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Ten reasons pubs are better than bars
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CHEAPER drinks, stacks of seats and pool tables. Just some of the reasons that make pubs better than bars, says Lucy Kippist.
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Radioactive rodent on the loose
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AUTHORITIES hunt radioactive mouse after contaminated droppings are discovered at a nuclear complex.
Corn chip shaped UFO filmed in UK
YOU'VE heard about flying saucers - but how about a flying chip? A UFO which resembles a popular salty snack has been spotted in the skies over the UK for the third time in as many years.
Mum sparks plane scare to stop wedding
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A DISAPPROVING mother told Russian airport officials her daughter was a suicide bomber.
'Slaying? I thought you said sleighing'
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SOME of Rudolph's reindeer friends are in for a shock this Christmas, as British supermarket puts reindeer steaks on sale.
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RAY McLaren will finally return a book he borrowed from Newcastle library in 1957 - and pay the $5000 overdue fine.
Harrods unveils $1M advent calendar
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A $1 MILLION advent calendar has been unveiled at department store Harrods.
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Ten detainees sew their lips together
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IMMIGRATION detainees protesting at Christmas Island warned their actions are futile.
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Woman 'stole' $30,000 of clothes
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A WOMAN has been charged with stealing hundreds of items of clothing worth more than $30,000 from department stores.
'They're trying to starve us out'
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ELDERLY fed party pies or soup and bread as they accuse new owners of retirement village of trying to starve them out.
Pilot safe after mid-air scare
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UPDATE 2.38pm: A PILOT has finally landed his plane after a 30-minute ordeal sparked by the failure of his landing gear.
Dutch 'girls' go ape for our 'boys'
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FOUR female chimpanzees from The Netherlands went on public display for the first time at Monarto Zoo today.
'Drug ring' smashed in $15m meth bust
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POLICE claim to have smashed an expansive drug syndicate after $15 million of methamphetamine was allegedly uncovered during raids of two houses in suburban Perth.
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COPS in bulletproof vests charge seven men with the "crime" of playing chess in a kids' playground.
Nazi scientists' flying-saucer designs so far advanced prototype may have flown
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Suns to win flag within three years
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Gold Coast Suns ring every advantage out of the AFL list concessions, and they have three compensation picks to use in coming years.
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Future Fund humiliates Telstra's execs
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TELSTRA'S biggest single shareholder, Australia's Future Fund, opposes all resolutions at the telco's annual general meeting.
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Value at top of Christmas shopping list
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RETAILERS fear Australians' "new-found conservatism" will spoil their Christmas party this year.
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Future Fund dumps on Telstra board
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THE Future Fund moved to declare no confidence in Telstra's board by voting against all executive motions at the telco's AGM today.
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Klum shines at LA Show
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