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Kissing device invented for long-distance lovers

A new device intends to replicate the sensation of kissing your partner.

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New proposed law in Florida would ban dogs from sticking heads out car windows

Drivers also wouldn't be allowed to keep dogs on their laps.

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Starbucks launches olive oil coffee in Italy

Would you get an olive oil infused coffee?

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Anger over decision to make changes to Roald Dahl’s children’s books

Roald Dahl’s famous children’s books are being rewritten to remove any language deemed offensive by the publisher Puffin.

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Heinz offers boat to man who survived nearly a month at sea on only ketchup and seasoning

Could you survive a month at sea on only ketchup?

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Visitor breaks iconic balloon dog sculpture at exhibition

Jeff Koons’s Balloon Dog sculpture smashed into hundreds of pieces.

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Man develops uncontrollable Irish accent after cancer diagnosis

A man in the United States developed an Irish accent after being diagnosed with prostrate cancer - despite having never visited Ireland.

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Lost letter finally reaches destination… over 100 years later!

It is thought that the letter got lost behind some furniture at the sorting office.

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Man faces jail time for stealing 200,000 creme eggs

The police described the incident as an “eggs-travagent theft” 

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Could AI be the future of music?

David Guetta believes artificial intelligence could help to define artists in the future.

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What’s going on with the objects in the sky being shot down?

It all started when a suspected Chinese “spy” balloon was shot down off the Carolina coast.

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23-year-old sets new record for fastest solo female to row across Atlantic

Miriam Payne rowed from the Canary Islands all the way to Antigua in just 59 days!

Woman found guilty of attempting to murder her lookalike

Viktoria Nasyrova wanted to steal her beautician's identity...

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Waste removal company ‘Lord of the Bins’ told by lawyers to change name

A waste removal company in the south of England has been told to change their name because of copyright issues.

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‘Sushi Terrorism’: Culinary controversy rocking the Japanese restaurant world

Videos have been circulating of customers playing disgusting pranks in restaurants.

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Unopened first edition iPhone to sell at auction for over $50,000

The woman in New Jersey received the original iPhone as a present 16 years ago.

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Man in Taiwan given prison sentence and $90,000 fine after his parrot injures doctor

The doctor fell over when the macaw startled him while he was out jogging.

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Chinese province to let couples have unlimited children

Couples in Sichuan will be able to have as many children as they like.

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Did you know that Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds owns a Welsh football club?

The Deadpool actor went to Wales to watch the team on Sunday.

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Actor Jeremy Renner was trying to save nephew before snowplough accident

The Marvel star was run over by a snowplough earlier this month

Furniture company leaves £2,000 sofa jammed on stairs

After moving into his new home, 27 year old Luke Ansell was left furious after the furniture company left his newly purchased sofa jammed on the stairs.

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Anti-Oscar awards, the Razzies, remove 12-year-old from worst actress category

The organisers apologised to the Firestarter actress.

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Confused seal gets lost in field miles from sea

The aquatic mammal was found in a farmer's field.

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Indian diamond heiress relinquishes fortune to become child nun

The 8 year old girl has decided to renounce all worldly possessions.

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fined for not wearing seatbelt

Sunak was filming a video in a car for social media.

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FEATURE: Part Two: Will the world one day be a meat-free place?

We look at some ways to reduce the amount of meat we consume.

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FEATURE: Part One: Will the world one day be a meat-free place?

Ben looks at how our eating habits might change in the future.

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Woman mistakes real Tasmanian Devil for dog toy

A woman went to pick up what she thought was her dog’s Tasmanian Devil soft toy, and it ran away!

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Meet the Senegalese man who wants to plant 5 million trees in 5 years

A man in Senegal has set himself the seemingly impossible task of planting five million trees in five years.

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Obituary: Pele - 1940-2022

We look back at the life and career of the legendary footballer.

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