More random news than you can fit on a biscuit and dunk in your tea
Police work is not for everyone. It is tough: long hours, physically draining and the threat of physical violence. It certainly was not for Vegas, a retiring German Shepherd from Northumbria. According to police she did not like loud noises, was nervous of children and averse to biting. Apparently biting
In international news this week, an American blogger living in China discovered what has been revealed to be “fake” Apple Stores. Although on the surface the shop appeared to be genuine, the blogger revealed a number of inconsistencies between the Chinese store and the American versions. According to the BBC
This week Graham has impressed us once more with his quiz making abilities. Can you complete the sequence? Send your entries to quiz@newsnibbles.co.uk along with the picture you would like us to display should you be lucky enough to win.* A big congratulations to last week’s winner, Catherine Sykes
There was shocking news for Russians this week, as they suddenly discovered beer was alcoholic. Until this point, because its alcohol content was less than 10%, beer was considered a foodstuff in Russia. When Graham brought in beer for lunch last week we sent him home. Now we realise his
Lady Gaga eat your heart out. The meat suit is so last season. This season, at least in China, the latest look is live bees. The 17th of July saw two Chinese bee keepers battle to see which of them could carry the largest weight of live bees on their
Everyone’s done it at one point or another. Looked for a parking space away from the pay and display car park in order to save your change for the important things in life, like pasties. However, for one savvy motorist on Saturday this plan backfired, leaving him up the creek
I am so excited that one of our articles has evoked any response in a reader that I don’t have a response. Nor do I feel this letter requires one as it is just an angry rant. I am quite excited by the thought that this letter may spark a
This week Graham has come up with a fiendishly difficult puzzle to celebrate the first official post on the new, improved website. For the purposes of this puzzle we suggest that you download the image to your computer, open it with paint and circle where you think the correct answer
This week the BBC World Service reported on Sweden’s first “Gender Neutral” school. Egalia pre-school in Stockholm aims to free children from the gender boundaries society imposes on them. Allowing children to play with whatever toys they prefer (cars or dolls irrelevant of gender) and allowing them to chose whatever
In Welsh news this week the BBC reported a woman in Pembrokeshire has had a family of swallows move into her kitchen. Far from being upset by this onslaught of feathered squatters, pensioner Pam Jones was said to be “delighted” by the birds building their nest in her kitchen. Despite
