Half-blind, arthritic chihuahua classed a menace by city

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Half-blind, arthritic chihuahua classed a menace by city
Penny, a half-blind 12-year-old chihuahua with an arthritic hip and one tooth, has been added to Townsville City Council's menacing dog's list.
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Brit mum is covered head to toe in body art
Jacqui Moore, 41, was so happy to be free from her ex she spent eight years getting 85 per cent of her flesh inked.
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Teenager stab with sword in head lives - photos
The weapon's blade was embedded 5cm into Zhang Bin's forehead as he mucked about with friends at home.
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N.Y. Pilot Rescued After Treading Water for 17 Hours in Lake Huron
A New York pilot whose small plane crashed and flipped in Lake Huron was rescued Wednesday off Michigan's eastern coast after treading water without a life jacket for more than 17 hours.
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Police called to Amy Winehouse 'shrine' after drunken fans cause chaos in late night celebration of her life
Police were called to Amy Winehouse's Camden home to break up crowds last night, after fans filled the streets drinking and dancing hours after the young singer's funeral.
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W. Virginia school shuttered after meth found in offices, air ducts; principal, teacher busted
A West Virginia technical high school was closed this week after state officials discovered the principal and a teacher allegedly turned it into their personal meth den.
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The world's most expensive hot dog
The Brockton Rox of the independent Cam-Am League celebrated national Hot Dog Day by unveiling a $80 "K-O Dog".
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Billboard warns NASCAR fans about hot dogs, stirs controversy
The sign, erected by a watchdog group that has long promoted vegan diets, shows hot dogs poking out of a cigarette package.
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It's dim up North, so people need bigger brains
People from northern parts of the world have evolved bigger brains and larger eyes to help them to cope with long, dark winters and dim skies, scientists said on Wednesday.
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Serbian man becomes 'human magnet' after doctors zap his heart
Sibin Ivanovic has become a magnet for all things metal after doctors zapped him with a high-voltage shock to restart his heart.
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Amputee told he'd have to have other leg removed to receive insurance cash
Bus driver Martin Wells tried to claim on his insurance after having a leg amputated – and was told they would only pay up if he had both cut off.
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Detention gave girl of 17 heart attack
A girl told yesterday how she had a heart attack at 17 because she was given her first school detention.
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Mother conned grieving pet owners out of £90,000 for 'tasteful' funerals before setting fire to animals and dumping them in a field
A mother who burned the bodies of pets in fields and left their bodies to rot in bin bags has been fined just £3,000.
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McCauley family scoops third US lottery win
A lucky US mother and daughter from North Carolina have beaten all the odds by winning the lottery three times.
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Crystal Harris says sex with Hugh Hefner 'lasted two seconds'
She says they will remain friends, but former playmate Crystal Harris has taken a parting shot at her former fiance Hugh Hefner's skills in the bedroom.
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Japanese rail firm punished staff with toilet cleaning and weed cutting
A Japanese railway company was today ordered to compensate train drivers and staff for forcing them to clean toilets and cut weeds as punishment for train delays and other lapses.
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Texas Boy, 12, Designs Dress for Michelle Obama
First lady Michelle Obama, widely recognized for her style sense, may wear a dress that was created by a 12-year-old Texas boy.
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Gran spends 90 minutes clinging to a rope after falling 50ft down a well
The duck pond needed topping up, so they lowered a pump on a rope into their 50ft well to extract some water.
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Britian: Sales of supersize toilet seats for the overweight soar
Sales of an oversized toilet seat have been surging as Britain's obesity rate has gone through the roof.
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