NFLThe Eagles are one of two 5-0 teams in the NFL for many different reasons. One of the biggest is D’Andre Swift, a Philly native who has refurbished his reputation as a workhorse Pretty much any NFL running back would gain chunks of yardage with help from the Philadelphia Eagles offensive line, the best in the business (no matter what Miami and San Francisco fans say). Still, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman keeps seeking better men to lug that ol’ pigskin. Read More...
Crime This article is more than 14 years oldGang wars made estate a no-go zone for police – until they found a supergrassThis article is more than 14 years old Area was ridden with guns and crack dealing in 2005
Witness 'broke street laws' in co-operating with policeFourteen-year-olds openly carried guns and the sound of bullets being fired was so common that few bothered to call 999. This was at the start of 2005, when the Stonebridge estate in Harlesden was the scene of all-out gang warfare, where the network of concrete blocks and walkways provided perfect cover for rival drug crews as police struggled to establish order. Read More...
The science behind the newsScienceIs being fired out of a cannon dangerous?It's all in the preparation. When David Smith Sr made his unique flight across the Mexican-American border this week, it's a fair bet that he had already done his physics homework.
For a start, he probably didn't use gunpowder for the explosion that catapulted him 45m out of a cannon and over a 6m high fence. Allan McPherson, founder of the Blackpool Circus School, says that the firing mechanism for human cannonballs usually works by releasing compressed air. Read More...
