Official news story thread

[Patch]

A line of cocaine is now as cheap as a pint of beer after the latest alcohol tax rises took effect.

And this is the quote of the day I think

Under Labour, hard drugs have become cheaper and more easily available than at any point in history.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.htm ... page_id=34

[james]

Scottish school-kid vaults roadside fence in to path of oncoming bus. Gets expectantly taken down....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7598674.stm

[MikeTheBarber]

If hes to dumb to see a big bus right in front of him then he kinda deserved it.

Everyone around seems really slow to react though

[ladylamb]

A FIESTY raccoon has bitten off a pervert’s PENIS as he was trying to rape the animal.
Alexander Kirilov, 44, was on a drunken weekend with pals when he leapt on the terrified – but toothy – fur ball.

“When I saw the raccoon I thought I’d have some fun,” he told stunned casualty surgeons in Moscow.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... 172612.ece

[ahrkboob]

I thought i'd solved the mystery of my irritable swollen gonads. oh well, back to the drawing board.......
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20090128/tu ... 6b408.html

[james]

'World's strongest' beer with 32% strength launched

A controversial Scottish brewery has launched what it described as the world's strongest beer - with a 32% alcohol content.
Tactical Nuclear Penguin has been unveiled by BrewDog of Fraserburgh.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/nor ... 380412.stm

Really want to give this a go, what a name as well...