Tornadoes scared England by Nina Gotzmannova

On Monday saw the residents of central and southern England something they would never expect to come near their homes. A tornado. This unusual weather phenomenon ripped off several roofs, torn off branches from trees and in people of two British towns, Nuneaton and Farnborough, left an unforgettable feeling of something strange. A series of tornadoes arises during a big storm and destroyed everything on its way. Eyewitnesses said that the whole incident lasted only couple of minutes, but ripped off the roofs on more than 10 houses. Fortunately no one was injured. It wasn't the first incident in England this year. According to Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO) there have been nine more accidents across the country, which may be tornadoes. They were witnessed for example in Warwickshire or Northamptonshire. Last year in December the residential area of northwestern London was hit by a tornado. Six people were injured and more than 100 houses were damaged. A tornado is a fast rotating column of air, which touches a cloud on one side and earth on the other. It usually has a shape like a column or a tube. Usually they occur in United States, but sometimes in Canada, Asia, Africa and Europe too. In England are tornadoes quite rare, according to TORRO there is about 33 tornadoes each year. Even though in England is the highest number of reported tornadoes per unit area in the world. The reason is that there live more people in a relatively small area and, of course, they pay more attention to the weather.

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McCann"s ordeal continues by Claudia Sonea

Madeleine McCann, the four year-old girl that disappeared four months ago, is considered to be dead by the Portuguese police. After many failed attempts to find her and the last discoveries the parents are now declared as suspects. Until recently the main suspect was Robert Murat, a 33-year-old man, son of Jenifer Murat, the owner of Vila Liliana- the house where the McCanns stayed for their summer holiday. After some witness confessed they have seen a middle-build Caucasian that was carrying a child or something which might have resembled a child, Chief Police Officer Olegário Sousa stated that the description fits that of the one who kidnapped Sara Morales, 14, and 7-year-old Yeremi Vargas, in the Canary Islands. Also was reported a man carrying a child to marina and it matched the time when a British man's yacht left the harbor. Urs Hans Von Aesch and others were suspects, but no accusation or evidence of guilt was brought. The British police involvement was crucial, because they discovered the blood traces on the wall, the hair and fibers that led to the conclusion that Madeleine is actually dead. Moreover, after the police discovered on Friday traces of blood in the couple's car, rented 25 days after Madeleine's disappearance, in southern Portugal. On 6 September Kate McCann was brought in for interrogation at the police station in Portimão, in the presence of Carlos Pinto de Abreu, McCanns' Portuguese lawyer. After more than 10 hours of questioning she left the station, but returned later on the same day- 7 September. Then her husband was interrogated and despite the fact that they were named suspects, they were allowed to come back home. In an interview to Sunday Mirror, Kate declared that police Portuguese offered her a deal and pressured her in declaring that she accidentally killed her daughter, put her in a bag for a month and then dumped her, she will receive a two or three years sentence with suspended sentence. Gerry McCann said they are not giving up to the search of their daughter and that they will help the police with everything they need. McCann's ordeal continues to get worst and worst everyday. The case got in to the media attention after the tour of the couple and the involvement of children's author J.K. Rowling and soccer star David Beckham and other celebrities. Furthermore, the family raised around 2 millions dollars, but that will probably help them to pay the attorney. From a suffering family, the McCanns have transformed over night in the suspects of their daughter's assassins. What will happen next?...stay connected and find out.

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Basra stands alone by Claudia Sonea

For the first time after the American invasion in 2003, the second largest Iraqi city is without foreign troops and stands alone to front all the terrorist attacks. The British prime minister, Gordon Brown, said that although the British forces (around 500) have left the base, Basra Palace (around 11 p.m. local time on Sunday) they will still have an over watch role and they can intervene if necessary. According to the statement on his Web site that actually quotes the interview with BBC Radio the troop's number depends on how things will evolve. For the time been the British troops are stationed to the main command center inside the city to the Iraqi Army, says Gen. Mohan al-Fereiji, the commander of Iraqi forces in Basra. Despite the fact that there is no official timetable for the British withdrawal the number is expected to reduce from 5500 to 5000. The date period given by a Ministry of Defense was around autumn, depending on how things are settling and the security of Basra will be handed over to provincial Iraqi control. The public is criticizing the decision saying that the Mahdi Army militia led by Moktada al-Sadr and other Shiite religious militant groups can see it as an easy target. But the British officials say that the problem is criminal bands and not insurgents. Their presence is the one that actually draws the terrorist attacks and the local people agree to this statement. Expecting to see the results both British and Iraqi officials are careful to avoid the things that happened in other cities after the troops left them. Until further solutions are found…stay close and surf for more news!

