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Widower writes heartbreaking online plea to not eat Christmas dinner alone

UK December 11, 2019

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock (5498391d) A worker decorates a Christmas tree made from tin cans of drinks at the Church of Santo Laurensius at Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia Christmas tree made of tin cans, Church of Santo Laurensius, Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia - 18 Dec 2015 A total of 10 thousand cans were donated by church members to make a Christmas tree with 8 meters high.

This Christmas tree was made out of 10,000 recycled drinks cans

World December 11, 2019

'Stoner Sloth' tells Australian kids to stop smoking weed, it's hilarious

World December 11, 2019

Little girl mistakes bearded shopper for Santa Claus - and he plays along.

World December 11, 2019

Pic shows: Mazda next to the shopping mall escalator.nnA Mexican teen who hit the headlines by driving her car up the steps of an escalator has received an early Christmas gift.nnA group of anonymous internet users crowd-funded together to pay for a lawyer for her and to cover some of the costs of her wrecking spree.nnYumaira Lara, 18, was driving a borrowed Mazda car through the parking lot of a shopping mall in her town of Merida in Mexico when she hit the exterior escalators of the complex.nn One person was hurt and the car and escalators damaged. The cause of the crash remains unclear.nnThree people filed complaints to police about her. They were Eduardo Alejandro Lopez Novelo, a representative of the Altabrisa shopping mall, Ivan Centeno Moo, the injured employee, and Karina Isabel Rodriguez Aguiar, the owner of the Mazda car.nnThe escalator repair costs were estimated at nearly 80,000 GBP.nnSome internet users claimed she was trying to put the vehicle on to the Escalagtor to climb upwards.nnOnline trolls even made a photoshopped picture with visuals of the famous computer game Grand Theft Auto as if the teen had been caught by police in the game.nnBut it is no laughing matter as the teenager could be jailed for up to four years.nnYet she is grateful for the support she has received through the forum called fondeadora.mxnnAnonymous initiators of the campaign said: "We want to help the person whose misfortune made the whole town of Merida laugh for one day on WhatsApp and social networks. Today she faces problems that are not so funny"nnOmar Burgos, her father, said: "My daughter drove a car that was not hers and, because she did maneuvers in a small space and does not have good driving experience, she hit some nearby escalators. This created serious damage that is impossible for me to pay.nn"I¿d like to thank everyone who worked together with my family. We are desperate to solve this situation that my daughter faces"nnBut she will need a lot more than the 406 UK pounds raised by the volunteers.nn(ends)nn

Teen girl who crashed her car into escalators has been bailed out by crowd funders

World December 11, 2019

Pic shows: the rescuers pull out the car from water. This is the moment a Lada plunged through thin ice after its owner bet friends he could manage to drive over a frozen lake. The bizarre bet took place next to the lake in the city of Zelenograd in western Russia's Moscow Oblast region. Footage of the incident shows a car driving in the dark on a pond covered with ice. After slowly approaching the edge of the frozen body of water where the ice is thinnest, the driver edges out onto the surface before speeding up and turning round in a sharp circle driving back to the shore. A man making a video in the background can be heard encouraging the driver to go ever further out, but suddenly the ice cracks and the car starts to sink. When the ice cracks, he starts urging his friend to head to the shore but too late. He says: "The ice has cracked, get back, if it breaks youíll have to swim all the way here on your own, I wonít go in there. He then adds: "This is how 200,000 roubles (1,868 GBP) sunk in a pond." Witnesses say that the men, who made a bet, were in the age span of around 18 to 22 years old and most likely had been drinking. Other footage later shows the man who escaped from the sinking car declaring: "I just drowned my Lada. The ice turned out to be too thin." Members of the local emergency services eventually recovered the car from under the water. Now the owner is likely to get a hefty fine for pollution and wreaking havoc in a public place. (ends)

Man bets friends that he could drive his car across frozen lake.....It did not work out

UK December 11, 2019

London developer given record breaking fine after building six-storey block without permission

UK December 11, 2019

Parents of girl, 10, killed by drink driver put car on display as warning to others

UK December 11, 2019

Barbados is getting rid of the Queen as their head of state

World December 11, 2019

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Are firefighters really needed to warm baby's milk or remove rings stuck on a penis?

UK December 11, 2019

Injured military police dog wearing Purple Heart will melt your heart

World December 11, 2019

This panda prank is fooling no-one but kudos to the awesome costume

UK December 11, 2019

Cyclist and lorry driver end up in street fist fight (but we're not sure who started it)

UK December 11, 2019

Teenager killed after being hit by a bus while riding a hoverboard

UK December 11, 2019

Tony Blair gives evidence on UK's foreign policy towards Libya

UK December 11, 2019

Google Street View Cameras has climbed the Three Peaks to help walkers plan routes

UK December 11, 2019

World tells Japan to stop killing whales; Japan says 'meh'

World December 11, 2019

Coalition of African countries to rebuild 100 million hectares of lost jungle

World December 11, 2019

Girl, 13, punched in the face by lorry driver as she walks to school

UK December 11, 2019

Woman and 11-year-old boy were 'struck deliberately' by hit and run driver

UK December 11, 2019