Pictures of Budapest, Hungary

Finally posted some pictures of Budapest, Hungary.

Most were taken with the Olympus EP-3, but some also with the new Olympus ZX-1.

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Puppy fakes his own death - amazing video of a young dog play acting

Video of a puppy playing dead after he is nipped in the neck by his friend has become a YouTube hit.

It is not, apparently, unusual for puppies to seek attention just like children.

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Workmen faced sack for wolf-whistling - claims of sexual harassment

Two young builders were investigated for "sexual harassment" because they wolf-whistled an attractive woman.

The woman's husband complained to a council in Royston, Hertfordshire, claiming that the workmen had harassed his wife.

Oh, dear, isn't this just a bit of harmless fun? Have we lost our sense of humour because of the PC police?

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Mother, 34, wakes thinking she is 15 - rare amnesia causes 17-year memory loss

Naomi Jacobs, a 34 year old mother from Manchester, woke up one day believing that she was just 15 years old and about to take her school exams.

Doctors say that she had been under such stress that part of her brain had shut down, leaving her with a 17-year gap in her memory.

Naomi was dumbfounded to discover that she had not just fallen asleep in her bunk bed as a schoolgirl and was in fact the mother of a boy, aged 11, whom she did not recognise.

Three years after the incident, Naomi has regained most of her memories and has written a book about her experience.

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Goldfish survived NZ earthquake - found after 135 days in ruins of office in Christchurch

Two goldfish have been found alive in the ruins of an office building in Christchurch - 135 days after the earthquake that struck New Zealand in February.

They are thought to have survived by eating three other fish whose remains were not found.

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Remains of man found in bank chimney - missing for 27 years

The remains of a man who has been missing for 27 years have been found in a chimney at a bank in Louisiana, USA. Joseph Schexnider, 22, had disappeared from Abbeville in 1984.

His remains, along with a pair of gloves, lighter, watch and wallet, were found during renovations at Abbeville National Bank.

He might have died of starvation after climbing into the chimney.

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Government 'ripped off' by IT giants, say MPs

UK government departments have been ripped off by a "cartel" of IT firms, according to a report by MPs.

The BBC says that some departments had even paid up to £3,500 for a single desktop PC. Indeed, the report says that government was sometimes paying up to 10 times more for equipment than the going rate.

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Woman wanted 'to eat baby's arm' in LA shopping centre, say police

A crazed woman grabbed a child, aged 4 months, and said she wanted to break its arm so she could eat it, say police in Los Angeles, USA.

The woman has been charged with aggravated assault after the incident involving a boy in a crowded shopping district.

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Boy with sword in his head - weapon removed after operation in China

A 15-year-old boy in China has had a 20-inch Japanese-type sword removed from his head. Zhang Bin was playing with friends when the weapon slipped and stabbed him between the eyes.

The local hospital said they couldn't remove the sword and he was sent to Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, where doctors performed a lengthy operation. Zhang is expected to make a full recovery.

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Aerial pictures of London released for Olympics

New aerial photos have been released to mark the one year before the London 2012 Olympics start.

SEE THE PICTURES HERE: TELEGRAPH

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Baseball kissed by Marilyn Monroe, signed by Joe DiMaggio - for sale at auction

A baseball kissed by Marilyn Monroe and signed by the New York Yankees team - including Joe DiMaggio - is expected to sell at auction for $20,000.

There are traces of Marilyn's lipstick on the baseball from when she kissed it in 1952.

Other signatures of Yankee baseball players on the ball include Mickey Matle, Yogi Nerra, Phil Rizzuto, Johnny Mize, Billy Martin, Allie Reynolds and Gene Woodling.

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Mountain lion walks across USA - then dies on road in Connecticut

Scientists say that a mountain lion that was killed on a road in Connecticut, USA, had walked halfway across America - the longest ever recorded journey by a land mammal.

Tests reveal that the big cat, also known as a cougar or puma, had walked 1,800 miles from the Black Hills of South Dakota before it died last month.

