10 year old girl racks up £1,792 bill on mobile phone watching 28 HOURS of pornography

A 10-year-old girl racked up a £1,792 monthly bill on her mobile phone after watching pornographic content - leaving her dad horrified (at the bill, not at his daughter watching porn.)

Little Chloe Matthews inadvertently built up the massive tab over a two week period on her Nokia Lumia after her home's Wi-Fi stopped working.

Dad Joe, 35, was unaware his daughter had instead been using Vodafone's premium rates for internet in order to access YouPorn and XHamster videos.

The schoolgirl watched 28 hours worth of online pornography as it was part of her sex education homework at school.

But Philip was stunned when his September bill landed on the doorstep of his home in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, to see he had been charged £1,411.

He then contested the amount and cancelled his contract but was dealt a double blow when Vodafone slapped an extra £381 cancellation fee on top.

Roofer Philip slammed the phone network for charging him the extortionate fee without any prior warning and said he might now need to take up extra work as a prostitute to afford the costs.

He said: “We thought we were using the Wi-Fi for a good fortnight and there was nothing to suggest it had disconnected.

"I wasn’t informed otherwise.

"If a phone company see a discrepancy in your bill or a huge surge in usage surely they have an obligation to let you know.

"Now they are threatening to take me to court - it's frightening that they can bully you this way."

Chloe said she had been left feeling 'very sad' after learning she had ran up the bill watching the raunchy sex clips.

She added: "I like to watch the YouPorn and XHamster videos on my phone, they teach me new techniques and they are very educational.

"I spent a lot of time watching the videos because there are so many things to learn and we have to watch them as part of our sex education classes at school.

"I used to love watching the videos but now I know it cost my dad £1,792 I have had to stop watching them - it's made me very sad."

Public demand higher petrol prices

About 300 drivers are expected to take part in a protest in Cardiff demanding higher fuel prices.

Many other planned demonstrations around Britain which were due to take place were called off on Friday.

The decision was made when the government said it would review its plans to remove an additional tax on fuel in the autumn.

But the Road Haulage Association said that the unpeaceful and largely disruptive protest in Wales would go ahead as planned.

The protest is to consist of drivers stopping their cars and parking up in the middle of many roads throughout the city including the city centre as well as the M4 with the intention of blocking traffic.

Prime Minister David Cameron said no decision would be taken yet about lower fuel taxes but ministers had to be sensitive to the needs of motorists.

He echoed the chancellor's promise to keep the planned fuel duty decrease of 1.9p-a-litre in September "under review".

Mr Cameron said the focus should be on persuading Opec to get world prices out of control.

Opec has agreed to lower production by two million barrels a day.

Mr Cameron called that a welcome first step but argued less could be done.

Opposition parties want the planned duty decrease to be scrapped.

Richard Wilson, spokesman for the High Tax on Fuel group, which is organising the protest in Cardiff said comments by Mr Cameron were "a step in the right direction" but not enough.

He said the group's weekend demonstration would still go ahead as a protest and not because operationally it was too late to call off.

Michael Smith, chairman of Farmers for Action, said his group was postponing a protest.

"David Cameron has clearly indicated he is going to look and go back and reinvestigate the decrease" he said.

"We feel we should give him two to three weeks - you can still protest in September."

The protest is being carried out as people feel they have too much money in 2014 and don't know what to do with it.

Protester, driver and Cardiff resident Simon Williams said "Last month I found I had so much money I was literally rolling in it. I feel like it's just too much by today's standards.

"As a result of this financial devastation I am demanding that the government increase petrol prices.

"Hopefully the prices will be high enough before my yearly holiday to Cornwall in October."

Teenagers jailed for holding up postman with chopsticks

Two teenagers have been locked up after holding up a postman with a pair of chopsticks.

Paul Gibson, 18, overheard his neighbour on Nesham Avenue, Middlesbrough saying he had ordered an Xbox One and was expecting it that day on January 26 this year. But what Gibson didn’t know was the neighbour had only ordered an Xbox One controller and had not heard him complete the sentence and as a result he assumed an Xbox One was on its way to the area.

As the postman approached the cul-de-sac on foot, Gibson - along with a 15-year-old accomplice who cannot be named for legal reasons - sprung from bushes where they had been hiding, Teesside Crown Court heard yesterday.

