On the road

Bus driver gets black eye after collision.

A motorist gave a bus driver a black eye after a collision between their vehicles at the junction of George Street and High Road in Croydon. The man appeared in court yesterday morning. He got a suspended prison sentence and had to pay compensation to the bus driver.

Randolph Green, aged 28, an electrical engineer, of Blackthorn Road, Tooting, admitted hitting Mr. Michael Teal.

Mr. Charles Smith, who was outside the cinema in High Road when the accident happened, gave evidence at the trial. He said: “After the collision between the bus and Green’s car there was an argument about the cause of the accident and the two men got very angry. Green jumped on the bonnet of the car, put his hand through the open window of the bus and hit the driver in the eye.”

The judge sentenced Green to 28 days imprisonment suspended for a year and ordered him to pay £50 compensation to Mr. Teal.

AFTER READING THIS ARTICLE, ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

a)Where were the bus and the car when the accident happened?

b)Who were the two men involved in the accident?

c)How much compensation did Mr. Green have to pay Mr. Teal?

Heroine full time

Tobacconist heroine fights armed robber

Sixty-nine year old Monsalud Cabrera didn't think twice when faced with an armed robber in her Malaga shop on Tuesday. She defended herself with the first thing she had to hand: rolls of gift wrap. The tobacconist, who was behind the counter with her assistant at the time, started hitting out at the gun with the paper shouting "That's not real". A shot was fired, shattering the glass at the front of the counter, but by then, the robber had been sufficiently intimidated and left the premises empty-handed. "Divine intervention" was Monsalud's explanation for her instinctive reaction. 
Article taken from El Sur In English, by J.Cano.

Answer the following questions:
What happened?
Where did it take place? When?
What did the woman do?
What do you think of security measures at grocers' and department stores?

A view on Gibraltar

Today, a historical event is taking place in The Rock. The Spanish Foreign Secretary, Miguel Angel Moratinos is crossing the gate to meet his counterpart, David Miliband, and Gibraltar Minister, Peter Caruana, on the Third Forum for the Dialogue between the British and the Spanish government. This is the first time in 300 years a Spanish Foreign Secretary steps Gibraltar's land.
The main aim of this meeting is to reach new cooperative measures to benefit its population, the Llanitos, putting aside the discussion on the colony's sovereignty,ceded to the United Kingdom after the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), and the controversy about its surrounding waters.
The agreements expected to be reached are on maritime and environmental cooperation, apart from a joint fight against organized crime gangs and a shared use of the airport. The idea is to avoid sea disputes when dealing with environmental disasters, such as the dumping of fuel on the sea. The closest accidents, New Flame's (2007) and Fedra's (2008) are still in their memory.
We hope this forum approaches both countries for a common welfare. Let's see what happens.

Statue of Liberty Crown to reopen on Fourth of July

Liberty Enlightening the World

After the terrorist attacks on 11th September 2001, its crown was closed for security reasons.
On 4th July 2009, tourists will be able to climb once again 168 steps for a breathtaking view of New York harbour, from more than 250 ft (76,2 m) above the ground.
Designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi,the copper statue was a gift from the people of France to commemorate the centenary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and as a sign of friendship between the two countries. Being 151 ft (46 m) tall, it was shipped in 350 pieces aboard a frigate and reassembled on an island in New York harbour.
Being one of America's most beloved and recognizable symbols across the world, the monument was declared a Unesco heritage site in 1984.