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Charges have been dropped against Lost actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje over his arrest on suspicion of driving without a licence and disobeying police. The lawyer for the 39-year-old Briton proved that his client had a licence. The actor spent more than six hours in jail following his arrest earlier this month in Hawaii, where Lost is filmed. Co-stars Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Watros both pleaded guilty to driving while under the influence of alcohol, following arrests last December. Watros had her licence suspended for 90 days together with a $312 (£165) fine. She was also ordered to undergo alcohol assessment and counselling. Rodriguez, who had a p…

Clinton's closely guarded cappuccino break Clinton enjoys his coffee break while his security keep guard outside. When a regular guy wants a cup of coffee, he gets a cup of coffee. Which is why a remarkably laid-back Bill Clinton was spotted sitting in a London branch of Starbucks. But the former president would be first to admit that not many regular guys are shadowed by an entourage of security men muttering furtively into their sleeves. Mr Clinton did his best to pretend they weren't in view as he gazed out of the window of the coffee shop in Piccadilly. In London for a speaking engagement, Mr Clinton may have been feeling the need for a little t…

It's only September but the Christmas lights are up in St Austell Jingle my bells! It's still September but it's beginning to fell a lot like Christmas in St Austell Residents of a seaside town were left scratching their head in bemusement after its Christmas lights were put up - three months early. Residents in St Austell, Cornwall where amazed to see workmen putting their festive lights up on Saturday - more than 12 weeks before Christmas day. The £10,000 Chamber of Commerce lights were strung across the town's main shopping street during beautiful early autumn sunshine - 84 days before Christmas Day. The Chamber says it has nowhere else to put th…

Mona Lisa pregnancy theory mooted The scans can look beneath old paint and varnish The famous smile on Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa could be because she is pregnant or had just had a baby, research suggests. Canadian scientists used laser and infrared scans to produce a 3D image of the painting. This allowed details beneath layers of paint to be seen - including a gauzy dress then associated with pregnant or…

Actor Russell Crowe has denied reports he is to portray deceased Australian naturalist Steve Irwin in a film. The Gladiator star said the idea was "appalling" and offended him "very deeply", according to AFP. He said it was "so awful that I have to deal with millions of people thinking I would dance on my friend's grave." The 42-year-old - who made a recorded tribute at Irwin's memorial service last week - has been in New York promoting his latest film, A Good Year. Mr Irwin, 44, died after being struck in the chest by the stingray's barb while he was filming a documentary in Queensland's Great Barrier Reef earlier this month. 'Charity work' In a sep…

Top Gear Man In Crash Richard Hammond, one of the presenters of TV's Top Gear, is in critical condition following a car crash. Mr Hammond was hurt while filming an edition of the show near Leeds. He was reportedly trying to set a new land speed record for Britain in a jet-powered Vampire car when it overturned. Mr Hammond was said to have been reaching speeds of up to 280mph as the accident happened. He was taken to Leeds General Infirmary. Firefighter Dave Ogden, who witnessed the crash, told Sky News that the 36-year-old presenter was able to speak as he was taken out of the wreckage of the car. Inspector Mike Thompson, of North Yorkshire Police…

Australian cricket tackles racism By Nick Bryant BBC News, Sydney Australian fans are still able to refer to the English as 'poms' Cricketing authorities in Australia have anno…

The millionaire socialite has embarked on a singing career Paris Hilton has been charged in Los Angeles with drinking and driving. The hotel heiress-turned-singer was stopped in her car earlier this month. Police said her blood-alcohol level was 0.08%, the minimum to warrant arrest. At the time she said she had been at a charity event, where she had had just one drink, and was out looking for food after eating nothing all day. A spokesman for the singer said the charges were not unexpected. A court hearing will take place on Thursday. Ms Hilton does not have to appear in person. Shortly after her brief arrest on 7 September, the singer a…