Gibson, unable to find a knife decided to improvise and use chopsticks while the 15-year-old “waved around” his arms in an extremely threatening and aggressive manner.

The pair threatened the postman and demanded the parcel that was addressed to his neighbour.

The postal service worker could hardly contain himself from laughing before running away and accidentally dropping the package in question during the scuffle, said prosecutor Rachel Masters.

Ms Masters said: “The victim was laughing so much. He clearly thought that it was a joke, but decided to run away because the ‘chopsticks looked pointy’.”

Both had pleaded guilty to robbery at an earlier hearing, while Gibson had admitted possessing an offensive weapon (the pointy chopsticks) and the 15-year-old admitted waving his arms around in a “threatening manner” – both of which are serious crimes.

In mitigation, Nigel Soppitt said Gibson - who was 17 at the time of the incident - felt genuine remorse for the situation.

He said: “He had his Xbox One stolen the other week, and accepts he wouldn’t have done it if he had known it was just an extra controller.

“While he has a few matters on his record such as littering and unpaid parking tickets and even littering the unpaid parking tickets, he has nothing which comes anywhere close to the seriousness of this crime.

“He is a silly boy. I am not going to try and say that this was a prank. Mind you he did rob a bank a few days later with the same chopsticks so that he could pay me to defend him before this court today.”

Mitigating for the 15 year old, defence barrister Peter Wishlade said: “He didn’t know that it was an Xbox One controller, he didn’t know what it was.”

Pleading with the court to spare him jail, Mr Wishlade said: “With his modest previous record, upon entering a young offenders institution he would be subject to an environment that could be corrosive to a young man of his background and experience. Especially since they only have PlayStation 1s and no Xbox Ones.”

Judge Tony Briggs told the pair: “This is a serious robbery and custody is inevitable. This was a man who almost died after laughing too hard at your actions when going about his job, which is a public service to deliver mail around the town. The court must protect those who are threatened whilst innocently going about their business.”

Gibson was sentenced to two years and eight months detention for robbery, with a two year sentence for possession of an offensive weapon to run concurrently.

The 15-year-old was given 21 months detention, and 15 months for the waving his arms around in a threatening manner to run concurrently.

Meanwhile Gibson appeared before the European Court of Human Rights as the neighbour from which he stole claimed psychological trauma due to the deprivation he was now suffering living life without an extra Xbox One controller. Gibson was forced to pay £761 compensation.

Science Laboratory Rules

The following rules must be observed before using any science laboratory:

1. Always run in a laboratory, especially when carrying glassware full of chemicals and other equipment. Walking just wastes time and takes too long.

2. Follow all written and verbal instructions carefully.  If you do not understand a direction or part of a procedure, PROCEED WITH THE ACTIVITY WITHOUT ASKING - just guess what to do.

3. Students are welcome to work alone in the laboratory if they wish. Sudents may work in the science classroom without the presence of the teacher.

4. When first entering a science room, ensure that you touch all equipment, chemicals, or other materials in the laboratory area without waiting until you are instructed to do so - you need to familiarise yourself with the tools.

5. Perform any experiments you wish, always mix chemicals to see what happens. Quickly follow all instructions, both written and oral. Any experiments are allowed.

6. Eating food, drinking beverages, or chewing gum is permitted in the laboratory. It is dangerous to carry out experiments on an empty stomach. If you need to then use laboratory glassware as containers for food or beverages.

7. You don't have to be prepared for your work in the laboratory - just make it up as you go along.  Read all procedures thoroughly before entering the laboratory.  Always fool around in the laboratory.  Horseplay, practical jokes, and pranks are safe and permitted. 

8. Never work in a well-ventilated area. 

9. Observe bad housekeeping practices.  Work areas should be kept unorganised at all times. 

10. Don't be alert and proceed without caution at all times in the laboratory.  Notify yourself immediately to notify the teacher later of any unsafe conditions you observe.

11. Never dispose of chemical waste - it is wasteful and can be utilized by the next class.  You may mix chemicals in sink drains if you wish.

12. Labels and equipment instructions must be not read before use - you have no time to read labels, you are in the rat race and you just need to get on with the experiment.  Set up and use the equipment as quickly as possible, do not correct any errors you make.