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Three year old Madeleine McCann has been gone for 124 days and counting by Corina Ciubotaru

The saddest stories in the history of news involve children and animals. Whether they get abducted, killed or hurt, it's always the stories of the helpless that move us the most. Such is the case of Madeleine McCann, a three year old girl from Britain who went missing while she was in Portugal with her parents, Gerry and Kate. It's already been 124 days since nobody knows anything about what happened to her, where she was taken or when she will be brought back. The media in the U.K. and Portugal have told this story time and time again, without hesitating to make up their own stories and witnesses when the brute facts did not suffice. But it has only helped the sales of their newspapers, when they figured out that this story sells. It hasn't helped the police, or Madeleine, or her worried parents who are desperately waiting for an answer from the inexperienced policemen handling the investigation. Portugal has a policy of not releasing information on an investigation to the wider audience so they can't rely on the public for help or give reassurance to the parents. Instead, Gerry and Kate have launched their own campaign to popularize the kidnapping and make people aware that they can lend a hand. Celebrities like David Beckham have donated money to the couple to help the campaign, and now the two have a full-time PR manager that deals with the press and protects them from the ridiculous allegations of some papers. They try to stay optimistic and deal with the situation one day at a time, but having your child kidnapped is one of the worst things anyone can ever go through.

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London's Tube workers will be on strike for the next 3 days by Corina Ciubotaru

The London tube will be somewhat crippled in the next few days by a strike following the collapse of Metronet, the company that made sure the metro lines and trains are in working order. The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has organized a three-day protest to ensure that there will be no negative side effects for the former workers of Metronet, and two more transport unions might join them in the action. These are The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) and Unite, which together represent the interests of a few hundred Tube workers. During the strike, trains will function but there will be no maintenance crews available, so if anything gets broken, it will not be fixed in these 72 hours. The Mayor of London Mr. Ken Livingstone, along with the administrator of Metronet has tried to reassure the workers that no jobs or pensions would be lost but his words had little effect on the workers' morale, as they have decided the promises were not to be fully trusted. The strike will repeat next month if there still are problems, and this is not very good news for the millions of people that travel by train in London daily. The action will start at 6 P.M. on Monday and two-thirds of trains will not function for the next three days, so commuters are advised to switch to other forms of transport and consider walking. The second stoppage is scheduled to start on September 10th and last for another 72 hours.

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Divorce rates in Britain haven't been this low since 1977 by Corina Ciubotaru

Good news for the institution of marriage: divorce numbers are falling in Britain. They've reached their lowest point for the last 30 years, and the divorce age has risen. This rise might be due to people's thinking that marriage is more serious than they once believed, but also to their trusting marriage therapy more than they used to. The average age for divorce in men has gone up to 43.3, while most women get divorced at 40.9. Last year, figures also showed a decrease in divorce numbers, and it was the smallest number in 5 years, so the trend seems to be here to stay. The most couples to divorce were in 1993, at 180,018 and now, the percent per 1000 people has reached 12.2 when it comes to provisional divorces. Most often, women are granted the divorce and the most common reason for a permanent break-up is character. They also say their men have become too controlling and they can't take it anymore. In 2000, the divorce rate was also the lowest in 20 years, with 144,600 marriages ending in 1999 and the new marriage number as low as it was in the 1920s. A reason might be that more people now are choosing to live together rather than have a formal wedding, and it might be the media's influence that gets them to think so. Recent celebrity divorces, still, have shown them that it's a messy and expensive business that affects the husbands and kids alike, sometimes leaving permanent scars.

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