BBC STORY

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Taxman runs out of paper to send reminder letters

The taxman in Britain was unable to send reminder letters to people who owed tax because HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) had run out of paper.

HMRC was supposed to send out millions of reminder letters for tax to be paid by July 31, but several thousand people did not receive the letters because the taxmen failed to order enough stationery on which to print the letters.

Ah well, not to worry (!!!) - I'm sure they will soon find enough paper for their demands.

TELEGRAPH

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Britons drink 2 billion pints of beer in 3 months - but that's down on last year

Britons drank two billion pints of beer in just three months during April, May and June - but that's more than two million down on last year.

Taxes and wet weather are being blamed for the largest slump in sales for 14 years, according to the Telegraph.


TELEGRAPH

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Woman, 65, falls down well - hangs on rope for 90 minutes till saved by firefighters

A 65-year-old woman clung to a rope for 90 minutes when she fell down a well in Worcestershire.

Denise Brooks, of Abbots Morton, almost dropped to her death when she tried to fill her duckpond.

"I cannot tell you how pleased I was to see a firefighter being lowered down the well coming to rescue me," said the plucky pensioner.


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Kangaroo attacks woman, 94, as she hangs out washing in garden - Australia

A 94 year-old woman was attacked by a red kangaroo in her Queensland garden in Australia.

Phyllis Johnson was knocked to the ground and kicked several times when she was hanging out the washing. She fended it off with a broom and crawled to safety.

BBC

RED KANGAROO PICTURE


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Sun site said Rupert Murdoch dead after being hacked by Lulz Security

Computer hackers calling themselves Lulz Security broke into The Sun website and redirected readers to a hoax story that said Rupert Murdoch had been found dead in his garden.

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Teenager kills seals for 'being pests'

A teenager in New Zealand has pleaded guilty to killing 23 seals and pups with a metal pipe because he thought they were pests.

Fur seals are protected in New Zealand.

BBC

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Captain Kirk's Google+ account deleted - William Shatner 'violated standards' claim

William Shatner, the veteran actor who played James T Kirk in 'Star Trek', was banned from Google's new social network when his Google+ account was flagged "for violating standards".

Google soon realised the mistake and he was back online in a flash, although not quite as quick as a beam up to the Enterprise by Scotty.

Perhaps Mr Spock stepped in.

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Man dies in escape from police car - smashes window, dives off bridge while handcuffed

Burglary suspect Kaylen English, 20, from Dayton, Ohio, died after he smashed the rear window of a police car with his head, dived from the cruiser off the Salem Avenue Bridge and landed on a rocky area.

Now questions are being asked as to how a handcuffed suspect could break the window and dive headfirst from the car.

DAYTON DAILY NEWS

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The flying car, yours for £150,000 - video

The American-designed Terrafugia Transition is much cheaper than a Rolls Royce Phantom, but once its wings are unfolded it can take to the skies as an airplane. But it will still cost you £150,000

See the flying car in action:

TELEGRAPH VIDEO STORY

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Kate Middleton car for sale - VW Golf on eBay

A blue Volkswagen Golf once owned by Kate Middleton before she became the Duchess of Cambridge after marrying Prince William is for sale on eBay.

Kate owned the car, paying £10,818 in 2001, when she was a student at St Andrews University, Scotland.

The current owner, Sonny Brazil, has placed a £20,000 reserved on the Golf because of its royal history… he hopes to make £30,000.

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Brighton and Hove Albion FC's new stadium - Pre-season visit - Olympus XZ-1 video

Here is a video I shot on a pre-season visit to Brighton and Hove Albion FC's new American Express Community Stadium.

The Seagulls' home at Falmer is most impressive...

Also impressive is the camera I used - an Olympus XZ-1.

Here is what Dpreview says about the camera: "The XZ-1 is a joy to use, quick and easy to control and small enough to make sure you have it when a photographic opportunity arises."

DPREVIEW

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One-legged driver used boy as clutch

A South African man who had his left leg amputated after a gunshot wound told his 11-year-old son when to operate the clutch on his truck so that he could change gear.

The delivery truck driver was stopped at a roadblock in Cape Town. He had an expired learner's permit - but only for automatic vehicles.

