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Disgust At 'Lego' Terrorist Toys (04 December 09:20) |
| A range of Lego-style fighting figurines - including an Islamic terrorist militant - has sparked outrage among Muslims. |
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Riddle Of Giant Rock 'Sculptures' (04 December 09:20) |
| A British discoverer who says he has found the world's largest rock sculptures is poised to prove his claims. |
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Luxury Seaside Pad Going For £25 (01 December 09:10) |
| A £950,000 house in the UK's most expensive seaside resort is up for grabs for just £25. |
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'Credit Munch' Hits Wizard Of Oz (30 November 05:10) |
| It is the end of the yellow brick road for an annual Wizard of Oz festival - after it became the latest victim of the credit crunch. |
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Man To Go Cashless For A Year (30 November 05:10) |
| An economics graduate is about to begin a year-long mission to live without money. |
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Noisy People Punished By Manilow (26 November 09:20) |
| A US judge has decided to make the punishment fit the crime by forcing noisy people to listen to Barry Manilow songs. |
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Noisy Handed Manilow Punishment (26 November 05:10) |
| A US judge has decided to make the punishment fit the crime by forcing noisy people to listen to Barry Manilow songs. |
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Stabbed In The Eye With A Car Key (26 November 03:10) |
| A one-year-old boy has had an incredible escape after being stabbed through the eye with a car key. |
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Queen's Electric Teapot 'Bugged' (25 November 05:10) |
| An electric teapot given to the Queen as a present by Russia has reportedly been removed from Balmoral as a possible security threat. |
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Docs Find Worm In Woman's Brain (22 November 03:10) |
| Surgeons looking for a suspected tumour inside a woman's brain were shocked when they pulled out a worm instead. |
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Freaky Feline Born With Two Heads (21 November 07:20) |
| A vet in Australia thought he was seeing double when a cat in labour gave birth to a two-headed kitten. |
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Miracle Pup Survives Hit-And-Run (18 November 09:20) |
| A miracle puppy has survived being hit at 70mph by an Italian motorist after clinging to the car's grille - for over 15 miles. |
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Bothered Much? 'Meh' Is A Word (17 November 01:10) |
| It might be nothing to get excited about, but there is a new addition to the Collins English Dictionary. |
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Fake Status Quo Rocker Dupes Dover (14 November 07:10) |
| A conman has received VIP treatment from a local council for a year by posing as Status Quo rocker Francis Rossi. |
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Do Jaffas Count As Five-A-Day? (14 November 07:10) |
| One in 10 parents actually believe Jaffa cakes count towards fruit and vegetable portions, according to a shocking new survey. |
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Matches Abandoned After Boar Draw (10 November 07:10) |
| A football club has had to suspend home games for several months after a pitch invasion - by angry wild boar. |
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Superg-Looed: Man Stuck To Toilet (02 November 09:10) |
| A 35-year-old man has been taken to hospital stuck to a public toilet after a prankster covered the seat with glue. |
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Park's Hunt For Lost Leg Rider (29 October 11:10) |
| Theme park bosses have appealed for the owner of a false leg found underneath a rollercoaster at Alton Towers to reclaim it. |
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Government's Tips For Prostitutes (29 October 09:10) |
| Prostitutes in Brazil should be prepared to perform fantasies and seduce with affectionate nicknames, according government advice. |
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Teen Jailed Over 'Gangsta Granny' (29 October 05:10) |
| A teenager who coaxed his senile grandmother into holding a gun in a gangsta rap video has been sentenced to 18 months in juvenile detention. |
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Fake Leg Lost On Rollercoaster (29 October 05:10) |
| A prosthetic leg and a diamond wedding ring are among random items that have been found under Alton Tower's retiring Corkscrew rollercoaster. |
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Groom Stops Wedding With Blaze (29 October 05:10) |
| A reluctant groom set fire to the hotel where he was due to get married to avoid having to go through with the wedding. |
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Vietnam May Ban Skinny Riders (29 October 05:10) |
| Vietnam may ban skinny bikers from its roads in a bizarre bid to make sure those behind the handlebars are healthy. |
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Lightning Strike Kills 52 Cows (25 October 07:11) |
| Fifty-two cows have been killed by a single lightning strike in a freak accident at a ranch in Uruguay. |
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Foolish Filly Was Having A 'Mare (21 October 11:11) |
| An American farmer got a nasty surprise this week when he found his horse Gracie with her head stuck in a tree trunk. |
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Yeti Footprints Found On Mountain (21 October 11:11) |
| It has eluded scientists and adventurers for decades, but a team of Japanese climbers claimed to have discovered footprints of the abdominable snowman, or yeti. |
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'Near Miss With UFO At Heathrow' (20 October 01:21) |
| A passenger jet coming in to land at Heathrow Airport had a near miss with a UFO, according to newly-released Ministry of Defence files. |
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Botox To Combat Stiletto Problems (20 October 01:21) |
| Doctors are using Botox injections to cure high-heel wearers of a new condition caused by years of tottering around on high heels. |
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Official: Tom Cruise Is Not Dead (18 October 05:11) |
| Tom Cruise is alive and well and is not dead, contrary to reports.
