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The theft of a priceless 16th-century artefact that belonged to Queen Anne de Bretagne has sparked a desperate plea for its return. The distinctive heart-shaped golden case, which narrowly escaped being melted down after the French Revolution, was stolen overnight from the Musée Dobrée in the west

A commemoration of World War Two resistance fighters has been overshadowed by a dispute over the participation of overweight people in the televised guard of honour. Organisers have been accused of discrimination for acting on complaints about the increasing size of people at the annual event in The

An Garda Síochána mistakenly logged intelligence on dead people in their computer systems, a review has found. Gardaí logged data on their computer system — ironically named Pulse — such as "sightings" of known homicide victims.

A woman who was fired after giving Donald Trump's motorcade the middle finger is suing her former employer, Agence France Pressereports. Juli Briskman, who worked for the firm Akima as a market analyst, said the termination was a violation of her right to free speech, according to her complaint file

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