TELEGRAPH: One-legged South African driver 'used boy as clutch'

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Man 'gave out semen-tainted yogurt samples'

A man from New Mexico, USA, is behind bars awaiting trial after being charged with handing out semen-tainted yogurt samples in a grocery store. Police say he was linked to the yogurt through DNA samples.

Officers were called to the Sunflower Market in Albuquerque after a woman said she believed the sample she had tasted, and spat onto the floor, wasn't exactly yogurt.

Oh, yuk!

CNN

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Falling boulder kills four at voodoo festival

Four people were killed when a boulder fell on them during a three-day voodoo festival in Haiti. Pilgrims were under a waterfall at a sacred site in Saut d'Eau when they were struck by the rock. Thousands visit the sacred site each year to atone for their sins.

AJC The Atlanta- Journal Constitution

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Woman attacks judge in court - video

Attacking the judge is not exactly the best way to get your point across during a domestic violence hearing.

But Melissa Hardwick did just that at a family court in Monticello, Kentucky, USA. And now she faces new charges.

Judge Jennifer Edwards had just handed out a ten day sentence during the hearing after a domestic violence complaint had been filed against Hardwick by her estranged husband.

Hardwick then snapped and lunged at the judge before security staff restrained her.

CNN

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Rebekah Brooks resigns - News International chief executive quits

News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has resigned because of growing pressure over the phone hacking scandal at the News of the World newspaper.

STATEMENT SAYS: "My resignation makes it possible for me to have the freedom and the time to give my full cooperation to all the current and future inquiries, the police investigations and the CMS appearance."

SKY NEWS says Sky Italia's Tom Mockridge is the new Chief Executive.

UPDATE: James Murdoch says: "She has been one of the outstanding editors of her generation and she can be proud of many accomplishments as an executive. I understand her decision and I want to thank her for her 22 years of service to the Company."

Rebekah Brooks statement at the TELEGRAPH (BEST LIVE COVERAGE)

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Soldiers find huge cannabis plantation - 300 acres worth £99m

The Mexican army has found a massive plantation of marijuana in northern Baja California.

The crop, in a 300 acre field near San Quintin, would yield about £99 million ($160 million).

It is the largest plantation of the drug ever found in Mexico.

BBC

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Dog stung to death by swarm of bees

A puppy died after knocking over a hive and being sting by a swarm of bees, according to a Mail report.

The 15 month old German shepherd called Sara was rushed to a vet but died because she was so badly injured.

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Police to snap people with iPhones in US - to see if face fits criminal database

American police are to be allowed to take pictures of the public using iPhones to see if their faces fit a criminal database that uses facial recognition software.

The technology is likely to be on the streets in September and raises concerns out privacy.

WALL STREET JOURNAL: “Minority Report” Come True: Facial Recognition In The Hands Of Cops

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Earthquake in English Channel - Worthing, West Sussex, shaken and stirred

An earthquake hit the English Channel yesterday, according to the British Geological Survey.

The quake, at magnitude 3.9, was the largest such event to shake the area since a magnitude 4.5 in 1734. It was located about 53 miles (85km) south east of Portsmouth, Hampshire, at a depth of about 6 miles (10km).

Several people in Worthing, West Sussex, reported the quake, which lasted only a few seconds.

Historically, the UK gets an earthquake of this magnitude about once every two years. A 3.6-magnitude quake struck 9km (5.5 miles) north-west of Ripon, North Yorkshire, in January this year.

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Stung by airline baggage charges? Try a very big jacket

The Sun reports on a great way to beat budget airline baggage charges - a jacket that can hold as much as a rucksack. Holding up to 15kg, the Rufus Roo is worn like a coat but has six huge pockets.

Excellent idea.

SUN STORY

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Nikkor 50mm f1.8 samples gallery posted by dpreview

Dpreview, the digital photography review site, has just posted a samples gallery using the latest Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8.

The inexpensive lens, which will autofocus on numerous Nikon SLR bodies, looks pretty good.


