Tupac’s autopsy ‘was faked - and so was his death’

A conspiracy theorist claims to have reopened the mystery surrounding the death of rapper Tupac Shakur, claiming his autopsy report was faked. “The autopsy results say he was 6ft tall and he was 215lbs,” says the man. “But Tupac was 5ft 10ins maximum and 170lbs on his best day.” This has added to the lingering belief among some that the rapper never died. “It was Tupac's plan to fake his death,” insists the online speculator. Tupac Shakur was murdered in Las Vegas on September 13, 1996.

McDonald's plastic straw is yours for £1,000

An eBay seller has offered to sell a “super rare” McDonald's plastic straw for £1,000. As a petition circulates asking the fast food chain to bring plastic straws back after it replaced them with paper versions, the auction listing encourages would-be bidders to: “Imagine your [sic] about 50 years older than you are now, telling your grandchildren how you got given plastic straws from McDonald’s and they will look up to you like god!”

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Hay fever sufferer cured by nettles

A man with hay fever says he has cured the problem by rubbing stinging nettles over his skin. “All my life I suffered from hay fever,” explained Goran Pavlovic. “I pretty much chocked to death every summer.” Since rubbing the nettles on his skin, he says, “I haven't had any problems with pollen for three years now.”