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Eight men and one woman vow to stay nailed to the cross until bus jobs are returned.

Greenlight study shows slump in Google betting term searches of a third but bookmakers' apps for Online Gambling soar.

Soldier Training Death: tributes paid to Pte Michael Ihemere near Leyburn

Duchess of Cambridge makes first appearance since birth of Prince George at launch of ultra marathon.

Kate Middleton and Prince William to pick six godparents for Prince George.

Slime left by molluscs as they slide across the face said to contain highly beneficial proteins, anti-oxidants, and anti-bacterial agents.

Weird food fans are cooking up a storm at this year's world testicle cooking championship in a forest in Serbia.

Auckland airport customs officers pull over airline passenger over leaking cargo trousers.

Suspected lieutenant of Sinaloa gang allegedly behind mass murders of rival Juarez cartel members.

Two-metre-tall Gastornis bird just an overgrown chicken, not the king of the primordial jungle as first believed.

'Fiercely Irish' Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney loses fight against ill health.

Lucia Riina, daughter of convicted godfather known as the Beast, defends father as devout Catholic.

Archaeologists have discovered remains of what has been thought to be the earliest known settlements of hunter-gatherers in western Amazon rainforest in Bolivia.

Rapist cult leader Steven Tari chopped up by villagers after escaping prison in March.

William Freis alleges that overfilling of plastic bags by negligent Wal-mart employees led to the death of his wife, Lynette Freis

23-year-old died at world-renowned artist's home in March.

Independent Workers of Great Britain allege anti-union activity against cleaners.

Brin dating Google Glasses marketing manager Amanda Rosenberg.

Cuts to research budgets run the risk of hindering future growth and scientific discoveries, argues Juha Ylä-Jääski.

Fast food workers in US cities walk out in row over doubling minimum wage.

Four same-sex couples make history with tango in annual dance competition in Buenos Aires.

Despite their Lothario reputation, it seems Italian men are succumbing to 'changing-room syndrome'.

Serving a severed human toe inside a shot of whisky named Sourtoe Cocktail, is apparently a tradition in Dawson City, Canada.

Infamous Melbourne underworld figure 'took great offence' with doctor when told he would die.

Harris accused of indecently assaulting two girls under 16 and taking indecent images of a child.

The twelfth edition of the King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament has started in Thailand.

An eyewitness from the incident in Turkey says dogs began behaving strangely when the UFO was sighted

New study by Economist Intelligence Unit reveals where to avoid in the world if you value your life.

Judge called Cherice Moralez, who killed herself after assault by teacher Stacey Rambold, 'older than her chronological age'.