DPREVIEW GALLERY

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Bear asleep in river with salmon - brilliant picture

Wildlife photographer Rick Sheremeta has captured a brilliant picture of an Alaskan bear asleep in a river cradling a salmon it has just caught.

Rick took the picture at McNeil River Falls, on the Alaskan Peninsula.

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'Michelangelo masterpiece' found hanging on wall at student halls in Oxford

A "lost" masterpiece believed to be by Michelangelo has been found hanging on a wall at Campion Hall, a student hall of residence in Oxford. And it could be worth £100 million.

The painting, 'Crucifixion With The Madonna, St John and Two Mourning Angels', was thought to be by one of the artist's contemporaries and was bought by Campion Hall at Sotheby’s for an undisclosed amount in the 1930s.

If it is by Michelangelo, the painting could break the record £70 million paid for a Picasso at an auction last year.

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Human remains in New York freezer and trash could be missing boy, 8 - murder charge

Police have charged a man with murder in New York after human remains were found in a freezer and a trash bin. They believe the remains are those of a missing boy aged just eight years old.

The boy, Leiby Kleztky, was to meet his parents after walking from his summer day camp, but became lost and is alleged to have asked the suspect for directions.

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Explosion at industrial estate kills five - 'illegal' alcohol probe

Police are investigating claims that five men killed in an explosion at an industrial estate in Boston, Lincolnshire, were brewing illegal alcohol.

The men are said to have died instantly because of the force of the explosion at the Broadfield Lane Industrial Estate on Wednesday evening. A sixth man was seriously injured.

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Wife cuts off man's penis and throws it in garbage disposal - Los Angeles, USA

A woman in California is accused of cutting off her husband's penis and throwing it into the garbage disposal.

She is alleged to have drugged the man, tied him to a bed and to have hacked off his member with a knife at their home in Garden Grove near Los Angeles, according to reports.


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Runaway horse caught by speed camera on busy highway

A runaway horse (called Trigger, maybe?) was caught on a speed trap camera in Mappen, Germany.

Police believe the camera was actually triggered by a car and the horse was just caught in the snap. But the driver of the car is refusing to pay a fine... and who can blame them? I wouldn't want to be saddled with someone else's fine.

'Trigger' was eventually caught and led back to the stables on a nearby farm.

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Phone hacking scandal spreads to US - senator calls for investigation

A US senator has called for an investigation into possible phone hacking by News Corporation in America.

Senate Commerce Committee chairman Jay Rockefeller wants to know if journalists have broken US laws.

Britain's News of the World newspaper has closed after allegations of hacking.

A former New York policeman alleged this week that journalists from the paper tried to obtain telephone numbers of 9/11 victims (STORY)

BBC STORY

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Naked double suicide jump from New York bridge

A woman died and a man was critically injured when they jumped naked and holding hands from Tappan Zee Bridge, New York,

Witnesses said they stopped their car in the middle of the bridge over the Hudson River and climbed on the hood to get over the barrier.

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Monster crocodile gives tourists a fright - two ton beast called Brutus snapped by photographer

A monster croc nicknamed Brutus gave tourists a fright when it burst from the waters of the Adelaide River in Australia.

The tourists had paid for a close-up view of crocodiles, but got much more than their money's worth from the 18ft monster - and photographer Katrina Bridgeford got a brilliant snap.

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Job hunter puts up 200 posters - and is fined by council for fly-posting

Daniel Bird, 20, was so desperate to find a job in Hull that he launched his own campaign with 200 posters around the city centre.

And it worked… one employer was so impressed with the campaign that they gave Daniel a job.

The city council, however, was not so impressed and fined him £75 for unauthorised fly-posting. Typical!

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10 hurt in running of the bulls, Pamplona, Spain - video

Ten people were hurt during the annual running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain, at the weekend.

About 3,500 people ran alongside massive bulls on Sunday and several were involved in falls. But no one was gored this year.

CBS NEWS

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Heatwave makes US boil for a week

Extreme temperatures are expected across large parts of the US, with cities such as Dallas boiling in 100 degrees F for at least 10 days.

