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These days, it is not only grannies who knit. In cities such as New York, London and Berlin, community art groups are busy 'graffti knitting', creating colourfu decorations for lampposts, parking meters cars and statues. The craze was started by Magda Sayeg in the USA, when she decided to brighten up the steel and concrete landscape of Austin, Texas with her knitted creations. 

Most people remember playing with Lego bricks as a child. It seems, though, that toy towns aren't the only things they are used to construct. 'Lego repair work' was created by German artist Jan Vormann. Jan spent three years travelling the world, fixing crumbling walls and monuments with Lego.

Most big cities have their fair share of graffiti, but, like it or not, one British graffti artist is now considered to be a worldwide phenomenon. The true identity of Banksy is surrounded in mystery, but his art is instantly recognisable. Some of his most famous images include a young girl with a heart-shaped balloon and a dove of peace wearing a bulletproof vest

Guerllia gardeners plant flower gardens and vegetable patches on neglected land without permission. They believe it improves inner-city communities. The designs are made as artistic as possible; flowerbeds are planted in skips and sunflowers down pavement grating! While some people see this as a way to bring new life to forgotten spaces, others point ut that, pretty or not, it's still llegal.

So, Ben is your job anything like what we see on CSI? Well mostly no! On the show, investigators seem to end every work day with a dramatic arrest, but sometimes our cases aren't solved for months.

There's no typical day because every case is different. A few days ago, I examined some evidence that had been collected from a crime scene.

Can you tell us a little about the equipment and scientific methods you use? Sure. As well as ordinary microscopes, we use powerful electron microscopes.

Agatha Christie was a famous English crime writer who is best known for her detective stories featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. Agatha was born in 1890 in the seaside town of Torquay in Devon, England to an American father and an English mother. Her family was well-to-do and conservative and she the youngest of three children.

How would you feel if your computer was hijackeda and used to send nasty emails to your friends, or if virus destroyed all your data? Well, this happens more often than you might think. 

Don't use your own name and don't include anything in youre username that could indicate your age or home address.

Don't list your email unless you want to receive lots of spam mail. Don't open any emails instead. Likewise, don't open any attachments unless they were run through an anti-virus reply to spam or from people you don't know but delete thenm program and never any offensive or harassing messages.

So, you thought animals and crime didn't mix? Well, they can actually be more nvolved than you might think! Parrots often build strong triendships with their owners. That vas unfortunate burglars Coventry, UK turned out to be no friend of theirs. One night, the burglars broke into the shop and attempted to steal Jack along with some other animals, Jack scratched the thieves to pieces and the burglars had to make a quick getaway through the back door. 

That's quite a story. Well, in Egypt, a hungry donkey was actually sent to prison for stealing sweetcorn from a field! 

Last week I read that a court in rBoston, USA, accidentally ordered a cat called Tabby Sal to do jury service! 

The English language is rich sayings and proverbs such as there's no place like home' that show just how important living in a nice, friendly, and safe place is to people.

Neighbourhood Watch is the UK's largest voluntary organisation. Its objective is to prevent crime and make sure that no one has to feel afraid, vulnerable, or isolated in the community in which they live.Groups are organised by the people of the local community and each group decides on their own actions. However, they always work closely with the police who provide advice and direct help when necessary.

Graffiti may not be what first comes to mind when you think of Saint Petersburg but that may be changing GraFFFest, The International Petersburg Graffiti Art Forum, is a new exciting and innovative art festival held in Saint Petersburg every summer. It is one of the few of its kind in Russia. The festival aims to promote street art and hopes to help people appreciate this growing art form.It brings together a variety of graffti artists and hosts range of events that mix graffti with other arts such as photography, film, and computer animation. from all over the world