Police: One-armed man took cuff link
UPI - 9 Feb, 03:50
Police in a British town said they were searching for a one-armed man accused of stealing a single cufflink from a jewelry shop.
| | Bill for broadband setup: $70,427.98
UPI - 9 Feb, 03:50
A British couple said a broadband service quoted them a $70,427.98 installation price because all of the company's equipment is being used.
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Record: Man swallows 18 swords
UPI - 9 Feb, 03:50
An Australian sword-swallower said he set a world record by shoving 18 sharp swords down his gullet.
| | Falling tree crushes house
UPI - 9 Feb, 03:50
Neighbors of a Southern California home destroyed by a falling tree have several theories about what caused the leaking oak to fall.
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Jilted lover's worst Valentines ever
NEWS.com.au - 9 Feb, 02:50
DIVORCE on Valentine's Day is never good - but for one woman, the biggest shock was who she found her ex was dating.
| | Love is not what it is cracked up to be
NEWS.com.au - 9 Feb, 02:20
FEELING lonely this Valentine's Day? Don't worry, love can make you look like a fool.
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Man pleads guilty to killing girlfriend's cat
AZCentral - 9 Feb, 01:40
NEW YORK - A graphic designer accused of surreptitiously killing a series of his girlfriend's cats pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated animal cruelty ...
| | Image shows 'monkey' roaming Darwin
ABC Online - 9 Feb, 01:30
Security camera footage has been released that apparently shows a monkey scampering across a street in Darwin.
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Senior cits gang faces court over kidnap
NEWS.com.au - 9 Feb, 01:10
FOUR disgruntled senior citizens are accused of tying up, kidnapping and holding hostage their financial adviser.
| | Col. Sanders statue stolen from KFC
UPI - 8 Feb, 23:40
A Kentucky KFC is offing free chicken for the return of a $1,200 bronze bust of KFC founder Colonel Sanders stolen from in front of the fast-food eatery.
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Strip club raises relief funds for Haiti
UPI - 8 Feb, 22:30
An Ohio strip club said it raised nearly $1,000 during a 'Lap dances for Haiti' charity event.
| | Police: Man robbed while buying crack with credit card
AZCentral - 8 Feb, 22:10
FLINT, Mich. - Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy ...
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Teen crashes into school, drives down hall
AZCentral - 8 Feb, 22:10
SHORELINE, Wash. - Sheriff's deputies said a 17-year-old boy crashed his parents' car through the doors of Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, then drove it down the hall.
| | Indian tribe seeks James Cameron's help
Digital Spy - 8 Feb, 21:40
An Eastern Indian tribe seeks James Cameron's help for a problem that mimics Avatar's plot.
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Police: Suspect fled into police station
UPI - 8 Feb, 21:20
Police in Wyoming said a shoplifting suspect chose the wrong building for his impromptu hiding place - a nearby police station.
| | Class ring found after nearly 20 years
UPI - 8 Feb, 21:20
A Florida graduate who lost his 1989 class ring ring when it fell from a cruise ship 21 years ago said an Ohio woman called to say she found the ring.
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UK's first 'floating bus' gears up to ferry commuters
Telegraph - 8 Feb, 20:30
It was not a sinking feeling exactly. But Stagecoach's hopes that its trials of a new amphibious bus would go off without a hitch were dampened on Monday when the vehicle had ...
| | World's tallest building in Dubai is closed
Houston Chronicle - 8 Feb, 20:00
The indefinite closure, which began Sunday, comes as Dubai struggles to revive its international image as a cutting-edge Arab metropolis amid nagging questions about its ...
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German seniors on trial for kidnapping their banker
Reuters - 8 Feb, 18:40
Four elderly Germans went on trial on Monday charged with kidnapping their financial adviser and holding him prisoner in a basement in an attempt to recover 2.5 million euros ...
| | Artworks are hidden in Cardiff street bollards
Newslite.tv - 8 Feb, 18:00
An artist has created a secret art exhibition hidden in the metal road bollards dotted around Cardiff city centre.
