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Benefits cheat caught after posing for newspaper photo in front of his lavish home By ANDREW LEVY - More by this author » Last updated at 21:33pm on 21st November 2007 Comments (14) Posing in front of his luxury £500,000 house for a photograph, Peter Labazzi was obviously proud of what he had achieved in life. In the drive were "his and hers" Jaguar sports cars and a £115,000 Bentley, one of his daughters was at an exclusive private school, and he was just about to give his social standing an extra boost. In an appeal through his local newspaper earlier this year, the 45-year-old tried to add a little cachet to the stunning six-bedroom Winghouse by…

School replaces red Father Christmas with Eastern European green Santa - because it reminds pupils of Coca-Cola Last updated at 18:18pm on 21st November 2007 Comments (42) Santa Claus is being forced to wear a green suit when visiting a school this year, after teachers decided the traditional red outfit would remind pupils of Coca-Cola. Education chiefs have also banned the annual Christmas grotto - favouring an eastern European version of the festive season instead. Staff at the Steiner School in Brighton, East Sussex, claim the red-suited Santa is a symbol of "modern commercialism" and reminds children of Coca-Cola adverts. Scroll down for more... …

'Don't borrow or lend money to friends and family', new survey warns By ANDREW LEVY - More by this author » Last updated at 22:00pm on 20th November 2007 Comments Think before you lend: Survey urges people to consider the consequences of lending When a family member finds him or herself a bit short, it's a hard luck story that is difficult to ignore. The natural reaction is to dole out a little cash to tide the relative over until things are a little brighter. But people who do this pay a high price for their generosity, according to a survey. And they will end up suffering family feuds, broken friendships, or relationship and emotional pr…

Airlines and airports named and shamed for chaos ahead of third runway scheme By RAY MASSEY - More by this author » Last updated at 17:58pm on 21st November 2007 Comments Delays: Passengers at Heathrow can expect more delays The full extent of the misery endured by millions of air passengers at Heathrow and other UK airports is revealed today. A Department for Transport report highlights gridlocked journeys to the airport, massive queues at check-in and security, delays to take-off and landings, and queues at passport control. Four of the country's airports - Luton, Stansted, Gatwick and Heathrow - are named as being among the top 10 worst i…

Celebrity Big Brother's Chantelle and Preston split Last updated at 15:59pm on 27th June 2007 Comments Celebrity Big Brother couple Chantelle and Preston have split after just 10 months of marriage, it was announced today. The couple met on the reality show last year and wed following a whirlwind romance. "After much soul-searching and tearful discussions we have sadly decided to end our marriage," they said in a joint statement. "We hope we can always remain friends and still love each other but we both think we put so much pressure on one another to make our marriage work that it has ended up destroying our relationship. No one else is involved …

Even goalie scores a hat-trick as every player in U13 team scores in 24-0 win Last updated at 11:57am on 21st November 2007 Comments A junior football team have set a new record after every single member of their squad, including the goalie, scored in a mammoth 24-0 win. The huge scoreline fell just short of the FA's record of 26 but the Under 13s side smashed the previous record of eight different players scoring in one game. The match, played on a cold Sunday morning, contained an average of a goal every three minutes - with the team being chopped and changed so every player had a chance to play up front. And the goalie even scored a hat-trick. Sc…

I couldn't find any other threads like this so if there is I apologize to the creator. :) Here are a few of my favourites... "I saved Latin. What did you ever do?" - Max Fischer on 'Rushmore' "I wasn't like every other kid, you know, who dreams about being an astronaut, I was always more interested in what bark was made out of on a tree. Richard Gere's a real hero of mine. Sting. Sting would be another person who's a hero. The music he's created over the years, I don't really listen to it, but the fact that he's making it, I respect that. I care desperately about what I do. Do I know what product I'm selling? No. Do I know what I'm doing today? No. But I'm here, and…

Meet Lil'Bit - the cat with two faces Last updated at 11:49am on 21st November 2007 Comments (1) Everybody knows that cats have nine lives. But one very special and much loved cat has been born with TWO faces - and very possibly, two brains. The owner of the tomcat called Lil'Bit - as in 'A little bit of love' - nearly dropped the kitten in shock when its extra features were revealed. But the 47-year old woman owner from Arizona, USA, was determined that the odd arrival, although ill, should not be put to sleep and she pledged to become Lil'Bit's carer. Scroll down for more... Lil'Bit was born with four eyes, but two merged into eachother Now,…

