From: news.com.au
Date of clip: 28.12.8
Caption: This is nutty.
A pregnant woman in the U.K. was left unattended for hours and had to give birth on a hospital floor despite her desperate appeal for a bed.
Health board officials have apologized to Lynne Neilson, 36, whose baby started to arrive as she stood, still clothed, in an assessment room at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, a major teaching hospital in Scotland, after hours of waiting to be admitted. As the baby's head appeared, a midwife ran in just in time to put a paper mat on the floor and catch the baby, who had the umbilical cord around her neck.
Neilson and her husband Gavin filed an official complaint after the incident. The U.K.'s National Health Service in the Lothian region of Scotland, which oversees the hospital, is investigating the complaint and has apologized to the woman.
Headline: Thieves run off with $100,000 in nuts
From: news.com.au
Date of clip: 28.12.8
Caption: This is nutty.
POLICE are appealing for help after cashew nuts worth an estimated $100,000 were stolen from a business in Sydney's southwest.
Police were alerted to the theft of nuts from a business on Forge Street in Blacktown by an alarm activation about 5.30am (AEDT) yesterday.
On arrival they found the back roller door of the premises raised and 10 pallets of nuts missing.
Headline: Lonely island dweller wants a Girl Friday
From: NEWS.scotsman.com
Date of clip: 28.12.8
Caption: Island lover
HE may look like Robinson Crusoe but, after 12 years of living alone on a tropical island, David Glasheen now wants to play Romeo.
The former Sydney high-flyer who left the rat race and bought himself a tropical island near Australia's Top End is looking for a "Girl Friday".
He is now advertising online for love, offering the ultimate sea change for the right woman who doesn't like shopping or neighbours.
Mr Glasheen and his dog Quasi are the only residents on tiny Restoration Island, off Cape York. While he has the occasional visit from tourists or passing yacht, he admits it gets a little lonely in paradise..
Headline: Thieves sell bottles of altar wine after church break-in
From: NEWS.scotsman.com
Date of clip: 27.12.8
Caption: Spreading The Cheer
THIEVES who broke into a Catholic church in the run-up to Christmas later tried to sell the communion wine.
Canon Hugh White said his congregation let out "gasps of horror" after he told them about the theft – the second break-in in three years – following a service on Christmas Day.
A number of religious artifacts used during communion at St Margaret'ADVERTISEMENTs Church in Gorebridge, Midlothian, were stolen during the raid.
Fortunately, police managed to recover the property worth around £5000 in time for the three services held to celebrate Christmas at the 104-year-old church in Lady Brae.
Headline: Man Sets Self on Fire During Stunt to Impress Date
From: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 27.12.8
Caption: Look, See What I Can Do
A Swedish man's attempt to impress his date went horribly awry Friday, as he ended up lighting himself on fire and going into shock.
The 33-year-old man also faces allegations of endangering the public as he recovers from serious burn injuries in a hospital in Vastervik, The Local reported.
The unidentified man's girlfriend said he was attempting a stunt when he poured gasoline over his arm and set the fuel on fire.
Headline: Police catch four-year-olds over assault and fireraising
From: Scotsman.com.au
Source: Edinburgh Evening News
Location: Edinburgh
Date of clip: 27.12.8
Caption: The world is bad
CHILDREN as young as four have been caught by police committing crime in the Lothians, it emerged today.
New figures reveal three four-year-olds were among 17 youngsters under the age of seven who were responsible for crimes including vandalism, minor assault and fireraising.
Headline: Man dies after genitals allegedly set alight
From: news.com.au
Date of clip: 27.12.8
Caption: Burning Balls
A MAN whose wife allegedly set fire to his genitals while he slept has died.
Satish Narayan, 47, an engineer, lost his battle to survive at the Royal Adelaide Hospital yesterday, 20 days after sustaining burns to most of his body.
Headline: Eat your toast - or lose your virginity
From: FOXNews.com
Date of clip: 28.12.8
Caption: Sorry?
PEOPLE who skip breakfast tend to lose their virginity earlier, according to researchers in Japan.
In a study of 3000 people, those who did not regularly eat breakfast in their early teens said they lost their virginity at an average age of 17.5, versus an overall average age of 19 for all Japanese.
Those who had a morning meal when they were younger had their first sexual experience at 19.4 years.
The study, backed by Japan's health ministry, was aimed at finding ways to curb unwanted pregnancies. It concluded that a stable home life discouraged early sex.
