Alien: Renovation
32 METRO Thursday, September 18, 2014
Skeleton that looks like sci-fi monster found in kitchen
Ditching tax discs may cost us £167m
Alien: Renovation by Chris Bradley with Technotronic, was told he needed to dry out floorboards at his home in Altcar, Lancashire. ‘When I took one of them off there was a collection of cleaning products... and there was this weird nest and inside it was this thing,’ the 55-
year-old said. ‘I have no idea what it is but when I saw it I thought of the Alien that bursts out of John Hurt’s chest in the film. I took some photos and threw it away.’ Alien in Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic stalks the crew of the spaceship Nostromo after using hapless Kane, played by Hurt, as a host. Swiss surrealist artist HR Giger won an Oscar for his design.
Remains: The ‘Alien’ skeleton found at Mr Rea’s home
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Texting’s so tough to kerb... Tesco
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HUNDREDS of pedestrians have been hit by cars as they cross a road distracted by their mobiles, a survey suggests. One in three admits they are so engrossed with their phones that they step out from the kerb without looking, Two-thirds say they were texting at the time while a quarter were looking up their Facebook messages. Seven out of ten young adults used their phones while walking, the survey by Confused.com found.
With this ring, I’ll thee find
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NEARLY 100,000 people have joined a hunt to find the owner of a wedding ring dropped in a car park. The gold ring – inscribed ‘AJ a SC’ and dated June 16, 1990 – was found by Clare Owen at Sunderland FC’s Stadium of Light in 2012. Now the 31-yearold, who began lost and found business Lost Box, hopes her Facebook followers – from 109 countries – can help find the owner before her 25th wedding anniversary in 2015. ‘If that was me, I’d be devastated,’ she said.
SCRAPPING tax discs could cost the taxpayer £167million a year as dodgers try to play the system, the RAC has warned. Almost two-thirds of motorists believe a switch to electronic monitoring will also increase the number of untaxed vehicles on the road, a poll by the organisation showed. RAC chief engineer David Bizley said the shortfall would ‘far exceed’ the £10million that would be saved by ditching paper discs from October 1.
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UNDER the sink... no-one can hear you scream. But that is where one spooked homeowner uncovered a skeleton that looked like the Alien from the classic horror series. The grisly remains and a cocoonlike nest were found by Kevin Rea after he called a plumber to fix a leaking tap. Mr Rea, a former record label boss who worked
Skeleton that looks like sci-fi monster found in kitchen
Ditching tax discs may cost us £167m
Alien: Renovation by Chris Bradley with Technotronic, was told he needed to dry out floorboards at his home in Altcar, Lancashire. ‘When I took one of them off there was a collection of cleaning products... and there was this weird nest and inside it was this thing,’ the 55-
year-old said. ‘I have no idea what it is but when I saw it I thought of the Alien that bursts out of John Hurt’s chest in the film. I took some photos and threw it away.’ Alien in Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic stalks the crew of the spaceship Nostromo after using hapless Kane, played by Hurt, as a host. Swiss surrealist artist HR Giger won an Oscar for his design.
Remains: The ‘Alien’ skeleton found at Mr Rea’s home
BIG BRANDS small prices
Asda
£2 350g
£4
Picture: Mercury
Texting’s so tough to kerb... Tesco
£2.50
HUNDREDS of pedestrians have been hit by cars as they cross a road distracted by their mobiles, a survey suggests. One in three admits they are so engrossed with their phones that they step out from the kerb without looking, Two-thirds say they were texting at the time while a quarter were looking up their Facebook messages. Seven out of ten young adults used their phones while walking, the survey by Confused.com found.
With this ring, I’ll thee find
FOR YOUR NEAREST MORRISONS STORE PLEASE VISIT WWW.MORRISONS.COM OR TELEPHONE 0345 611 6111
w/c 15/09/14 Available in most stores. Subject to availability. While stocks last. Offer/price may vary at Morrisons.com. Excludes M local. Cathedral City Mature 350g, £5.72/kg. Offer ends Sunday 5th October 2014. Asda and Tesco online prices compared with Morrisons in store price. Includes promotions, excludes multi-buys. Prices checked online at www.asda.com and www.tesco.com on Wednesday 17th September 2014 at 12pm. For verification please contact Morrisons price comparison, Bradford, BD3 7DL.
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NEARLY 100,000 people have joined a hunt to find the owner of a wedding ring dropped in a car park. The gold ring – inscribed ‘AJ a SC’ and dated June 16, 1990 – was found by Clare Owen at Sunderland FC’s Stadium of Light in 2012. Now the 31-yearold, who began lost and found business Lost Box, hopes her Facebook followers – from 109 countries – can help find the owner before her 25th wedding anniversary in 2015. ‘If that was me, I’d be devastated,’ she said.
SCRAPPING tax discs could cost the taxpayer £167million a year as dodgers try to play the system, the RAC has warned. Almost two-thirds of motorists believe a switch to electronic monitoring will also increase the number of untaxed vehicles on the road, a poll by the organisation showed. RAC chief engineer David Bizley said the shortfall would ‘far exceed’ the £10million that would be saved by ditching paper discs from October 1.
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UNDER the sink... no-one can hear you scream. But that is where one spooked homeowner uncovered a skeleton that looked like the Alien from the classic horror series. The grisly remains and a cocoonlike nest were found by Kevin Rea after he called a plumber to fix a leaking tap. Mr Rea, a former record label boss who worked
