A dog nicknamed “Scooby” has become the first animal in the world to appear as a witness in a murder trial. During a preliminary hearing the pet was led into the witness box by a vet to see how it reacted to a suspect. It is said to have “barked furiously”.
The 23-year-old employee of a private postal firm told authorities he was overworked and opted to collect the envelopes in his flat or throw them away rather than bring them to their addressees, authorities said in a statement.
More and more Swedish prostitutes want to pay taxes in order to receive the social welfare benefits that come with doing so. Income recorded on prostitutes’ tax returns gives them the right to sick-leave pay, parental leave benefits, and a pension.
A man in the back seat next to the victim laid his handgun in his lap while he typed a text message. The victim grabbed the gun and shot that person, then shot one of the people in the front seat.
Michelle Kelly was more than half way through her test when she went through a puddle on Hazelbottom Road, Blackley. She says she could not believe it when she was told the incident was classed as having a crash and she should have exchanged details with the soggy bystander.
Tommy Sneum lay in ambush in occupied Copenhagen armed with a bow and arrows to kill Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS. He planned to strike from a penthouse that belonged to a Danish film starlet he had seduced.
Kathy Cox appeared on the third season premiere of Fox’s “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” The Republican superintendent drew criticism for appearing on the show from some who said she had better things to do.
A burglar who broke into a home just east of Fresno rubbed spices over the body of one of two men as they slept in their rooms and then used an 8-inch sausage to whack the other man in the face and head before he ran out the house, Fresno County sheriff’s deputies said Saturday.
The fake money came to light when one child tried to pay for lunch. A cafeteria worker marked the note, and it didn’t react to the marker. She then alerted the dean of students, who found out that several students had fake $20 bills.
Attention, reality-TV programmers: “I’m From Sky Mall” and “Hangover CSI” — you’re gonna love them! If you really want to push this medium, then, as they say on the shows, you better step up your game.