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Emergency Landing: Plane Kills Beachgoer
A plane forced to make an emergency landing as the engine shut down and the propeller came off has killed a man exercising on the beach where it touched down.
Toyota Doubts Runaway Prius Driver's Story
Toyota says it has found no evidence to support a driver's claim that the accelerator pedal on his Prius jammed at 94mph, sparking a dramatic police chase.
World's Shortest Man Pingping Dies Aged 21
The world's shortest man - who was just over 2ft 5in tall - has died aged 21, the Guinness World Records has said.
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OAPs Learn Self-Defence With Walking Sticks
Walking sticks often symbolise fraility, but a martial art for pensioners using sticks as self-defence is spreading across East Anglia.
The Russians Aren't Coming! Fury At TV Scare
The head of a Georgian TV station is refusing to quit after broadcasting a news story claiming that Russia was invading and had killed the president- only to admit later that it was a fake.
Her Majesty, Inventor Of The Telephone?
One in 10 schoolkids think the Queen invented the telephone and almost one third believe Sir Isaac Newton discovered fire, according to a new study.
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High Roller Beats The House Of Cards Record
The world's largest casino has been rebuilt - as the world's largest-ever house of cards.
Newborn Elephant Comes 'Back From The Dead'
Pictures have been released of the baby elephant born two days after experts at an Australian zoo said it had died in its mother's womb.
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Driver Smashes Through Gardens In Cop Chase
A wanted criminal evaded police by taking his car off-road, and through the back gardens of houses in a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri.
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Man v Predator: Wrestling With An Added Bite
Wrestlers are testing their skills against a new jaw-dropping opponent to find out who's the real Big Daddy.
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Boy's Harrowing 911 Call As Gunmen Strike
A terrified boy begged the emergency services to send police to his home while three robbers threatened his parents at gunpoint, it has been revealed.
Woman, 130, Wants Age-Old Guinness Record
A woman from Georgia is staking a claim to be the oldest person in the world.
Woman Survives 3,000ft Horror Parachute Fall
A skydiver has survived plunging 3,000ft to the ground after a parachute jump went disastrously wrong.
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Restorers Get Full Picture Of 'Lost' Frescos
Restorers in Italy have discovered long lost details in frescos by Giotto on the walls of the Peruzzi Chapel in Florence's Santa Croce church.
Lowry Laid Bare - Hunt For Nudes In The North
LS Lowry's iconic paintings of industrial northern England are to be recreated - using nudes.
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Twilight Star Pattinson Spies Bond Role
Twilight star Robert Pattinson has told Sky News that he "would love to" play James Bond in the future.
Steward Does Not Blame Terry For Injury
John Terry has been questioned by police following claims he knocked down a member of Chelsea's security staff in his car.
Black Cab Maker To Use Parts Made In China
They are as much as symbol of London as Big Ben, but the city's iconic black cabs will now be built from parts made in China to save cash.