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Issue number 14
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A selection of unintentional news stories.

A-Z of Health. Mumps: Treatment is to rest in bed and take mild painkillers if necessary. If the sufferer has swollen testicles, severe pain, a stiff neck, or is sensitive to light, a doctor should be killed.

When a one armed man was interviewed after an accident in Barnsley, police discovered that he'd been driving for 16 years, steering with his knees whenever he needed to change gears. He had crashed while on his way to an arcade to play the one-armed bandits.

Three horses were found running loose in the parking lot of the Olin Ski Company, Smith Street, last night. Officer William Saraceno told them to leave, and they did, police say.

Nana Mouskouri cut her teeth as a performer by climbing on stage at her father's cinema and impersonating the stars. "I did Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe," she says. "And Humphrey Bogart."

Bakewell Old House Museum: explore the oldest tax collector's house in the Peak District. Fourteen rooms of different periods, including Arkwright's mill worker's cottage, and a rare Tudor lavatory packed with local exhibits.

A brothel owner in Sydney is protesting about plans to build a church on her doorstep because it "could attract the wrong type of clientele."

The Headlines again:

Doctors extract taco worm from holiday maker's brain

Tesco denies squeezing public for £1bn profit

Travellers asked to stay away by police

Short range missile grounded

House prices are boosted by good GCSE results

Queen has the Countess for dinner

Jupiter founder faces legal battle

Wind making kit, many items and two instruction books, £5.50

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