Outstanding student’s death linked to ‘party drug’ government failed to ban

By Calvin Palmer
A promising medical student found dead at a party had an empty container of the party drug GBL close to her.
Hester Stewart, 21, was found dead at a house in Patcham, Brighton, on Sunday morning, after a friend called police and said that she had taken the liquid drug.
Sussex Police are investigating whether [...]

Police raid finds 14-year-old girl dancing topless in club

By Calvin Palmer
When police officers raided an Akron club, they found a 14-year-old girl dancing topless.
The raid at the Playhouse, on Friday night, was part of Operation Spring Cleaning, and resulted in the arrest of four exotic dancers for allegedly dancing topless and having contact with customers in a liquor establishment, said Akron police Lt Rick [...]

Excess of selenium in supplement blamed for deaths of 21 polo horses

By Calvin Palmer
An excess of selenium in a mineral and vitamin supplement was today blamed for the deaths of 21 horses at the U.S. Open Polo Championship.
Florida’s state veterinarian, Dr Thomas J. Holt, said toxicology tests on the dead horses showed significantly increased selenium levels.
The horses from the Lechuza Caracas team, owned by Venezuelan multi-millionaire [...]

Rare silver dollar expected to top $2m at auction

By Calvin Palmer
A rare silver dollar is expected to fetch more than $2 million when it goes up for auction this week in Cincinnati.
The 1804 Adams-Carter silver dollar is one of only 15 known to exist from a never-circulated group made for the likes of the King of Siam and Sultan of Muscat. Two years [...]

Thunderstorms bring 10 inches of rain and floods to parts of Texas

By Calvin Palmer
Thunderstorms caused 10 inches of rain in parts of western Harris County overnight, flooding homes and roads. A flood watch is in effect until at least midnight, the National Weather Service said.
Additional rain this afternoon will likely result in more flooding, said Heather Saucier, spokeswoman for the Harris County Flood Control District.
“The water [...]

Man charged with murder of Jermain Defoe’s brother

By Calvin Palmer
A man was charged todaywith murdering the half-brother of Tottenham Hotspur and England star Jermain Defoe.
Christopher Farley, 33, of Leytonstone, east London, will appear tomorrow at Redbridge Magistrates’ Court.
Farley is accused of inflicting fatal injuries on Jade Defoe, 26, in a street attack on 20 April.
Defoe died in hospital five days later. A post-mortem examination [...]

Rescuers find missing teenage hiker safe and well

By Calvin Palmer
A Massachusetts teenager missing for three nights in the mountains of New Hampshire has been found safe and well.
Scott Mason, 17, of Halifax, was found by a rescue team a half mile from Mount Clay this morning, said Maj Tim Acerno of the Fish and Game Department.
Mason set out Saturday morning on a [...]

Swine flu cases rise to 68 in U.S. with some people hospitalized

By Calvin Palmer
The number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States has reached 68, among them “a number of hospitalizations,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC said today 17 new cases have been confirmed in New York City, four more in Texas, three more in California bringing the total [...]

Medal recognizes support and assistance of Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels

By Calvin Palmer
The Australian government announced today a commemorative medal in recognition of the service and sacrifice of the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels during the Second World War.
For most of my generation Fuzzy Wuzzy is associated with Corporal Jones in the BBC TV comedy series Dad’s Army when recounting his exploits with Kitchener’s army in the [...]