'Alcopop' adverts banned for targeting under-18's Advert with a twist: Alcopop are in trouble with the regulator TV commercials for two of Britain's most popular alcopops, WKD and Smirnoff Ice, have been banned following claims they were likely to fuel binge drinking. The bans are the first to be imposed under new rules designed to stop drinks firms using television to target under-age drinkers. Commercials for WKD have been blasted for using 'Little Britain' type humour, while Smirnoff relied on music and faces that were popular among under-18s. The ban has been imposed by the Advertising Standards Authority(ASA) however it comes after the commercial…

Agency makes breaking up easier A German businessman has set up a "separation agency" - a service to inform unsuspecting spouses and lovers their partners no longer want them. Bernd Dressler will deliver the bad news - for those too scared to do it themselves - for 20 euros (£13) by phone, or for 50 euros (£33) in person. The efficiency and directness of Mr Dressler's manner has earned him the nickname, The Terminator. The 52-year-old compares his company to a dating agency but "in reverse". 'Only the me…

Lindsay rushed to hospital twice in two days Movie star Lindsay Lohan had to be rushed to hospital after fracturing her wrist in a fall while out partying. The wild-partying 20-year-old star was at a party at trendy Milk Studios to celebrate New York Fashion Week when she fell and fractured her wrist in two places. It was her second hospital dash in just two days. Just 48 hours earlier, she was rushed to Century City hospital in LA for an unknown ailment and described as being in 'incredible pain and distress'. It takes her tally of hospital-related trips to an astonishing five this year alone. Lindsay however insists her latest party-related wo…

I wonder if schoolchildren in Mexico recite or listen to the American pledge in school. I don't think so. We are accustomed to reading of outrageous behavior on the part of teachers in the government schools in this country. Often protected by tenure and assured of a healthy retirement income, they have a captive audience. But this news from Texas is particularly jarring. Parents Outraged Over Mexican Pledge in Texas School Some parents in Freeport were livid after they said a Velasco Elementary School assembly last week included a requirement that children say the pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag. One mother, who has a daughter enrolled at the schoo…

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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/26092006/323/croc-hunter-fan-feed-baby-s-placenta-reptiles-honour-hero.html BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) - A die-hard fan of late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin plans to feed his baby son's placenta to giant lizards in a bizarre tribute to his reptile-loving hero, he said. Australian Wil Kemp hopes the offering will help bring his son -- born the day after Irwin was killed in a freak stingray attack on September 4 -- closer to the cold-blooded world of the creatures that both he and Irwin loved. Zoo reptile keeper Kemp, 21, and his fiancee Kahila Pepper named their (Advertisement) son Tai Irwin Kemp -- Tai in honour of the Taipan snake and…

Doctors have expressed concerns about the government's plans for a flu pandemic. In a poll of 1,061 GPs and hospital doctors for Hospital Doctor magazine, more than a third said the government was badly prepared. Over half said they had not received any information although the government insisted GPs should have advice packs. The Tories warned the UK may not be ready, but the government said plans were evolving. There are fears that a mutation in a bird flu virus could trigger a flu pandemic across the world. It is estimated between 50,000 and 700,000 people could die in the UK if such an event occurred. In the poll, carried out in conjunction with D…

Serial gatecrasher storms Hitler auction Repeat offenders: Frank Sanazi (left) real name Pete Cunningham and Aaron Barschak after being removed from the 'Hitler' sale Protesters have stormed a sale of watercolours believed to have been painted by Adolf Hitler. Aaron Barschak, who gatecrashed Prince William's 21st birthday party, and a man dressed as Hitler shouted they were bidding "£6 million because the painting was a Mussolini" before security guards dragged them from the auction house. Barschak came to public attention on June 21, 2003, when he scaled the walls of Windsor Castle and entered the royal party wearing a pink dress, a false beard and …

World's biggest private Barbie collection sells for more than £100,000 Non-living doll: the £3,000 Barbie Her wardrobe has mirrored every style trend since she was created. Barbie, loved by millions of girls around the world, has worn mini-skirts, hot pants, and even a spacesuit over the years. And yesterday all these outfits and more were on show as the world's biggest private collection of the dolls sold for more than £100,000 at auction. The first ever Barbie, wearing a zebra stripe swimsuit and white sunglasses, sold for £2,880, to an anonymous collector. This was a far cry from the pocket-money price of $3 when she first went on sale in 1959…

