Archive for January, 2010

Cypriot police charge mum after boy racer car chase (Reuters)

Reuters - Cypriot police who pursued a car speeding at more than twice the legal limit were surprised to discover they really were chasing a "boy racer."

Peruvian doctors amputate wrong leg, then right one (Reuters)

Reuters - Peruvian doctors amputated the healthy leg of an 86-year-old man, then amputated the other leg when they realized their mistake.

Italian teen stabs father in PlayStation row (Reuters)

Reuters - An Italian man who argued with his son over Sony PlayStation tactics was recovering in hospital on Monday after the teenager stabbed him in the neck with a 15-inch kitchen knife, police and hospital officials said.

Human “bed-warmers” at Holiday Inn (Reuters)

Reuters - International hotel chain Holiday Inn is offering a trial human bed-warming service at three hotels in Britain this month.

Kremlin guards stop deluded would-be suitor (Reuters)

Reuters - An unemployed construction worker alarmed Kremlin guards when he tried to barge past them for what he said was a meeting with the Russian president to become his son-in-law, a popular daily reported on Thursday.

Bus-riding cat Casper killed in hit & run (Reuters)

Reuters - A cat which became famous in Britain for riding on the buses around the southern English city of Plymouth has died after being run over, media reported.

Alexander the Great’s ring stolen from “theft” show (Reuters)

Reuters - Organizers of the "Antiquities Theft in Israel" exhibition could not have chosen a more fitting name for their display.

Angry boss radio ad ruled “offensive to Germans” (Reuters)

Reuters - Britain's advertising watchdog has banned a radio ad featuring a man speaking loudly in German and which asked: "Is your boss a bit of a tyrant?"

Airline denies plans for obesity surcharge (Reuters)

Reuters - Air France KLM denied media reports on Wednesday that it planned an extra charge for overweight passengers if they were unable to fit into a single seat.


Out go drinking games in booze crackdown (Reuters)

Reuters - Tough new rules for pubs and clubs -- including a ban on drinking games like the infamous "dentist's chair" -- will be introduced in Britain this year in a bid to curb a heavy drinking culture that costs the country billions of a pounds a year.

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