Smelly feet? Try a pair of air-conditioned shoes Last updated at 14:38pm on 21st November 2007 Comments A revolutionary pair of shoes are set to stamp out foot odour for good - thanks to a clever air-conditioning unit hidden inside. The smart leather uppers suck in fresh air through tiny holes in the laces and sole which then circulates around sweaty, smelly feet. Scroll down for more... A small pump under the heel squashes the air back out through the sole A small pump secreted under the heel squashes the air back out through the sole when the wearer takes a step forward. The combined system provides a constant cool wind-stream around th…

Teenage girls' lucky escape after driving car off 75ft cliff Last updated at 15:04pm on 21st November 2007 Comments (8) Two teenagers whose car plunged 75ft down a sheer cliff face onto rocks clambered out of the wreckage - and then had to climb back up the rocks to raise the alarm. Coral Ogilvie, 17, and Francesca Blackmore, 17, were travelling in a Ford Fiesta when it hit wet leaves and skidded through trees. The small blue car then tumbled off a cliff face - spinning four times and smashing head-first onto jagged rocks 75ft below. Scroll down for more... Coral Ogilvie (left) and Francesca Blackmore (right) were extremely lucky to escape from t…

Heather Mills' latest bizarre outburst: 'We should all drink rat's milk to save the world' Last updated at 14:50pm on 19th November 2007 Comments (36) Heather Mills launched another extraordinary tirade in public today, urging people to drink rat's milk to save the planet. During the rant at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, the former model said eating meat and dairy was destroying the earth and insisted the milk of rats, cats and dogs would be more eco-friendly. Ms Mills, 39,who arrived in a gas-guzzling black 4x4 Mercedes, was launching a pro-vegan campaign for animals charity Viva! Scroll down for more... Read more... Heather Mills unleashes n…

Woman AGREED to have leg broken by boyfriend in bid to claim £100,000 insurance Last updated at 19:57pm on 20th November 2007 Comments A man yesterday admitted breaking his girlfriend's leg as part of a £100,000 insurance scam - by claiming a wall had fallen on her. Reckless Gordon Thomson jumped on Elizabeth Hingston's limb in order to bring a civil action against Plymouth City Council. Thomson, 32, intended to sue the authority by claiming his 23-year-old partner had broken her leg when a wall collapsed on her. Scroll down for more... Break a leg: Gordon Thompson is to be sentenced for breaking his girlfriend's leg in an insurance scam …

Now passengers need ID to travel within Britain By JASON LEWIS - More by this author » Last updated at 00:49am on 18th November 2007 Comments (25) Passengers on domestic flights and ferries between mainland Britain and Northern Ireland will be required to carry identity papers for the first time from next year. The move will effectively establish a highly controversial internal border within the UK and could pave the way for identity checks on all domestic flights and ferries in Britain. Once operational, the system will allow the police to build up a complete picture of passenger movements between Ulster and the mainland. Scroll down for more... …

Two computer discs holding the personal details of all families in the UK with a child under 16 have gone missing. The Child Benefit data on them includes name, address, date of birth, National Insurance number and, where relevant, bank details of 25m people. Chancellor Alistair Darling said there was no evidence the data had fallen into criminal hands - but urged people to monitor their bank accounts. The Conservatives described the incident as a "catastrophic" failure. In an emergency statement to MPs, Mr Darling apologised for what he described as an "extremely serious failure on the part of HMRC to protect sensitive personal data entrusted to it in brea…

Forecasters predicting a white Christmas as first snow falls across Britain Last updated at 10:00am on 19th November 2007 Comments (1) The first drops of snow fell across east Wales and central England yesterday afternoon leaving forecasters predicting a white Christmas. The Peak District in Derbyshire was the worst affected by bad weather, with up to four inches of snow falling in some areas. Warwickshire, Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, and Sheffield also saw snowfall, particularly over higher ground. But even built-up areas such as central Birmingham were covered in several inches of snow. Scroll down for more... Snow joke: Sudden wintr…

British woman banned from entering New Zealand because she is too fat By SIMON CABLE - More by this author » Last updated at 09:51am on 17th November 2007 Comments (21) A British woman planning to start a new life with her husband in New Zealand has been banned from entering the country - because she is too fat. Rowan Trezise, 33, has been left behind in England while her husband Richie, 35, has already made the move down under leaving her desperately trying to lose weight. When the couple first tried to gain entry to the country they were told that they were both overweight and were a potential burden on the health care system. Scroll down for more... …