And the heatwave comes just as swimming pools in some cities are closed because of budget cuts.

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Phones of 9/11 victims hacked? - News of the World wanted numbers, says former cop

News of the World journalists asked a former New York policemen to get telephone numbers of 9/11 victims so they could hack into their voicemails, according to a Daily Mail story.

The former policeman, now a private investigator, turned down the job.

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Harper Seven Beckham - a baby girl for David and Victoria in Los Angeles

David Beckham and Victoria have called their newborn girl Harper Seven Beckham. The announcement was made on David's Facebook page.

Seven is believed to refer to David's shirt number when he played for Manchester United and England.

Victoria has, apparently, always liked the name Harper... A lucky escape for their sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz, I suppose!

Harper Seven was born at Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles and weighed 7lb 10oz.

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Pony dies - pushed in lake by group of 12 people

A pony has died after being pushed into a lake in Hampshire, according to the BBC.

Police and RSPCA officials are trying to find out why the animal, which was in its trap, was pushed into the lake by a group of about 12 people.

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MI5 taps wrong phones - listen to innocent people by mistake

British security service officers are tapping into innocent people's phone calls by mistake - because they write down the wrong numbers during operations, according to a report in the Mail.

A review has found that both MI5 and the Serious Organised Crime Agency intercepted the wrong calls in at least 30 cases, but the victims were never told on the grounds of national security.

Imagine having to listen to "Hello, mum I'm on the train" thirty times or more!

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Biggest baby boy ever born in Texas? - they call him 'The Moose'

At 16lb 1oz, JaMichael Brown could be the biggest boy to have been born in the state of Texas, USA - and staff at the hospital are calling him "The Moose".

He has the average chest and height measurements of a three to six-month old and was four pounds heavier than doctors predicted.

JaMichael's parents hope he will become a footballer… guess he's already on the way.

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End of the World is NoW - newspaper dies after 168 years

The last edition of the News of the World tabloid has published with the front page headline saying "Thank you & goodbye".

The NoW was axed after 168 years in the wake of phone hacking allegations.

READ ALL ABOUT IT (BBC)

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New Japan earthquake - tsunami alert triggered

An earthquake of about magnitude 7.1 has hit Japan - in the same area devastated by a quake four months ago - and triggered a tsunami alert.

Fortunately, it generated only a small wave of about 10cm.

The quake epicentre was near where the magnitude 9.0 quake hit and killed thousands of people on March 11.

BBC

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How easy is it to hack a phone? Expert explains

Phone hacking has dominated the UK news with revelations about the News of the World newspaper.

But how easy is it to hack a phone? The New Scientist explains.

NEW SCIENTIST STORY

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Road painters' funny spelling - where to catch a sus in London

We all do it - type the wrong letter, create a howler and, with a little bit of luck get saved by the spellchecker - or not as the spellchecker has a mend of its one.

But spellcheckers are a bit scarce when you are painting signs on the road and a mistake sticks out like a saw thum.

There's a great howler featured in the Sun… "Sus Stop" painted in big yellow letters just yards from a town hall in London.

SUN PICTURE STORY

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Luxury hotel for pets - pampered cats and dogs reign at the Barkley, California

With a wag of the tail here and a contented purr there, pampered pooches and cats in California are living a life of luxury at the Barkley hotel for pets in Los Angeles.

The hotel, just across the street from a human version (the Four Seasons), even provides television screens featuring birds in flight and tropical fish swimming in a tank.

Great picture story at the Telegraph.

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The camera does lie - illusion makes pretty ugly girls - flashed face distortion effect

The Mail reports on an illusion with flashing images that proves the camera can lie. The "flashed face distortion effect" fools the brain so that it turns pretty girls into ugly ones.

Look at the YouTube video and concentrate on the crosshairs.

Spooky!



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Baseball fan dies trying to catch ball - falls 20ft from stadium deck

A Texas baseball fan fell 20ft to his death from a stadium deck when he tried to catch a ball at Rangers Stadium, Arlington, Texas.

