User:Rayboy8/Articles/2010

Archive 2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  This user has been on Wikinews since August 18, 2009 and has created 373 published articles. In 2010, I created 91 published Wikinews articles.

January

• "UK Wikinews Shorts: January 2, 2010" — Wikinews, January 2, 2010 — Both articles
• "Jonathan Ross announces departure from BBC" — Wikinews, January 7, 2010
• "Adult H1N1 swine flu death takes Northern Ireland death toll to seventeen" — Wikinews, January 10, 2010
• "Crossing guard killed by truck in Glasgow, Scotland" — Wikinews, January 15, 2010
• "Woman killed after train and car crash in Herefordshire, England" — Wikinews, January 17, 2010
• "World's oldest dog dies at age 20" — Wikinews, January 18, 2010
• "Former rugby union commentator Bill McLaren dies at age 86" — Wikinews, January 20, 2010
• "Six-year-old boy dies two weeks after falling through icy pond in Berkshire, England" — Wikinews, January 22, 2010
• "UK military deaths in Afghanistan reach 250" — Wikinews, January 23, 2010
• I also created article two in Wikinews Shorts: January 6, 2010.

Wikinews 2010 writing contest articles

The following are entries for the 2010 Wikinews writing contest, which are also included in the final total for articles I originally created. I wrote 49 published articles for this contest, giving me a total of 247 points. With this score, I beat seventeen other competitors to take second place, behind Tempodivalse.

January

• "David Abraham appointed as new chief executive of British Channel 4" — Wikinews, January 25, 2010
• "Woman killed in house fire in South Yorkshire, England" — Wikinews, January 25, 2010
• "Two injured in two car crash on Isle of Man" — Wikinews, January 26, 2010
• "One killed, one injured as vehicle crashes into tree in Worcestershire, England" — Wikinews, January 26, 2010
• "Two killed, two seriously injured after boulder collapses onto house in Stein an der Traun, Germany" — Wikinews, January 26, 2010
• "Man jailed for murder of doctor in South Yorkshire, England" — Wikinews, January 27, 2010
• "Seventeen-year-old shot dead in Merseyside, England" — Wikinews, January 27, 2010
• "Woman dies after being struck by fire truck hose in Cambridge, Massachusetts" — Wikinews, January 30, 2010
• "Alex Reid wins UK's Celebrity Big Brother 2010" — Wikinews, January 30, 2010
• "Man found dead after car crash in Shetland" — Wikinews, January 31, 2010

February

• "Roadside bombs kill two British soldiers in Afghanistan" — Wikinews, February 2, 2010
• "Actor Justin Mentell dies in road accident at age 27" — Wikinews, February 3, 2010
• "Pope Benedict XVI confirms visit to Scotland as part of his UK tour" — Wikinews, February 5, 2010
• "Former mayor receives two year sentence for underwear theft in Lancashire, England" — Wikinews, February 7, 2010
• "12-year-old girl dies after collapsing in school in Northamptonshire, England" — Wikinews, February 8, 2010
• "British jazz musician John Dankworth dies aged 82" — Wikinews, February 9, 2010
• "Michael Jackson doctor charged with involuntary manslaughter" — Wikinews, February 9, 2010
• "Starr gets star; Ringo added to Hollywood Walk of Fame" — Wikinews, February 9, 2010
• "ITV fined A$3000 for cruelty to rat on "I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!"" — Wikinews, February 10, 2010
• "Two killed, one seriously injured in crash in Lancashire, England" — Wikinews, February 11, 2010
• "British fashion designer Alexander McQueen found dead at age 40" — Wikinews, February 12, 2010
• "Walter Frederick Morrison, inventor of frisbee, dies at age 90" — Wikinews, February 12, 2010
• "Winning British EuroMillions lottery ticket worth £56 million claimed" — Wikinews, February 14, 2010
• "Five-year-old girl dies after car crashes into river in Worcestershire, England" — Wikinews, February 16, 2010
• "UK inflation rate increases to 3.5%" — Wikinews, February 17, 2010
• "Tree car crash kills two in Oxfordshire, England" — Wikinews, February 19, 2010
• "2010 BRIT Awards highlights" — Wikinews, February 19, 2010
• "BBC broadcasts first live episode of EastEnders" — Wikinews, February 21, 2010
• "Man killed after shop robbery in West Yorkshire, England; murder investigation launched" — Wikinews, February 21, 2010
• "UK Wikinews Shorts: Februrary 22, 2010" — Wikinews, February 22, 2010 — Both articles
• "At least fifteen dead after landslide in Indonesia" — Wikinews, February 25, 2010
• "Three people arrested in connection with murder of shop owner in West Yorkshire, England" — Wikinews, February 25, 2010
• "Up to 270,000 civil servants to go on strike in UK in March" — Wikinews, February 25, 2010
• "10 billionth song downloaded from Apple's iTunes Store" — Wikinews, February 25, 2010
• "Inquest held after air rifle shot kills 10-year-old boy in Swansea, Wales" — Wikinews, February 27, 2010

