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The Guardian: School dinner? Mine's a lager, please

The Guardian reports that Belgian schoolchildren can nowget table beer instead of soft drinksat lunch. This quote from the article is a bit ridiculous: "Belgium, where quaffing ale is a national sport". Well, I can honestly say that getting drunk is much more a British national sport than it is here. People here actually seem to appreciate beer, in the UK the majority of people seem to be more interested in getting drunk, whatever the content of their glass is. And, yes, they’re easy to spot in the pubs here too; they’re usually plastered well before the locals.

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Posted on 30th June 2001 Details

ITN: Future's bright for self-cleaning glass

It sounds like something out of a fifties sci-fi story, but it’s real and it’s happening now:self-cleaning glass.

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Posted on 28th June 2001 Details

Telegraph: Scientists to study night behaviour of the lettuce

For centuries, their nightime antics have been but speculation and rumour. However, the truth will soon be known, as a team of scientists is about to camp overnight in a field tostudy the night behaviour of lettuce.

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Posted on 28th June 2001 Details

BBC News: Private rocket launch is 'suicidal'

DIY rocket maker, Steve Bennett, wants to be thefirst man to go into space with a private spacecraft. But will he really get there using a converted cement mixer containing sheets of hardboard and a few computer joysticks?

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Posted on 27th June 2001 Details

ABC News: Saying No to Sweets

Considering the amount of chocolate I absorb per week, I guess I should really be gettingone of these patches.

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Posted on 26th June 2001 Details

Indymedia: Tentative d'expulsion des 'squatteurs' de la rue des Chevaliers

Heron City and their megalomaniacal entertainment complex project are still hard at work trying to destroy another part of Brussels. However, a group of artists who have taken up residence in one of the buildings destined for demolition, are resisting the repeated attacks of the bailiffs and other "representatives of the law".Here’s apicture diaryof the latest attempt at removing them by force as well as adescription of events.

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Posted on 26th June 2001 Details