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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
My dad used to say 'always fight fire with fire', which is probably why he got thrown out of the fire brigade.
Harry Hill