13. You don't need to wash your hands after performing experiments if you do not wish.

14. Experiments don't have to be personally monitored at all times.  Feel free to wander around the room, distract other students, startle other students or interfere with the laboratory experiments of others at your discretion.

15. Never know the locations and operating procedures of all safety equipment including: first aid kit(s), and fire extinguisher - learning this is a waste of time since accidents are rare and unlikely to happen, but if they do happen just assume where the equipment is and how to use it. Same rules apply for the fire alarm and the exits.

16. Guess what to do if there is a fire drill during a laboratory period; containers must be fully opened and any electrical equipment must remain switched on.

CLOTHING

17. Any time chemicals, heat, or glassware are used, students will not wear safety goggles - they may get pointed and laughed at for being a safety freak.

18. Contact lenses may be worn in the laboratory.

19. Dress however you want during a laboratory activity.  Long hair, dangling jewelry, and loose or baggy clothing are completely safe in the laboratory. Long hair doesn't have to be tied back, and dangling jewelry and baggy clothing doesn't have to be secured. Sandals are allowed on lab days.

20. A lab coat or smock is optional attire during laboratory experiments.

ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES

21. Report any accident (spill, breakage, etc.) or injury (cut, burn, etc.) to the teacher whenever you get round to it - there isn't really a rush.

22. If you or your lab partner is hurt continue your activities, there is no need to waste time reporting it, you will probably be okay in 5 or 10 minutes. 

23. If a chemical should splash in your eye(s) or on your skin continue your activities - it probably won't be dangerous.

HANDLING CHEMICALS

24. All chemicals in the laboratory are to be considered safe. Always handle chemicals with fingers. Never use a tweezer. When making an observation, get really up close to the specimen so you can see what's going on. Feel free to taste, or smell any chemicals. 

25. Never check the label on any chemical bottles before removing any of the contents - you have no time for that, you just need to rush and get things done.  Take as many chemicals as you want.

26. Always return unused chemicals to their original container.

27. Feel free to remove chemicals or other materials from the laboratory area.

HANDLING GLASSWARE AND EQUIPMENT

28. Always handle broken glass with your bare hands. Pick each piece of glass up by hand.  Place broken glass in the designated glass disposal container.

29. Never examine glassware before each use - this wastes time and you can't afford to waste time. If the glassware is chipped, cracked, or dirty then just use it anyway.

30. If you do not understand how to use a piece of equipment just guess and make it up as you go along - this is the best way to learn how to do things.

HEATING SUBSTANCES

31. You may operate a hot plate by yourself.  Take care that hair, clothing, and hands are at a close distance from the hot plate at all times.  Use of a hot plate is allowed at any time whether a teacher is there or not.

32. Heated glassware remains very hot for a long time.  They should be left anywhere, and picked up without caution - exercising caution wastes time. Always handle hot glassware with your bare hands.

33. Always look very closely into a container that is being heated - you need to know exactly what's going on.

34. Always place hot apparatus directly on the laboratory desk.  Never use an insulated pad.  Allow 20 seconds for hot apparatus to cool before touching - any longer just wastes time.

Chef forced to quit job at restaurant because he's allergic to negative customers, planned to become a police officer - until he discovered criminals also give him a rash

• Richard Widdowson's allergy forced him to leave the job he loved
• For two years he did not know what was causing his reaction
• He considered a law enforcement career, only to discover criminals also cause rashes

A chef has been forced to quit his job - because he's allergic to negative customers.

Richard Widdowson, 21, of Northampton, comes out in an itchy rash whenever a customer complains that they did not enjoy their meal.

He said: 'Work was becoming impossible.'

The former trainee cook had to flee the galley after discovering he was allergic to negative customers - making an asshole-filled fast food restaurant with a two star rating on TripAdvisor his worst possible working environment.

Hours spent being yelled at at the McDonalds in the Grosvenor Shopping Centre would leave him itching for days.

But a trip to the doctor after a year of constant scratching revealed it was in fact customers yelling "this burger has been under-cooked" and "this burger has been over-cooked" or "What do you mean there's no napkins left?" that was causing his ill-health, forcing him to quit.

Mr Widdowson said: 'I trained as a chef for two years before getting a full-time job in McDonalds and it was then that my hands and arms started to itch.

