Depp signs up for Lone Ranger role

By Calvin Palmer
Hi-ho silver dollars!  That is what Disney will be hoping for in box-office takings, with the announcement that Johnny Depp has signed up to play the role of Tonto, made famous by Jay Silverheels, in a new film version of The Lone Ranger.
 
Depp has also signed on for two other Disney projects.  He [...]

Link found between school killers

By Calvin Palmer
Police have noted a number of similarities between Tuesday’s school shooting in Finland and one in November, which might suggest some connection between the two killers.
 
Matti Saari, 22, bought a Walther P22 pistol at a store in Jokela, about 150 miles from his home, and used it to kill 10 people and himself.  [...]

‘Ludacris’ border agency detains Busta

By Calvin Palmer
Rap star Busta Rhymes has been detained at a London airport after he was refused entry into Britain because of “unresolved convictions” in the U.S.
 
Rhymes, 36, landed at London City Airport early this morning.  He is due to play a charity concert at the Royal Albert Hall tomorrow.
 
Immigration officials tried to put him [...]

Kirstie’s remains found below her bedroom in mansion blaze

By Calvin Palmer
The charred remains of a teenage girl believed to have been shot dead by her millionaire father were found in the area underneath her bedroom in the family’s mansion, an inquest was told today.
 
Police believe Christopher Foster, 50, killed his wife Jill, 49, and their 15-year-old daughter Kirstie and set fire to their [...]