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Armed robbers disguised in burkhas carry out £4,000 raid By Peter Allen Last updated at 2:47 PM on 07th February 2010 Comments (63) Add to My Stories Armed robbers disguised in burkhas escaped with thousands in cash after carrying out a post office raid in Paris. The crime – which took place yesterday in the suburb of Athis Mons – comes as the French government faces growing calls for the controversial garments to be banned. President Nicolas Sarkozy himself has described them as a ‘security risk’, saying they provide the perfect cover for criminals or terrorists. President Nicolas Sarkozy has described burkhas as a 'security …

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'High do': Couples tie the knot in 'flying wedding' ceremony while suspended from Thailand cliff By Carol Driver Last updated at 9:03 AM on 14th February 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories For most couples, the 'big day' ensures that the beginning of their matrimonial life together starts on a high. However, a ceremony in Thailand has taken things to another level. Suspended from a cliff by sling wires, brides and grooms are saying, ‘I do’ in a ‘flying wedding’ ceremony to celebrate Valentine’s Day. On a high: Bride Rattanaporn Supha and Nitiphong Jittahong say, 'I do' in a flying wedding ceremony in Thailand Another couple …

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U.S. 'Star Wars' laser plane successfully shoots down ballistic missile for first time By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 4:59 PM on 13th February 2010 Comments (11) Add to My Stories The U.S. have successfully taken out a ballistic missile with a high-powered laser beam mounted to a plane, it revealed yesterday. The U.S. Missile Defence Agency (MDA) announced the feat after the test overnight on Thursday in central California. The plane uses lasers to lock onto the missile and follow its trajectory and then brings it down with a single shot from its nose - all in a matter of seconds. It is the first successful test of a futurist…

Council bans drinking tea in abbey gardens over noisy slurps disrupting the 'tranquility' By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:16 PM on 13th February 2010 Comments (52) Add to My Stories Tea drinkers have been banned from a pretty walled garden at a historic abbey - for slurping too noisily. Council officials say people enjoying a cuppa and cake are disturbing the 'tranquility' at 12th century Delapré Abbey. They have ordered the charity which runs the spot - set in 600 acres outside Northampton - to move its tables and chairs to an area what is currently used as a car park. Tea time: Northampton council has banned visitors …

Hoots mon… where’s your troosers: The moment a rugby fan revealed a little TOO much By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:49 PM on 13th February 2010 Comments (16) Add to My Stories They will be weeping north of the border tonight after losing to Wales. But there will be a few titters as well after a Scottish fan dropped his kilt and lifted his top on BBC Wales Today during a preview segment for the Wales vs Scotland match. Fellow fans at the Glynneath Rugby Club were seen laughing in the background as the unknown prankster revelled in the spotlight. But viewers were not so amused by the impromptu display and the BBC was forced t…

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49 states dusted with snow; Hawaii's the holdout Graphic shows snow coverage of the U.S. on AP – Graphic shows snow coverage of the U.S. on Friday By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer Seth Borenstein, Ap Science Writer – Sat Feb 13, 9:50 am ET Forget red and blue — color America white. There was snow on the ground in 49 states Friday. Hawaii was the holdout. It was the United States of Snow, thanks to an unusual combination of weather patterns that dusted the U.S., including the skyscrapers of Dallas, the peach trees of Atlanta and the Florida Panhandle, where hurricanes are more common than snowflakes. More than two-thirds of the nation's land mass had …

Iran is now a 'nuclear state' says Ahmadinejad as thousands take to the streets By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 4:10 PM on 11th February 2010 Comments (177) Videos Add to My Stories Gordon Brown: The world's patience is wearing thin Security forces fire tear gas and paint balls on opposition protesters Internet connections attacked in Tehran as regime tries to foil opposition Opposition leader attacked Iran is now a 'nuclear state', President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced this morning. As Gordon Brown warned that the world's patience is wearing thin, Ahmadinejad told scores of cheering Iranians that the Islamic Republic is…

Horror at 95mph: Luger killed after smashing into concrete pillar at Vancouver Olympics By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:09 PM on 12th February 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili has died following a crash in training at the Whistler Sliding Centre, according to reports. Kumaritashvili was airlifted to hospital after crashing near the end of the course. He went over the wall of the track and appeared to hit a concrete pillar near the finish line. Rescue officials rushed to the scene and performed chest compressions as well as mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Tragic: Nodar Muaritashvili …

That new Dennis is a softy: Boy, 8, writes letter to Beano complaining about politically-correct Dennis the Menace By Andy Dolan Last updated at 9:00 AM on 10th February 2010 Comments (54) Add to My Stories 'I want the old Dennis back': Jacob Rush wrote a letter to the Beano When Dennis the Menace had a politically correct makeover last year, his creators aimed to remove 'any traces of nastiness'. But according to at least one young reader of The Beano, the new watered-down Dennis is now devoid of all fun, too. Eight-year-old Jacob Rush was so upset by the changes that he sent an email to the comic's bosses, begging them to bring …

