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October 24, 2007
A 15-year-old boy with dyslexia has set up own chocolate making factory to meet increased demand for his sweet creations. After being diagnosed with dyslexia dyspraxia, Louis Barnett left school at the age of 11 for home tutoring and in the process discovered a passion for chocolate making.
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October 20, 2007
A man threw a bucket of red dye into Rome's Trevi fountain in front of astonished crowds Friday. The fountain, which normally runs on a closed cycle, was left gushing red water. It was briefly shutdown in order for technicians to restore normal clear water flow.
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October 10, 2007
Topics alcohol, afp, doctors, quotes, huge, suicide, bbc, australia, doctor, life, hospital, news and man
Doctors in Australia revealed Wednesday they saved an Italian tourist's life by drip-feeding him steady doses of vodka over three days. The patient was given three standard drinks an hour over the period while he was in intensive care unit. The 24-year old unidentified man was brought to Mackay Base Hospital in north Queensland two months ago after a failed suicide attempt. He had swallowed huge quantities of ethylene glycol, a poison commonly found in anti-freeze.
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October 9, 2007
A man handed over a fake one million dollar bill at a supermarket in Pittsburgh Saturday and asked for change. BBC News was told by police at the scene that the unidentified man became abusive when a manager at the Giant Eagle supermarket confiscated the counterfeit note. He brandished a scanner gun and broke an electronic payment machine.
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October 5, 2007
Lord Mayor of Belfast has accidentally injured a council worker leaving her with back injuries after he tried to leapfrog her. Council worker Lorraine Mallon, who was dressed as a tomato to launch a gourmet garden event in Botanic Gardens, suffered a slipped disc when Mayor Jim Rodgers' knee accidentally hit her head while attempting to vault her, according to BBC.
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