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Tree too heavy for crane
A Californian couple got the shock of their lives when they returned home to find a 90ft crane had cut their house in two.
10:16 Friday 20th November 2009
Camilla's Christmas clanger
The Duchess of Cornwall's bid to turn on the Christmas lights at Britain's oldest shopping arcade failed when a tassel came off in her hand.
09:39 Friday 20th November 2009
Wrong time, wrong plaice
Anti-terrorist police sealed off an airport terminal after mistaking 140lbs of frozen fish for a bomb.
10:14 Thursday 19th November 2009
Man drove 370 miles in wrong direction
Police in Australia came to the rescue of an elderly man who ended up driving 370 miles in the wrong direction after getting lost.
09:59 Wednesday 18th November 2009
Pelican crossing blamed for supercar mishap
A US driver blamed a low-flying pelican after he drove his £1m Bugatti supercar into a salt marsh.
10:42 Monday 16th November 2009
Dead cat sparks Thatcher rumour
The demise of a pet cat led to the false rumour that Margaret Thatcher had passed away reaching the Canadian prime minister.
15:29 Thursday 12th November 2009
Live and let leave
Latvian tourist chiefs have scrapped a campaign - after their slogan was mistranslated into: "Easy to go, hard to live."
11:32 Thursday 12th November 2009
Driven up the pole
Crackpot planners have driven motorists up the pole - by leaving a 40ft pylon in the middle of a six lane highway.
10:53 Thursday 12th November 2009
Hungry dog starts chip pan fire
A hungry dog is being blamed turning on the heat under a chip pan which set fire to his owner's kitchen - causing £6,000 damage.
11:33 Wednesday 11th November 2009
Woman drove pick-up into fish tank
A woman driving a pick-up truck crashed into a 1,500-gallon aquarium at a US airport.
09:49 Wednesday 11th November 2009
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