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Student comes up with new method of burial.. sleeping with the fishes forever

A STUDENT has come up with a new method of burial – bodies released into the sea to be eaten by fish. Read

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Daredevil glides 2400ft down to earth and lands safely.. without a parachute

A DAREDEVIL leapt from a helicopter 2400ft up without using a parachute yesterday and lived to tell the tale. Read

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Vicar camped out in church to help catch thief pinching lead from roof

A VICAR camped out in his church to catch a lead thief in the act. Read

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Crowd wait a week to be first to the top of 2000ft high Sky Tree in Tokyo.. and all they can see is clouds

THE WORLD'S tallest tower and Tokyo's biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Sky Tree, has opened to the public. Read

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Fitness fan dies after becoming trapped under heavy weight

AN exercise freak has died after apparently becoming trapped beneath weight training equipment as he worked out in a garage. Read

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Couple find European tree frog among vegetables bought from supermarket

A COUPLE got more than they bargained for after buying some asparagus tips in a local supermarket.Read

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June is less than two weeks away.. and it's snowing in the Highlands

THE old warning about ditching your warm clothes was never truer than yesterday – as more snow fell in the Highlands. Read

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New fruit dubbed a 'papple' goes on sale in supermarket

A FRUIT so new it’s yet to be named – but described as a pear disguised as an apple – is to go on sale in the UK next week.Read

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Newcastle footballer James Perch spends summer holiday attending jury duty

A PREMIER League footballer has been called to appear before a court next month - to do jury service. Read

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Paisley couple enjoy holiday in home from home: Paisley, Florida

A COUPLE from Paisley have become celebrities in the town’s tiny American namesake – after payinga visit during a holiday. Read

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Driver's anger as she picks up ticket for infringing bus lane.. three seconds before regulations start

BUS lane enforcers broke their own rules to fine a driver – by targeting her three seconds early. Read

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Celtic fan's delight as dog gives birth to pup every time striker Gary Hooper scores a goal

CHUFFED Celtic fan Jake Donaghy raised the woof when his hero Gary Hooper ran riot at the weekend. Read

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French tourists arrive at hotel in the Hebrides.. and realise they had booked place with same name back in France

FOUR holidaymakers turned up at a Hebridea n hotel – to be told they had booked into a namesake 1000 miles away at home in France. Read

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Crooks tried to smuggle money by stuffing rolls of cash up horses' backsides, court told

SNIFFER dogs have uncovered a plot to smuggle cash stuffed up horses’ bottoms, it has been alleged.Read

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Man to stand trial accused of yawning in court

A MAN is to face trial accused of yawning loudly in court. Read

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Engineer sells Ford Cortina with just 93 miles on the clock for £18k.. three times what he paid for it in 1981

A FORD Cortina has been sold for more than three times what it was worth fresh from the factory 31 years ago. Read

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Top Scottish medium June Field to compete in Ukrainian 'psychic X Factor'

SCOTLAND’S top medium is to test her skills against the world’s best in a supernatural X Factor competition.Read

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Olympic sailor asks to be removed from Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.. because he's English

A DOUBLE Olympic Games gold medallist wants to quit the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame – because he is English. Read

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Owner's shock as dog is robbed of Ross County top and club ribbons

A STUNNED pet owner has told how his dog was mugged – for its football top. Read

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Drunk Brits fined after stealing penguin from Australian theme park

TWO British tourists who broke into an Australian theme park and stole a penguin following a drunken night out have each been fined £637.Read