Firefighter Shannon Stone, 39, had leant forward over a rail to get the ball thrown by Rangers player Josh Hamilton.

It is the second fatal fall at a major league park this year.

BBC

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George Bernard Shaw 'nude' pictures on show

Amateur Photographer reports that newly-restored photos by author and playwright George Bernard Shaw are on show in Wiltshire - including "nude" self-portraits.

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER STORY

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Olympus E-P3 - samples gallery updated with revised settings by Dpreview

The photography review website dpreview.com has added reprocessed images to its Olympus E-P3 samples gallery to address concerns about noise reduction and sharpening applied to the camera's default settings.

DPREVIEW UPDATE

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Man-made organ transplant - world first - cancer patient gets artificial windpipe

The world's first man-made organ has been transplanted into a cancer patient in Sweden.

The patient received a windpipe created from their own stem cells and an artificial "scaffold".

The Telegraph reports: "Prof Paolo Macchiarini, a Spanish surgeon, carried out the 12-hour transplant operation. He praised the construction technique, which meant that 'custom-made' windpipes could be produced within a week."

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Gender-free school - no 'him' or 'her' - just 'hens' and 'friends'

A pre-school in Stockholm, Sweden, has become gender free, with teachers avoiding the use of "him" and "her". Instead, they refer to pupils as "friends" or by their first names.

They also call them "hen" - which is, according to the BBC, a genderless word borrowed from Finnish.

Ah, doesn't that just prove the difficulties you face when trying to be all politically correct and manipulative of nature... "hen" might be all right in Sweden, but imagine if you called everyone that in English-speaking countries. Rather defeats the object, doesn't it?


BBC STORY

COUPLE RAISE 'GENDERLESS' BABY


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RoboCup: soccer playing robots in football world cup - video

Robot soccer teams from around the world are playing in a football world cup in Turkey. And the BBC has a great video about the finals in Istanbul.

The play is a bit slow... but very interesting none the less.

BBC VIDEO

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War photographers using iPhone 'Polaroids' instead of cameras

Two experienced war photographers are using an iPhone and a simple app as their camera of choice to take stunning images in Afghanistan.

The app, called Hipstamatic, lets users take "Polaroid" type pictures and, combined with the iPhones, is perfect for use in the harsh environment of Afghanistan, they say.

Photojournalists Teru Kuwayama and Balazs Gardi were last year embedded with a battalion of US Marines. They tried several cameras, lenses and video recorders but found that the Apple iPhone was the "ideal, rugged piece of gear for southern Afghanistan".

"Before, I would have three cameras hanging off me," Gardi told the Guardian. "Using the iPhone allowed me to move much more easily."

GUARDIAN STORY

HIPSTAMATIC APP FOR IPHONE

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Man stabbed neighbour's dog to death with "largest knife he could find"

A man used the "largest knife he could find" to stab his neighbour's dog to death after it attacked his own dog, a court heard.

The company director, claims he was acting with reasonable force in defence of his labrador against the neighbour's alsatian in his garden at a house near Coventry.

He denies criminal damage. The case continues.

INDEPENDENT STORY

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Mills and Boon can 'destroy your marriage'

Romanic novels from Mills and Boon can cause marital breakdown, adulterous affairs and unwanted pregnancies, according to the influential British Medical Journal.

Far from being "innocent escapism for millions of female readers, romantic novels are a danger to relationships and sexual health", reports the Telegraph.

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Grizzly bear kills hiker in Yellowstone National Park

A bear has killed a man out hiking with his wife in Yellowstone National Park. The couple had surprised a grizzly and her cubs on the isolated Wapiti Lake Trail.

The woman was chased by the bear, lifted into the air by her rucksack, but survived when the bear retreated.

It was the first bear killing in the park since 1986.

BBC

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Head in Attenborough's garden murder victim

A skull found in Sir David Attenborough's garden is said to be that of Julia Martha Thomas whose body was chopped up and boiled in one of the most gruesome murders in London.

The head was discovered when the veteran broadcaster and naturalist was excavating an old pub in the garden of his home in Richmond, according to the Telegraph.

