A terraced house which disappeared from a street in B______ last Tuesday is believed to have been stolen, police say. The property was removed in broad daylight, sometime between 9am and 6pm, while the owners were both at work. A reward has been offered for information on the whereabouts of the couple’s home.
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According to a new opinion poll motherhood and apple pie no longer appeal to a majority of US adults. Asked how important they thought motherhood was 57% of respondents said either ‘unimportant’ or ‘very unimportant’. Asked about apple pie only 14% of respondents said they ate it ‘more than once a year’. Fifty-five percent claimed to have never eaten apple pie, with 11% responding ‘don’t know’.
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Two green bottle flies have gone viral on Instagram this week with their hilarious double act ‘Two Green Bottles’. Clips of the pair’s antics have attracted millions of viewers. ‘They’re such a laugh,’ one woman posted. ‘Just when you think nothing’s going to happen they’re off then back again, settling in more or less the same positions.’
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A catastrophe was narrowly averted yesterday in T______ after a local weather station predicted ‘ruin’ between midday and 3pm. Prompt corrective action by an employee brought welcome relief to residents who had phoned in after spotting the warning.
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A woman seen stealing a book from a local bookshop in R____ was arrested two days later when spotted trying to return the book to the shelf from which she had taken it. The stolen novel, The Book Thief by AI author Zara X, concerns a woman seen stealing a book from a local bookshop who is arrested two days later while trying to return it. The accused woman’s solicitor has told reporters that widespread public knowledge of how the book ends could prejudice his client’s right to a fair trial.
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Simon Collings
Words and Picture
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