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During an interview with Michael Parkinson in the mid-1980s, Princess Anne and her then-husband Captain Mark Phillips were asked about the major security breach made on them in March 1974, when an armed man confronted them in on their way to Buckingham Palace on The Mall in London in an attempt to kidnap the Princess. Four people were shot during the incident, including the couple’s driver and bodyguard.

Donald adds to Youth Games medal haul An exciting day of semi-finals was capped off with gymnast Angela Donald winning Australia’s only medal on day eight of the Youth Olympics in Singapore. Read more on Sydney Morning Herald At 61, Diana Nyad ready to swim Cuba to Keys 32 years after first attempt It’s Aug. 15, 1978, and Diana Nyad is in distress, slamming into 8-foot waves, bobbing in the…

Diana Nyad ready to swim Cuba to Keys 32 years after first attempt It’s Aug. 15, 1978, and Diana Nyad is in distress, slamming into eight-foot waves, bobbing in the tumultuous open waters of the Florida Straits. She’s in a shark cage and has been swimming for 41 hours, 39 minutes, since she waded into the surf near Bahía Honda, Cuba. Read more on SouthFlorida.com By Kent Ewing HONG KONG…

China campaigned for the 2008 Olympic Games with a promise to improve its sad record of human rights abuse and suppression of free speech. It promised world reporters “unfettered access” in the country and made a commitment to clean up the quality of the air in Beijing for the Olympic Games. The fact is that Beijing has failed on every important promise it made to become the host…

With Karl Beattie, Brian Shepherd, Cath Howe, Ciaran O’Keefe, Stuart Torevell and Yvette Fielding. The Most Haunted team have explored some of the spookiest and most infamous locations in the UK in an attempt to uncover the truth behind tales of restless spirits and mysterious visions. On stage for the first time, expect a supernatural thrill-fest as their team of mediums and ghost hunters report on paranormal activity, show unseen…

What do you think? Better than the pink…. erm….. thing?http://my.telegraph.co.uk/pomegranate/ju…

FAKE street attacks are to be set up in attempt to get people to tackle muggers themselves, an initiative from new anti-crime charity Witness Confident</ read more