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Isle of Man claims another victim

Maeda, 38 and from Kyoto, collided with Irish rider Seamus Greene during practice on May 29. He died in a Manchester hospital after being airlifted from the Isle of Man, off England's northwestern coast.

A spokesman for Maeda's team, ASR Evomoto Honda, said: "Since he first raced here in 1997, the TT meant everything to Jun. His love for the TT and the island itself made him work hard all year, every year, to get back here. Even after his accident he was talking about coming back to the TT next year. Jun used to say the Isle of Man felt like home."

Greene remains in a critical condition in Liverpool's Walton Hospital after sustaining head injuries.

Minister's duty is to show more care

But there is a more serious issue here: what sort of morals are we tolerating and promoting in our society, and are we now starting to see some sinister fallout?

This latest incident exposes the misnomer of the term 'reality TV'.

Presented to our young viewers as role models, the Big Brother housemates are kept in an environment where their only meaningful interaction is with one another.

As a social experiment, it has had interesting results in the past. However, the line between entertainment and anti-social behaviour is distinct.

Viewers don't want their screens filled with images akin to televised cruise ship debauchery.

Acadia NP Bill - Big Money Grab and Eminent Domain - Acadia #2

There are some devious things happening in Acadia National Park that should be a lesson to anyone having to deal with the National Park Service and its support groups.

The Acadia National Park Improvement Act of 2005 (S 1154 - the House is using the Senate number.) has passed the Senate and will undergo a hearing in the House Resources Committee Wednesday at 10:00 am.

S 1154 does a number of things but from where we stand it gives Acadia a huge portion of likely land acquisition funding, disproportionate to the size and needs of the park.

For 62p, a year of the Queen or a minute of England v Portugal

In previous years, Alan Reid, the keeper of the privy purse, has compared the 80-year-old monarch to the price of a loaf of bread and two pints of milk. This time, issuing the Royal Public Finances annual report, he claimed that the purely notional annual cost of Her Majesty to her subjects was 62p a head, or a minute's worth of attendance at Saturday's England versus Portugal match.

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Six-shilling coin auctioned for 460,000

The Edward III "double leopard" - worth six shillings when struck in 1344 - was bought at Spink's in London for the Isle of Man coin fund Avarae Global Coins.

UK. Ebel runs like clockwork to take first win in Honda F4S ...