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The Independent, 22.11.08 10:06 UTC

Eddie Izzard: Keeping it surreal

Now that a comedian has called a venerable actor and left him a series of detailed messages about sleeping with his granddaughter, there are few heresies left in comedy. There is one that remains, ...

Belfast Telegraph, 19.11.08 11:30 UTC

New Housing Benefits process in Newtownards

The Housing Executive has established two new service units in its area office in Newtownards to process Housing Benefit claims. The new units will deal with rent accounts for four districts Bangor, ...

Belfast Telegraph, 12.11.08 11:36 UTC

Market may not be open December 24

Councillor Peter Weir has expressed his “complete disbelief” that Bangor Market may not take place on Christmas Eve this year. The market runs every Wednesday just off Market Street in Bangor. ...

CNN Top Stories, 10.11.08 20:31 UTC

Volunteers offer troops hugs, handshakes

BANGOR, Maine (CNN) -- Karen Walker has shaken half a million hands in the last few years -- at least that's her best guess.

Seattle Times, 24.10.08 09:39 UTC

You betcha! Palin look-alikes abound

NEW YORK Claire Zulkey may not have a $150,000 wardrobe, but that hasn't stopped people from telling her she looks like Sarah Palin. Zulkey, a writer in Chicago, is among the many women who seem to ...

Belfast Telegraph, 21.10.08 23:39 UTC

Mamba Mia! Police halt elephants' illegal parade

Two circus elephants may have to ‘pack their trunks’ after being reported to the Parades Commission. Mamba and Mia, from the Sydney Circus, found themselves in trouble with the law after the PSNI ...

CNN Top Stories, 16.10.08 16:49 UTC

Obama to supporters: Don't get 'cocky'

(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama cautioned supporters Thursday morning against becoming complacent during the final days leading up to the election, noting he lost the New Hampshire primary despite a lead in the polls.

BusinessWeek, 10.10.08 03:35 UTC

Wal-Mart Supplier Accused of Sweatshop Conditions

Workers at a Bangladesh factory were made to work up to 19-hour shifts and paid as little as $20 a month, says a SweatFree Communities report

Belfast Telegraph, 26.09.08 07:33 UTC

Speed cameras can't see bikers

High-tech speed traps in Northern Ireland, which cost over a million pounds to install, have been branded "totally ineffective" because they cannot detect speeding motorbikes. The Speed Enforcement ...

USA Today, 08.08.08 12:02 UTC

Man held in Fla. on charge of threatening Obama

MIAMI (AP) — A man who authorities said was keeping weapons and military-style gear in his hotel room and car appeared in court Thursday on charges he threatened to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.