Tributes to popular West Norfolk teenagerThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:13AMThe family, fiancée and friends of a teenager who died when his car left a road in West Norfolk on Saturday paid tribute to a loving, happy lad last night.
Crime file - 11/03/10Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:37AMA round-up of crime stories from across Lancashire.
Bike parade spectacleWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:38PMTHE Ulysses Club of Australia takes to the streets en masse this Saturday with a parade from Middleton Beach to York Street.
Boost for local businessesWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:36PMGREAT Southern businesses and community and sports clubs are benefiting from the visit by the members of the Ulysses Club of Australia for its 2010 annual general meeting.
Nelson police ready for gang clashWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:56PMHells Angels are coming to Nelson tomorrow as a threat of gang warfare rings out against them.
Life in the fast lane and the long runWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:52PMAhead of him strolled his four rivals, with their trademark swagger, flexing whips against their boots as they headed for the parade ring: Tony McCoy, Ruby Walsh, Richard Johnson, Jamie Moore. And then a child broke out of the Kempton crowd, approached the rider of the favourite and asked for his autograph.
Police ready for Nelson gang clashWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:24PMHells Angels are set to arrive in Nelson, to threats by a local gang to burn any pub they drink at and shoot them off their bikes.
Powered pedalWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:23PMBeijing's silent invasion of electric bicycles
Beijingers get back on their bikesWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:21PMElectric bikes are quicker than bicycles and cheaper than cars for Beijing residents, but are becoming a menace on the capital's streets, say officials.
Mark Linkous: Troubled singer and songwriter who recorded as SparklehorseWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:10PMHiding behind the name Sparklehorse, the American singer-songwriter Mark Linkous made affecting, beautiful, bewitching, fragile music, and was championed by Radiohead, with whom he toured, as well as P.J. Harvey and Tom Waits, who both guested on his 2001 album It's A Wonderful Life. The handful of haunting albums and EPs and the dozen singles he released between 1995 and 2009 only nudged the ...
'Obsessive' hoarder to sell it allWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:05PMIt has taken an aeroplane, 150 cars and 30-odd chainsaws, but garage-sale addict Dean Arnett is ready to call it quits.
Gang attacks techie, kidnaps two friendsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:41PMThree software professionals were on their way back home after watching a movie on two motorbikes when they were waylaid by a gang at Indira Nagar in Adyar on Tuesday night.
MNS attacks Airtel Aircel for no Marathi in recorded responsesTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:29PMOn Tuesday afternoon, five people hurled stones wrapped in Maharashtra Navnirman Sena flags at an Airtel outlet in Bandra and shattered its glass entrance. Two weeks ago, the Airtel franchise had got a threat letter from MNS. HT reports.
Honda to build second cycle plant in IndiaTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:16PMHonda Motor Co. said Tuesday it will boost its motorcycle production in India to meet robust local demand by building a second plant there. Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned local unit of the company, aims to operate the planned facility in an industrial area in Rajasthan, about 90 km from central Delhi, from the second half of next year, with annual output capacity ...
Smash and grab bikers strikeTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:08PMTERRIFIED shoppers flee as robbery gang hit Queen's jewellers in London's West End
Tuesday March 09 2010Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:10PMMARCH 8 —Having studied economics at university, I am eagerly awaiting Malaysia’s New Economic Model (NEM). I believe there are many things that can be done to improve our country’s economy.
Vehicle sales in Qatar pick up again: officialMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:34PMVehicle sales in Qatar, which dropped by as much as 30% in 2009, are starting to show signs of recovery with volumes now back to 2007 levels, a senior official of Nasser Bin Khalid (NBK) Automobiles has said.
First Look: Metal Max 3Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:37PMMetal Max 3 (DS) Enterbrain revives RPG classic after 17 years.
Hairy, lairy... bigger than NigellaMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:38PMThe Hairy Bikers make an odd couple - and even more unlikely TV stars. They could never hope to compete with the glamour of Nigella Lawson.
-4°C - Mainly clear with plenty of sunshineMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:16AMSCOTS cops have paid out hundreds of thousands of pounds to repair vehicles after crashes with parked cars, walls and tree branches.
Monday March 08 2010Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:09PMMARCH 8 —Having studied economics at university, I am eagerly awaiting Malaysia’s New Economic Model (NEM). I believe there are many things that can be done to improve our country’s economy.
Cost of police crashes revealedSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:16AMPolice forces have paid out hundreds of thousands of pounds for repairs after crashes with parked cars and trees.
Three held over street shootingSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:11AMThree people are arrested in connection with a shooting in east London which left a man seriously injured.