In 1879, Kate Webster pushed her employer down the stairs, strangled her and chopped up the body. She then boiled it and give dripping to local children to eat.

The rest of the body has not been found - don't think we'll speculate on where that went!

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'Dolphins carry man's body to shore' - Fourth of July drowning, Louisiana

Witnesses to a Fourth of July tragedy at Grand Isle, Louisiana, say a drowning victim's body was carried ashore by dolphins, according to the Mail.

The body of Arturo Polanco Morales, 47, of Denham Springs, was found a few feet from the shore. He was caught in currents while trying to save a girl who fell into the sea from rocks while fishing.

Mr Morales drowned, but the girl and another man, who also jumped in, survived.

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Woman lay dead for 8 years - and no one noticed - Sydney, Australia

A woman lay dead for eight years in a Sydney house, Australia, and not one of her neighbours noticed.

They assumed the house in Surry Hills was abandoned and the woman had moved away. She would have been about 87 years old.

A police chief said the woman "appears to have died without anyone noticing".

"This serves as a reminder for people to keep a neighbourly eye on those who live in their area, especially the elderly," he said.


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Giant Wombat of Oz - scientists find marsupial the size of a 4x4 car

A huge wombat skeleton has been found by scientists in Queensland, Australia, according to the BBC.

The enormous marsupial, which would have been the size of a four-wheel car, lived two million years ago and the find is said to be "one of the most significant pre-historic discoveries" in Australia.

BBC STORY

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Prisoner attempts jail break in suitcase - lover tries to wheel him out

A Mexican inmate tried to escape jail curled up inside a suitcase on wheels.

Juan Ramirez Tijerina made the attempt after a conjugal visit by Maria del Mar Arjona. Guards noticed that she appeared nervous and was pulling a suitcase that looked bulky. They checked the case and found Ramirez inside.

He is serving a 20-year sentence for illegal weapons possession.

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False 'Obama shot dead' tweet sent by hacker from Fox news Twitter account

The Secret Service have been asked to investigate after a Fox Twitter account was hacked and a false tweet sent claiming that President Barack Obama had been assassinated.

Hackers tried to spread "news" that the President had been killed by two gunshots at a restaurant in Iowa as the nation celebrated the Fourth of July.

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False nude picture goes viral - embarrassing photo a web sensation

An embarrassing picture that appears to show a nude girl behind her friend has become a sensation on the web.

You have to look closely to see that it is an optical illusion and her friend's bare arm makes her look naked.

The camera doesn't lie… it's our brains sending the wrong messages.

SUN STORY AND PICTURE

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Cheeky monkey steals camera and shoots himself - brilliant self-portrait pictures

Give a cheeky monkey a camera and eventually he'll snap some brilliant self portraits.

That's what wildlife photographer David Slater, from Coleford, Gloucestershire, discovered on a trip to a national park in Indonesian.

David's camera was stolen by a crested black macaque monkey who was fascinated by his own reflection in the lens. He managed to take hundreds of pictures before David could retrieve his equipment.

Reminds me of that great squirrel picture when another cheeky chap popped up in front of the lens as a couple of tourists tried to take their picture in Banff National Park.

TELEGRAPH MONKEY STORY with pictures

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Gun-toting granny - the 75-year-old sharpshooter

You don't want to mess with 75-year-old Parkaso Tomar. The "shooter granny" from Johri village in Uttar Pradesh, India, is a crack shot.

And she has inspired a new generation of young women to pick guns - her daughter, Seema, becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Rifle and Pistol World Cup.

Indeed, there appears to be more than one granny in the village taking potshots at a male-dominated society.

"The grannies were so good," said their coach, "a lot of the regulars stopped turning up at competitions to avoid being humiliated at the hands of a woman."

BBC STORY

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Trapped for eight hours on a rollercoaster

Nine people were trapped for eight hours 60ft from the ground on a rollercoaster in Scotland at the weekend.

They were rescued by the fire brigade when the ride suffered "mechanical failure" at M&Ds theme park Strathclyde, Lanarkshire.

