NEWS FROM NOWHERE - Friday

ON THIS DAY IN 1799 - British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger introduced income tax, at two shillings (10p) in the pound, to raise funds for the Napoleonic Wars. 

Two children, six and 10, survive stings by Irukan...

What would you do with 6 tons of crushed ivory?

Deadly brown snake emerges from surf, causing alar...

Driver dies in crash with wild boar on M4

Study rules out spiders as common cause of bacteri...

Snail named for cement company that could make it ...

Dwarf elephant beats up big rival

Black widow spider venom unveiled: The fast evolut...

AND TO WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK... (Music that may have some relevance to items also on this page, or may just reflect my mood on the day)