Repairman fills niche in diminishing industrySaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:05PMTapping one of the round keys on IBM's first electronic typewriters one recent morning before moving swiftly down the counter to point out a 1970s IBM Selectric II, it's clear why for Ron Chauncey the ancient machines will never really become a thing of the past.
Sam Waley-Cohen gets on his hobby horseSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:55PMSam Waley-Cohen, or Mr S Waley-Cohen as he appears on the racecard, laughs at a riding instruction given him once by the great French trainer Guillaume Macaire. “If the plan doesn’t work, use your genius.”
Transport in Bogotá: Buses, Bikes, and BansSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:09AMLast month, I had the opportunity to visit Bogotá. As late as a year ago, I had never expected to visit Colombia, as it was not on my radar as an interesting - or safe - place to enjoy some time away. But a family wedding brought me here, and many of my preconceptions went [...]
The BMX craze is sending prices over the moonSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:29AMAs men get older, the toys just get more expensive, but few would have thought the contents of a Pascoe Vale garage would spark a global frenzy.
Motorbikes: Enduro in sight for NeilSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:44AMUP-AND-COMING motorbike endurance ace Neil Chatham has qualified for one of three places in the UEM Under-23 Promotional Enduro Team.
Illegal parking solution soughtSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:28AMIllegal parking is a growing problem in central Athens, according to traffic police statistics that were made public just as more than 5,500 spaces were added to a municipal pay-and-display parking scheme.
The Black Dogs Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club – not your typical bikers’ clubThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:14AMMost days, Aleksi Šedo is an experimental oncologist at Charles University’s Faculty of Medicine. But when he meets with his brothers from the Black Dogs motorcycle club, Šedo no longer goes by his real name.
Government favours left turn on give-way rulesThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:11AMA 33-year flirtation with give-way rules blamed for thousands of accidents is being cut off by the Government.
Goff defends $30,000 bill for fighting tax riseThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:30AMLabour's "Axe the Tax" bus trip protesting GST increases is costing the taxpayer about $30,000 - but Labour leader Phil Goff has defended it as the cheapest way to get around the country on an issue that affects everybody.
World News Quick TakeThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:07AMFive Pakistani road construction workers were shot dead and one was wounded in Kandahar yesterday, police said. The workers were traveling to a construction site when two gunmen on motorbikes opened fire at their minivan at about 7am, Kandahar deputy police chief Mohammad Shah Faroqi said.
by CDN TeamThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:35AMThat old adage, "Same sausage, different length'" comes to mind here. The one thing that Chris Bangle always derided appears exactly to have happened with this latest F10 5 Series.
Gunmen kill five construction workers in southern AfghanistanThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:36AMKandahar, Afghanistan - At least four Pakistani road construction workers and an Afghan colleague were killed by unknown gunmen in the southern province of Kandahar Thursday, officials said. Three attackers on motorbikes opened fire on the workers as...
Five Pakistani road workers shot dead in AfghanistanThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:21AMThe workers were travelling to their construction site when two gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on their minivan at about 7 am, said Kandahar's deputy police chief, Mohammad Shah Faroqi. Five of the labourers were killed and one was wounded.
Harrogate man sets off on 4,000 mile trip to seasideWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:06AMA biker is heading out on the highway for the ultimate seaside trip – a marathon charity ride round the stunning British coastline.
MOF to tighten control over luxury importsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:20AMVietNamNet Bridge – Mobile phone, automobile, motorbikes and cosmetics are the products the import of which would be restricted under a proposal by the Ministry of Finance.
Police urge motorcycle users to be vigilantWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:15AMPOLICE in Northumberland are appealing for information after two motorbikes were stolen last weekend. (03/03/2010 10:52:18)
Media roundupWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:49AMWe bring you the buzz from the wider media sphere, across the world and across the web. This week: BA plans marketing strategy ahead of potential strike, Coco Pops posters in trouble, Lads' mags suffer in NRS figures, DfT changes tack for Think! campaign, Condé Nast in iPad push
Industrial output rises 13.6% so far in 2010Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:50AMVietNamNet Bridge – Industrial production in the first two months of this year gained a year-on-year increase of 13.6 per cent to reach VND114.54 trillion (US$6.1 billion), according to the General Statistic Office (GSO).
Liverpool to be transformed into Formula One race trackWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:50AMThe streets of Liverpool will be transformed into a giant Formula One race track in an event organised by the Duke of Westminster's company, Grosvenor.
Publisher killed in south NepalTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:02AMUnidentified gunmen shoot dead a newpaper publisher in southern Nepal, in the latest attack on journalists in the country.