Dog Forces US Airways flight down

The plane, which had taken off from Newark, New Jersey, made its emergency landing in Pittsburgh when the passenger and flight attendant were attacked.Its 89-year-old owner, as yet unidentified, had let the pooch - a 12lb Manchester terrier called Mandy - out of its carrier when the flight took off.Mandy's tranquilisers had apparently worn off and her owner was nursing the agitated creature on her lap when she got loose and the biting kicked off. Todd Lehmacher, a US Airways spokesperson, explained that the plane's pilot decided to land in Pittsburgh to ensure passenger safety and so that the injured individuals could be treated. Mandy was locked back in her crate after her biting rampage and it is as yet unclear whether her owner will face any fines or penalties for letting the snappy canine out of her carrier.

Nice Proposal-Man uses his bus to propose to girlfriend

Phill changed the electronic board on his Wilts and Dorset bus to: ‘Sam, will you marry me?’ 

Sam was waiting at a bus stop outside of her work in Poole, Dorset, when Phill drove up and she saw the sign.

Phill got off the bus and presented Sam with an engagement ring before she said 'yes.’ Quirky marriage proposals are all the rage now it would seem. Last week, romantic Jason Jenkins of Stoke on Trent popped the question to long-time girlfriend Melissa Bowen by having her

Driver nabbed by same cop in two countries

Former London bobby Andy Flitton ticketed the man in Britain two years ago, shortly before migrating to New Zeala - then caught him again in September on a highway in the South Island, the New Zealand Herald reported.

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Constable Flitton, who now works for the New Zealand traffic police, said he had forgotten about the original booking until the man approached him while he was writing out the ticket."He asked if I had worked in London, I said 'yes'. He asked if I used to operate the laser gun on the A5 in North London, I said 'yes'," Constable Flitton told the newspaper."And he said 'I thought it was you, you gave me my last speeding ticket there two years ago'.""We must have some sort of connection," he said. "He only ever broke the law twice and both times I was the one to give him a ticket ... it just shows what a small world it really is."