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UK pensioner is awarded judo's highest rank
Newslite.tv - 8 Feb, 18:00
A British pensioner has been named a '10th Dan' judo black belt - the sport's highest rank.
| | Senior sexting gaining steam
AZCentral - 8 Feb, 17:20
Sexting - using cellphones to send sexy photos and messages - has spilled over from the teenyboppers to the prime-time grandparent set.
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El Reg reader assembles own iPad
Register - 8 Feb, 16:10
The fanbois out there whose lives have become a meaningless succession of days to be crossed off the calendar until the release of Apple's paradigm-busting iPad will be ...
| | US soldier 'waterboards own daughter'
Digital Spy - 8 Feb, 15:40
A US soldier is accused of 'waterboarding' his 4-year-old daughter for not reciting the alphabet.
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Police force spend £100,000 on storytelling sessions
Telegraph - 8 Feb, 15:40
A police force spent £100,000 on 'storytelling sessions' to encourage senior officers to share their sucesses.
| | Most men are clueless about their partner
Newslite.tv - 8 Feb, 15:30
Millions of men are clueless what size clothes their partner wears... or even what her natural hair colour is, it has been found.
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Vodafone tosses out idiot tweeter
Register - 8 Feb, 15:00
Vodafone's Twitter-based stupidity on Friday was down to an unguarded terminal, it transpires, and the employee concerned is now kicking his heels at home.
| | Shackleton whisky recovered after 100 years
Newslite.tv - 8 Feb, 14:20
Five crates of whisky and brandy which were buried under Antarctic ice by a polar explorer have been recovered after 100 years.
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Man banned from carrying daughter on shoulders in Tesco
Telegraph - 8 Feb, 13:20
A father was banned from carrying his daughter on his shoulders during a shopping trip to Tesco.
| | Scot, 72, reaches ranks of judo royalty
NEWS.com.au - 8 Feb, 13:10
A 72-YEAR-OLD Scot has joined just six other people in the world to become a 10th Dan judo master.
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Cat owners are more intelligent than dog owners
Newslite.tv - 8 Feb, 13:10
People with cats as pets are generally smarter and better educated than dog owners, it has been revealed.
| | Gordon Brown 'eating nine bananas a day
Orange - 8 Feb, 13:10
Gordon Brown is reportedly eating up to nine bananas a day as part of a pre-election health drive.
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Rocket man injured in sled explosion
Metro - 8 Feb, 12:40
A 62-year-old US man was hospitalised after a rocket-pack he had strapped to his back in an attempt to gain more speed exploded.
| | Granite firm crafts 12ft Jackson statue
Digital Spy - 8 Feb, 12:10
An Indian company hopes to donate a newly-carved 12-foot granite statue of Michael Jackson.
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French poised to seize Port of Dover
Register - 8 Feb, 11:20
A plan to privatise the government-owned Port of Dover has provoked 'outrage', not least because the French are front-runners to take control of the facility.
| | Dentist fixes eagle's broken beak
Metro - 8 Feb, 10:50
An Alaska dentist had to improvise when called upon to mend given a bald eagle's broken beak - which he managed using a temporary crown ...
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No smooth getaway for 'body lotion thief
Orange - 8 Feb, 10:40
A US man was arrested and charged with shoplifting after he was caught with 75 bottles of body lotion stuffed...
| | Kerr helps save Aussie banker's job
Digital Spy - 8 Feb, 09:40
Miranda Kerr offers to sign a petition to save the job of a banker caught looking at pictures of her.
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Sword artist sets world record that's hard to swallow
Reuters - 8 Feb, 09:10
An Australian performance artist set a new Guinness World Record on Monday by simultaneously swallowing 18 swords, each nearly as long as two and a half rulers.
| | Japanese monk gets down with the beat for Buddhism
Reuters - 8 Feb, 09:10
He raps. He chants. And this month, Japan's famed hip-hop loving monk, better known as MC Happiness, will tap dance on stage, in the name of Buddhism.
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