Shopping is better than sex, say four in ten women By NEIL SEARS - More by this author » Last updated at 11:38am on 20th November 2007 Comments (7) Many women admit shopping beats sex Four in ten women would rather go shopping than have sex, researchers say. And half of those who have been married for 20 years or more would happily get by without any at all. The statistics may sound like an insult to their husbands. But there is some good news for men – 72 per cent of wives still fancy their partners, giving them seven out of ten or higher on the scale of sexual attractiveness. Nor does the figure diminish with age. More than half of those…

'Bad-luck' Brown to stay away from crucial England football qualifier By CLAIRE TRUSCOTT - More by this author » Last updated at 10:08am on 20th November 2007 Comments One time unlucky and no one will notice - two times and rumours may start, but after attending three crucial sporting fixtures and seeing the team you were supposedly there to support lose, people are bound to talk... Gordon Brown has attended three of the biggest sporting events in football and rugby this year, and all have gone against either England or Scotland. Scroll down for more... First there was the Wembley opener, in which Gordon Brown's unlucky charm may have helped Germa…

Mother jailed for allowing daughter to play truant because she had 'a bad hair day' Last updated at 12:49pm on 20th November 2007 Comments (1) A mother has been jailed after her 14-year-old daughter routinely skipped school, racking up more than 180 missed lessons. Dawn Joyce, 40, of Wolverhampton, was jailed for two weeks at the city's magistrates court because her daughter appeared so irregularly at The King's School in Tettenhall. Her daughter's excuses ranged from bad hair days to having cat hair on her trousers. She said she was often too tired to attend, did not want to go to school on Mondays, needed to tidy her bedroom or could not find her spo…

Girl, 13, commits suicide after being cyber-bullied by neighbour posing as teenage boy Last updated at 20:37pm on 18th November 2007 Comments A 13-year-old girl committed suicide after falling victim to cyber bullying by an adult neighbour who pretended to be a teenage boy. Megan Meier believed she had been instant messaging with a "cute" boy she had met over the social networking site MySpace. She struck up a friendship with "Josh" and the pair exchanged dozens of messages. Scroll down for more... Teenager Megan Meiers hung herself after being bullied online But what she didn't know was Josh was the fake named used by a female neighbour who…

BBC's mountain myth: Did Griff Rhys Jones reach the top of Ben Nevis? Last updated at 14:15pm on 19th November 2007 Comments (1) The BBC is at the centre of a new TV fakery row today after it was alleged Griff Rhys Jones never reached the summit of Britain's tallest mountain Ben Nevis. Just hours after the team behind Mountain won a Scottish Bafta for Best Factual Entertainment last night, leading climbers are questioning whether the documentary was truly factual. Welsh TV presenter Rhys Jones, 54, climbed mountains and peaks throughout Britain for the BBC1 series, which was broadcast between July and August this year. In the Ben Nevis episode, broad…

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Having kittens: Rabbit adopts new feline family Last updated at 09:49am on 19th November 2007 Comments When veterinary nurse Melanie Humble took home a litter of kittens, she expected her cat Ellie to show some interest. Instead it was her rabbit Summer who quickly developed a bond with the baby felines. Although only five-months-old, Summer has shown remarkable patience with the frisky five-week-old kittens, and lets them snuggle close to her. Scroll down for more... Summer the rabbit is mobbed by her new brood of kittens "I brought Summer inside on bonfire night because I was worried about her being scared by fireworks," Melanie said. …

Champagne shortage takes the fizz out of Christmas Last updated at 10:15am on 19th November 2007 Comments (2) Christmas losing its fizz: Bollinger has already run out of Magnums Champagne drinkers planning to quaff the sparkling wine this Christmas have been warned of a potential shortage this festive season. Britain's oldest wine merchants, Berrys Bros & Rudd, admitted they may have to consider rationing champagne purchases after supplies of top bottles, such as Magnums, Jeroboams and Methuselah, have started to run low. Berrys Bros & Rudd, who have been selling wine from their St James's Street, London store since 1698, said they …

Why blondes make men act dumb By DAVID WILKES - More by this author » Last updated at 20:59pm on 18th November 2007 Comments (2) Ditzy: Scientists have discovered that blondes, like Paris Hilton, make men act dumb From Mae West and Marilyn Monroe to more modern examples such as Paris Hilton, "blonde" has long been a by-word for a woman not overly blessed in the brain department. Now the stereotype of the "dumb blonde" is so firmly ingrained in the male psyche that men subconsciously become more stupid than they really are when they see one, according to scientists. Without realising it, they mimic what they believe - often incorrectly - to be th…