Spooky figure at Scottish castle leaves ghosts experts baffled

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - A phantom hitch-hiker getting into cars, a slip road going back to the 1940s, and the ghost of a one-legged priest-these are all among the spookiest spots and incidents revealed in a survey of supernatural sightings over the last 25 years. The study by paranormal researcher Lionel Fanthorpe has revealed that some parts of the country are much more prone to strange goings-on than others.

August 28th, 2009 Poll: Scots believe Lockerbie bomber release wrongLONDON — A majority of Scots believe their government's decision to release Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi last week was wrong, a poll released Friday suggests. Only 32 percent of the 1,005 people questioned by ICM Research said they agreed with the Scottish government's decision to free al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds on Aug.

August 21st, 2009 LONDON - A team of archaeologists has uncovered what they believe could be remains of the only medieval stone castle in South Northamptonshire, UK. According to a report in the Northampton Chron and Echo newspaper, archaeologists from Northamptonshire made the discovery at The Mount in Alderton, near Towcester, after they picked up where Time Team's archaeologists left off eight years ago.

May 10th, 2009 LONDON - The Queen is all set to open a bar at Balmoral Castle so that her thirsty staff will not have to travel far to unwind after their shifts. Customers to the bar will include aides, servants and protection officers, and they will be able to relax with a drink in a cosy lounge in the Piper's Hall.

May 6th, 2009 Scotland says Libya wants Lockerbie bomber backLONDON — Scotland's government says Libya has requested the return of the man jailed for his role in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. The request follows the ratification of a prisoner transfer deal with that could allow Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi to serve out the remainder of his sentence in Libya.

May 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia launched a bitter attack on Champions League rivals Chelsea last night, branding their game as 'boring' and Blues fans as 'ghosts'. He also made it clear he would rather play Chelsea in the Euro final in Rome on May 27, as they would be much easier to beat than Barcelona.

May 1st, 2009 Couple arrested for sex on lawn at Windsor CastleLONDON — Queen Elizabeth II was at home at Windsor Castle, the sentries who guard her were on duty, and the large park surrounding the magnificent building was full of tourists on a Sunday afternoon. So it didn't take long for people to realize that something was out of order when an inebriated couple arrived from a nearby restaurant and began having sex on a grass bank outside the castle, according to witnesses.

May 1st, 2009 Couple arrested for having sex near Windsor CastleLONDON — Queen Elizabeth II was at home at Windsor Castle, the sentries who guard her were on duty, and the large park surrounding the magnificent building was full of tourists on a Sunday afternoon. So it didn't take long for people to realize that something was out of order when a couple enjoying a picnic on the lawn had too much to drink, stripped naked and began having sex on their blanket.

April 24th, 2009 Scottish singing sensation gets makeoverLONDON — Say it ain't so, Susan! Singing sensation Susan Boyle — whose dowdy image contrasted so greatly with her angelic voice that she became an instant Internet celebrity — has gone in for a makeover. Boyle, 47, had her graying, frizzy hair dyed chestnut brown and styled in what The Sun tabloid says was a 35-pound ($50) makeover.

April 13th, 2009 LONDON - If a new study is anything to go by, 40 percent Britons believe in ghosts and over 50 percent in life after death. The survey of more than 2,000 people has shown that seven out of ten people believe in the human soul and more than five out of ten believe in heaven.

April 8th, 2009 LONDON - CCTV footage appearing to show a glowing white figure roaming about in an historic country house is being investigated by experts after the site was said to be haunted by a former Earl of Sefton. Liverpool City Council has hauled in specialists to examine the footage, which allegedly shows paranormal activity on the 400-year-old grounds of Croxteth Hall.

April 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A second photograph showing a ghostly figure at Tantallon Castle has emerged three decades after it was taken. A recent photograph was voted as the most convincing ghost snap, after it showed a figure clad in Tudor dress and a ruff peering out of a crumbling window at the ruined Scottish castle on the East Lothian coast.

March 25th, 2009 LONDON - E.T. has finally been tracked down - in a picture taken for Google Street View.

March 14th, 2009 LONDON - An English professor has launched a nationwide ghost debunking exercise, which has attracted thousands of participants thus far. Hundreds of snapshots of alleged ghosts have been posted online on a site created by Professor Richard Wiseman, who teaches Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, for an experiment at the Edinburgh Science Festival.

March 12th, 2009 LONDON - A holidaymaker on the moors of North Yorkshire got a bolt form the blue when he returned home and saw that one of the pictures taken by him had a man-shaped apparition in it. Even experts agree that the eerie photo is genuine, and has not been tampered with.