Peter Worthington has had an amazing life. And his obituary, which he wrote himself, certainly has an arresting opening line.
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Swedish riots spread beyond capital
1 hour 2 min agoCars and buildings are torched for a sixth night in Stockholm despite extra police being deployed, as rioting spreads to at least two other towns.
Radical Islam issues in the press
1 hour 46 min agoPapers report on moves to tackle radical Islam
MI5 'approached Woolwich suspect'
2 hours 3 min agoSecurity service MI5 asked Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo if he wanted to work for them about six months ago, a childhood friend claims in a BBC Newsnight interview.
Two questioned after UK plane alert
2 hours 24 min agoTwo men are questioned on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after RAF jets were scrambled to escort a Pakistan Airlines plane in UK airspace.
Pakistan gas blast kills 17 children
2 hours 26 min agoAt least 17 children have been burned to death after a gas cylinder exploded on their school bus in Pakistan, police say.
Heathrow back to normal after 'fire'
3 hours 8 min agoHeathrow operator BAA says it is expecting business as usual on Saturday after a British Airways plane had to return to the airport to make an emergency landing on Friday morning.
Two held in hospital gun alert
3 hours 13 min agoA man and a woman are arrested at Salford Royal Hospital on suspicion of possessing a gun.
Warnings over flagship projects
3 hours 54 min agoMore than 30 of the coalition's flagship schemes, including the West Coast Main Line scheme, are at serious risk of failure, a government report warns.
French army to begin Mali pullout
3 hours 55 min agoFrance is set to begin the first major stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out the north.
Neuron growth 'cuts memory space'
5 hours 58 min agoThe reason we struggle to recall memories from our early childhood is down to high levels of neuron production during the first years of life, say Canadian researchers.
Arizona sheriff 'profiled' Hispanics
6 hours 6 min agoThe office of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, improperly targeted Hispanics in patrols for undocumented immigrants, a judge finds.
Syria opposition ready to negotiate
6 hours 13 min agoSyria's main opposition coalition says it is willing to attend an peace conference next month only if President Bashar al-Assad agrees to step down.
Out-of-date law halts grooming cases
7 hours 7 min agoHow an out-of-date law is thwarting sex abuse victims
How easy is it to hack a smart meter?
7 hours 12 min agoHow easy is it to hack a smart meter?
Oil air deaths memorial unveiled
7 hours 12 min agoA memorial dedicated to 79 people who lost their lives in four oil industry-related air accidents around Shetland is due to be unveiled.
Tiger attack wildlife worker dies
7 hours 45 min agoA woman attacked by a tiger at the Cumbria wildlife park where she worked dies of her injuries.
VIDEO: Five Minutes With: Brian Moore
7 hours 53 min agoRugby legend Brian Moore on praise, fear and the front row
Viewpoint: Mars - what we've learnt in five years
7 hours 57 min agoWhat we have learnt from Martian probes
Calvin Harris headlines Big Weekend
8 hours 23 min agoCalvin Harris headlines day one of Radio 1's Big Weekend in Londonderry.
Texting safely on the High Street
8 hours 25 min agoThe 'safety belt' for the walking texter