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6 in 10 children don't know how to boil an egg Laziest in Europe: The average boy or girl wasting the equivalent of half a year slumped in front of a TV or computer screen between the ages of seven and 16 They may be whizzes at setting the video and playing computer games but many can't carry out even the most basic of tasks in the kitchen. Boiling an egg or peeling a potato is beyond the know-how of many British children. Research shows that almost six in ten would struggle to boil an egg or use a vegetable peeler and just three in ten would be happy tending a frying pan. In contrast, the majority of eight to 15-year-olds surveyed knew both how to h…

Homeowner in court for pruning clematis By LIZ HULL Last updated at 23:07pm on 25th September 2006 Above: Brenda Hart with husband Malcolm. Below: the controversial clematis To Brenda Hart the beautiful clematis she lovingly tended and encouraged to grow along her garden wall was her pride and joy. But the flourishing climber was less popular with next-door neighbour Nicholas Turner. It spilled over the boundary wall into the delivery driver's garden, and when Mrs Hart refused to cut it back, Turner decided to take matters into his own hands. Tempers flared when Mrs Hart, 55, spotted Turner's friend, Clive Senior, hacking at her precious pl…

Ouch! Javelin judge speared through foot Last updated at 09:55am on 26th September 2006 Javelin judge Lia Marie Lourenco clutches her leg and screams in agony after being speared through the foot. Medics desperately tried to calm the judge, who was hit by the javelin during the warm-up for the national championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Lourenco was taken to the hospital and underwent surgery to remove the javelin tip.

Boy, three, buys £9,000 car on Ebay Parents Rachel and John Neal were confused when they received a message from a website congratulating them on succesfully bidding for a Barbie pink Nissan Figaro. They then discovered it was actually their three-year-old toddler Jack who had been the one to splash out &pound9000 for the car. Rachel, 36, told The Sun newspaper: "We couldn't understand what was happening. Neither of us had bought anything. "So we checked and saw it was a Barbie pink car which we'd bought for £8,999. We flew into a panic." The mystery was solved when Jack owned up to his purchase, he woke up the next morning and told his parents…

Childcare is 'harmful for the very young' Children's Minister Beverley Hughes says putting youngsters in childcare is not in their best interest. Government minister Beverley Hughes sparked a row today after she said that putting very young children in childcare is not in their best interests. The remarks by the Children’s Minister are likely to unleash a fresh debate about the effect — and possible harm — on children of putting them in nurseries rather than parents staying at home to look after them. Speaking at a conference fringe meeting, she called for more flexibility in the workplace to give families more options on looking after children and stre…

Somali bus driver took 200 bogus driving tests A Somalian bus driver took up to 200 driving tests on behalf of fellow immigrants and charged them up to £500 a time. Deeg Mohammed, 27, impersonated hundreds of would-be candidates at a series of exam centres in a nationwide scam netting more than £100,000. Mohammed assumed the identities of his paying customers before passing the compulsory theory test with flying colours. The father-of-one was only caught when suspicious officials noticed that a number of bookings were being made using the same credit cards. After reviewing hours of CCTV footage they eventually found Mohammed sitting fifteen tests …

'Only gay in the village' becomes carnival queen Gay and proud: David Birch waves during the carnival parade. Click enlarge for full image For one sleepy West country town, it is an unchanging tradition that stretches back decades. As autumn falls and the days shorten, crowds gather for the annual Blackberry carnival and to cheer the young carnival queen. But this year, eyebrows have been raised among town traditionalists by an alternative choice of queen - a gay teenage boy sporting a tiara and tight lilac dress. David Birch, 15, paraded before thousands of people in the quiet town of Axbridge standing in the back of a yellow sports car and flank…