March

• "UK Wikinews Shorts: March 1, 2010" — Wikinews, March 1, 2010 — All articles
• "UK Wikinews Shorts: March 3, 2010" — Wikinews, March 3, 2010 — Both articles
• "10 billionth update placed on social networking website Twitter" — Wikinews, March 7, 2010
• "Man jailed after Facebook murder case in County Durham, England" — Wikinews, March 10, 2010
• "Former teacher jailed for murdering father in London, England" — Wikinews, March 11, 2010
• "UK Wikinews Shorts: March 14, 2010" — Wikinews, March 14, 2010 — All articles
• "Baby dies after being found abandoned behind shop in Gwent, Wales" — Wikinews, March 20, 2010
• "UK Wikinews Shorts: March 27, 2010" — Wikinews, March 27, 2010
• "Two dead after car crash in Inverness, Scotland" — Wikinews, March 30, 2010
• "Man dies after being hit by train in Moray, Scotland" — Wikinews, March 30, 2010
• "Man jailed for murder of children in Manchester, England" — Wikinews, March 31, 2010

April

• "Oldest living European person reaches age 114" — Wikinews, April 2, 2010
• "UK interest rates remain at 0.5%" — Wikinews, April 8, 2010
• "One dead after apartment fire in Oxfordshire, England" — Wikinews, April 14, 2010

April

• "Ben Shephard announces departure from GMTV" — Wikinews, April 23, 2010
• "British poet Peter Porter dies at age 81" — Wikinews, April 23, 2010
• "Two children killed in fire in Derbyshire, England; man arrested" — Wikinews, April 24, 2010

June

• "Spelbound declared winner of Britain's Got Talent 2010" — Wikinews, June 7, 2010
• "Boy dies after falling into river in North Yorkshire, England" — Wikinews, June 7, 2010
• "Hospital in Essex, England fined £50,000 after patient dies due to health and safety breaches" — Wikinews, June 9, 2010
• "Man dies after being shot outside his house in Lanarkshire, Scotland; murder investigation launched" — Wikinews, June 10, 2010

July

• "Robbie Williams rejoins British musical group Take That" — Wikinews, July 16, 2010
• "Jonathan Ross departs from BBC" — Wikinews, July 17, 2010
• "One dead after bus and bicycle crash in Hampshire, England" — Wikinews, July 19, 2010
• "Facebook reaches 500 million users" — Wikinews, July 22, 2010
• "British snooker player Alex Higgins found dead at age 61" — Wikinews, July 26, 2010
• "One dead after motorcycle and car collision in Guernsey, Channel Islands" — Wikinews, July 27, 2010

August

• "UK military deaths in Afghanistan reach 327" — Wikinews, August 2, 2010
• "Halifax bank: UK house prices rose 0.6% during July" — Wikinews, August 5, 2010

September

• "GMTV ends broadcasting in UK after 17 years" — Wikinews, September 4, 2010
• "Two dead after two light aircraft crash in Isle of Wight, England" — Wikinews, September 5, 2010
• "'Daybreak' launches on ITV in UK" — Wikinews, September 8, 2010
• "Facebook Places launches in UK" — Wikinews, September 18, 2010
• "One dead, two injured after car crash in Somerset, England" — Wikinews, September 19, 2010
• "Pope Benedict XVI departs from UK" — Wikinews, September 20, 2010
• "UK animal welfare group prosecutes woman who threw cat into bin" — Wikinews, September 20, 2010
• "Emma's Imagination declared winner of UK's 'Must Be The Music'" — Wikinews, September 20, 2010

October

• "Winning British EuroMillions lottery ticket worth £113 million claimed" — Wikinews, October 9, 2010

November

• "Celtic defeat Aberdeen 9-0" — Wikinews, November 7, 2010

December

• "One dead after car and truck crash in North Lincolnshire, England" — Wikinews, December 7, 2010
• "British soap opera Coronation Street celebrates 50 years on air" — Wikinews, December 12, 2010
• "UK petrol prices rise to record 121.76p" — Wikinews, December 12, 2010
• "Police officer and community support officer stabbed in west London, England" — Wikinews, December 15, 2010
• "UK Royal Mail announces record 5p increase in stamp prices" — Wikinews, December 17, 2010
• "Oil pipeline explosion kills 27 in central Mexico" — Wikinews, December 20, 2010
• "Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev win UK Strictly Come Dancing" — Wikinews, December 20, 2010
• "Scottish Premier League: Kilmarnock defeat Hibernian 2 - 1" — Wikinews, December 20, 2010