Mark Willis

Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Tax on Chocolate…

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Some scottish bloke [an MP, and alleged Doctor] is saying there should be a tax on chocolate, much like there is on alcohol and cigarettes - to cut down on obesity. This is stupid - tax on alcohol doesn't stop people drinking, the news is also on about kids binge ...

CCTV footage of London’s Feb 2009 snow.

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

The heaviest snow in 18 years was caught on my office's CCTV. This is what brought London to it's knees...

Beckham going to Spurs? No.

Monday, October 27th, 2008

UPDATE: He's going to AC Millan as first thought. Source: BBC Earlier in the week: Some people (tabloids/online news) have started to report on the possibility of David Beckham going on loan to Tottenham Hotspur. New manager Harry Redknapp is allegidly after him. And [here] it claims Beckham himself would prefer to go to ...

Anti-Iran propeganda started? USA Can’t stop the Iranian Ostrich sandwich!

Friday, October 17th, 2008

The United States has new intelligence indicating Iran is reorganizing in an effort to assert its influence inside Iraq and may be behind several recent attacks, according to a senior U.S. official who spoke with CNN Monday [13th Oct 2008]. The senior official, who asked to remain anonymous because of the ...

Four stabbed to death on same day.

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Forget the Iranian missiles, forget the tax raises.. We'll probably invade Iran, we all have to pay more to run our cars and homes... New York turned their city from the most dangerous to one of the safest, unlike London's so called "zero tolerance". Four men, including a teenager, were stabbed to death on the same day in separate attacks in London. A 19-year-old youth, who has not ...

Oh Dear, Mongolia.

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

1st July 08: The president of Mongolia has declared a four-day state of emergency in the capital amid violent protests over claims the general election was rigged. Crowds torched the HQ of Mongolia's governing party - the former Communists - and attacked a police station. Over 60 people were hurt - around half ...

The PS3 has lost Sony 351 Billion Yen.

Friday, June 27th, 2008

... or $3.3 Billion USD. In the company's fiscal 2008 annual report, Sony revealed that they've now lost roughly $3.3 billion (that's billion with a B) on the Playstation 3 since its launch. That breaks down to $2.16 billion in 2007, followed by a notably smaller but equally daunting $1.16 billion ...

Boy, 13, hangs himself after being denied his Wii.

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

A boy of 13 hanged himself with his school tie after his father confiscated a computer game. Jake Roberts wanted to play it on his Nintendo Wii console but couldn't because his sister was watching TV. An argument developed and when his father confiscated the game Jake stormed to his room. Hours ...

Oh hi! I’m 7 miles above Earth.

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

American Airlines says customers will be able to test in-flight Internet access on two flights beginning Wednesday, with broader service expected to begin in the following couple of weeks. Once it's running, AA says it will cost ~$10/$12 depending on flight length to connect to the internet. Say on a Trans-Atlantic Boeing ...

Tiny Island’s REVOLUTIONARY WAR…

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

...well there was no war, but the island has got it's independence from the UK. LONDON (Reuters) - The owner of a tiny island in off Scotland declared its independence from the United Kingdom on Saturday [21st June], saying he wanted the territory, population one, to be a crown dependency like the Channel ...