h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Not so much a cabinet as a bran tub, then.

"bran tub" ? 'scuse me being thick but I'm not getting the reference?

Lucky dip. Stick your hand in a bucket of bran and see what you get. Look's like Gord's found the bottom of the barrel.

ah! Get you now

Aha, a PR masterstroke by the PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7650013.stm

Just when he started recovering in the polls...

And also a masterstroke in backlog reading my moi?

Ah well, at least they've got a mortgage expert in now.

Yes that thought had crossed my mind

In passing, I hope the BBC notice how many hithchhikers use BBC news as a source of news, judging from how many of these links go there.
Thanx be to it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7650103.stm

My personal favourite

>Archaeology: Astolfo Gomes de Mello Araujo and Jose Carlos Marcelino for demonstrating that armadillos can turn the contents of an archaeological dig upside down.<

Outstanding

yes, that is a good one. But for actual interest and 'I didnt know that' factor the slime molds one gets my vote.

I quite liked

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Slightly bizarre tragedy!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7650952.stm

A parachutist has been killed in an attempt to land at a football stadium in France. A teenaged spectator was also killed.

Since when was shouting at a footballist illegal?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7651057.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7652475.stm

"Coronation Street bosses have changed the script for an episode of the soap after complaints from Rangers fans.

Supporters complained after the character Tony Gordon - played by Scottish actor Gray O'Brien - made a jibe about the Glasgow club.

O'Brien's character had said: "I could no more be interested in Rosie Webster than I could support Glasgow Rangers."

Awww, poor ickle, wickle, softie-woftie, senstive fwower's these Wangers fans are...poor wittle dears having there dewicate ittle footie cwub insulted By A CHARECTER IN A FICTIONAL SOAP OPERA.

Sad load of individuals. HArdly the imagine the fans would want to. I doubt whether they are as respectful in the jibes they through across the terraces at other teams.

Yes, SWL. I too am shocked at that last comment...I lost my typing skills there for some reason...how many wrong worms did I use there?!?!?!

Ah, you should keep your worms in seperate buckets so they don't get mixed up.

Hmm. This caught my attention.
Copper booted out for wearing a BNP badge while off duty:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7650105.stm

Teachers want the right to shag their pupils

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7653326.stm