Pigeon poos on politician as he protests about pigeon poo
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A US politician received a brutal lesson in irony when, as he was being interviewed about the problem of pigeon poo, a pigeon relieved itself on his head. Democrat Jaime Andrade was discussing the messy matter with a reporter when he felt the feathered faeces land. “I think they just got me,” he said, wiping his head.
Cameron shoots a stag and calls it Boris
David Cameron has shot a stag on a remote Scottish island and named it after his political rival, Boris Johnson. Writing in The Times, Alex Massie said: “Last month, on the Isle of Jura, Cameron shot a stag and named him Boris. This was the sequel to a stalking expedition last summer during which a similarly stricken deer was given the name Gove.”
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Woman says she saw Tupac in 2014
A woman claims that she saw Tupac Shakur perform in St Louis, Missouri, US, in 2014. The claim is unusual because the American rapper died on September 13, 1996, days after a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. Conspiracy theorists have refused to accept that Tupac is dead. One person, commenting online about the woman’s claims, remarked: “This lady could know something.”
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