Quirky World ... Heavily made-up woman on make-up theft charge
Police in Fayetteville arrested 31-year-old Brandy Allen, accusing her of stuffing handfuls of eye shadow into her handbag.
Officers said that, after being confronted, Allen launched a foul-mouthed tirade and tried to damage make-up as she pulled it out of her handbag so the items would appear used. Allen was bailed on charges of shoplifting and disorderly conduct.
ENGLAND: A school has been forced to apologise after it threw more than 50 children into detention for wearing the wrong trousers.
Pupils at Heaton Manor School in Newcastle-upon-Tyne were placed in separate rooms after falling foul of confusing uniform rules. Angry parent, Christine Reid said the minute her daughter walked through the school gates, she was taken into isolation. She told the Newcastle Chronicle: “She was in that room for eight hours yesterday and she was deeply distressed. I’d understand if she’d behaved badly, but this is punishment for a pair of trousers the teachers don’t like.”
A deadly albino cobra that was on the loose for days in Southern California has been captured.
Los Angeles County animal control officers used metal hooks or tongs to grab the monocled cobra from a pile of scrap wood in a Thousand Oaks back garden.
The cobra’s venom can kill in an hour. It had been on the run since at least Monday evening, when it reportedly bit a dog. The animal is expected to make a full recovery.
County spokesman, Brandon Dowling says authorities were glad no people were bitten. Neighbours had been told to watch their children and keep pets indoors while the hunt was on. The cobra is generally illegal in California, and the authorities have not found the owner.
: The ‘bin-gate’ scandal which erupted around BBC1 hit The Great British Bake Off led to the show’s biggest-ever audience, new figures show.
The controversial episode – in which contestant Iain Watters dumped his “showstopper” Baked Alaska dish to cause an unlikely national kerfuffle — drew 10.25 million viewers, now that catch-up viewers have been added on.
Only World Cup screenings, New Year fireworks, Sherlock and Call The Midwife have scored more than 10 million viewers for the consolidated figures.
Students sitting down to take university entrance exams this week found themselves with a guaranteed pass — at least for a minute or two. The answers were already filled in.
The University of Salzburg said 144 would-be psychology students were given the wrong envelope. Instead of the normal tests, they were handed copies with answers. The exams were quickly collected. Paul Lengenfelder, of the university’s psychology department, said the students would be re-tested next month.
A US lawyer who habitually appears in court without socks faces sanctions, including possible fines if he turns up without them again in one Indiana courtroom.
Blackford Circuit Judge Dean Young ordered Todd Glickfield, of Marion, to wear appropriate business attire, including socks and a tie, in future proceedings in his Hartford City courtroom.
Mr Glickfield appeared without socks in Judge Young’s court on August 22. The order said that, during a break in proceedings, the court advised Mr Glickfield he was not appropriately dressed as required by court rules. The order said Mr Glickfield replied: “I hate socks.”
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