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Child pleads 'stop mummy driving'
A drunken woman motorist was stopped after her five-year-old daughter was seen banging on the windows of their car shouting "stop mummy driving", police said on Tuesday.
Lufthansa cuts some flights as strike continues
Germany's Deutsche Lufthansa scrapped about 70 of its 2,000 daily flights on Tuesday as thousands of ground and cabin staff struck over pay for a second day.
Police hunt stolen rare shark
A rare shark was being hunted by police on Tuesday after it was stolen from an aquarium.
Separated Nepali twin dies of chest infection
One of a pair of Nepali twins once joined at the head died on Tuesday, seven years after surgeons in Singapore separated their fused skulls, a doctor said.
Britain ranks third in destination survey
Travellers have voted the United States as the country they are most likely to visit next, knocking Australia off the top slot, according to a survey by trip advisers Lonely Planet.
Building society deposits up 63 percent
New savings deposits at building societies rose by almost two-thirds in the first half of 2008 as risk-averse consumers took advantage of high savings rates, the Building Societies Association (BSA) said.
Mobiles increasingly used for non-phone calls
Britons no longer use their mobiles just to make phone calls on the hop, but increasingly use them to send text messages, take pictures and check the Internet, new figures released on Tuesday showed.
Columbus debunker sets sights on Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of machines are uncannily similar to Chinese originals and were undoubtedly derived from them, a British amateur historian says in a newly-published book.
There's life in space, says someone who's been there
The U.S. commander of space shuttle Discovery believes life probably exists somewhere in outer space, but there is a simple reason why aliens have not visited earth - the journey is too tough.
A little stretching may not dampen muscle strength
While some research has raised the question of whether pre-workout stretching hinders muscle performance, a new study suggests that a few minutes of stretching may not sap the average exerciser's muscle strength.
Sweet fruit drinks found to lead to diabetes
Sweetened fruit drinks are often marketed as a healthier alternative to non-diet soft drinks but are just as likely to cause weight gain and increase the risk of diabetes, researchers said on Monday.
More problems from climate than pollution, say Spain
Heat and humidity levels will be of more concern to competing athletes at the Beijing Olympics than pollution levels, according to Spanish athletics chief Jose Maria Odriozola.
Survey: Most US Jews don't support Hagee
A majority of American Jews say Jewish groups should not partner with vocal Texas megachurch pastor John Hagee or other Christian Zionists that support Israel based on end-times beliefs, a new survey revealed.
Sentamu backs WaterAid Harvest Appeal
As harvest time approaches, the Archbishop of York is appealing for faith groups to give thanks by supporting WaterAid.
Ecumenical team tells Indonesian Govt: West Papuans 'traumatised'
West Papuans have yet to recover from the trauma of human rights violations, whilst continuing migration inwards is threatening to marginalise them in their resource-rich province, an ecumenical team from the World Council of Churches (WCC) has told top-level Indonesian government officials.
London's Christians announce month of prayer for gun and knife crime
Churches across London's 33 boroughs have united to hold a Prayer for Peace relay throughout August.