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Feb 5 2012
5:10pm
Swift And Cheap: Welcome To The Divorce Hotel
In the Netherlands a weekend break can become a weekend break-up for couples hoping for a swift and cheap divorce.... more
Feb 5 2012
12:16am
Colosseum Shut As Heavy Snowfall Hits Rome
The first major snowfall in Rome for 26 years has led to the closure of the world-famous Colosseum over fears that tourists could slip on the icy ruins.... more
Feb 4 2012
5:40am
A Big, Bouncing Baby Boy: US Tot Tops 13lb
An American woman has given birth naturally to a 13lb 12oz baby boy.... more
Feb 3 2012
11:35pm
A Big, Bouncing Baby Boy: US Tot Tops 13lb
An American woman has given birth naturally to a 13lb 12oz baby boy.... more
Feb 3 2012
11:35pm
Computer Used To Decode Brain Activity
Scientists believe they have found a way to read people's minds in what could be the first step towards helping brain-damaged patients who cannot speak.... more
Feb 3 2012
11:35pm
Gamer Dies At Web Cafe - But No-One Notices
A Taiwanese man who died while playing video games at an internet cafe was left for hours after fellow gamers failed to notice his death.... more
Feb 3 2012
9:33pm
Mystery Outbreak Of Tourette's At US School
Pupils have been struck by a mysterious Tourette's-type illness at a school in New York, leaving doctors baffled.... more
Feb 2 2012
11:53pm
Scientists Dash Big Deer-Eating Cat Theory
Conspiracy theorists have been given more ammunition after scientists said two Gloucestershire deer, thought to have been savaged by a big cat, were actually eaten by a fox or possibly a dog.... more
Feb 2 2012
3:26pm
Snakes Wreak Havoc In Florida Everglades
Giant snakes appear to be wiping out the mammal population of Florida's Everglades, it is being warned.... more
Feb 2 2012
8:42am
Video: Would-Be French Leader Flour-Bombed
A politician hoping to be the next French president has been flour-bombed by a woman just as he prepared to make a speech.... more
Feb 2 2012
7:00am
Smash And Grab: Ship Ploughs Through Bridge
A cargo ship has smashed through a US bridge after being too tall to go under it, leaving a 300ft gap in the structure.... more
Feb 1 2012
10:54pm
Explorers Told: Leave Remote Peru Tribe Alone
Peru has called on explorers to stay away from an isolated Amazon basin rainforest tribe after pictures of "uncontacted" tribal members were published online.... more
Feb 1 2012
9:33pm
Cat Chaos Grounds Canadian Flight For Hours
A flight was held up for four hours when a cat escaped from its carrycase and ran amok in the cockpit.... more
Feb 1 2012
9:33pm
US Man 'Forgotten' After Drink Driving Arrest
A US jury has awarded a man $22m (£12m) after he was kept in solitary confinement without trial for nearly two years over an alleged drink driving offence.... more
Feb 1 2012
12:26pm
Snakes Wreak Havoc In Florida Everglades
Giant snakes appear to be wiping out the mammal population of Florida's Everglades, it is being warned.... more
Jan 31 2012
11:55pm
Mystery Outbreak Of Tourette's At US School
Pupils have been struck by a mysterious Tourette's-type illness at a school in New York, leaving doctors baffled.... more
Jan 31 2012
2:56am
Abandoned Fukushima Pets Face Harsh Winter
Dogs and cats abandoned in the Fukushima exclusion zone after last year's nuclear crisis have survived high radiation and lack of food only to face freezing winter conditions.... more
Jan 29 2012
2:40am
Smash And Grab: Ship Ploughs Through Bridge
A cargo ship has smashed through a US bridge after being too tall to go under it, leaving a 300ft gap in the structure.... more
Jan 28 2012
3:24am
Cat Chaos Grounds Canadian Flight For Hours
A flight was held up for four hours when a cat escaped from its carrycase and ran amok in the cockpit.... more
Jan 28 2012
12:40am
Cocaine Worth £1m Sent To UN 'By Mistake'
A 16kg shipment of cocaine lost by Mexican drug traffickers has turned up at the United Nations headquarters in New York.... more