Standing in a rain soaked English village, more than 200 competitors armed with horse chestnuts dangling from shoelaces faced off for the World Conker Championship. … Continue reading
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LONDON (AP) — An 89-year-old army veteran who made national headlines in Britain with a newspaper ad seeking work has started his new job. Full … Continue reading
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Former British police officer Ben Hooper hopes to make history by swimming every mile of the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to … Continue reading
Rare speech disorder leaves a Houston-area mother of three sounding like she belongs on “Downton Abbey” Full Story Via Strange – CBSNews.com … Continue reading
Behind a start line in a field in southern England, a group of drivers rev their engines, raring to open the throttle on noisy machines … Continue reading
LONDON (AP) — A woman from Wales cannot name her baby daughter Cyanide, a British court ruled Thursday. Full Story Via Odd News Headlines – … Continue reading