September 2009 Archives

The Beeb came up with this gem.

I'm sure we've all been there - had a bump in the car and then a huge swarm of insects acttack...

A huge swarm of bees has attacked victims and rescue workers at the scene of a crash in Turkey, after a van carrying beehives crashed into a lorry.

I thought these sort sof stories were fake - baa baa black sheep turned to rainbow sheep etc - but apparently not...
The traditional pudding Spotted Dick was restored to a council canteen's menu today, after complaints about its politically correct replacement - Spotted Richard.

For many lonely hearts, finding love is a tall order - particularly if you measure 8ft 1in.
Women used to run scared from the world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen, who was unveiled at an event in London.
But now he is hoping his new-found fame will bring him love for the first time.

Spotted this link on another site it's well worth following for what must be the worst away end in football.

NINE women who thought they were taking part in a Big Brother style Turkish reality show were actually being filmed for internet porn sites.

CORONATION Street's Samia Smith found a body in the back of a van, the soap confirmed today.

The heavily-pregnant actress, who plays hairdresser Maria Connor in the show, was with her property developer husband Matthew Smith when they made the find in Sale, Greater Manchester, yesterday.

They were alerted by a dog barking inside the red Vauxhall Combi van and are understood to have looked inside the back window and spotted a man's body.

The couple, who were thought to have been visiting the actress's family in Sale, then dialled 999.

Police closed the road and sealed off the van for forensic tests and the dog was taken away.

A spokeswoman for Coronation Street said: "I can confirm they they were there when the body was discovered but they cannot discuss it any further as it is a police matter."

Police are now awaiting the results of toxicology tests on the body.

A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police said: "Shortly after 12pm on Sunday 6th September 2009, police were called to the junction of Hunston Road and Washway Road, following a report of a body being found.

"Officers attended the scene and found the body of 26-year-old man in the back of a Vauxhall Combi.

"Police inquiries to establish the circumstances surrounding the man's death are underway."

Samia, who joined Coronation Street in 2000, married property developer Matthew in 2005.