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London cake-maker Michelle Wibowo is obviously skilled at her craft, making realistic looking cakes for corporate and private customers. But this cake, designed to celebrate the birth of a new baby, may cause some discomfort to whoever has to cut the first piece.
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A South Wales DIY enthusiast got so angry with the noise his neighbours were making that he drilled holes in their roof to let the rain in, super-glued the door locks, removed a security light by smashing it and threw paint over the front of the house. He also removed a CCTV camera, smashed the front door, cut wiring from the satellite dish, scaled the flat roof and filled the drains and drainpipes with expanding insulating foam, causing them to block. The British justice system decided he should do 100 hours of community service and pay a £60 ($150) fine.
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Larry Ellison, who owns the Russell Coutts-skippered America's Cup syndicate Oracle, also owns the second-largest private yacht in the world - his 140m runabout Rising Sun. But it seems size is not everything any more for the boating billionaire. Power & Motoryacht magazine says Ellison has commissioned a new yacht, to be built in Europe and be about 80m long. The Wall Street Journal's Wealth Report says: "Mr Ellison has been complaining for years that the boat he built specifically to be the longest in the world - or at least to be longer than Paul Allen's - turned out to be rather impractical. He can't dock at most of the world's marinas, since his boat exceeds size limits. When he pulls into shore, he has to tie up with oil tankers and container ships at industrial ports. (Not very posh.) Or he has to anchor offshore and take tenders to the dock." Larry's other complaint is the "lack of intimate spaces" on the boat. With its Zen-like, modern design, the boat feels cold and imposing both inside and out. "It's like walking in an empty mall," says one friend who's been on the ship.
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A shoplifter looking to make a quick getaway from a Dutch supermarket after stealing a packet of meat left police a crucial piece of evidence - his 12-year-old son. In his haste the 45-year-old thief made a solo dash to his car, batting away a supermarket worker who flung himself on the vehicle's bonnet in a bid to stop the escape. Police said they managed to contact the thief via the boy, but he refused to return and collect his son, telling officers to get hold of the boy's mother instead. The thief later turned himself in, said police.
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Sometimes it pays to have your own wheels. Two teenage suspects in a convenience store robbery in Oakville, near Toronto, may have made a clean escape had they thought to bring a getaway car. Instead, the men fled the store on foot with an undisclosed amount of money, and then called for a taxi, which arrived with two police officers inside. The police had been tipped off about the robbery by the wife of the store's lone employee that night. During a phone call with her husband she had heard a commotion, before the call was cut short. She phoned the police who asked a local taxi company to alert them of any suspicious calls from the area. When an out-of-breath caller asked for a cab near the store, police met the taxi and went to the pick-up location.
Today's Webpick: This controversial Australian TV ad for tampons is still being broadcast across the ditch despite a large number of viewer complaints. What do you think? Harmless or an aquatic rodent too far? Watch it here. Scroll down.
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