BBC

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'Dreadful' Kate statue - Duchess of Cambridge figurine yours for only £200!

"Absolutely dreadful" is one reaction to a bone china figurine of the Duchess of Cambridge which is supposed to show her leaving Westminster Abbey after the Royal Wedding.

The statue, created by Carolyn Morton, who is in New York due to the interest the figurine has generated, will set you back more than £200.

The Telegraph reports that a former aide to the Queen has told the Daily Mail that it is: "Horrible, absolutely dreadful."

This week's understatement, surely!

JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

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Giant squid found off Florida - fishing party find rare beast still moving

A fishing party discovered an extremely rare giant squid floating about 12 miles off Port Salerno, Florida - and it was still moving.

The specimen is about 25ft long and weighs 200 pounds.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

GIANT SQUID WIKIPEDIA

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Facebook: "Something awesome" on the way, says Zuckerberg

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says the social networking site will launch "something awesome" next week.

Rumours abound that it will be a new video chat feature in partnership with Skype.

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27 hours hanging upside down - woman, 89, trapped in cellar fall

Imagine hanging upside down for 27 hours in a dark cellar… now imagine you are 89 years old. Wouldn't you be scared? Not, it seems, if you are sprightly Joan Eaborn.

Joan fell into her cellar through a trapdoor when she tried to find a fuse box when the electricity was cut to her home in Ipswich, Suffolk, according to the Mail.

The pensioner was trapped in the ladder by her leg and left hanging until found by a neighbour. She was cut free by the fire brigade.

"I wasn’t scared. Worse things have happened in life. I was prepared to hold on for a few more hours at least," she said.

Amazing woman.

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Amy Winehouse website hit in hacking war

The official website of singer Amy Winehouse was hacked and replaced by abuse in what could be the first salvo in a hacking war.

The attack was claimed by a group called SwagSec, which left abusive references and wanted to "take back the internet from the white devil".

They also attacked a rival group called Anonymous and, according to the Sun, experts fear it could trigger a war, with rival groups using innocent peoples' websites as a battleground.

THE SUN

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Robbers aged under 10 - and a 3-year-old vandal

Three children under the age of 10 were involved in a robbery in Rotherham this year, according to police in South Yorkshire - and a three-year-old was caught vandalising cars near his home.

The three-year-old boy is seven years below the age of criminal responsibility and too young to be charged.

Wow, imagine what they will be like in a few years' time.

TELEGRAPH STORY

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$100 million in your savings account? Mystery of dropped receipt in New York

Do you have $100 million (£62 million) in your savings account? Thought not.

But if you did, you would probably be careful not to leave a receipt behind at a cash point (ATM) showing the available balance of $99,864,731.94.

But that is exactly what someone has done in New York. The receipt was discovered hanging out of a Capital One ATM machine in East Hampton.

Wonder why they needed $400 cash. To buy breakfast, maybe? Note that it cost them $2.75 to take out the cash. Imagine how much it would cost to take out the whole lot!


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'Thought she was dead', says man accused of raping unconscious woman on sidewalk

A man accused of raping an unconscious woman on the sidewalk said he thought she was dead. Melvin Jackson, of Kansas City, has been charged with sexual assault.

FULL STORY AT THE MAIL

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Elk saves drowning marmot - amazing picture story from the US

Zookeepers in Idaho were amazed when a 10ft elk called Shooter saved a tiny marmot from drowning in his water trough at Pocatello Zoo, according to the Mail.

And they caught the amazing rescue on camera.

MAIL PICTURE STORY

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Brighton Pier for sale - undisclosed amount for Palace Pier

The Palace Pier (also known as Brighton Pier) is for sale for an undisclosed amount.

The sale of the Grade II listed structure includes the entire share capital of the Brighton Marine Palace and Pier Company, which was established by an Act of Parliament in 1888 to develop and operate the pier.

The Palace Pier became known as Brighton Pier in 2000 and has been owned by the Noble Group since 1984.

THE ARGUS, BRIGHTON

THE MAIL

PICTURE by Peter Greenhalgh, UKPIX.com

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