Category: Huffingtonpost
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Incredible Moment London’s Shard Is Struck By Lightning (PICTURES)
In case you missed it, London was besieged by a large thunderstorm on Thursday afternoon, with several bolts of lightning hitting one of the capital’s most famous landmarks. The Shard, London’s tallest building at 87-storeys, was struck several times – one strike was captured in these incredible pictures by Michael Hoskinson (top). The photos have […]
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Inquiry Launched Into Whether Paedophile Lostprophets Singer’s Fame Delayed Justice
An inquiry has been launched into whether the celebrity status of Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins delayed him being brought to justice. The singer was jailed for 29 years last December for horrifying child sex offences, including the attempted rape of a baby. Ian Watkins pleaded guilty to two charges of attempting to rape a baby […]
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At Least The Ballot Papers Were Honest This Year (PICTURE)
Get UK Comedy Newsletters: Courtesy of the marvellous @TechnicallyRon: Also on HuffPost: “; var coords = [-5, -72]; // display fb-bubble FloatingPrompt.embed(this, html, undefined, ‘top’, {fp_intersects:1, timeout_remove:2000,ignore_arrow: true, width:236, add_xy:coords, class_name: ‘clear-overlay’}); }); ” ); _taboola.push(__taboola_params[i]); } window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({flush:true}); } 22 May 2014 | 1:52 pm – Source: huffingtonpost.co.uk ———————————————————————————————————————
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The Top 8 Most Loopy Parties You Could Vote For
READ MORE: Don’t Know Who To Vote For In The European Elections? Here’s How To Pick It’s the day of the European Elections and the polls are open. Are you rushing out to vote? With a rather daunting 757 candidates to choose from, representing between them 39 parties, it would be totally understandable if you […]
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We Must Shelve Our Hopes for Aid to Education From Australia
The news that Australia’s aid budget will be cut by 10% over the next two years is worrisome for education financing. Ausaid is now closed and development has been merged into its foreign affairs and trade ministries. Combined, these two major shifts in aid policy do not bode well for flows to the sector. These […]
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Heart FM Radio Presenter Tom Evans Is Strapped To Childbirth Simulator (VIDEO)
There’s something a little satisfying to know we can now replicate the birth experience for men. Hey, there’s no baby at the end of it, but at least the male of the species has an idea of what goes on in the labour ward. So it is with great relish we bring you this clip […]
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Sharon Osbourne Discusses Ozzy’s Relapse Last Year, Says She Made Black Sabbath Singer Go To Therapy
Sharon Osbourne has opened up about her brief split from husband Ozzy after discovering that he had relapsed and was once again taking prescription drugs last year. Ozzy confirmed on his Facebook page last April that he had begun drinking and using drugs again, which almost pushed Sharon to end their marriage once and for […]
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The FBI Was ‘Just Kidding’ About Hiring Marijuana-Smoking Hackers
ASSOCIATED PRESS The FBI says it was “just kidding” about hiring stoned hackers because it couldn’t find any who didn’t smoke weed. FBI Director James Comey said he was only trying to be funny when he said the agency would consider hiring those who’ve smoked pot (see above). The story made international headlines, after Comey […]