Steve Cunningham – Fastest blind man on earth Blind pilot flies into record books todayThe first blind person to fly round Britain has touched back down to earth, and into the record books. Steve Cunningham, 41, has completed a personal hat-trick which has seen him conquer the World Blind Land Speed Record and become the

The South African Rand has broken below 6/US$ todayIt currently stands at $5.94 The last time it broke the R6 mark was in October 1999. Financial analysts said earlier today that the next technical support level on dollar-rand was at 5.95 (which has already broken) and that a break below this would see the rand

Mean Kitty“Are you tired of sappy websites where owners post sweet kitty antics? While cutiepie sites have their place, do you know in your heart of hearts that kitties are not at all sweet? Well, this is the place for kitty antics that are *not* so cute, the place where the real face of kitty

Memory fails you after severe stressPeople are woefully bad at recalling details of their own traumatic experiences. When military personnel were subjected to threatening behaviour during mock interrogations, most failed to identify the questioner a day or so later, and many even got the gender wrong. The finding at Yale University casts serious doubt on

Blunkett considers making brothels legalDavid Blunkett, the UK Home Secretary, is to launch a major review of the law on prostitution, which could include decriminalising brothels in order to clean up the sex industry. Mr Blunkett has called current laws “outdated, confusing and ineffective,” and is expected to put forward proposals for “tolerance zones” and legal