News of the Weird

Unlocking the Mystery of Ware Triangle
A BIZARRE Bermuda Triangle-style hole has opened up in Ware. Thankfully, this one doesn't cause aircraft to disappear off the radar, but it does infuriate motorists. Those venturing to the bottom of Page Hill have discovered the remote keys to unlock their cars fail to work there. Puckeridge resident Terry Fletcher is baffled. "It's like a sort of Bermuda Triangle or maybe aliens have indeed landed — we've had a few UFO sightings in Hertford!

Is Anybody Out There?
SETI’s dream is to create a base on the moon free of disturbing signals from cell phones, microwave cookers and other signal-emitting devices. But here’s something that might be spine-tingling for all you believers in extra-terrestrial life (and non-believers, too!) In 1977, a radio telescope in Ohio picked up the “Wow!” signal, which till now is the strongest unidentified transmission, and has never been found again!

Men Who Fooled the World
Keith Bateman and Andy Price-Watts, who ran a karaoke company in Milton Keynes, captivated the world with a film which purported to be a genuine autopsy, held in 1947, at a UFO crash site at Roswell, New Mexico. In fact, the clip was filmed 47 years later in a barn in Bedfordshire, and the 'alien' was Price-Watts's 12-year-old son. Now the whole mysterious saga has been adapted for a film, unsurprisingly entitled Alien Autopsy...

Ghost Hunters Hold Class to Teach Curious
"The things we find are not explainable. . . . We as ghost hunters go in there trying to prove that there isn't a haunting. That's our approach. You want that perfect balance of skepticism and believing. If you believe too much, then everything is a ghost; if you believe too little, then nothing is," Jackson said.

Tales of the Ouija
Those who experiment with the board often claim to contact spirits, some of who divulge their names. The identity of these spirits is usually impossible to verify. Once in a while, a spirit claims to be a well-known or historical figure – or even the devil himself.

Whistle-Blower Says AT&T Gave U.S. Spy Agency Access to Network
AT&T Inc. and an Internet advocacy group are waging a privacy battle in U.S. federal court that could expose the reach of the White House's secretive domestic wiretapping program. The Electronic Frontier Foundation said it obtained documents from a former AT&T technician showing the National Security Agency is capable of monitoring all communications on AT&T's network.

Great Water Monsters and Mer-Folk
WATER-DWELLING beasties abound in Scotland. Monsters and mermaids frolic and swim in our lochs and seas from the Highlands to Lowlands. Some are shy, while others seem to bask in the limelight. The one thing that connects them is that they've all been spotted. They've all been recorded and noted. And, furthermore, there are people out there who believe they exist.

Man's Best Friend Sniffs Out Brain Tumor
Then in July, Wrigley started to behave strangely. Every day when Werner would curl up next to his beloved canine at his Brentwood home, she would turn, focus on his right ear and sniff doggedly. "I thought it was just a friendly sniff," Werner said. "But after four or five days, I realized she seemed to be focusing on something. At some point, I noticed she was always sniffing at the opening of my right ear. She would set herself up and intently smell my ear." One day, Werner was watching TV when a feature about cancer-sniffing dogs grabbed his attention. What he heard propelled him back to his doctor's office.



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