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A seagull took a sip of a man's coffee before flying off with his mug. Darren Pardoe, a maintenance worker, was bird-proofing houses in Porthleven, Cornwall, when he took a coffee break at a local pub on 3 June.

A man who changed his name to Lucifer Of-Darkness had his assault charge called at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday the 13th. Of-Darkness, 41, is accused of punching a man at Edinburgh Waverley station. Formerly Berkani Nahim, Of-Darkness allegedly caused severe injury to Christopher Jamieson

An American police force has come under fire after inviting officers to join the SWAT unit if they are "jonesing to fire less lethal rounds at fleeing suspects". Oregon State Police tried unsuccessfully to prevent the release of the internal recruitment email to The Oregonian, arguing that it reveal

A local newspaper has successfully defended a lawsuit brought by a father who complained that it had failed to cover his son's high school basketball games. Vermont man Robert Lafayette sued the Burlington Free Press and two of its journalists, alleging that its coverage of high school sports was no

A Twix advert has been banned in the UK for encouraging dangerous driving. The minute-long advert shows a race between two cars, one of which tumbles down a cliff and lands upside down on the other, becoming joined sunroof to sunroof.

A senior corporate lawyer has come forward to claim a mysterious pile of cash seemingly abandoned near rubbish bins. Thai lawyer Thaweewat Sengkaew turned up at a police station to claim ownership of the 12 million baht in cash (around £272,300).

A runaway zebra has been caught by police and airlifted back to his owner after absconding for over a week. Rutherford County Sheriff's Office in Tennessee said the zebra, named Ed, was finally tracked down on Sunday after several sightings.

A city's ban on yoga classes in public parks and beaches has been rubbished by a court. The US city of San Diego’s ban on yoga classes was ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court, which found the activity protected by the First Amendment.

A pedestrian safety activist is facing a criminal trial after making his own crossing with chalk. Charlottesville, Virginia man Kevin Cox used what he said was spray chalk to create a makeshift pedestrian crossing at an intersection where a fatal accident took place last October.

A solicitor who was secretly working for three law firms at the same time has been struck off. Belinda Sarkodie, a property lawyer in England, submitted timesheets for the same hours to two firms when she was also meant to be working full-time for a third firm.

A US state has passed legislation banning weather-modifying "chemtrails", which do not exist. Scientists have long debunked conspiracy theories about chemicals being secretly dispersed in the sky using aircraft.

Haribo has issued a recall of a batch of its sweets in the Netherlands after several people reported feeling unwell and tests revealed traces of cannabis in the product. Multiple individuals, including several from one family, became ill after consuming sweets from a 1kg pack of Haribo Happy Cola F!

A lost cat rescued by police was spared jail despite scratching the officer involved and going through a light-hearted "arrest". Bangkok police officer Da Parinda Pakeesuk shared photos of the tiny British shorthair on Facebook as he appealed for its owner to collect the cat from his station.

A self-declared nation off the western coast of Africa is seeking to be annexed by Argentina. The so-called Republic of Annobón declared independence from Equatorial Guinea in 2022, though has been unsuccessful in securing international recognition.

A photographer was arrested at the swanky opening of his New York City exhibition after police said his photos were evidence of criminal trespassing. A dizzying photo of the famous Empire State Building, taken from the skyscraper's spire, was the damning evidence against 29-year-old Isaac Wright, Th