News Headlines - 16 November 2013
A taxi driver drove 200 miles to kill David Cameron with his car packed with a deadly arsenal of weapons, a court heard yesterday. Irfaq Naz was caught because he went down a one-way street the wrong way, causing other traffic to swerve. Police who smashed their way into his car in central London found he had a 950,000-volt stun gun, an axe, two hammers, four knives, a machete, a samurai sword and masking tape.
▽Paul McCartney Asks Putin to Release Greenpeace Activists | RIA Novosti
Veteran British musician Paul McCartney has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to release Greenpeace activists jailed after mounting an abortive protest against oil drilling in the Arctic Sea. Beatles founder McCartney asked Putin to reunite the 28 activists and the two journalists accompanying them with their families in a letter posted Thursday to his official website.
▽Princess Anne sparks outrage after suggesting we consider eating horsemeat | Daily Express
The Princess Royal, president of World Horse Welfare, told its annual meeting in London that a horsemeat trade could boost welfare standards by giving horses a financial value. She told her audience: “Our attitudes to the horsemeat trade and the value of horsemeat may have to change.” But her comments provoked the fury of animal rights campaigners.
▽Sony investigating reports of defective PS4s : Eurogamer.net
Sony is investigating reports of defective PlayStation 4 units in the US. Users on Reddit and a couple of journalists at US websites have discovered problems with their PS4. The cause of the problems is unknown, although some believe faulty USB connections may be to blame. Now, Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has taken to Twitter in an attempt to calm growing concern.
▽NASA: Sun to flip UPSIDE DOWN causing solar storms that may knock out satellites - Mirror Online
The magnetic field of the Sun is expected to reverse polarity within the next three weeks, having a huge effect on our solar system
