British Woman fakes own DEATH to get out of dating man she met online

According to the UK Mirror, 29-year-old Ann-Marie Gray faked her own death to avoid seeing a man she had decided wasn't Mr. Right.

After a third date with the poor fellow whom she had met on an online dating site, Gray decided that she didn't want to see him again. But when she tried to let him down gently, he didn't get the hint.

Even when she flat-out told him it wasn't working, he persisted.

"He continued to message me and the day came when he sent one stating 'I think we need to have a date tonight! I will be around your house in 30 minutes.'"

Taking matters into her own hands, the quick-thinking Gray responded:

Meet first transgender military officer in the world

Captain Hannah Winterbourne (right) is the first transgender officer in the world. She was born a man and spent the first few years in the Army as a man before deciding to undergo a sex-change operation while serving in Afghanistan and began her transition in 2013. Now she's the Army’s most highly ranked transgender soldier and the only one to become an officer. She's now in charge of 100 soldiers

Busted! Custom officials catch chinese man wearing suit made of iPhones

Chinese custom officials arrested a man who tried to smuggle 94 iPhones from Hong Kong into China today Jan. 13th. According to Chinese People Daily, officials decided to search the man after they got a tip-off that there was something amiss when they noticed he was walking strangely. They first searched his bag and when they found nothing, they searched his body where they found the 94 phones strapped to his body.

The man whose identity was hidden, was bringing in the phones from Hong Kong where it's cheaper to buy to sell in China where tax on the devices have made it very expensive for consumers.

Saskatoon! Passenger charged with stealing plane megaphone

WestJet Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at Calgary Airport on Feb. 16, 2010. Larry MacDougal/The Canadian Press

The Canadian Press
A passenger on a WestJet flight says police boarded the plane looking for someone who had snatched the aircraft’s megaphone.

Mike Van Dijk says the pilot of the flight to Saskatoon from Toronto first announced Monday night that something had disappeared from the plane.

“That we had lost something,” Van Dijk said. “And, at first, it kind of seemed like something had fallen off the plane.”

Officers next told everyone that they wanted the thief to come forward.

Government Of Tanzania Ban Witchdoctors Over Albino Attack

Tanzania has banned witchdoctors in the country and anyone practising it will be arrested. The ban became very mandatory when witchdoctors believe albinos bring good luck to people when killed and used for rituals, which has seen about 70 albino die in the last three years in the country.

The Tanzanian Albinism Society (TAS) has welcomed the ban, saying they have more than 33,000 members and they don’t know who the next victim would be. I think it’s a welcome idea too, very wicked people.

London, Prague, San Francisco, NYC, Others Celebrate 'No Pants Subway Ride Day'

London

London commuters joined daring commuters across the world today January 12th in stripping off and hopping on the Tube for 'No Pants On The Tube Day'. his year, the day was celebrated on Sunday, January 11th. Some of the cities that participated in the celebrations include San Francisco, Prague, London, and New York, My San Antonio reports.

The tradition began first started as a prank a few years ago, but has since become “a global celebration of bare thighs,” CBC News reports.

Check out some pics from the celebrations after the cut

UK Mother Steals Daughter £20K Inheritance & Wedding Savings to Fund Vacation

Denvar Bathie & Trudy Collins

A UK mom has been given a 12 month suspended prison sentence for stealing her daughter’s £20,000 inheritance.

Denvar Bathie, 23, received a £20,000 inheritance, from her dad when he passed away. She intended to save up money for her wedding and a mortgage on a property, and wanted to make sure that she wouldn’t be tempted to spend it indiscriminately.

Bathie’s mother, 44-year-old Trudy Collins then convinced her to hand over her bank card, so she could keep it safe in the attic, so she wouldn’t be tempted to spend the money.

Trusting her mother, Bathie followed her advice.

Almost 1.2 million Australia Christmas lights set world record

1.2 million Australian Christmas lights set record. By By Rod Mcguirk, Associated Press

An Australian lawyer has set a world record by stringing up almost 1.2 million Christmas lights in the center of the national capital.

Guinness World Records on Friday confirmed that the 120 kilometers (75 miles) of multicolored wire strung in the shape of three interconnected giant, wrapped Christmas gifts in a downtown Canberra mall was the largest ever image made of LED lights.

Lawyer David Richards assembled the Canberra light show with the help of an army of volunteers and powers it with electricity donated by a local power company.

Crazy Eh! Man Spends $183,000 on Plastic Surgery & Designer Clothes to Look More Like Kim K

     
23-year-old Jordan James from Manchester, has reportedly spent £100, 000 ($183,000 CD) on trying to look more like his role model – Kim Kardashian-West.

His journey to looking like the reality TV star started when he first saw Kim on the hit E! production Keeping Up With the Kardashians a few years ago; and has since had 50 lip-filling operations, eyebrow tattoos, Botox injections in his eyes, eyebrows and forehead, and even Kim’s favourite beauty treatment – the Vampire facial – all in the hope of looking more Kim-like.

