A french fry factory in northern England was evacuated as armaments suspectedly dating back to World War 1 or 2 were found amongst an imported batch of potatoes. A hand grenade and shell tip were discovered with the bomb squad being called shortly after.
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Pete Doherty shocked MTV crews, and even his own band members, when he unloaded a syringe full of his own blood at two MTV cameramen.
After a gig in Berlin, MTV managed to get an interview with the Babyshambles members. Doherty refused to join his band members but appeared a little later. After he sat down, […]

A three year old boy found a .38 revolver in a bedroom closet, he walked into the living room playing with the gun, the adults tried to get him to put it down. But the pistol fired and struck Luis Fernando Zepeda-Silva, a recent immigrant from Guatemala.
However, investigators have their suspicions: “I’ve got to tell […]

Hungarian builders who found a large barrel of rum during a renovation didn’t expect the Jamaican rum to contain a real Jamaican - corpse that is.
The body had been shipped in the barrel from Jamaica 20 years ago to avoid costs.
The workers had even decanted a few bottles from the 300-litre barrel before draining it […]

So you’re playing WoW and a shell from a .44 Magnum passes through the wall right beside you and plants itself firmly in the door frame.
The friendly neighbour who discharged the weapon also sports twin .50AE Desert Eagles, M-16 magazine, and a .357 Magnum.
Whatcha gonna do?
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A new york chef has pleaded guilty to stabbing a waiter after he chastitised him about using rotten tomatoes in his cooking.
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A Subaru Impreza STI is being sought in what Florida Highway Patrol investigators think was a street race, killing a Brevard Community College student.
“We got a couple of tips on the vehicle over the weekend but we don’t think we have it as of yet. So far we’ve looked at four vehicles matching the description, […]

D12 hip-hop member “Proof” died after being shot this morning at 3C’s club on Eight Mile at around 5am. The club was operating after hours illegally.
“Proof”, aka Deshaun Holton, 32, was pronounced dead on arrival after being taken to Conner Creek Medical Center in Detroit.
Another man was shot and is at Detroit’s St. John Hospital […]

A strange looking baby was born in Charikot, Nepal.
The 2kg child, born with no neck and abnormally large eyes, was born to Nir Bahadur Karki and Suntali Karki. Sadly, the child died a half hour after he was born.
Word about the strange child spread and hundreds gathered at the hospital where eh was born. Police […]

A 28-year-old man from FORT COLLINS, Colo., could be heading for a charge of sexual assault and one count of domestic violence harassment after having sex with his wife - while she was sleeping.
The woman told investigators that she was “an extremely hard sleeper,”, and that she had been woken about 30 times in the […]

E! Online reports that R. Kelly wanted his brother, Carey, to take the fall for a sex tape scandal (in which he was videod having sex with a minor).
Carey says that his brother offered him a lucrative recording deal, $50,000 and a house if he commited perjury.
“I got a call about a year and a […]

Two men have been arrested by Council Bluffs police, Iowa, after being found living with a dead woman.
An autopsy showed that 93-year old Violet Christensen’s death was suspicious. It is unknown how long she had been dead.
Ross Holford, 48, who lived in the home, and another man have been arrested.
Link (Local6)

Within hours of taking the first human trials of the drug TBN1412, designed to treat conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and leukaemia, six young volunteers had to be admitted to intensive care. Two are critically ill with one’s face so puffed up he “looks like the Elephant Man”.
All are in intensive care at Northwick Park […]

Police were called to a 7-Eleven in Orlando after a teenager had sustained a gunshot wound to the face.
He was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center but his condition has not been revealed.
Witnesses led police to several men who have since been arrested, but it is not known whether they are part of the shooting.
“I […]

A Chicago woman is suing a hotel for $20 million after sustaining 500 bites from bed bugs.
“My body felt as if it was on fire. I just wanted to tear it off” said Lesley Fox.
“I had no idea what was happening to me. We noticed the blood on the bed. I became very upset and […]

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Google is in a spot of bother with Ashley Cole’s legal advisors, over why a search for the footballers name yields results with the word “gay” in it.
As can be seen in this screenshot, googles search suggestion offers “ashley cole gay” as an alternate query to use.
Not only does Google try to give […]

Following on from rumours surrounding Ashley Cole’s alleged gay romp with Jermaine Pennant, first brought to light by a story in the News of the World, it seems as though Cole’s had enough.
He has filed writs against the paper for libel, harrassment and invasion of privacy. What’s interesting, though, is the libel writ. The News […]

The News of the World have apparently been tipped-off as to the identity of the mastermind behind last weeks £50 million heist from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, UK.
The News of the World was given the villain’s name in a tip-off and cops confirmed the gangland mastermind’s name has been linked to the massive Kent […]

The largest ever heist in Britain took place yesterday involving the theft of £40 million in a variety of denominations from a Securitas depot in Kent.
Order of events:
Tuesday, 6:30pm
Persons posing as police officers stop the manager of Securitas in Stockbury.
At the same time in Herne Bay, the manager’s wife and son are abducted.
Wednesday, 1:00am
The police […]

British Gas has just announced a 22% price hike on gas bills. More updates to come.

Update:
Due to the increase in wholesale energy prices, British Gas has been forced to increase its gas and electricity domestic energy prices by 22% as of March 1st 2006.
Customers signed up for Price Protection 2007 and 2010 will not be […]