…isn’t the most well known holiday destination, in fact conversations before our departure tended to go along the lines of ‘Oh lovely….but where’s that again?’ Initially I wasn’t all that sure myself, but after a visit to Google maps I found that it was somewhat precariously positioned in between Syria, Iraq, Palestine (aka the axis [...]
On November 24th 1971, an unidentified man hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305, a Boeing 727, whilst enroute from Portland, Oregon to Seattle, Washington, USA. There were 36 passengers on board with 6 crew members.
The suspected hijacker purchased his ticket as Dan Cooper, but he is referred to as D B Cooper due to [...]
If you’re female, one day you might find your body being hijacked and held to ransom by another. I’m referring, of course, to pregnancy – it’s the ultimate takeover! Guys don’t need to feel left out as, once their baby arrives, their lives will be hijacked too.
Hormone hijack
The first thing you notice [...]
The Honda Civic is the most stolen vehicle by car jackers (National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB)
News International could face £120million compensation bill for the notorious phone hacking scandal. There is over 4,000 people rumored to be compensated from News International, and it is likely there will be criminal proceedings and fines on top of [...]
Tell me more.... →Can you imagine what it would be like to live on Guernsey but be under siege from the soldiers living in the very fortress that had built to keep you safe from the enemy?
This was the scenario played out during the 17th century Civil War, when Guernsey supported Oliver Cromwell and the Parliamentarians, whilst [...]
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Few people realise that lying beneath L’Ancresse Common is a small, but perfectly hidden underground dwelling. This is the home of a reclusive gentleman whose anonymity belies some remarkable accomplishments. Often found wandering the beach at sunrise and sunset, Sidney Le Lacheur (82) cuts a lonely figure, nodding shyly to his fellow dog walkers who [...]
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The phone-hacking scandal is an ongoing controversy involving the News of the World and other British tabloid newspapers published by News International, a subsidiary of News Corporation. News International employees were accused of engaging in phone hacking, police bribery and exercising improper influence in the pursuit of publishing stories. We take a closer look at [...]
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1776
The classic early hijack was the commandeering of a sailing ship by pirates, privateers or a mutinous crew. The Mutiny on the Bounty is probably the most famous story of a crew hijacking a ship on the high seas. The overthrow of Captain Bligh by the mutinous Fletcher Christian became part of British [...]
‘Everything’s Premier but the Price’ reads the motto of my hotel. I have no idea why they’ve capitalised the word ‘price’. Presumably the writers, like the price, are not premier. Nonetheless, I can’t complain; Lenny Henry hasn’t been in to bother me once, despite probably being at a loose end. You’re no doubt wondering what [...]
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