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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Wales

Wales stories: 12 news summaries

UK Dad Who Dropped TV on Girl Cleared in Her Death

Tragedy a 'parent's worst nightmare'

Dec 30, 08 6:37 AM CST
(Newser) - A father accidentally dropped a television on his 4-year-old daughter's head in a horrific Christmas tragedy, reports the Daily Telegraph. The North Wales father was carrying an old television to another room to make way for a new Christmas set when he tripped over his daughter, who was playing at... More »

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television • children • accident • Wales • accidental death • domestic accidents

 UK to Slap Johns With Rape 

Crackdown targets those who deal with trafficked prostitutes

Nov 19, 08 11:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Lay a finger on a trafficked sex worker, and the Brits will slap you with rape and toss you in the clink, reports the BBC. New laws will make it a criminal offense in England and Wales to pay for sex with prostitutes controlled by pimps, as Britain's Home secretary... More »

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prostitution • crime • England • rape • Wales • Britain • brothel • pimp

 Stonehenge 
 Rocked as 
 'Neolithic Lourdes' 

New research into 2300 BC stone circle indicates it was place of healing

Sep 22, 08 6:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two archeologists have discovered evidence indicating that Stonehenge was a kind of "Neolithic Lourdes" pilgrimage destination where people came to be healed, the BBC reports. The researchers also used radiocarbon methods to date the mysterious stone circle in southern England to 2300 BC. Mineral analysis indicates the giant bluestone... More »

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archaeology • Stonehenge • Wales • Professor Tim Darvill • Professor Geoff Wainwright • neolithic period • English Heritage • Preseli Hills • radiocarbon dating

 
 Madge Sticks
 It to McCain,
 Is Sweet to
 Obama

Gets political during tour video montages

Aug 25, 08 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Is Madonna using her Sticky & Sweet world tour to strike back at John McCain’s celebrity ad? During a remix of “Like a Prayer,” a screen flashes images of destruction followed by shots of Hitler, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe, and then McCain, reports the New York Times.... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • celebrity • Wales • Madonna • political endorsement • concert tour

 Duffy Latest to Give
 Motown a UK Twist 

Welsh import, following Winehouse et al., makes US TV blitz this week

May 12, 08 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 23-year-old Welsh singer is the latest in a wave of pop artists—female, British ones—to channel 1960s Motown, the Wall Street Journal reports. Duffy, who storms the US this week with TV talk-show appearances and a performance at the Apollo tonight, is already a hit across Europe, her... More »

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music • Amy Winehouse • Aretha Franklin • Wales • soul • Motown • Duffy • Apollo Theater • Rockferry

Calzaghe Edges
Hopkins in
Split Decision 

After being knocked down 70 seconds in, Pride of Wales outpunches veteran

Apr 20, 08 1:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Calzaghe didn't stop punching after a terrible start against Bernard Hopkins, and now the Pride of Wales is the best light heavyweight in the world. Calzaghe won a split decision last night, desperately rallying in the final rounds against his cagey 43-year-old opponent to remain unbeaten. Hopkins (48-5-1)  knocked... More »

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boxing • Bernard Hopkins • Joe Calzaghe • Wales • light heavyweight

Britons Quaking After Midnight Tremors

Moderate earthquake felt from London to Manchester

Feb 27, 08 6:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Britons are calming down with a cuppa this morning after an earthquake rattled much of the island at 12:56am. The biggest quake here since 1984, the tremor was reported to be between 4.7 and 5.3 on the Richter scale and centered 127 miles north of London. Bricks... More »

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United Kingdom • Scotland • England • Wales • quake • earthquake

17th Youth Dies in Welsh 'Suicide Borough'

Authorities perplexed, send experts to schools

Feb 20, 08 10:15 AM CST
(Newser) - A 16-year-old schoolgirl found hanged in the woods yesterday became the 17th youth suicide in the area of Bridgend, Wales, since early 2007. The rash of suicides has focused intense scrutiny on the town of 39,000 and its surrounding borough, where baffled police have so far failed to unearth... More »

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social networking • suicide • Wales • teen suicide • Bridgend suicides • teenager

Indian Guru to the Beatles Dies

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi brought Transcendental Meditation to the West

Feb 6, 08 3:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Indian guru who inspired the Beatles and founded the Transcendental Meditation movement, died yesterday at his Dutch home, the Guardian reports. He was believed to be 90. Maharishi—known as the “giggling guru” for his playful witticisms—hosted the Beatles for a highly publicized retreat... More »

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India • obituary • Netherlands • Clint Eastwood • Beatles • Wales • meditation • Deepak Chopra

UK Cracking Down on Suicide Sites

Spate of copycat
deaths sparks calls
for tougher laws

Jan 26, 08 3:45 PM CST
(Newser) - A spate of apparent copycat suicides in a Wales town has lead to a nationwide campaign against suicide websites, the Guardian reports. Rumor has it that seven recent suicide victims in the town of Bridgend knew each other, and noted each others' deaths on a social networking site. Police... More »

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Internet • suicide • United Kingdom • group suicide • Wales • Bridgend suicides

Wig Out! Brit Courts Could Ditch The Hairpieces

Hair today, gone tomorrow for old look?

Sep 19, 07 5:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Judges and barristers in England and Wales have been wearing horse-hair wigs and black gowns to court since the 1600s, but that could all change depending on the results of an official survey seeking opinions from those who sport the hairpieces. The Lord Chief Justice will make a final decision.... More »

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England • court • judge • Wales • wigs

Stay Outta Town, Welsh Tell Truckers

Drivers warned to ignore GPS navigation because rigs won't fit   

Sep 2, 07 11:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - A small British town has resorted to posting signs telling truck drivers to ignore their GPS navigation systems because vehicles too big for the hamlet's narrow country roads were trying to squeeze through. Foreign drivers in particular were relying on what their navigation systems told them and missing signs that... More »

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United Kingdom • England • GPS • Wales • truckers • Vale of Glamorgan

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