Boy dies after falling into river in North Yorkshire, England

Monday, June 7, 2010 Last weekend, an eight-year-old boy died after falling into the River Wharfe in North Yorkshire, England. The river is known for its depth and strong undercurrent. The accident took place on Aaron Page’s birthday, following celebrations with over twenty family members. Page made his way to the river near Skipton around […]

South Korea: Fire in hospital housing elderly people kills at least 37

Friday, January 26, 2018 Fire broke out on Friday morning and destroyed the bottom two floors of a six-story hospital in Miryang, South Korea, killing at least 37 people, most of them elderly. More than a hundred injuries were reported, with eighteen people in critical condition. This is the highest death toll from fire in […]

BBC spends £3.4m on sell-off

Friday, June 27, 2008 Newspaper The Guardian reports today that the sale of the BBC subsidiary BBC Resources Ltd., has cost £3.4m in consultancy fees — over £1m more than the £2.3m trading profit the commercial division is estimated to have made for the last financial year. Details of the failed privatisation were released by […]

Overlooked Items In The Wedding Budget}

Read An Opinion On: Cheap Sydney Accomodation Accomodation In Sydney Overlooked Items in the Wedding Budget by JagelyleriaWhen you are working on your wedding budget, you are already thinking of major items, such as the reception hall or the cake. However, there are a number of items that could wind up being more expensive than […]

Wikipedia victim of onslaught of April Fool’s jokes

This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Friday, April 1, 2005 Today Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone with access to the Internet can edit, was the victim of an onslaught of practical jokes, as April Fool’s Day kicked […]