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Belgian invents 'Holocaust' tale A Belgian woman whose tale of survival with a pack of wolves in Nazi-occupied Europe became a hit film has revealed that she invented the story. Monique De Wael, who adopted the pseudonym Misha Defonseca, also admitted that she was not Jewish. Her revelations came in an interview with the Belgian daily Le Soir, which said more than six million people had already seen Surviving With Wolves. "It's not actual reality, but it was my reality," she told Le Soir. "It was my way of surviving... I seek forgiveness from those who feel betrayed, but I...

From The TimesMarch 1, 2008 Nurses denounced as dirty, lazy drunks Lord Mancroft, who was reprimanded for his comments Philip Webster, Political Editor A Conservative peer who branded nurses “grubby, drunken and promiscuous” during a debate in the House of Lords faced a rebuke from David Cameron and fury from nursing leaders and ministers yesterday. The Royal College of Nursing said Lord Mancroft’s comments were “grossly unfair on nurses across the UK” and amounted to a “sexist insult about the behaviour of British women”. Mr Cameron, who was said to be furious, told Lord Strathclyde, the Conservative leader in the...

Muslim medics in Alder Hey stand-off Feb 26 2008 EXCLUSIVE by Caroline Innes, Liverpool Echo HEALTH officials are having crisis talks with Muslim medical staff who have objected to hospital hygiene rules because of religious beliefs. Women students at Liverpool’s Alder Hey children’s hospital have raised objections to removing their arm coverings in theatre and to rolling up their sleeves when washing their hands because it is regarded as immodest. Minutes of a clinical academics’ meeting at Liverpool University revealed that female Muslim students at Alder Hey children’s hospital had objected to rolling up their sleeves to wear gowns. Similar...

Irish railroad grave mystery solved Scientists in Pennsylvania believe they have found a mass grave containing the bodies of 57 Irish immigrants who died 175 years ago. The men from Donegal, Tyrone and Londonderry had made the journey across the Atlantic in the summer of 1832 to work on the railroads, but their time in the US was tragically short. Mystery still surrounds the question of how they met their deaths just six weeks after getting off the boat - a cholera epidemic was blamed, but foul play has never been ruled out. At the time, a cholera epidemic was...

Christians elated over cash award Joe and Helen Roberts A Christian couple awarded £10,000 after being questioned by police about their views on homosexuality have spoken of their victory. Helen and Joe Roberts, of Fleetwood, Lancashire, were questioned after they tried to display Christian literature next to gay rights' leaflets. Retired carpenter Mr Roberts, 74, said he and his wife were absolutely elated about the out-of-court settlement. The pair had been quizzed for more than an hour by police. Mr Roberts claimed the incident last December had breached their rights to freedom of expression and freedom of religion. The couple...

by Michael A. Hoffman II ©Copyright 1999. All Rights Reserved Two years ago, Prime Minister Paul Keating of Australia refused to show "proper respect" to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during her state visit. In response, Terry Dicks, a Conservative member of the British Parliament said, "It's a country of ex-convicts, so we should not be surprised by the rudeness of their prime minister." A slur such as this would be considered unthinkable if it were uttered against any other class or race of people except the descendants of White slavery. Dicks' remark is not only offensive, it is ignorant and...

Fury over grieving Marines pub ban Nov 25 2006 Liverpool Echo OUTRAGED relatives condemned a Liverpool bar after it turned away soldiers attending their son’s funeral because they were in uniform. The Royal Marines were in the city to mourn Corporal Ben Nowak, who was killed in a blast in Basra.Hours later they were asked to leave the queue at Walkabout, in Concert Square. Ben’s uncle Michael McEvatt said: “I’m disgusted. These men are fighting for their country and they came home to celebrate the life of one of their friends.” A spokesman for the bar today said the group...

An organization that cries out for the Justice of Israel and the Jewish people. "The Holocaust never ended but the victims have decided to defend themselves” “The occupation is in the minds of Children who are taught hatred.” “Israel was the solution for the world’s greatest refugee problem that went on for two thousand years” “Why is it that on June 4th 1967 I was a Jordanian and overnight I became a Palestinian?” “When I finally realized the lies and myths I was taught, it is my duty as a righteous person to speak out” “The Israeli Arab Conflict is...

Jonathan Franklin in Santiago, Chile for National Geographic News Updated May 23, 2006 It's Chile's raging scientific controversy: How does that robot work? Manuel Salinas, a 39-year-old inventor, claims he has built a machine that has extraordinary capabilities for finding buried objects.In less than a year, Salinas says, he has helped solve two of the highest profile criminal cases in this South American country. And now that university lab tests seem to confirm that his robot works, mining and oil corporations are flooding him with business plans, Salinas says. How this machine functions is still an "industrial secret," Salinas said....

