Daily Mail [UK]
20 January 2019
He MUST have nine lives!
Family are astonished after pet cat they 'buried three years ago' after being
told he'd been run over turns up alive on their doorstep
[…] Sharon Fox, 53, and her daughter Lauren, 24, were
left distraught when their beloved pet Sidney vanished in March 2016 from
Brandon, County Durham. The pair were devastated when they were told a cat
matching Sidney's appearance had been knocked over and taken to landfill by the
council. But almost three years later Sharon and Lauren received a phone call
from a woman who said she'd found Sidney, now six, alive and well, around 12
miles from home. […]
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Yle [Finland]
21 January 2019
Needle discovered in
supermarket produce in western Finland
A case of serious vandalism has been detected in a
supermarket on the western coast of Finland, after a customer found a sewing
needle in clementines purchased there. […]
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Hudson Valley Post [Poughkeepsie, NY]
22 January 2019
McDonald’s Debunks Rumor a
Hudson Valley Man’s Drink Was Spiked
On Sunday, a Cornwall man posted photos to Facebook
believing he was served a rum and coke when he ordered diet coke at the
McDonald's on Broadway in the City of Newburgh. However, after contacting
McDonald's, and returning to the Newburgh location, he was shown proof his
drink wasn't spiked. […]
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Skegness Standard [UK]
23 January 2019
Warnings dogs may be stolen
‘a myth’, say police
Police have reassured residents there have been no
reports of stolen dogs after fears bogus RSPCA representatives are operating in
the county, leaving blue marks on the front of properties where there were
pets. […]
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Mirror [UK]
23 January 2019
Calls for Marks & Spencer
boycott due to toilet roll 'with Allah symbol'
Calls have been made to boycott Marks & Spencer
over symbols on toilet roll which it is claimed is the Arabic for Allah. However
M&S have strongly denied the accusation, originally made in a viral video.
[…]
Gulf News [Dubai]
24 January 2019
Rumours: Dubai responds to
claims of bacon fat in chocolate
Dubai: The civic body in the emirate has denied
allegations made against a UAE-based company, and confirmed that locally made
products do not contain any type of pork derivatives. Social networking sites
across the country recently circulated rumours that the sweets manufacturing
company Tiffany contained bacon fat in its product Break Supa. […]
