Evil clown is a scary success

A Swiss actor is carving out a new career as a sinister-looking clown - terrifying children's birthday parties.Dominic Deville had the brainwave after watching his favourite horror movies and set up his Evil Clown service in Lucerne.And he says his...

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Painting whale makes splash in art world

A Beluga whale is making a big splash as an artist after picking up a paintbrush at an oceanarium in China.Keepers at the Qingdao Polar Ocean World say Xiao Qiang started out when he simply grabbed a paint brush left behind buy a visitor and started...

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Mother-in-law left in car park

A husband went on a day trip to France - forgetting he had left his mother-in-law waiting in the ferry car park at Dover.The man and his wife dropped their vehicle off in a long stay car park in Dover, after driving 300 miles from Bootle in Merseyside,...

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Tall order for smallest mum

Britain's smallest mother has described the difficulties of caring for a baby son who is already almost her height.Amanda Moore, 25, of Hinckley, Leicestershire, risked her life to give birth to Aidan, now 14-months-old.She has a rare bone disease which...

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Boy, 12, spends £900 on virtual farm

A 12-year-old boy has spent more than £900 developing his virtual farm on Facebook game FarmVille.He spent £625 on his mother's credit card and £288 of his own savings on the game, reports The Guardian.FarmVille, one of the most popular games on Facebook,...

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Miracle of love for injured stork

Vets who saved a female stork, shot by hunters in Croatia, thought her days were numbered - but reckoned without the devotion of her mate.The vets knew the female, which they called Malena, would never fly again but put her back on her nest thinking...

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Cool cat joins police force

A cat has been appointed an unofficial police officer in a Chinese city where it joins officers on patrol.The black cat spends most of its days in the police station in the Shapingba district of Chongqing, reports the Hualong Network.But when officers...

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Girl, 3, walks wire above tigers

A Chinese zoo has been slammed for letting a three-year-old girl walk a tightrope eight metres above a tiger enclosure.The little girl walked along the 130 metre long high wire above six hungry Siberian tigers at Changzhou Yancheng Zoo in Jiangsu province.She...

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Ten minute in the toilet for civil servants

Timers have been installed to prevent civil servants from spending any longer than ten minutes in the toilet.Dozens of workers have reportedly been caught out by the new efficiency drive at the Government Office for the West Midlands.A hidden sensor...

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'Drunk' man tried to revive roadkill

A US man has been charged with public drunkenness after he tried to give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to roadkill.Police arrested Donald Wolfe, 55, after witnesses reported seeing him trying to revive a long dead possum, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.One...

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Row over Tiger Woods blow-up doll

Lawyers for Tiger Woods are reportedly trying to halt the sale of a series of sex toys which exploit the golfer's personal problems.The toys include a 'Take Home, Blow-up Tiger Love Doll' and are for sale on the website of Pipedream Products.Pipedream...

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