A Police department spokesman told the press, “’Pedestrians aren’t watching where they’re walking, they’re not aware”.

However it is only those individuals who disobey traffic and road signs while texting and walking who are getting fines.

The Fort Lee Police Department hope that this new measure can lead to a drop in pedestrian related accidents and have been giving out fliers to residents warning of the dangers and potential fines.

The company also stated that app developers would be able to charge for apps downloaded through the App Center in the near future.

The App Center however will not compete with Google Play or the App Store, instead only feature apps that make use of Facebook’s login system.

The App Center is expected to be rolled out worldwide in the coming weeks.

Traditionally young children where read a bed time story, but with the advances of technology are now more likely to fall asleep watching TV, a DVD or playing a computer game, whereas older children are now staying up late playing consoles, browsing the internet of texting friends.

The study, conducted on behalf of Travelodge shows that the average 6 year old goes to bed at 9:30pm, with 8 year olds averaging 9:49pm; by the age of 15 the time jumps up to an average of 11:52pm.

Jan Turner, a representative of the Sleep Council told the press, “These findings echo the results of our own recent research, where we conducted a survey of 250 primary school teachers”. Adding that, “This found that lack of sleep is having a devastating effect in schools with nine out of 10 teachers complaining that pupils are so tired they are unable to pay attention in class”.

Weather forecasters are warning that due to the drought, there is a likelihood of surface flooding as the dry ground struggles to absorb the rain fall.

Yesterday, high force gails and hail hit Cornwall and the south of England was hit wind a three hour rain storm. Some trees and telephone line topped down and some ferry services were cancelled.

The on-going rain comes just days after a further 17 counties across the country declared a drought; it is estimated that the drought conditions are affecting some 35 million people.

The water companies and Environment Agency were quick to point out that this latest weather would not affect the drought, stating that it would take months of high rainfall to restore ground stocks and fill low reservoirs, due to the warmer weather of the past few years.

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As expected, most of the vandalised cars were executive cars such as BMW’s and Range Rovers, but it was the little Fiat that took top spot as the most keyed or vandalised car in Britain. The study showed that the Fiat 500 had a 3.62% chance of being vandalised in some way during 2011/12, with the BMW Z4 second with a 2.97% chance of being targeted.

In contrast, Britain’s bestselling car of 2011, the Ford Focus only showed a percentage of just 0.58.

Swiftcover spokesman Robin Reames told the press, “Our analysis shows that although luxury cars are still more likely to be targeted by vandals, owners of everyday vehicles shouldn’t consider themselves immune”. Adding that, “The majority of vehicles in the top ten are what we call ‘executive cars’ likely to be driven by high earners who see their car as a status symbol, and it probably won’t surprise many to learn that there are two 4x4s in the top 10”.

The average claims data provided by Swiftcover was a staggering £972.75

The grandmother, Mrs Sims was then given a noise abatement order by the local authority, but continued to play her music day and night which included Fank Sinatra and Glen Miller. Mrs Sims admitted to breaching the abatement order and was handed a six month conditional charge and had to pay court costs of £500.

Mrs Sims daughter told the press that her mother didn’t need to be prosecuted by Gosport Borough Council saying, “It was obvious she needed help and she didn’t get it”. Adding that, “She didn’t need an ASBO. Mum didn’t make it easy but taking her to court was not the best thing to do”.

A council spokesperson read out a statement that said: “The prosecution and application for an ASBO was supported by the police as a last resort but necessary because the persistent din and banging against the party wall did not abate.”

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Leeds United are currently sitting in mid table in the Championship after a string of bad results including a 7-3 loss to Nottingham Forest at Elland Road.

Manager, Warnock took rides on various rollercoasters as some of the other players decided to feed the parks numerous animals.

Current Leeds defender Alex Bruce, son of the famous Manchester United captain Steve Bruce told the press, “’It’s been a really good day, everyone’s enjoyed it despite the weather not being too great.” Adding that, “I went on a ride as soon as I got here but I’d eaten half-an-hour before so I didn’t feel too well afterwards!”

The team hope their impromptu day out will spur them on to get into the playoffs; the team remain six points off the playoffs with just six games remaining.

Two thirds of those leaving the country said that they will be heading to Europe, with Spain being the most popular destination. Of those interviewed the most popular reason for leaving the country during the Olympics was to escape the crowds of visitors, followed by a dislike of sport and to get away from the high volume of TV coverage.

Travelex, who conducted the study, also revealed that 4 million of those travelling abroad would do so in the 5 days leading up to events. Elvin Eldic, a spokeman for Travelex said, “while the Olympics should be a fantastic spectacle it seems a large number of Brits would prefer to watch it from afar.”

The unidentified man then hobbled to his garage and called the emergency services. When emergency services got there the man was still conscious but had lost a lot of blood.

Police chief Franz Fasching told reporters that emergency services “looked in the oven and were able to recover the foot”, adding that, “The foot was taken the hospital but it was so badly burned that it cannot be sewn back on.”

According to Austrian news broadcaster ORF, the man was due to have a health check later in the day with the labour department to access if he was fit to work.

The man is said to be in stable condition in hospital.

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The deckchair weighs more than an adult elephant and is taller than a double decker bus and has already become a hit with tourists. Stuart Murdoch, creator of the deck chair told the press that the colossal structure took three weeks to erect but that it was well worth it.

The artist said, “It has been fantastic to see people on the beach pointing at the chair and having their photo taken with it.” Adding that, “Deckchairs are so quintessentially British – everyone who has seen it has smiled and it’s great to watch people drawn to it like a magnet.”

The world record making deckchair was commissioned by a popular drinks company to mark the start of British Summer Time which started on Sunday.

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