Tommy Taylor’s SRU
Tommy is on holiday for a week and I am writing his column for him…I am his mum. I live in an apartment block on the top floor. I have two dogs, and as soon as the front door opens they race out and into the lift. I have to run down the stairs and … [Read the full story]
Wouter Weylandt dies in horrific bike crash
Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt was pronounced dead following a horrific crash on the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, his Leopard-Trek team confirmed. Facts: Wouter Weylandt Date of birth: September 27, 1984 Place of birth: Ghent, Belgium Died: May 9, 2011 Teams: Quick Step (2006 – 2010), Leopard (2011) Principal wins One-day races: Nokere Koerse … [Read the full story]
On This Day…in 1915
British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad in Brussels for helping Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during World War I. The 49-year-old Cavell first entered the nursing profession in 1895, and in 1907 she became the matron of the Berkendael Institute in Brussels. Following the German invasion of neutral Belgium, … [Read the full story]
Pop singer Charles Haddon leapt to his death
POP singer CHARLES HADDON feared he had crippled a girl fan just hours before leaping to his death from a 60ft satellite mast at a music festival, it was revealed last night. The 22-year-old lead singer of London band OU EST LE SWIMMING POOL sparked a near riot when he suddenly dived into the audience … [Read the full story]
