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Five crates of Scotch whisky buried under Antarctic ice for more than 100 years have been recovered by a heritage team restoring explorer Ernest Shackleton's hut.

A farmer who secretly built a castle and lived in it for four years while it was concealed behind bales of straw today lost a High Court bid to save it from being demolished.

POSTERS promoting actress Kelly Brook's new play had to be changed because buns covering her cleavage were deemed too small, it emerged today.

AN Australian school banned hugging and other displays of affection between preteen boys and girls in order to set a good example for younger students.

I thought these sort sof stories were fake - baa baa black sheep turned to rainbow sheep etc - but apparently not...
The traditional pudding Spotted Dick was restored to a council canteen's menu today, after complaints about its politically correct replacement - Spotted Richard.

NINE women who thought they were taking part in a Big Brother style Turkish reality show were actually being filmed for internet porn sites.

CORONATION Street's Samia Smith found a body in the back of a van, the soap confirmed today.

The heavily-pregnant actress, who plays hairdresser Maria Connor in the show, was with her property developer husband Matthew Smith when they made the find in Sale, Greater Manchester, yesterday.

They were alerted by a dog barking inside the red Vauxhall Combi van and are understood to have looked inside the back window and spotted a man's body.

The couple, who were thought to have been visiting the actress's family in Sale, then dialled 999.

Police closed the road and sealed off the van for forensic tests and the dog was taken away.

A spokeswoman for Coronation Street said: "I can confirm they they were there when the body was discovered but they cannot discuss it any further as it is a police matter."

Police are now awaiting the results of toxicology tests on the body.

A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police said: "Shortly after 12pm on Sunday 6th September 2009, police were called to the junction of Hunston Road and Washway Road, following a report of a body being found.

"Officers attended the scene and found the body of 26-year-old man in the back of a Vauxhall Combi.

"Police inquiries to establish the circumstances surrounding the man's death are underway."

Samia, who joined Coronation Street in 2000, married property developer Matthew in 2005.

A giant piranha has been found in a river in Devon, the Environment Agency said today.

Finally a sport that doesn't involve water or a bike that we might be able to win!

Despite the French importing rabbits in Ye Olde Times we can claim this as a British invention - rabbit showjumping.

I'm led to believe this activity started at the Honley Show though this may not be 100% true.

Anyway, the pictures speak for themselves...

Here's one from the USA - involving a murder trial hinging on whether you can drown in a toilet.

US prosecutors are looking for a 5ft 8in female prepared to stick her head in a toilet to try and prove a murder case.