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Merkel refuses to bail out Greece as Germany's recovery stalls By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 12:59 PM on 12th February 2010 Comments (32) Add to My Stories Angela Merkel has put the brakes on any quick multi-billion euro bailout of Greece, it has been claimed. The German Chancellor is apparently insisting that Athens work out its own problems. The report of her stance contradicts a European Union statement that the bloc was sending a 'clear message of solidarity' and the show of Franco-German unity on the crisis. Enlarge Franco-German split: Despite a show of unity in Brussels yesterday, above, Angela Merkel appears to hav…

University slammed for dropping pre-1700 UK history from syllabus just one week after budget cuts By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 6:03 PM on 12th February 2010 Comments (53) Add to My Stories A leading university has been attacked for scrapping teaching into English history before 1700 in order to comply with savage Government budget cuts. Academics claim that Sussex University's cutbacks 'will deprive graduates of the mental furniture of educated Europeans'. Among the periods that will no longer feature on the university curriculum under the new plans are the Civil Wars, the Tudors, the Anglo-Saxons and the Viking invasion. Cutb…

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Riot police raid £30m Mayfair squat after 2,000 people show up to Facebook party 'gone wrong' By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:49 PM on 12th February 2010 Comments (101) Add to My Stories Riot police were called to evacuate 2,000 teenagers from a Facebook party organized by squatters in a £30million house over fears the roof would collapse. The revellers allegedly turned violent as they left the five-storey property in Mayfair, west London, last night. Police officers armed with shields and batons held the crowd back after some hurled bottles at ambulance paramedics and firefighters who were also called to the scene. …

Boss of Chilean mint fired after thousands of coins are issued bearing a howling error: 'C-H-I-I-E' By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:22 PM on 12th February 2010 Comments (1) Add to My Stories Embarrassed Chilean Mint chiefs have sacked their general manager after thousands of coins were made with the name of the country spelt incorrectly. Instead of 'Chile', the coins, minted in 2008, are marked 'Chiie'. The 50-peso coins, worth about 6p, circulated through the South American country for a year before the error was noticed. Costly error: The general manager of the Chilean Mint has been sacked after thousands of 50 peso coins w…

Love from above: Nature serves up a Valentine's treat with heart-shaped landscapes By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:46 PM on 12th February 2010 Comments (7) Add to My Stories With Valentine's Day just around the corner, love is in the air - and it's all over the earth too. In these spectacular aerial pictures giant hearts can be seen in the unlikeliest of places. From the mangroves of the River Amazon to islands in French Polynesia and heart-shaped coral on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, love's symbol seems to be a recurring theme in the landscape. Underwater love: A heart-shaped coral reef in Australia Wav…

'You're going on a f****** diet': What surgeon told obese woman who said she preferred the word 'lifestyle' By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 5:01 PM on 11th February 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories The surgeon was reprimanded for his foul language (file picture) A New Zealand surgeon has been reprimanded for telling a severely obese patient she was ‘going on a f***ing diet’. The surgeon, known as ‘Dr B’, used the work ‘f***’ at least three times after the woman told him she did not like the word ‘diet’. She preferred the term ‘lifestyle’, the New Zealand Herald reported. After she complained about his language, he wrote …

Primary school pupils banned from sending Valentine's cards 'so they don't get upset if they get dumped' By Ryan Kisiel Last updated at 3:52 PM on 10th February 2010 Comments (9) Add to My Stories Childs play: Pupils at a Somerset school have been banned from celebrating Valentines this year For most it is their first experience of a harmless romantic relationship. Children sending home-made Valentine’s Day cards to their fellow classmates has been a light-hearted rite of passage while learning about love for generations. But pupils have been banned from celebrating the romantic occasion this year to protect them from the emotional traum…

Forty per cent of French men think they're the best lovers in Europe (shame French women don't feel the same!) By Ian Sparks Last updated at 5:40 PM on 10th February 2010 Comments (3) Add to My Stories Gallic charm: French President managed to snare supermodel Carla Bruni - although it is not know if he took part in the survey Almost 40 per cent of French men believe they are the best lovers in Europe, a new survey has revealed. The study also found 43 per cent of Gallic males think they are the most romantic men on the continent. Another 42 per cent think they are the funniest and three out of ten believe they are the most inte…

Labour's legacy: Marriage rates plummet to the lowest level since 1862 By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:06 PM on 11th February 2010 Comments (40) Add to My Stories Enlarge Rare event: The Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu's daughter Grace arrives at York Minster, as she battles against the elements in December The marriage rate has fallen to its lowest level since records began in 1862, figures revealed today. As Gordon Brown's Labour government faced mounting claims it has failed to support the institution, it emerged that religious marriages accounted for just a third of all ceremonies in 2008. The number of church w…

Turkish girl, 16, 'buried alive by her father because she had friendships with boys' By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 11:12 AM on 05th February 2010 Comments (147) Add to My Stories A 16-year-old Turkish girl was buried alive under a chicken coop by relatives because she talked to boys. The body of Medine Memi was found in a sitting position with her hands tied in a 6ft hole dug in the courtyard of her family's home in Kahta, south-eastern Turkey, 40 days after she had been reported missing. The hole had been cemented over. The teenager had a large amount of soil in her lungs and stomach - showing she suffered a slow and agonising de…

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