New York City Bans The Sale Of Supersize Fizzy Drinks.

New York City has become the first place in the United States to ban the sale of supersize sugary drinks.

The new law will make it illegal to sell fizzy drinks in cups bigger than half a litre.

The city's Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, wanted to bring in the ban to tackle obesity but lots of people aren't happy about it.

One New York business owner said: "We are smart enough to make our own decisions about what to eat and drink."

Groups who are against the new law say they'll continue to fight against it being introduced.

Diet drinks and fruit juices aren't included in the ban so can still be sold in bigger sizes.

Restaurants who break the rules could be fined up to £120.

Last Words

Tarbu, a 55-year-old parrot, has died and he squawked his last words 'Cheerio'.

The domestic African Grey, believed to be one of the oldest domesticated parrots in the world, said his last words before his owner went to bed. The next morning he was so weak that he couldn't even say 'Good Morning' to his owner and sadly he dropped dead from his perch. His owner Mrs Morgan believes that his long life was due to the fact that she spoilt him and let him munch on his favourite food, Kit Kats.

Before living with Mrs Morgan, he had an eventful life due to being rescued from and animal trader in 1957 and was even taken into police custody after going missing. Every time his owner left the house he would shout 'Cheerio, bye, see you soon'. He would even 'woof, woof' at dogs and 'miaow, miaow' at cats that passed the window.

He even alerted partially-deaf Mrs Morgan to the doorbell by shouting "cooeee" and her name "Nina", as she could not hear it ring. Mrs Morgan, who lives alone, said she was distraught after the death of her pet who has been with her for 55 years. "He was a very intelligent bird. We never taught him to speak, he just seemed to pick up words here and there" She said. "The night before he died I went up to bed and he said 'cheerio' to me from his cage. It was the last thing that he said.

"The next morning he was on the top perch of his cage with both of his wings hanging down. I talked to him as usual and he gave me one or two little squeaks.I went to make a cup of tea and when I came back he was dead at the bottom of the cage. I cried for two days and I just miss him so much."

New Guinness World Record’s Announced!

 

Take a look at these brilliant new Guinness World Record holders!

 

Asako Kanda from Japan has the largest Hello Kitty collection ever - over 4,519 different items!

 

Zeus the 3 year old Great Dane is the tallest dog on record. The humongous hound is 111.8cm and weighs 70.3 kg.

Bettina Dorfmann from Germany owns 15,000 barbie dolls! She has been collecting the dolls since 1993.

 

Meet Archie, the world’s shortest Bull. He is only 76.2 cm tall!

 

The largest drum set in the world has 340 pieces! It is owned by Dr. Mark Temperato from the USA.

Take a look at these bulging biceps. At 25.5 cm, Mostafa Ismail from Egypt has the largest arms in the world.

 

Sam from Oklahoma is the tallest donkey in the world. The dazzling donkey towers over his owner at a massive 155.45 cm.

The heaviest rideable bicycle weighs 750 kg and was built by Wouter van den Boschin from the Netherlands.

 

The tallest Mohican measures 113.5cm and belongs to Kazuhiro Watanabe from Japan.

Johanna Quaas from Germany is 86 year old and is the world’s oldest gymnast. She is a retired PE teacher and she took part in her first competition at the age of 56.

 

This is a 9 year old Belgian Gelding horse, who measured 20 hands (210.19 cm), lives in the USA and is the world’s tallest horse.

Sharran Alexander from London is known as the heaviest sports woman, weighing in at 32 stone. She is the only female sumo wrestler on the UK team.

 

The Most Advanced Operating System in the World

 iOS 6 is finally here! Well, it will be available as a free download on the 19th of September. The worlds most advanced mobile operating system will get a long anticipated update, making it even better.

Apple have gone solo ending their partnership with Google, meaning that Google Maps and YouTube will no longer be available for iOS 6. But don't worry, Apple have created their own Maps application featuring a 3D view of buildings and turn-by-turn navigation. (YouTube is available for free on the App Store). Speaking of the App Store, it will get a fresh new look alongside iTunes and the iBook Store. Mail will have a new VIP mail option where you can mark certain people as VIPs and have their mail separately. iOS 6 will also come with Guided Access to help people with disabilities get the most out of Apple devices. Siri will be able to make restaurant reservations, check what movies are showing in cinemas around you and even open apps for you, hands free. This personal assistant will now be available for the New iPad.

Good news for all you Facebook lovers out there as it will be integrated into iOS 6, the ability to like apps and songs will be there and Siri will even post things for you. Onto Photo Stream. Now you will be able to select which people you want share photos with, brilliant. iCloud tabs will be added to Safari so you can pick up where you left off whichever Apple device you are using. An offline reading list will enable you to read web pages on the go, without wi-fi. Better still, iOS 6 will work all over the world, with new features included for China and other countries.

iOS 6 will be available for the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, iPod Touch 4th Generation, iPod Touch 5th Generation, the iPad 2 and the New iPad. Don't forget to update!

Bigger. Better. Brighter.

As the title states, it's bigger and better, the new iPod Nano.

It comes in a beautiful colour range. The device is 5.4mm thin, 39.6mm wide, 76.5mm high and it ways just 31 grams. Oh, and it's the size of a credit card. The new iPod Nano has a 2.5" display and a home button below it. You can now watch videos, connect to other devices via bluetooth and listen to the radio as well as listening to your favourite tunes downloaded straight from iTunes. This device also comes with Nike+, photos and Podcasts. All of this rounded off with the new Apple EarPods and the Lightning connector. It can't get any better than this.

And it costs just £125 for the 16GB model. Wow.

View of Earth For Under £200

Adam Cudworth, a 19-year-old student, captured incredible footage of the Earth with a £30 camera from eBay.

Whilst NASA spend millions of pounds each year building high-tech satellites Adam, whose only scientific background is a Physics A-Level, managed to do the same thing but on a £200 budget. He spent 40 hours working on a home-made device consisting of a box with a GPS, radio and a microprocessor. The balloon soared to and incredible height of 110,210 ft.

The miniature video camera he used was purchased from eBay for a mere £30. It took a total of two-and-a-half hours for it to float over 20 miles into the atmosphere giving out-of-this-world images of space and earth.

Harsh Floods Strike In Pakistan!

Not so long ago, a severe and heavy monsoon struck in Pakistan, causing major floods that has killed at least 78 innocent people in the past three days. A tragedy for all relatives and friends of the people who sadly died from the horrific flood.

All together there have been dozens of people that were seriously injured and at least 78 people that have sadly passed away from the torrential sudden down pour of rain and floods. This flood has caused absolute havoc throughout Pakistan said a government spokesman on Monday (10^th September 2012).

As a result of the horrific monsoon, thousands of houses have been destroyed, some completely wrecked meaning their house has gone completely. One official said that the majority of the deaths have been caused by houses collapsing while people were still inside.

RIP to the people who sadly passed away from the horrendous  floods and down pours of heavy rain.