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Unmanned military-style drones could be used by police forces to patrol...

Unmanned military-style drones could be used by police forces to help combat illegal immigration and drug smugglers along Britain’s coastlines, it has been disclosed.

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Council attacked over £14000 fake Christmas tree

A council has come under fire after erecting a £14,000 fake Christmas tree in a seaside town because a traditional fir tree would be a danger to the public.

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Serbia's president, sports minister and head of football federation charged...

Serbia’s president, sports minister and head of the country’s football federation were all charged with breaking the law by drinking alcohol at a stadium.

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Bid to break world land speed record for a lawnmower unveiled

A bid to break the world land speed record for a lawnmower was unveiled.

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Former Miss Argentina dies from complications after cosmetic surgery on her...

A former Miss Argentina died from complications after undergoing cosmetic surgery on her buttocks.

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Teacher appointed country’s first Twitterer in Residence

A teacher was appointed the country’s first Twitterer in Residence by his home town.

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Thai government ban alcohol from Christmas hampers

Thai shoppers will not be wobbling up the aisles this Christmas after alcohol was banned from supermarket hampers.

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US employee accused of making bomb threat to ensure her boss caught a flight

A US employee was accused of making a bomb threat to ensure her boss caught a flight.

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UK Border collie Byron becomes United Nations search and rescue dog

Border collie Byron has become a United Nations search and rescue dog.

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Council defends its Christmas tree - branded the worst in the country

A parish council defended its lowly Christmas tree, which was branded the worst in the country.

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Animal centre look for home for “larger than life” cat

Workers at an animal centre are trying to find a new home for a “larger than life” cat, the RSPCA said.

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Nativity chic costs parents

Tattered tea towels, home-made angel wings and tinsel are no longer good enough for today’s competitive parents, who are spending up to £150 on their child’s nativity costume.

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Would-be bridegroom’s wedding halted by former lover and family

A would-be bridegroom’s wedding was interrupted by his former lover and her relatives who stopped the service in Lima, Peru.

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Education official accused of million dollar alien hunt experiment

An Arizona education official was accused of using school computers in an experiment to find space aliens at a cost of more than a million dollars.

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Robber jailed for 75 years for mugging 101-year-old woman

A New York man was jailed for 75 years for mugging a 101-year-old woman on her way to church.

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Heartbroken student breaks into mortuary in mistaken belief that a woman he...

A heartbroken student broke into a mortuary with an axe and examined corpses in the mistaken belief that a woman he fancied had died, police said.

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Douglas cash for namesake

A MAN left £220,000 in his will to towns across the world that share his surname, it has emerged.

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Almost two out of three passengers fall asleep on trains

Nearly two out of three passengers have fallen asleep on trains - with more than a quarter of them managing to miss their stop, a survey showed.

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Nature lovers break world record for biggest number of trees planted in an hour

More than 100 shovel-wielding nature lovers dug for victory as they broke the world record for the biggest number of trees planted in an hour.

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Turkeys given minder to keep them safe from thieves

Turkeys were given their own round-the-clock security guard to keep them safe from thieves in the run-up to Christmas.

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