Sunday, September 5, 2010 Scottish and Southern Energy’s Slough power station. Gareth Kloet, Head of Utilities at Confused.com, welcomed the inquiry into four of Britain’s leading energy providers, including Scottish and Southern Energy. “It is unacceptable for energy companies to…
Airborne sedan smashes into dental office in Santa Ana, California, US
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 A car accident involving the car occupants and a dentist’s office happened on Sunday night in Santa Ana, California. A white Nissan sedan which was apparently driving too fast hit the raised concrete median on the…
Doctor robbed, car-jacked and locked in boot while car set alight
Monday, March 19, 2007 A 34 year old obstetrician from Forestville on Sydney’s Northern Beaches has escaped after he was robbed, car-jacked and locked in the boot (trunk) of his BMW, which was set alight. Police say the doctor was…
Reports: ‘streamlined’ UK asylum process to replace interview with questionnaire for five nationalities
Thursday, February 23, 2023 Braverman (left) and Sunak (right) on October 25, 2022. Image: UK Government. The Border Force vessel HMC Searcher on The Solent on February 8, 2010. Image: Brian Burnell. The United Kingdom Home Office today is to…
Two explosions in La Paz kill 2, injure 6
Wednesday, March 22, 2006 Destruction left by one of the explosions. Two explosions were heard in the city of La Paz, Bolivia on Tuesday night, March 22 and in the early morning Wednesday, March 23. The first occurred at the…
A portrait of Scotland: Gallery reopens after £17.6 million renovation
Thursday, December 1, 2011 View from first floor into Grand Hall, with Burns’ statue from the Calton Hill Monument. Image: Brian McNeil. Today saw Edinburgh’s Scottish National Portrait Gallery reopen following a two-and-a-half-year, £17.6m (US$27.4m) refurbishment. Conversion of office and…
Outbreak of swine flu in Mexico kills at least twenty, infects 1,000
Friday, April 24, 2009 According to Mexican health officials, an epidemic of swine flu has killed at least 68 people and infected a further one thousand inside the country. Mexican health minister José Ángel Córdova said that the casualty rate…
Canada’s Beaches—East York (Ward 32) city council candidates speak
Wikinews This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Friday, November 3, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for…
Afghanistan suicide bomb leaves seven Americans dead
Thursday, December 31, 2009 A suicide bomber attacked an American base in the Khowst region on the Pakistani border of Afghanistan, leaving seven American CIA officers dead and six injured. No American or NATO military personnel were killed or injured…
Canada’s Etobicoke—Lakeshore (Ward 5) city council candidates speak
Wikinews This exclusive interview features first-hand journalism by a Wikinews reporter. See the collaboration page for more details. Monday, October 30, 2006 On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for…