna is making it clear she will never stop performing while there's still some air left in her lungs"Pop icon Madonna has announced that she will launch her 27-date world tour in Cardiff on 23...

Kylie Minogue to receive top French honour

International pop star Kylie Minogue will receive the top French honour of being made a knight in the Order of Arts and Letters for her 'contribution to the enrichment of French culture'. "The 39-year-old said:...

Guiseley 2 Kendal Town 1

"Guiseley left to rue poor home formBy Rachel O'ConnorCommentGavin Knight who scored for Guiseley in their win over Kendal TownGuiseley 2Kendal Town 1Guiseley were left to rue their poor home form when they lost out on a promotion play-off place by just one point.They went...

25 Things about Manchester United vs Barcelona Champions League

"There are less than 6 hours left before Manchester United hosts Barcelona in the second leg match of Champions League 2007-2008. The match is very important for both sides. As the first leg match ended in a goalless draw the importance of this match has been increased."

Sa Pa Culture – Tourism Week to kick off

Culture and Tourism Week in Sa Pa northern mountainous province will be held from April 30 to May 5."The week will see various events such as “Cloud Festival” on Ham Rong mountain which feature...

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