Reprieve for travellers.

Looks as though the Xmas holliday will not now be ruined for many people!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk British Airways cabin crew strike illegal, court rules A strike by British Airways cabin crew planned for Christmas has been declared illegal in a High Court ruling. The court agreed with BA that the cabin crew's union, Unite, had not correctly balloted its members on the strike action. The injunction means that the 12-day strike cannot now go ahead. Unite called it "a disgraceful day for democracy" and vowed to hold a fresh ballot of cabin crew if the dispute with BA was not resolved. British Airways said the decision would be welcomed by "hundreds of thousands of families in the UK and around the world".

Absence of Humour.

Seems to me:some people take life too seriously!

clipped from uk.reuters.com Tesco withdraws ho-ho-horrible ginger Xmas card LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest retailer Tesco apologised on Tuesday after complaints that a Christmas card it sold was offensive to people with ginger hair. The card in question shows a child with red hair sitting on the lap of Santa Claus under the banner: "Santa loves all kids. Even ginger ones." Davinia Phillips, whose three children all have red hair, was enraged when she saw the card at one of Tesco's stores in northern England.

Semi-Final to relish.

This looks like it will be a smashing contest,today!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Four-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan will meet reigning world champion John Higgins in the last four of the UK championship in Telford. Both men booked their semi-final spots with comfortable wins early on in the second sessions of their matches.

Snooker-UK Championships

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Ronnie O'Sullivan continues with his brilliant form by taking the first two frames against Mark Selby!

Henin Return.

Wimbledon will be all the better if Justin comes back!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Returning Justin Henin sets sights on Wimbledon title Former world number one Justine Henin says winning Wimbledon will be one of her main targets when she returns to competitive tennis next year. The 27-year-old retired in May 2008 after winning seven Grand Slam titles but will make her comeback in January. Henin was beaten Wimbledon finalist in 2001 and 2006 "It is another Justine Henin who will try and go out and achieve her dream of finally winning Wimbledon," she said. "I don't know if it's possible but that makes it an even more passionate challenge for me."

Good News

What a relief for their families!

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk British yachtsmen held for a week freed by Iran Five British yachtsmen held by Iran's Revolutionary Guard for a week have been released, the UK has confirmed. The crew are said to have drifted into Iranian waters mistakenly while sailing from Bahrain to Dubai for a race. Foreign Secretary David Miliband said the men had left the island of Siri and were heading for international waters. The crew were on their way to take part in the Dubai-Muscat yacht race A statement by the Revolutionary Guard said interrogations had revealed their "illegal entry" had been "a mistake". Relatives have told of their relief.

Everybody's Talkin 'bout it!

No surprise here then!

clipped from news.cnet.com 'Twitter' top word of 2009 Twitter has had quite a year. Not only has it attracted worldwide attention and millions of new users, "Twitter" has been named the top word in the English language for 2009. According to the Global Language Monitor, which examines language usage across the world, "Twitter" beat out "Obama," "H1N1," "stimulus," and "vampire" to take the crown. Interestingly, "2.0" came in at sixth place.