Smoking 'thief' sets cars and himself on fire
CCTV footage shows the moment a man accidentally set several cars on fire after lighting a cigarette while allegedly trying to steal petrol.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Smoking 'thief' sets cars and himself on fire
World Cup stadium delay after crane deaths
Brazil is holding three days of national mourning for the two construction workers killed at a World Cup stadium that will now be completed up to two months late.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
World Cup stadium delay after crane deaths
Huge cocaine haul washes up on beach
In what is turning out to be Japan's biggest-ever drugs' haul, two more backpacks of cocaine have washed up on the shores of Japan.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Huge cocaine haul washes up on beach
Gold bars worth Sh73 million found in plane toilet
Cleaners working on an aircraft in India have found 24 gold bars worth more than $1m (£620,000) stuffed into a toilet compartment, officials have said.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Gold bars worth Sh73 million found in plane toilet
Floating Fortune: Mystery of over Sh7m in a River
Police have appealed for information to help trace the owner of hundreds of thousands of pounds in banknotes found floating down a river.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Floating Fortune: Mystery of over Sh7m in a River
Woman runs over boyfriend for cheating on her
A 44-year-old woman in New Zealand has been sectioned after allegedly trying to run over a boyfriend who had jilted her.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Woman runs over boyfriend for cheating on her
Police investigate baby for sale online ad
A baby has apparently been offered for sale on a website in Brazil for £270 because the mother claims it cries too much.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Police investigate baby for sale online ad
Samsung phone update leaves users furious
Samsung smartphone users have reported their handsets have crashed, frozen or even developed battery problems after downloading the latest software update.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Samsung phone update leaves users furious
Kansas City Chiefs fan swaps rings for tickets
A Kansas City woman has swapped her old wedding rings for tickets to see her beloved Chiefs play.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Kansas City Chiefs fan swaps rings for tickets
World Cup: Crackdown On Brazil 'Terror' Gang
Authorities in Brazil have begun a crackdown on the notorious gang that has threatened a "World Cup of terror" next summer.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
World Cup: Crackdown On Brazil 'Terror' Gang
Alarm clock wakes you to show when you'll die
An alarm clock that sets out to actually alarm its owner first thing in the morning is set to go into production.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Alarm clock wakes you to show when you'll die
Retiring police dogs 'deserve pensions too'
Retiring police dogs in Nottinghamshire are to be given a £500-a-year pension.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Retiring police dogs 'deserve pensions too'
'Deadly' Spiders Found In Supermarket Bananas
A mother has spoken of her terror after discovering dozens of the world's deadliest spiders while eating a banana in her London home.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
'Deadly' Spiders Found In Supermarket Bananas
Planes carrying Skydivers collide in mid-air
Two planes carrying skydivers collided in mid-air but all the parachutists were able to jump free with no major injuries reported.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Planes carrying Skydivers collide in mid-air
Billionaire feels guilty about being so rich
Billionaire California financier Bill Gross has apologised for the wealth he has amassed at the expense of workers.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Billionaire feels guilty about being so rich
Dying man writes love letters in wreckage of car
A man wrote goodbye letters to his family as he lay dying in the wreckage of his van after crashing into a remote ravine in Utah.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Dying man writes love letters in wreckage of car
25-year-old student killed on final pizza delivery
A 25-year-old student has been stabbed to death as he made his final pizza delivery before starting a career as an IT consultant.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
25-year-old student killed on final pizza delivery
US spied on German leader’s mobile phone
Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone may have been monitored by US spy agencies, a German government spokesman has said.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
US spied on German leader’s mobile phone
'White Widow' Lewthwaite wrote poem for Osama Bin Laden
The British terror suspect sought by police following the Nairobi shopping mall massacre wrote a poem in praise of Osama bin Laden in which she warned that al Qaeda is "stronger and fiercer'" than ever, Sky News can reveal.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
'White Widow' Lewthwaite wrote poem for Osama Bin Laden
Baldness cure nearer as hair grown in a lab
Scientists have discovered how to grow human hair in a laboratory in a pioneering technique that could offer a "cure" for baldness.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Baldness cure nearer as hair grown in a lab
Bill Gates 'Under Pressure To Quit Microsoft'
Three top investors in Microsoft are taking aim at Bill Gates to step down as chairman of the company he founded nearly 40 years ago, according to reports.
By -Skynews 10 years ago
Bill Gates 'Under Pressure To Quit Microsoft'
Chinese tourists told not to pee in pool
Chinese authorities have issued tourists with a handbook telling them how to behave when going abroad, including not to pee in pools.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Chinese tourists told not to pee in pool
Helicopter blade Kills Pilot
A helicopter pilot has been killed after he walked into the aircraft's spinning rotor while giving rides at Bloomsburg Fair in Pennsylvania.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Helicopter blade Kills Pilot
Man raped 12-year-old girl he groomed online
A man has been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act after subjecting a 12-year-old girl to a horrific sexual attack, Scotland Yard said.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Man raped 12-year-old girl he groomed online
Westgate: Survivor 'Smeared Herself In Blood'
A survivor of the Nairobi mall attacks has described how she smeared herself with a victim's blood to play dead and fool the terrorists.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Westgate: Survivor 'Smeared Herself In Blood'
Woman wins battle over 35 letter surname
A woman in Hawaii with a 35-letter surname has persuaded the island's authorities to change their ID card and driving licence formats because her long name will not fit.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Woman wins battle over 35 letter surname
Dog saves Cat In rare blood transfusion opportunity
A dog has saved the life of a cat by providing its blood for a transfusion.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Dog saves Cat In rare blood transfusion opportunity
Now that's what you call a pothole
Looking like it has been subjected to an aerial bombardment or major earth tremor this stretch of road has been branded the most dangerous in Russia.
By SkyNews 10 years ago
Now that's what you call a pothole
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