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Pupil made to smoke 42 cigarettes as punishment

A Malaysian schoolboy was made to smoke over 40 cigarettes by his teacher.Read

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Pupil made to smoke 42 cigarettes as punishment

A Malaysian schoolboy was made to smoke over 40 cigarettes by his teacher.Read

football

Russian football fans told to drink whisky to cure Swine Flu

A TOP member of the Russian Football Association has advised football fans travelling to the UK next month to drink Welsh whisky to stave off catching Swine Flu.Read

Poolside loungers

Pre-book fee on holiday sunbeds replaces towel draping ritual

A HOLIDAY firm has introduced a fee for holidaymakers to reserve sunbeds in a bid to save them having to get up early and drape their towels over them.Read

Comic Con Costumes

Scantily clad women and super heroes spotted in San Diego

COMIC book fans have turned out in their thousands for the annual San Diego Comic Book Convention.Read

Facebook

Same name Facebook couple to wed

THERE has been a long line of couples meeting on the internet, falling in love and getting married. However, this appears to be the first time a couple who have the same names are getting hitched.Read

A bridal bouquet

Bride's bouquet causes plane to crash

THE wedding tradition of the bride throwing her bouquet brought a plane down in Italy.Read

heart

Two heart girl's miracle recovery

A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL who had a donor heart tranplant when she was a child giving her two has now had the surrogate muscle removed after her own heart recovered.Read

Genie, from Disney's Aladdin

Genie taken to court over stealing claims

A SAUDI family are taking a "genie" to court in the country, accusing it of theft.Read

Teddy

Woman attacked by flying teddy

AN investigation was launched after a woman was attacked by a flying teddy bear.Read

David Dimbleby

Missing cat turns up on Question Time

A CAT which had gone missing turned up beside David Dimbleby on the set of Question Time.Read

navy ship

Sailors investigated after claims of sex-for-cash emerge

AUSTRALIAN sailors are under investigation after claims were made that a number of the men were engaging in sex-for-cash games. Read

moustache

Boy, 14, banned from school for having moustache!

A 14-year-old boy has been banned from school... for having a moustache. Read

carrot

Ugly fruit back on the market

MIS-SHAPEN and odd looking fruit and veg will once again be available to buy in supermarkets, after 20-year-old EU rules are lifted.Read

cheetah

African woman shares home with big cats

A WOMAN in South Africa has admitted to sharing her home with 11 large cats. Read

Michael Jackson

Jackson family demand second autopsy

In a bizarre end to an even stranger life, Michael Jackson’s family have ordered a second autopsy on his body as it was revealed his family have accused his doctor of a “cover-up”.Read

Wallaby

Stoned wallabies create crop circles

STONED wallabies in Australia are being blamed for creating crop circles.Read

Chips

Naked thief nicks chips from drive-thru customer

A STARKERS criminal snatched a portion of fries from a woman as she sat in a takeaway drive-thru queue.Read

urn

Son sells dad's ashes on Ebay

AN ENGLISHMAN is selling is late father's ashes on Ebay out of revenge.Read

Mouse

Mouse in curry sauce

CATE Bartlett from Cornwall got a shock when she opened a jar of curry cooking sauce.Read

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