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Chef Conquers Massive 15lb Burger (17 October 07:01) |
| An American chef has chewed his way through a burger weighing 15lbs in a four and a half hour marathon eating session. |
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Colin Powell Does Hip Hop Routine (15 October 07:11) |
| Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has stunned music-lovers by performing an impromptu hip hop dance at London's Albert Hall. |
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Report: 'Northerners More Dirty' (15 October 07:11) |
| Northerners are officially dirtier than southerners. |
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Bungling EU Funds Snow-Free Slope (14 October 05:10) |
| The European Union has given £79,000 to a Danish businessman to build a ski slope - on an island where snow rarely falls and there are no high hills. |
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Cop Retires With Purrfect Record (13 October 08:10) |
| A hero cop is retiring from the force today having cleaned up his area of the capital of dirty rats for over a decade. |
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Officer Cops New Baby In A Rush (10 October 09:10) |
| A policeman set to give a motorist a ticking off for bad driving ended up helping to deliver the man's baby daughter instead. |
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Corpse-Eating Mutant Fish Caught (10 October 01:01) |
| A vicious mutant catfish, which people fear has started eating swimmers in an Indian river, has been tracked down by a British angler. |
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Google's Plan For Drunk Emailers (08 October 05:11) |
| Google has come up with a way to stop people sending embarrassing e-mails when they are drunk - Mail Goggles. |
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Penguins P-P-Picked Up In Brazil (08 October 03:11) |
| More than 370 penguins mysteriously washed up on Brazil's equatorial beaches have been flown home. |
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Polly's Lifesaving 'Keyhole' Op (08 October 03:11) |
| Imagine having a bladder stone that is more than a quarter the size of your body and takes up almost the entire width. |
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Prehistoric Pair's Deep Down Love (04 October 11:11) |
| A couple have travelled deep inside one of the country's oldest cave systems to tie the 'prehistoric' knot. |
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Driver Survives Lightning Shocker (04 October 05:11) |
| What started as a routine stop for petrol has ended in a near-death experience for one motorist in the US. |
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Couple's Pre-Historic Nuptials (04 October 03:01) |
| A couple will travel deep within one of the country's oldest cave systems to exchange their 'prehistoric' nuptials. |
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Boy, 7, Feeds Zoo Animals To Croc (03 October 05:01) |
| A boy of seven has broken into a zoo in the Australian Outback, fed a string of animals to the resident crocodile and bashed several lizards to death with a rock. |
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Nepal Appoints 'Living Goddess' (30 September 09:11) |
| Nepal's new Maoist-led government has appointed a six-year-old girl as a "living goddess" in the ancient city of Bhaktapur. |
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Bride Gives Birth During Wedding (30 September 09:11) |
| A pregnant bride started giving birth during her marriage ceremony, it has been revealed. |
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Flown Home: ET Fan In Airship Bid (27 September 07:11) |
| A Frenchman inspired by the classic film ET is hoping to become the first person to cross the English Channel in a pedal-powered airship. |
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Could You Eat A Polar Gut-Buster? (25 September 07:00) |
| A restaurant is offering customers the polar opposite of today's healthy diet - a 6,000 calorie menu fit for an Antarctic explorer. |
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Catwalk Calamities On Prada Heels (25 September 07:00) |
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Catwalk queens have reportedly been fearing for their safety at an Italian fashion show after at least two Prada models tumbled over on their extra-high heels. |
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Fugitive Sets Drivers On The Hop (22 September 11:11) |
| Motorists have been warned to keep their eyes peeled for a wallaby which is bounding free in the West Country after escaping its enclosure. |
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Hari Puttar Wins Wizard Movie Row (22 September 07:11) |
| Moves to sue the makers of Bollywood film Hari Puttar over its title have been dismissed. |
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