No race charge against footballer A police investigation has ended into claims a Liverpool footballer racially abusing another player. Greater Manchester Police acted on complaints from two deaf fans who claimed to read a player's lips on TV. Last Thursday Liverpool's Steve Finnan, 29, said he was astonished by claims he had racially abused Manchester United's Patrice Evra. The force said on Monday no further action would be taken following Crown Prosecution Service advice. The player issued a statement on Liverpool FC's website saying he wanted to set the record straight. A GMP spokesman said the investigation was complete and...

Global Warming? What a load of poppycock! Here are some excerpts from a great commentary by Professor David Bellamy published in the Daily Mail: “Whatever the experts say about the howling gales, thunder and lightning we've had over the past two days, of one thing we can be certain. Someone, somewhere - and there is every chance it will be a politician or an environmentalist - will blame the weather on global warming. “But they will be 100 per cent wrong. Global warming - at least the modern nightmare version - is a myth. I am sure of it and...

The nation's energy industry is struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina. Gas prices are soaring as a result of the catastrophic storm. America's reliance on overseas oil increases every year. And from his office in the North Bay city of Sebastopol, Mark Goldes envisions a day -- perhaps not so far off -- when none of this will be a problem.

How could this mentality arise and develop ? We should go back to the twenties to find the ideas which triggered all this. The ideas There was in psychiatry (not only in Germany) the tendency to make value judgements on the individuals and the groups on the basis of medicine or medical-sociology. Some pieces of writing considered scientific (even today) had prepared the ground. The most significant work is "The Permission to destroy life unworthy of life" published in Leipzig in 1920, written by the renowned psychiatrist Alfred Hoche and the respectful judge Karl Binding. The book had such a...

'The girl who makes your ears ring' Police in an Indian city are hunting a beautiful woman who slaps her male victims hard before running off with their valuables. Her tactics have earned her the nickname of 'The girl who makes your ears ring' in Lucknow, reports the Hindustan Times. Three men have reported being robbed by the woman - but others are said to be afraid to report her because of rumours that she's a policeman's daughter. One man who did lodge a complaint was Brajesh Prajapati who was on his motorcycle when the girl flagged him down and...

Sandra uses haemorrhoid cream on her face Sandra Bullock has revealed she uses haemorrhoid cream on her face. The 40-year-old - who attended the London premiere of her new film Miss Congeniality 2 - said she learned the beauty secret while filming. She said:"It was the most pertinent secret I learned in this job. Bottom cream really does help against wrinkles." She also revealed she would like a man who can dance, she said: "I would love a man who was a killer salsa dancer. But he would have to be useful around the house from time to time too."...

Faulty cash machine sends homeless on holiday A group of homeless people in Holland who withdrew more than £70,000 from a faulty cash machine are believed to be on a Spanish beach. The homeless people had been given special state social security cash cards which allow them to take out up to £100 a time. But a computer glitch at a Fortis Bank cash machine in Rotterdam meant they could withdraw an unrestricted amount of cash, newspaper De Volkskrant reported. At least 20 homeless people took out amounts raging from £280 to £12,000 and police believe many of them have...

Doris Day porn shocker! A devout baptist couple were shocked when what they thought was a 1957 Doris Day film turned out to be a porn film. But pensioners Alan and Anne Leigh-Browne, from Wellington, Somerset, watched the whole film before complaining. They had bought the DVD of the 1957 U-certificate Pajama Game for £2.99 from a bargain bin at a Safeway supermarket. But inside the box was Italian movie Tettore che Passione, which translates as Breasts of Passion, reports the Mirror. Retired doctor Alan, 67, said: "We knew something was amiss when a warning flashed up on the screen...

Lennon letter on sale for £13,350 A letter revealing the money worries of a pre-fame John Lennon is expected to raise £13,350($25,000) at auction. In the 1962 letter he asks Liverpool's NHS office to reinstate his free healthcare after it mistakenly believed Lennon had emigrated. "In point of fact I left the country only for an engagement (as a musician) in Germany but returned to this country about three months later," he wrote. The letter is being auctioned by New York-based company momentsintime.com. Inquiry resolved Curator Gary Zimet said it came from a private collector, who purchased it from someone...

KILLERS GET £25 XMAS PRESSIE Dec 26 2004 Exclusive MURDERERS and sex beasts at top security hospitals were handed a £25 Christmas present yesterday - thanks to YOU the taxpayer. Monsters such as Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe and Moors Murderer Ian Brady were given £15 cash to spend on gifts plus an extra £10 in incapacity benefit. The crazy NHS handouts were last night blasted by outraged victims' relatives, MPs and support groups. Terry West, brother of Lesley Ann Downey who was killed by Brady in Christmas 1964, said: "It's disgraceful. And to add insult to injury it's coming direct...

Armed police shoot errant sheep A sheep was shot by armed police on Saturday after wandering on to busy roads from a roundabout in Swindon. The animal took up residence on the Commonhead roundabout near the Great Western Hospital at 9am, before being shot in a nearby field. The owner could not be traced, despite the efforts of local farmers and vets, but the animal did not suffer unnecessarily, said police. A Wiltshire police spokeswoman said the sheep was a danger to the public. "It was standing on the roundabout and at times wandering into the carriageway," she said. "A...