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Two drunk and blood-spattered brothers kicked, punched and spat at a police patrol car – before fully undressing in the street. Twenty-two year old Sam Mooney and his brother Craig, 20, threatened gardai that they would “kick their heads in” after a patrol car responded to an incident at a hou

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A man was removed from court after her called the judge “mate”. Antony Dickinson was sent to the cells at Hull Crown Court during the trial of Benjamin Bowden, accused of causing the deaths of two people, including Dickinson’s sister, by careless driving.

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Japan is introducing new laws to deal with go-kart drivers who have been hitting the streets of Tokyo dressed as Mario characters. A recent fad has seen tourists invited to drive around the Japanese capital dressed as characters from the hit racing game Mario Kart.

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A retired judge has spoken of her disappointment after she didn't make the cut as a prospective juror in a murder trial. Geraldine S. Hines, 70, has worked as a defence lawyer for 46 years, helped establish New England's first law firm run exclusively by women of colour, and served on the Massachuse

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The daughter of a late mafia boss renowned for his cruelty has launched an online shop in his name, selling coffee and olive oil. Maria Concetta Riina set up the "Uncle Totò" website with her husband Antonino Ciavarello in memory of Totò Riina, who died at 87 last month.

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Civil rights activists have complained about bizarre rules that ban Texas prisoners from reading Where's Waldo? but allow them to read the works of former KKK grand wizard David Duke and Adolf Hitler. A list of 10,000 books banned from Texas prisons includes Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness a

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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has denied rumours that fumes from its viagra factory in County Cork are exciting local men – and dogs. Residents of Ringaskiddy, on Ireland's southwestern coast, told The Sunday Times they've been "getting the love fumes for years now".

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Two US Navy pilots have been disciplined for drawing a massive penis in the sky over Washington state, the Military Times reports. The punishment is not disclosed, but the pair will keep their jobs.

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A lawyer and former educator has said reusing old questions in a bar exam is “not a big deal”. Antonio La Viña, a former dean at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines made the comments after it emerged that the 2017 bar exams used questions from previous years’ tests.

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A herd of donkeys has been punished for eating plants outside a prison – by being jailed. Donkeys in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh were convicted of destroying expensive plants outside a jail compound in Jalaun district.

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A lawyer was arrested after allegedly barging into a stranger's home while high on ecstasy and in a state of undress, shouting "I'm here!". Justin Paul Christodoro, 39, entered an unsuspecting couple's home at around 5pm on 11 November, according to police reports, wearing a tight black shirt, high

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A lawyer who pinned speeding tickets on her ex-husband and a former client has been found guilty of professional misconduct and struck off. Jinhi Kim was arrested in October 2015 after her law firm in Sydney, Australia was searched by police, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

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An 18-year-old who drove a tractor around Derry in a bid to pick up women has been fined £50. Anthony Breslin admitted having no L-plates on his tractor during his ultimately unsuccessful jaunt through the city in August.

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A member of the Wu-Tang Clan has launched a copyright suit against a dog-walking company calling itself Woof-Tang Clan. In court papers filed by producer and rapper RZA, the dog-walking company is alleged to have violated the rap group's trademarks.

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An Indonesian man pulled over for speeding avoided a ticket and was given a job after officers noticed his first name meant "Police". Sympathetic cops were stunned to meet 22-year-old construction worker Polisi, whose name is Indonesian for "Police".

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