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A suspected poacher hunting at a private game reserve in South Africa was eaten by a pride of lions. The man, who was heard screaming as he was attacked by the pride at the Ingwelala Private Nature Reserve in Hoedspruit, was killed quickly and devoured – apart from his head.

A British man who repeatedly dined at some of Washington DC’s most expensive restaurants before walking out without paying has been arrested numerous times in the past month. Nick Cooper, 21, ordered a $1,200 glass of 34-year-old Teeling Irish single malt whiskey, according to his police file.

Thailand's national airline has banned seriously overweight passengers from riding in the business class cabin of its new Dreamliner fleet. Thai Airways International said passengers with a waist size above 56 inches cannot fit in the special safety belts installed in the premium cabin of its Boeing

A police operation in which actors pretended to be drunk and tried to buy alcohol from pubs and clubs saw every business fail the test. Bedfordshire Police sent actors feigning "excessive drunkenness" - with symptoms such as unsteadiness, slurred speech and loud behaviour - into pubs, clubs and news

A shampoo manufacturer has been ordered to stop making the "misleading" claim that their product can reduce hair loss. Alpecin, which produces a caffeine-infused shampoo, claimed in adverts that the shampoo "can actually help to reduce hair loss".

A sheriff in Alabama has bought a beach house with cash budgeted for prisoners' food under a law dating back to the 1930s. Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin legally pocketed $750,000 from the fund for prisoners' food provision and then bought a $740,000 beach house, a reporter from The Birmingham

A local authority has won a four-year legal battle over its confiscation of a pony that was being kept in a living room instead of a stable. Stephanie Noble, 71, went to court to demand the return of her pony, which was seized in 2014 out of concern for its welfare.

Austria's new right-wing government has scrapped the country's planned smoking ban before it could enter into effect. The far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), part of the new governing coalition, campaigned in the election to reverse the previous government's smoking ban legislation in order to defend "f

A woman who insistently tried to order a breakfast sandwich from a prison security booth which she mistook for a drive-through restaurant has been jailed for driving under the influence of drugs. Lizabeth Ildefonso, 44, drove up to the Riverhead Correctional Facility in Suffolk County, New York and

French cheese-makers have been left outraged after a Canadian cheese was named the best "Camembert" in the world. L'Extra, produced near Montreal, was crowned best Camembert at the World Championship Cheese Contest, The Local reports.

The remains of renowned Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí have been re-buried following their exhumation to test a paternity claim. Pilar Abel, a self-professed psychic in Catalonia, has claimed for over a decade to be the famous artist's daughter - but her claim has finally been disproved by DNA sa

A man who presented himself before a court to prove that he is still alive has been refused the annulment of his death certificate. Constantin Reliu, 63, was declared dead in 2016, around two decades after he left his native town of Barlad, Romania to work in Turkey.

Police have seized around 2.5 tonnes of cocaine sealed in bricks and stamped with the logo of gangster movie The Godfather. Ten people have been arrested in connection with the vast quantities of the drug, some of which was found in a warehouse in Lisbon while the rest was found being transported ov

A one-time lottery winner has been jailed after admitting four bank robberies just two decades after he won a £13.6 million jackpot. James Hayes, 55, has been slapped with an 80-year prison sentence for the robberies he committed last year, The Sun reports.

A lawyer who allegedly retaliated to a tense e-mail exchange with another lawyer by shooting up his office has been arrested. Erik Graeff, 42, has appeared in court on multiple charges related to the bizarre shooting in Beaverton, Oregon, USA.