Milan police forced to remove an underwear billboard because is too distracting for drivers

SARA MALM | MAILONLINE
The advertisements featuring Argentinian-born model and presenter Belén Rodríguez will be taken down after residents complained that they were jeopardizing road safety in central Milan.

One of the billboards show the 30-year-old seemingly removing her underwear and another sees posing seductively on a bed.

Shortly after the billboards advertising an Italian underwear brand went up, residents began complaining that they were 'a serious danger for vehicular circulation'.

A local residents committee referred the road safety complaints to police and authorities are now set to tear down both the billboards.

Ms Rodriguez herself said the campaign was 'sensual, but elegant', and denied that the images, which are several storeys high, would cause crashes, The Times reports.

Samsung Galaxy Battery Burns Ontario University Student Bedroom

Hope Casserly talks via Skype about a night she says she'll never forget, after she woke to a fire caused by her exploding cellphone. CBC

Rosa Marchitelli CBC News

Ontario university student Hope Casserly will never forget the night of Oct. 22, when she was awakened at around 1:30 a.m. by a loud popping sound.

She says she is still stunned by what happened next.

"My back was to the phone and ah — I saw a light going across my shoulder, which would be the inside of the battery on fire. It hit the wall and fell onto my bed," she said.

"I realized it was a fire and so I half sat up and put out the fire with my pillow ... looked over and realized there was another fire and put that out with my pillow again and … turned on all the lights to see what happened."

Rapper Wiz Khalifa tricked into filming a celebrity sex tape

From TMZ

Wiz Khalifa banged a Playboy chick last night ... which sounds awesome -- except for the part where it was recorded without Wiz knowing ... and might be shopped around as a celeb sex tape. Wiz posted a few photos Thursday morning showing him partying with Playboy model Carla Howe ...who appeared with Wiz in the 2012 movie "Mac & Devin Go to High School."

Wiz and Carla definitely did the deed -- no one's denying that -- but a source close to the situation says a camera was rolling during their fling. The source says the footage is now being offered around Hollywood ... with the hopes of releasing the next big sex tape.

One problem -- we're told Wiz had NO IDEA he was being recorded at the time. Sources close to Wiz tell us if anyone does try to release the video ... he's ready to lawyer up to block it. He's already deleted his pics with Carla.

We've reached out to Wiz's rep -- so far, no word back.

Beware the one night stand.

Zainab Al-Khawaja Bahraini Activist Sentenced Over Tearing King's Photo

AP
Bahraini pro-democracy activist Zainab al-Khawaja has been sentenced to three years in prison for tearing up a picture of King Hamad.

A court gave her the option of paying a fine to remain at liberty until her appeal.Ms Khawaja, who comes from Bahrain's most prominent dissident family, faces other cases next week.

Amnesty International said it would consider Ms Khawaja "a prisoner of conscience" if she were jailed.

"Tearing up a photo of the head of state should not be a criminal offence," Amnesty's Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director Said Boumedouha said.

"Amnesty International is calling for this and all of Zainab Al-Khawaja's other convictions to be quashed and all outstanding charges to be dropped."

Wait For This! Women Should Get Paid Menstrual Leave

Gedis Grudzinskas

Renowned UK-based international obstetrics and gynaecology doctor, Gedis Grudzinskas, advocates that women who suffer from period pains and don’t feel very well should get a paid leave each month, Daily Mail reports.

“Some women feel really grotty when menstruating. Coming into work is a struggle and they feel lousy. When you feel like that, it’s harder to take pride in your work or perform as well. This is about employers being sensible and aware.

During that period, most women experience psychological and physiological discomfort.

It would be one to three days each month, separate to sick leave entitlement – it is not sickness, after all,” he said.

Menstrual leave is already reportedly being practiced in countries like Indonesia and Japan.

The practice is said to have emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, when female employees were young, and working conditions were hectic. Due to a lack of sanitary materials for managing menstruation, it was difficult for women, especially those in the transportation and factory industries to cope.

According to reports, “there was also a belief that taking leave while menstruating prevented problems during pregnancy and childbirth, such as miscarriage and premature labour.”

British Woman Gets $350 A Day To Drink Beer.

GILES SHELDRICK | ExpressUK
As jobs go, this could be the best in the world. Which is why lucky Jane Peyton will be the envy of millions of men.

The professional beer taster is paid £200 ($350 CDD) a day to drink in pubs across Britain in a commitment to searching out the perfect pint.

The remuneration for her thirst-quenching “consultancy” works out at the equivalent of £52,000 a year – twice the national average wage.

Jane said: “The beer world is often seen as rather blokey and I have had people saying, ‘What do you know about beer – you’re a woman’.

"But I have proved I know what I am talking about.

“Beer is for both genders and I want to encourage more women to discover it because it’s such a convivial drink – and with so many amazing styles of beer, it’s great fun to explore.