November 2008
San Francisco artist looks to replace lost eyeball... →
A one-eyed San Francisco artist wants to replace her missing eye with a Web cam - and tech experts say it’s possible.
More here.
Intruder forces Galaxy radio off air →
West Midlands radio station Galaxy was forced off air after a man broke into the studio and started swearing on air. Police arrested the intruder who forced entry into the Global Radio-owned Galaxy 102.2 studios in Birmingham in the early hours of this morning.
There was “lots of swearing by someone who claimed to have broken into the studio” according to a listener posting on the...
British bee colonies under threat →
Our biggest independent producer of honey says there will be no domestic honey in shops by Christmas. It is because bee colonies are being wiped out by a combination of parasitic mites, fungus and wet summer weather. Rural Affairs correspondent Jeremy Cooke says the shortage of bees means the pollination of crops is under threat too.
Teenager changes name to Captain Fantastic →
Cream drummer Ginger Baker vows to strip off in... →
Raiders make off with bull semen →
Bull semen worth about £12,000 has been stolen from a farm building in south west Scotland.