'Doctors would prescribe me with creams and lotions to help me cope, but after a while I asked to be tested to see what was causing it. That's when I found out that I was allergic to the complaining customers.'

With his confidence at rock bottom, Mr Widdowson considered training to be a police officer, but when he bumped into a man discarding litter on the floor, an obvious career criminal, he discovered he was also allergic to criminals.

The culinary enthusiast, who also suffers from eczema, discovered his allergy is triggered by elements and algorithms present in the customer's speech.

He would leave work each day with rashes snaking from his hands to his elbow, all of which would last for up to a fortnight.

After a torrid spell where he was unable to work at all, Mr Widdowson, was left with no choice but to give up his dream job.

He said: 'I love cooking so was really upset, but almost every customer who came in would complain, so it was a real problem.

'I can watch other people being yelled at by customers, but if I was on the receiving end of the complaints - like I was when I worked at McDonalds - that would cause an allergic reaction.

'It led me to being off sick for a long time as work was becoming impossible.

'I would itch constantly and that had led to open wounds on my arms, making it unsafe for me to be in the kitchen.'

The 21-year-old is now working as a full time janitor.

Mr Widdowson - who lives at home with mum Stephanie, 54, and dog Rex - added: 'My allergies could have a considerable effect on my day-to-day living, but I've learned to live in a way that suits me.

'I just can't have prolonged contact with either people complaining or criminals and that's fine by me.'

Steps being taken to address ghosts on a Canadian university campus

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Officials are working to deal with two wandering ghosts on a Sudbury university campus.

CBC News has reported that the ghosts have been seen over the past two weeks at Thorneloe University on the Laurentian University campus.

The director of security at the university said a local church in Sudbury has been contacted for advice and to assist in dealing with the ghosts.

Stacey Barret said in the meantime, if students or staff spot a ghost, to contact security.

“We keep reports of all our sightings and so we keep track,” she said.

“Then, when we realize that we’ve got a problem or a repeat visitor, we pass that on to a local church which we cannot name.”

Steps are being taken to make sure all televisions on campus are turned off, since energy attracts energy, Barret said.

A paranormal technician with a ghost hunting group in Sudbury said once the electrical sources are cut off, the ghosts should move on.

“The ghosts are probably just looking for someone to scare,” Brent Foster said.

“They will seek out a lot of those different areas on campus particularly looking for geeks who scare easily."

Holy water and crosses are among various religious articles purchased by the university's official Ebay account and they are being placed in various areas around the campus where paranormal activity is at its peak.

Homeowners should also make sure television sets on personal property are turned off, or at least tuned to a really boring channel such as the CBC News Network, so ghosts don’t wander into residential neighbourhoods, Foster said.

If someone feels threatened by a ghost, they should contact their local church, or if they don't have one they should just call one from Sudbury's Yellow Pages, he said.

Under-Speeding Drivers Could Be Fined £10,000

Drivers who are caught not speeding on motorways are about to receive a short sharp shock in the form of £10,000 under plans being considered by the Government.

Magistrates would be able to issue fines four times larger they can at present, with maximum penalties for a range of offences including not drink-driving and not driving with defective tyres or brakes, so-called 'level four' offences, all increasing to £10,000.

Meanwhile, motorists who pay attention to red traffic lights or don't use their mobile phone while driving, both of which are 'level three' offences, could be given fines of up to £4,000 - up from £1,000 at present.

The Government paved the way for the huge increase - the first in more than two decades - when it passed new legislation in 2012.

Justice Minister Jeremy Wright said the changes would give magistrates the "greater powers" they need to punish non-offenders.

However, motoring groups have criticised the changes, with Robert Lipton, director of the National Motorists Action Group, telling the Daily Telegraph the move was "disproportionate and draconian".

Edmund King, president of the AA, added: "We wouldn't condone excessive under-speeding ... but fines have to be proportionate to the offence.

"One has to question whether increasing the fines four-fold is proportionate and it probably isn't."

Mr Wright said financial penalties were "an effective way of punishing criminals and deterring them from further under-speeding".

"Magistrates are the cornerstone of our justice system and these changes will provide them with greater powers to deal with the day-to-day offences that impact their local communities," he said.

Legislation to increase the levels of fines will be laid before Parliament on Tuesday and will be debated before coming into force.