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Luxury car thief gets himself arrested after phone gaffe

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WTF?! World Taekwondo Federation changes name over links with rude acronym

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How likely are you to get killed by a shark?

As the number of sharks in popular U.S. tourist destinations was set to rise, experts say the chance of being attacked by the animals is minuscule and the odds of a fatal encounter are even lower.

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Serial record-breaker misses a close shave with lawnmower feat

A man has broken his own record for balancing a running lawnmower on his chin

Saudi Arabia

Officials deny claims FC Barcelona shirts have been banned in Saudi Arabia amid Qatar crisis

Brazil

Surfer's close encounter with a fridge prompts pollution plea

United Kingdom

Jubilant Jeremy’s big boob as high-five goes embarrassingly wrong

United Kingdom

Is Britain’s bizarre trend of snapping dogs at polling stations becoming a tradition?

They were pictured around voting stations across Britain.

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From bird droppings to fish eggs to pure gold - unusual facials

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United Kingdom

Brits turn to humour as antidote to terrorism threat

If British humour was ever automated or computerised, its default setting might be “joke about almost everything”.

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Bullfighting Banderas hits the catwalk

Naomi Campbell and a host of other celebrities took to the catwalk for the ‘Fashion for Relief’ charity event in aid of Save the Children.

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Chop to the top

Brad De Losa from Australia won the STIHL Timbersports Champions Trophy in Hamburg on Saturday night.

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Lawn mower race in the UK

The Formula One Spanish Grand Prix was on most petrol-heads minds this weekend but for a dedicated few in Britain the new lawn mower race season was their adrenaline…

United Kingdom

Cutting-edge car calls cops on drunk driver

Car safety feature lands drunk driver in hot water with police after it automatically called them to report an accident.

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World's oldest skydiver

A 101-year-old D-Day veteran has broken the world record for the oldest tandem skydiver.

France

Liberty, equality, subversion: French ballot box humour

The second round of the French presidential election was a convincing victory for Emmanuel Macron who won 66 percent of the vote compared to Marine Le Pen’s 34…

USA

United Airlines: Owners of giant dead rabbit suspect foul play

Embattled United Airlines embroiled in another controversy over mysterious death of giant rabbit whose owners are seeking damages

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Pie in the face for Qantas CEO

The CEO of the Australian airline Qantas attacked with pie during speech

United Kingdom

Conservative catastrophe? Tories lose tied council seat after random draw

Rival candidates were forced into a drawing of straws to decide the winner of a local council seat in north-east England.