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Flushing toilet
Britons' toilet pastimes revealed
Reading, chatting and texting are among the favourite activities of Britons on the toilet, a survey suggests.

Llyn Brianne slipway Dam-side kayakers condemned
A group of kayakers are filmed as they slide 300ft down a dam spillway in Wales but have been condemned by a water company.

B of the Bang 'Bang' row settled out of court
The team behind Manchester's troubled B of the Bang sculpture pays the city council £1.7m in an out-of-court settlement.

Father Christmas Crisis squeezes Croat Christmas
Father Christmas can cross Croatia off his list, after the prime minister banned state firms from having parties and giving presents, due to the credit crunch.

Mandelson admits Strictly 'envy'
Lord Mandelson says it would be nice to be asked to take part in BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.

Inmate escapes German jail in box
A manhunt is under way in west Germany for a convicted drug dealer who escaped by mailing himself out of jail.

Slot machine 'hunt' for fugitives
A Japanese company launches an online slot machine game featuring the mug-shots of the country's most wanted.

Cairo bemused by German art stunt
A man hanging from wall in Cairo sparks a brief emergency, before rescuers find it its just a German art exhibit.

Canada frees man too big for jail
Canadian authorities release a man weighing 450lb (205kg) - who has been deemed too big for his prison cell.

grey line
Beaming American smile US v UK teeth
Why is there a transatlantic dental divide?
The remains of the two reptiles 'Gator gobbler
Python explodes after swallowing 6ft alligator
Christina Aguilera Style crime?
Can fake tan ever be seen as sophisticated?
bike parking sign On the rack
How to park your bike without causing offence
Earth Flat-earthers
The people who still don't believe that the earth's round
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Kisses, fountains
How are events best marked by a modern memorial?
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