Friday, January 30, 2009 The British rail regulator has announced new train services for the country’s premier line. New “open access” (unregulated and non-franchised) company Grand Northern is to be given space (known in the industry as “paths”) to run three train services a day between London King’s Cross and Bradford, Halifax, Wakefield and Pontefract […]
Tree car crash kills two in Oxfordshire, England
Friday, February 19, 2010 Two people have been killed as the result of a collision involving a vehicle crashing into a tree in Oxfordshire, England. The two occupants of the Subaru Impreza were four-year-old Bradley Eldridge and his father, 36-year-old Tony Eldridge, who was driving the vehicle. Both were thought to be from the village […]
Author Amy Scobee recounts abuse as Scientology executive
Monday, October 11, 2010 Wikinews interviewed author Amy Scobee about her book Scientology – Abuse at the Top, and asked her about her experiences working as an executive within the organization. Scobee joined the organization at age 14, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005. She served as […]
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This is the category for music. See also the Music Portal. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 13 December 2017: Apple, Inc. confirms acquisition of Shazam 24 October 2017: Five United States ex-presidents raise relief funds at hurricane event 5 October 2017: US rock artist Tom Petty dies at 66 30 July 2017: […]
On the campaign trail in the USA, May 2016
Monday, June 13, 2016 The following is the first edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month’s biggest stories. In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: a former Republican congressman briefly joins the Libertarian Party and […]
Dorothy’s dress from Wizard of Oz sells for £140,000
Wednesday, April 27, 2005 The auction hammer came down Wednesday, in London, on Judy Garland’s blue gingham dress, worn in the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz.” It sold for £140,000 (about US$262,157.40). The identity of the buyer, who sealed the deal on the telephone, was not immediately revealed. Bonham auctioneers told reporters there was […]
Wikinews Shorts: February 3, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 A compilation of brief news reports for Wednesday, February 3, 2010. Contents 1 Christmas day bomber cooperating 2 Fire in Hyderabad hospital; 1 dead 3 China begins urgent sweep for tainted milk 4 Karachi violence escalates, section 144 imposed The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound jetliner on […]
Egypt recalls envoy in Israel
Sunday, August 21, 2011 Yasser Reda Ali Abdullah Said, the Egyptian ambassador in Israel, was recalled by the Egyptian government yesterday, who claim that the countries’ 1979 peace treaty had been breached by the killing of five Egyptian security personnel as Israeli forces pursued cross-border raiders. Attacks inside Israel which killed eight Israelis led to […]
Ford offers US$78 million for Romanian auto plant
Saturday, September 8, 2007 Ford Motor Company, the U.S. car maker, will reportedly pay €57 million (US$78 million) for a 72.4 percent stake in the Romanian assembly plant Automobile Craiova, a Romanian official said Friday. “The offer of Ford Motor Company for a 72.4 percent stake is €4.1556 per share or €57 million overall,” said […]
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Read An Opinion On: Komatsu Excavator Auckland Best Phenyl Products in India by sanand group It can be quite a task when it comes to searching the best home cleaning products for your day to day cleaning activities in the house. As rains are approaching, you need to be more careful about the bacteria and […]