Quirky World: Blind man bites dope dealer as his guide dog looks on
âI bit him. My dog didnât do it. Guide dogs are not attack dogs,â Ouest France, which reported the story, quoted the man as saying.
The âlawn sellerâ, as the newspaper dubbed the dealer, was sentenced to four months in jail for hitting the blind man. He will serve his jail sentence home with an electronic bracelet.
Twitter has attempted to add a bit of colour to the general election campaign âby launching âhashflagsâ for each party.
The development by the social media site ensures the logo of a party will appear in a tweet if a specific hashtag is used.
Now there are election hashflags #GE2015. pic.twitter.com/lh0vFsGTw5
— BBC Newsbeat (@BBCNewsbeat) April 10, 2015
It follows the use of the so-called hashflags for teams during major sporting events, including the World Cup.
More than a quarter of cyclists have had their bikes stolen and one in seven has been a victim of theft in the past two years, according to a survey.
Each stolen bike was worth an estimated ÂŁ377 (âŹ520) on average, but almost one in 10 cyclists have lost bikes worth over ÂŁ1,000 to thieves, the survey for insurer Protect Your Bubble found.
The largest gathering of world leaders this side of the UN is convening at a less glamorous edifice: The Anaheim Central Library down the street from Disneyland in California.
The US, Britain, and China will not be represented, but the Republic of Molossia, the Grand Duchy of Westarctica, and the Kingdom of Slabovia will be sending dignitaries to MicroCon 2015.
Organisers say it is the first North American gathering of micronations â itty-bitty countries that pretty much nobody but the people who rule them believe really exist.
A log cabin that a family reported stolen off its foundation has been found in rural north east Washington.
Stevens County sheriff Kendle Allen said deputies following a tip found the cabin about 16km from its original location. He said the structure had been placed on stilts and was sitting at the end of a private road east of Springdale.
A 7.5m-long chunk of fibreglass boat spotted drifting off the central Oregon coast is believed to be debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami.
Chris Havel, of the Oregon parks and recreation department, said the debris was spotted a few miles offshore. A team of Oregon state agencies is working to retrieve the vessel chunk before it reaches land.
The plan is to tow the boat segment to the port of Newport for temporary storage. Mr Havel said it will be removed from the water, studied, dismantled, and taken to a landfill site. Several live yellowtail jack fish on board will be delivered to the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
The owner of a 17lb Siamese cat named Liam says he has nearly used up his nine lives after getting shocked on a power pole and falling 25 feet.
Jennifer Kagay told The Grants Pass Daily Courier she and her husband were lying in bed when they heard a âbangâ and the power went out.
Her husband, Jeff, went outside and the cat was lying still on the transformer at the top of the pole. They were relieved when Liam started to move, but horrified when he fell 25ft to the ground. On the way down, he snagged a wire with a claw, then landed softly in some bushes.
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