Scores killed as bomber hits India embassy (story)
The forgotten war used to be the Korean war… in the 21st century, the Afghan conflict is making a serious bid for that title. Btw I love that word ‘score’ … reminds me of the Gettysburg address.
Britain’s war on food waste (story)
I so dislike it when the word war gets used for something that ain’t even a war in the classical sense. Not that this issue doesn’t require drastic efforts, but a war … oh come on.
McCanns drop court action as police release files new (story) & Second student murders suspect taken to hospital new (story)
Why do some murders or disappearance manage to become such a focal point in the news while ‘scores’ of other crimes remain anonymous.
Christian Bale: Dark Knight laid bare (story) & Puccini’s sex life laid bare (story)
The Independent lays stuff bare!
Does beauty TV need a makeover? (story)
This article is such a pile of “Blah”.
The 50 Best Garden Accessories (story) & The Ten Best Travel Games (story)
So this morning a journalist at The Independent woke up and decide “Hey, been a while since we did an article on travel Games and Garden Accessories.” … why oh why?
Andrew Marr: ‘Save serious journalism’ (story)
Good follow-up on previous remark!
‘Peeping Tom’ tabloid spied on Mosley, says QC new (story)
Funny title, such a non story.
Nine injured on Day 1 of Pamplona bulls run new (story)
9-0 for the Bulls, Jordan’s back :p
Asylum-seekers are sent back to Darfur (story)
K, if coming from Darfur doesn’t qualify for refugee status. Anyone else thinking about heading to England, don’t even think ya got a shot.
Jail those who carry knives, urges Cameron (story)
Butchers, Cooks, Foresters, Hunters, … Jail them all!
Japan creates fortress for G8 (story)
A Japanese Fortress, I see scenes from the movie “Hero” flashing in front of me… or was that China :p Battle Royale Islands then.
‘Not manly enough’: Berlusconi’s verdict on Libeskind work (story)
Lol, Berlusconi dismisses something he has absolutely not a clue about because it’s not manly enough… got to love folks with standards.
And the remaining headlines of the 7th of July:
Gravy train goes deluxe for MEPs’ Strasbourg trips *** Doctors fume at glamorisation of smoking in films *** Horror: Where girlie meets gory *** Do octopuses have a favourite tentacle? *** Orang-utans ‘on fast track to extinction’ *** ‘There’s never been a great woman artist’ *** Mario Testino’s secret diary *** Skye Gyngell’s raspberries recipes
