Online auction site launches for rich and famous
2009-11-10 09:09:04
Millionaires down on their luck now have a place to sell their mega-yachts, super-cars and family jewels without having to resort to the pawn shop.
Drivers 'get refunds after fine error'
2009-11-10 08:41:40
A number of motorists in North Wales are being given refunds after being wrongly fined for exceeding 30mph in a 40mph zone.
Sushi chefs 'make 330ft California roll'
2009-11-10 08:11:35
Amateur sushi chefs have reportedly made a world record-sized dish in celebration of the University of California's Centre for Japanese Studies.
Football fan brushes teeth at game
2009-11-10 08:11:14
A football fan was spotted by TV cameras brushing his teeth at a top-of-the table clash between Chelsea and Manchester United on Sunday.
Indian crocodiles "video blog" for survival
2009-11-09 16:47:26
Call it video blogging for reptiles: conservationists are attaching cameras to the critically endangered Indian gharial, a crocodile-like creature, to understand more about its life in a bid to save it.
Quick meal: egg, quinoa, kale
2009-11-09 14:52:56
Wednesdays are always busy days for me, so my meals have to be something I can grab-on-the-go or prepare in 10 minutes or less.
Man 'steals car to travel to court'
2009-11-09 14:51:49
A man has been arrested after stealing a car to get to court.
Residents head to village to play 'happy farm'
2009-11-09 11:39:27
More than 30 residents of Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, went to a village to play "happy farm", an online game, in real life last Sunday.
Man throws boot at Australian ex-PM
2009-11-09 08:56:00
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard was almost hit in the face by a boot thrown by a protester at a Cambridge University debate.
Over 10,000 bathe in hotspring, set new world record
2009-11-09 08:55:20
A total of 10,012 students bathed simultaneously in the city's seven hotsprings, setting a new Guinness World Record.
Driver suspected in Bank of France van heist
2009-11-09 08:53:22
French police are looking for the driver of a security van suspected of driving off with more than 10 million euros ($14.85 million) after the man vanished, apparently after first clearing out his flat.
German politician eats plate of locusts
2009-11-09 08:27:08
German politician Franz Muentefering has eaten a plate of locusts during a school seminar about the ongoing financial crisis.