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BBC: Pope presses EU on constitution Pope John Paul II has urged the European Union to include a recognition of Europe's Christian heritage in its first constitution, which is due to be signed next year. Let's see, Europe's Christian heritage: the cruisades, the Spanish Inquisition, papal infallibility, book burnings, witch trials, millennium cults, the belief… Continue reading The 'C' word

Text message from Carolyn: Do u remember that beetroot, pickle and ice-cream diet that u made me go on - the one that gave u heart failure? The really weird and frightening thing about this text message is that I honestly don't have the foggiest idea what the hell Carolyn is going on about. Nothing… Continue reading Diet

BBC: Burgled pensioners 'die early' Pensioners who are burgled are far more likely to die earlier than others of a similar age, a Home Office study suggests. The Home Office research, seen by BBC News, shows [my emphasis] burglary has a greater impact on the elderly than previously believed. Shame on you, BBC: you should… Continue reading …and statistics

BBC: Space impact 'saved Christianity' [23-Jun-03] Did a meteor over central Italy in AD 312 change the course of Roman and Christian history? A team of geologists believes it has found the incoming space rock's impact crater, and dating suggests its formation coincided with the celestial vision said to have converted a future Roman emperor… Continue reading On this rock I will build my church

BBC: Gay bishop 'catastrophic move' Evangelical and conservative Anglicans have described the appointment of a gay bishop as "catastrophic" for the Church of England. Who'd have thought it? Evangelical and conservative Anglicans bashing the bishop together. Apparently, the bishop was once a bit of a loose canon.

Text message from Carolyn: Just noticed one of my bras hanging in an apple tree - slightly worrying! To which there could be only one reply: Are you sure it isn't a hammock? …OK, I admit it, my puerile sense of humour soon got the better of me, and I quickly fired off a second… Continue reading Bra-dinage

BBC: Blair defends 'essential' shake-up Tony Blair has defended himself against Tory charges that he "ripped up the constitution in a matter of hours" in last week's controversial cabinet reshuffle. That would be the UK's famously unwritten constitution that he's ripped up.

BBC: Rembrandt victim of 'botched ear piercing' [12-Jun-03] The artist Rembrandt may have been one of the earliest victims of a bungled attempt at ear piercing, according to a British surgeon. I bet Vincent van Gogh used the same excuse.