UK clarifies foreign, domestic response to cost of living crisis

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UK clarifies foreign, domestic response to cost of living crisis

Monday, March 14, 2022 Wikinews received clarification earlier this month from the United Kingdom Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) regarding the government’s response to the cost of living crisis following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The UK anticipated Russian action against Ukraine for several months, and has coordinated a response with NATO […]

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Growing Plants In Containers

See More About: Gowan Lea Timbers Website By Mike Borlovan Growing plants in containers is a lot of fun. It is not complicated and by following a few common sense rules, satisfaction is guaranteed. For a small starter plant, be it a shrub or any ornamental plant, a small container of 3 or 4 inch […]

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Randall Munroe, writer of xkcd, talks about the comic, politics and the internet

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Randall Munroe, writer of xkcd, talks about the comic, politics and the internet

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 Randall Munroe is the writer of the popular webcomic xkcd. The comic is known for its geeky humor and minimalist drawing style that generally uses stick figures. Munroe worked as a contractor for NASA before writing xkcd full time in 2006. Wikinews reporter Joshua Zelinsky interviewed Munroe at Vericon, Harvard’s annual […]

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Retails Insurance Government Investigation

See More About: Income Protection Tax Return Submitted by: Maline Morgan The supermarkets might spend a fair bit of their time worrying about retails insurance, but they have bigger problems on the horizon if the Government starts an investigation into recent food prices. These have been dubbed by a major report just published as being […]

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Wikinews interviews Mark Bunker, producer of anti-Scientology website ‘XenuTV’

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Wikinews interviews Mark Bunker, producer of anti-Scientology website ‘XenuTV’

October 13th, 2022 by Admin

Monday, February 18, 2008 Television producer and owner of the anti-Scientology website www.xenutv.com (XenuTV), Mark Bunker, also known as Wise Beard Man, chatted online with Wikinews for nearly three hours. More than 120 people followed the interview live (many from Project Chanology), which makes this exclusive Wikinews interview our most attended IRC interview to date. […]

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Ukrainian manufacturer preparing to sell Adolf Hitler dolls

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Ukrainian manufacturer preparing to sell Adolf Hitler dolls

October 11th, 2022 by Admin

Thursday, April 24, 2008  Correction — May 3, 2008 This article has been retracted. This article has been deemed a hoax. Please see the follow up article, Hitler doll story found to be hoaxed, for more information.  News reports are claiming that dolls depicting former Nazi leader Adolf Hitler will go on sale in Ukraine. These […]

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Several businesses catch fire in Queens, New York

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Several businesses catch fire in Queens, New York

October 10th, 2022 by Admin

Monday, November 3, 2008 Sunday, a fire rushed through seven businesses at the Whitestone Shopping Center in Whitestone, Queens, New York, near the Cross Island Parkway in New York City. The fire started at around 1:00 AM EST (UTC-5) on November 2, 2008 in a diner known as Lollipops. According to local sources, Lollipops was […]

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If You Need The Advice Of An Experienced Slip And Fall Lawyer

October 7th, 2022 by Admin

See More About: Form 8832 byphineasgray If you need the advice of an experienced slip and fall lawyer, but you are worried about the expense involved, you might be surprised to learn that you don’t need money up front in many cases. Most slip and fall attorneys are willing to offer potential clients a free […]

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No prosecution for UK minor who called Scientology a ‘cult’

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No prosecution for UK minor who called Scientology a ‘cult’

October 6th, 2022 by Admin

Saturday, May 24, 2008 The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) of the government of the United Kingdom told the City of London Police on Friday that there will be no prosecution for a 15-year-old boy who called Scientology a “cult” at a May 10 peaceful protest. The City of London Police had previously confiscated the boy’s […]

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Grand National winning horse ‘Comply or Die’ dies, aged 17

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Grand National winning horse ‘Comply or Die’ dies, aged 17

October 5th, 2022 by Admin

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Comply or Die, the racehorse who won the 2008 Grand National has died at the age of 17. His death was announced by his former trainer, David Pipe. He died over at the weekend in Gloucestershire, where he had been staying with jockey Timmy Murphy. He was cremated on Monday and […]

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