Articles by Neil Murphy

Email : n.murphy@ibtimes.co.uk

Schools on alert over hazardous 'chilli pepper game' fad among students

French police have asked parents to be vigilant after a new internet craze has taken hold in the nation's schools.

Nov 23, 2017

France

Hunter turns himself in after shooting rare albino deer by mistake

A hunter had only noticed the animal's brown head when he opened fire, killing the rare albino animal by accident.

Nov 22, 2017

David Cassidy died penniless after squandering his Partridge Family fortune

David Cassidy opened up about his financial mismanagement following his divorced and Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2015.

Nov 22, 2017

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Woman who raped man at knife-point will not spend time behind bars

A woman who raped a man at knife-point has been ordered to five years probation and must register on the sex offenders' register for 25 years.

Nov 22, 2017

US marines use attack helicopters to pick up missing mobile phone from pub

Marines from a local airbase sent in a pair of attack helicopters in a mission to pick up a missing mobile phone.

Nov 21, 2017

North Korean defector shot six times after crawling across border to listen to K-pop

A North Korean soldier reportedly asked to listen to Korean pop music as soon as he awoke from surgery, a local newspaper has reported.

Nov 21, 2017

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How alcohol battles killed David Cassidy's father and destroyed his own life too

Although David Cassidy did not admit to an alcohol problem until later life, others around him suffered their own personal battles with drink.

Nov 21, 2017

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Girl Scouts to parents: Don't force your daughter to hug grandpa this Christmas

The organisation says forcing young girls to hug relatives will give them the wrong ideas about consent.

Nov 21, 2017

Christmas

Hunter has reconstructive surgery on face after bear tore off his nose and moustache

A hunter from Pennsylvania has spoken of his gratitude after surgeons reconstructed his face following a savage bear attack.

Nov 20, 2017

David Cassidy: The violent death of a superfan that haunted troubled singer into his final days

In 1974 David Cassidy was the world's biggest pop star. However, the death of a teenager concert-goer changed his career - and Cassidy himself - forever.

Nov 20, 2017

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Royal Mail advertisement banned for being 'too scary' - were watchdogs right?

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has banned this clip from being broadcast on television and online following complaints from viewers.

Nov 20, 2017

United Kingdom

German finds his parked car after 20 years - but he won't be able to drive it again

The German driver, now 76, lost his vehicle when he left it in the car park of an industrial building two decades ago.

Nov 17, 2017

Council bravely asks public to name its new gritters (and no you can't call it Gritty McGritface)

Doncaster council receives plaudits for showing the internet Wto ask the public to name something.

Nov 17, 2017

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Locals left red-faced after Navy pilot draws 'obscene' phallic sky art above town

A Navy spokesperson has condemned the actions of a pilot who drew male genitalia using jet contrails above a Washington town.

Nov 17, 2017

Australians heartbroken after celebrity goat with 1.7m Facebook fans passes away

Gary the Goat gained widespread internet fame for his antics with his comedian buddy Jim Dezarnaulds, aka Jimbo Baboozi.

Nov 17, 2017

'F*** Trump': Texas driver's politically-charged message goes viral following police warning

Police in Fort Bend, Texas inadvertently created a viral sensation after they asked the driver of this vehicle to come forward.

Nov 16, 2017

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Pizzeria allows delivery drivers to carry firearms because gun crime is so bad

A pizzeria in Louisville, Kentucky says it will allow its delivery drivers to carry weapons to make them feel safer.

Nov 16, 2017

Leopard Mauls Four People While Roaming Primary School

Watch ferocious leopard cause panic at school in India, mauls four

Incredible footage shows large crowd gathering around agitated leopard as a team of animal experts attempt to capture it.

Nov 16, 2017

India Animal and Wildlife Pictures

Public campaign saves the life of Sweden's rare albino elk

Swedish authorities have decided not to put down a a rare white elk that went viral earlier this year.

Nov 16, 2017

Animal and Wildlife Pictures

New Zealand family could be paralysed for life after eating wild boar

A New Zealand family, originally from India, could be left in a vegetative state for the rest oft their lives after they contracted food poisoning from a wild boar.

Nov 16, 2017

India

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