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Man eats winning scratchcard onboard Ryanair flight

A INFURIATED airline passenger ate his winning £8,765 scratchcard after he was told he could not collect his winnings straightaway.Read

New contender for 'World's Shortest Man' title

TINY Khagendra Thapa Magar who is just 22inches tall is to compete for the title of 'World's Shortest Man'.Read

Dead woman comes back to life

A WOMAN pronounced dead at a Columbian hospital has stunned medics after coming 'back to life'.Read

Thieves steal San Francisco landmarks

THIEVES have been stealing large chunks of the city of San Francisco - Lego chunks that is.Read

Elderly people will be able to use the park

'Pensioner's playpark' to open

A 'PENSIONER'S playpark' is set to be opened in London's Hyde Park after being approved by the local council.Read

Dog swallows 13 golf balls

A Pet pooch stunned vets when they found he had eaten a total of 13 golf balls.Read

Peeping Tom falls through strip club glass dressing room ceiling

A MAN has been arrested in Seattle following an attempt to spy on strippers through a glass dressing room ceiling.Read

Taiwan whisky beats Scottish whisky at Burns Night event

A TAIWANESE whisky has beaten a trio of top Scottish blends during an event to mark Burns Night.Read

Woman finds part of oven glove in loaf

A WOMAN has sued the bakers of Hovis bread after she discovered part of an oven glove in a loaf.Read

Indonesia fan invades pitch in attempt to score goal

AN INDONESIA fan became so frustrated with his team's performance, he decided to give them a hand. Read

Dating website dumps members for being fat

A DATING site for 'attractive people' has booted out over 5,000 people for putting on weight over Christmas.Read

Man accused of snipping bus passenger's hair

A PORTLAND man is accused of secretly snipping at a fellow passenger's hair on a bus.Read

Seal pup found in garden 18 miles from sea

A Kent family recieved a very unusual Christmas guest in the form of a baby seal pup who appeared in their garden.Read

Bankers getting whacked in new arcade game

BANK customers are getting their revenge - in a game that sees them hit plastic bankers with malletsRead

Crisp addict changes his name to Monster Munch

A MONSTER Munch lover has changed his name so that it is the same as his favourite snack.Read

Coma man was conscious for 23 years

A MAN thought to be in a coma for 23 years was actually conscious the whole time.Read

Driver gets lost on shopping trip

A DRIVER got lost as he went on an early morning shopping trip - ending up 300 miles from where he started.Read

Putin the Vlad back into Hip Hop

RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin last week attended a Hip Hop television show in an aim to boost his ailing public ratings.Read

Scottish butchers: Square sausage should be a protected food

SCOTTISH butchers have launched a campaign to get square sausage recognised as a protected food.Read

Drink drive arrest for man in Breathalyser costume

AN Ohio student dressed as a breathalyser was arrested at the weekend after driving down a one-way street, drunk.Read

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