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Heard of Suspended Coffee? Starbucks UK Now Offers Them to Help Homeless

Suspended coffee is an idea that first surfaced in Naples, Italy. It is a wonderfully simple charitable idea, but often simple ideas are the best. Café customers in Naples were able to buy a ‘suspended’ coffee for a homeless person along with their own order. This initiative went viral when it surfaced on social media, and now Starbucks UK has joined the movement. Starbucks UK recently made the important announcement that [...]

Twins are Born 87 Days Apart Setting New World Record

There are two girls from Ireland which are twins, however one may always look slightly older than the other, considering they were born an amazing 87 days apart from each other. This title has earned them a Guiness World Record for the longest interval between twin births. The mother Maria found that her waters broke on June 1st last year. Amy was born around this time, but it was four [...]

Lucky Student Wins Water Slide Tester Dream Job for First Choice

First Choice has announced the lucky winner of its amazing dream job competition. 22-year-old student, Seb Smith, triumphed over his competitors to become the lucky winner of the water slide tester job for holiday firm First Choice. He will be paid £20,000 (approx. $31,000) and all other travel expenses to spend the summer travelling around the world testing water slide chutes for First Choice. Over a six-month period the Design Technology will [...]

Tesco Leaving USA after Fresh and Easy Losing Money

Tesco has planned to leave the United States to rebuild losses coming from the chain ‘Fresh and Easy’. Tesco plans to rebuild after a year in which a loss was made for the first time in two decades. Tesco is currently the world’s third biggest retailer after Wal-mart and Carrefour. The restructuring will lead to one off costs of 1 Billion Pounds. This year has been one of huge investment, [...]

One Killed and Several Injured in Alps Coach Crash

After the Boston Marathon Bombings yesterday, finding more tragic breaking news doesn’t make the situation any better, but we are receiving reports today of a coach that has driven off a cliff in the French Alps. The coach was reportedly on route to Newcastle, UK. It happened near the Alpe d’Huez resort at 13:45 Local Time. Around 50 Britons were reportedly on board. The coach was hired from Brighton based company, [...]

Boston Marathon Bombs were in Pressure Cookers

An anonymous person who was briefed on the Boston Marathon Bombings yesterday has stated that the bombs were created inside Pressure Cookers, and then hidden in black duffel bags. One of the bombs contained shards of metal and ball bearings, and the second explosive contained nails. The bombs blew up seconds apart, and the way the bombs were crafted created such a powerful explosion that limbs were blown off many [...]

Second Victim Named in Boston Marathon Bombings

The second victim in the Boston Marathon Bombings yesterday has been named. The first victim has already been reported as 8 year old Martin Richard. The second victim has been named as Krystle M. Campbell Jr. She was 29 years old and she was from Medford, Mass. Her father said: “My daughter was the most lovable girl. She helped everybody and I’m just so shocked right now. We’re just devastated, [...]

President Obama Statement - Boston Marathon Bombings

President Obama made an official statement last night in regards to the Boston Marathon Bombings. Below is a video of the statement, along with the text transcription: “We’re continuing to monitor and respond to the situation as it unfolds and direct the full resources of the federal government to help state and local authorities protect our people, increase security across the United States and necessary and investigate what happened. The [...]

Two Brothers Lose Leg Each in Boston Marathon Bombings

Details are emerging today of the variety of different injuries that were sustained by victims yesterday at the Boston Marathon when two bombs went off. Two brothers who have said they were standing near the 8 year old victim, Martin Richard, both lost a leg each in the explosion. The two brothers rang their mother to tell them that they’d been hurt, and she recalls how she felt sick when [...]

FBI Still Interviewing Saudi Man in Relation to Boston Bombings

The FBI continue to interview a suspect in regards to yesterday’s marathon bombings in Boston. The man is a Saudi national, and he is currently in hospital being treated for shrapnel injuries to his leg. Sources have told the New York Post that the man smelled of gunpowder, however if he suffered shrapnel damage to his leg, then he was clearly close and gunpowder may have got onto him from [...]