George Bush top of the league for nonsensical comments

George W Bush

By Cara Sulieman

FORMER US President George W Bush has been declared the worst culprit for making nonsensical comments.

And he is the only person to have two appearances in the top ten of a poll carried out by Aviva insurance.

It was his infamous statement that “our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we,” that clinched him the top spot.

He is joined by Bill Clinton, Boris Johnson and Eric Cantona in a range of foolish statements that span more than 30 years.

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Unique safety tap wins Dyson award

The Automist that won the James Dyson Award

The Automist that won the James Dyson Award

By Cara Sulieman

A SPRINKLER that can be built into a kitchen tap has won a prestigious design prize.

The Automist – which detects heat and sprays out water mist in all directions – scooped the top spot in the James Dyson Award.

It comes as a record number of fire related deaths are reported in Scotland and the cost of fire damage also hits an all time high.

Project designers, Royal College of Art graduates Yusuf Mohammed and Paul Thomas, have now formed a company to produce the device for the mass market and carry out more testing.

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