Amateur footage purports to show the aftermath of a ‘serious incident’ in Woolwich, south east London, which has left one person dead and two others injured. Police were called to John Wilson Street after a man was reportedly attacked by two others using various weapons including a ‘machete-style knife’. The two other men were shot by police and taken to separate London hospitals
The revolution will not be televised but it’s already online, thanks to a new generation of self-made YouTube stars whose video blogs, music and sketches are gaining them huge worldwide audiences – and making them rich
The Leopold Museum in Vienna opens its doors to a group of nude men for a preview of a new exhibition. The group were the first members of the public to see the gallery’s Nackte Männer or Naked Men art show
My Neighbourhood (directed by Julia Bacha and Rebekah Wingert-Jabi) tells the story of Mohammed El Kurd, a Palestinian teenager growing up in the heart of East Jerusalem. When Mohammed’s family is forced to give up a part of their home to Israeli settlers, local residents begin peaceful protests, and in a surprising turn, are quickly joined by scores of Israeli supporters. Mohammed comes of age in the face of unrelenting tension with his neighbours and unexpected co-operation with Israeli allies in his backyard. My Neighbourhood is latest short film by Just Vision, an organisation that uses film and media to increase the power and legitimacy of Palestinians and Israelis working to end the occupation and resolve the conflict nonviolently. Learn more about Just Vision at www.justvision.org
Footage of Egyptian hot air balloon crash | World news | guardian.co.uk
Footage, obtained by the Guardian, shows smoke coming from the balloon before it collapses and plunges to the ground. The accident left 19 people, including two Britons, dead.
Gotta love British soldiers in Afghanistan doing a bit of Christmas Gangnam style…
Troops from the 4th Mechanized Brigade at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan perform their own Gangnam Style parody for charity in a video that has become an internet sensation. Named Afghan Style, the video was filmed with help from the British Forces broadcasting service over a three-month period during soldiers’ downtime
• The regiment is using the video to help raise funds for the Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team, which operates close to the troops’ UK base in Ripon, North Yorkshire. Donations can be made here
British student Richard O’Dwyer, 24, who has been fighting extradition to the US over his file-sharing website TVShack, says he still believes he never committed any crime. Speaking in New York after signing a court agreement to avoid prosecution, O’Dwyer criticised the British government’s handling of the case
Here’s a cute story to end the day. Night all!
Jasper the dachshund had been unable to move. But here he shows how fast he can run after Cambridge University scientists restored movement to his hind legs by bridging breaks in the spinal cord using cells grown from the lining of his nose. Researchers hope the process could one day help in the treatment of humans
The broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough says scientists and environmentalists have been cautious of overstating the dangers of global warming, but recent evidence of melting polar caps shows the situation is worse than had been thought. He also discusses population growth and disappearing habitats
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