Mayan calendar predicts end of euro in 2012
New analysis reveals that the Mayan guy with his tongue sticking out is actually Greek and predicts that the 490bn euros that the Greeks owe will remain under their collective mattresses.
10,000 Santas stampede at Scheveningen’s New Year skinny dip
Mild weather encourages thousands to take part in New Year swims The mild weather encouraged record numbers of people to take part in New Year swims this year, news agency ANP reports. In Scheveningen, the 10,000 tickets were sold out…
Sunspots ruin chance of coldest New Year’s Eve since…well…Adam and Eve.
They predicted an appalling winter and now it’s the warmest New Year’s eve since….whenever…so what’s going on? The hype surrounding this year’s winter forecast has been remarkable, unparalleled in 20 years of meteorology. Driven largely by sections of the tabloid…
Sachin Tendulkar short of 100th ton in Boxing Day Test
BBC Sport – Sachin Tendulkar short of 100th ton in Boxing Day Test.
‘World’s oldest performer’ dies at 108
Sunday 25 December 2011 Johannes Heesters, the Dutch singer and actor who made his name performing in Germany during World War II, has died in hospital at the age of 108. Heesters made a come-back in the Netherlands in 2008.…
Two brothers and sister stuck in lift for 17 hours
Tuesday 27 December 2011 Two brothers aged 43 and 53 and their 51-year-old sister were stuck in a lift in an office complex in Tilburg for 17 hours over the holiday break. They were released as people arrived for work…
December extremely wet, Christmas Day second warmest ever
Tuesday 27 December 2011 December is shaping up to be the third wettest since records began in 2006, while Christmas Day was the second warmest on record at 12 Celsius, according to weather bureaus on Tuesday. So far this month…
Gerald Scarfe Sunday Times Xmas edition
Gerald Scarfe has now been political cartoonist for the London Sunday Times for 44 years, and has also worked for The New Yorker magazine for 21 years.
Christmas day photos
Westerdok, Amsterdam
