Nice try-Marijuana Christmas tree seized by police
BERLIN - A two-metre (six-foot) marijuana plant decorated as a Christmas tree was confiscated from the home of "an old hippie", who is now facing a drug possession charge, German police said Wednesday.In a tongue-in-cheek press release titled "All you need is love or how a hippie celebrates Christmas," police in the western city of Koblenz said they discovered the giant plant in the living room of the suspect."The two-metre-tall marijuana plant had been put in a Christmas tree stand and decorated with a string of lights," the police said.
"When asked, the hashish fan told the perplexed officers that he had intended to add more decorations to the 'tree' and place the presents under it, according to tradition."Police seized the plant and another 150 grams (5.3 ounces) of marijuana found in the apartment.
German authorities on Tuesday said that a 21-year-old man in the southern city of Munich
Smart-Man survives in block of ice for 24 hours
Klaus 'Mr Freeze' Fox wore just shoes, trousers and a jumper while being caged in a two metre long and 70 centimetres wide space in the middle of a solid ice block in Spittal.The magician, whose previous record were eight hours, had a mobile phone with him inside the block of ice to alert his girlfriend Sabrina Pichler in case of an emergency.Hundreds turned up to watch Fox break his record.In another David Blaine-styled stunt two firefighters have agreed to be enclosed in a glass box suspended 30ft in the air in London to raise money for charity.David Hunt and Jon Wordsworth will be contained in the box without food while wearing full fire kit.Unlike Blaine, who lasted 44 days in his box, they will be suspended for just 48 hours.The pair, who work in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, hope to raise money for The Fire Fighters Charity and Cancer Research UK as part of a long-running fundraising campaign.
Paint Crash- Family covered in 25 litres of white paint after crashing car
The two adults and two children were driving through KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa with a giant 25litre tub of paint in the back when the smash happened, sending the emulsion everywhere. It is believed that the tub, which had been placed on the back seat, was catapulted forward during the crash, covering the inside of the car and its occupants.
