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Wednesday 29 November 2023 Dublin: 2°C

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Ben Foden used dating app Bumble to announce that he's getting divorced from Una Healy
Yikes.
Demi Lovato had to apologise for a 'prank' that she played on her bodyguard
People thought she’d gone way over the line and some classed it as sexual assault.
Earth, Wind and Fire's Allee Willis has had her say on Taylor Swift's 'September' cover and she has not held back
The phrase ‘a drunk turtle dozing under a sunflower after ingesting a bottle of Valium’ makes an appearance.
20 of the weirdest reviews Irish people have left on Just Eat
Don’t upset a hungry person.
Kim Kardashian is defending Kanye West from backlash he received for praising Donald Trump
Kanye called Donald Trump his “brother” on Twitter, because they both have “dragon energy”.
This comedian just admitted to lying about escaping 9/11
Comedian Steve Rannazzisi made the claim on WTF with Marc Maron.
Remarkably, no-one was hurt when this car was crushed by a truck
Yikes.
Here's how long it really takes to get out of shape
An expert gives the lowdown.
This lightning strike in Dublin was a little too close for comfort
And loud. Very, very loud.
Watch: This lightning strike in Dublin was a little too close for comfort
And loud. Very, very loud.
Budweiser was forced to apologise after this 'unsavoury' tagline appeared on bottles
People have accused it of promoting “rape culture”.
Forget those US holidays because the euro could be worth 85c pretty soon
The currency has already hit a new 12-year low today.
This is what it's like to ride the world's tallest and fastest rollercoaster
Stomach-churning.
Doing the '12 Pubs'? ... Here's what happens to your body after each one of those drinks
No-one does a ‘Four Pubs of Christmas’. But it might seem like a hell of a better idea, after reading this.
An icy 'weather bomb' is whipping up five-storey waves in the North Atlantic
Western counties should expect gale force winds overnight.
Two window cleaners rescued from outside the 69th floor of the new World Trade Center
Their scaffolding collapsed while they were working at the building.
This is what NASA’s unmanned airplane looks like - and it’s terrifying
It can hover like a helicopter and fly like a plane…
Torres and Mata in but no place for Isco in Spain's star-studded provisional WC squad
Vicente del Bosque has announced a hugely impressive 30-man panel ahead of next month’s finals.
Brave Irish kid lets dad pull his tooth out with mini helicopter
Who needs a dentist when you’ve got a daddy with a drone?
Minus 50 degrees you say? Let's go for a dip....
Two adventurers planning the first Irish trek to the North Pole have been acclimatising themselves in remote northern Canada.
NFL star Devin Hester raced a cheetah... and won
The Chicago Bears wide receiver performed the stunt for a documentary.
Wild Goat Is Braver Than You Pic of the Day
Don’t look down.
Tiger playing with dogs is simultaneously kind of lovely and absolutely terrifying
Or neither. You decide.
Eight injured as plane lands nose-first in New York
The plane carrying 150 people collapsed on landing at La Guardia airport.
Oil prices hit massive spike in last 24 hours
Egypt’s political trouble causes concern – and Portugal crisis is affecting markets worldwide.
Fear or phobia: The science of being afraid
The only thing to fear is fear itself – except that sometimes it can seem like other things are a lot scarier…
HSBC to pay $1.9 billion to settle money laundering probe
Banking giant HSBC paid the huge sum to settle allegations of money laundering that were said to have helped terrorists and Iran.
Disney has a creepy new robot you can play catch with
He even shrugs if he misses the ball.
Eurozone and EU economies shrank in second quarter of 2012
Figures compiled by Eurostat show that economic output in both the eurozone, and the EU as a whole, is down.
Euro crisis: Spanish cost of borrowing hits 7pc as investors seek safety
The costs had fallen after Greece’s election, but are back up this morning as the fear of contagion remains…
VIDEO: Scary Plane Landing of the Day
If you’re afraid of flying you may want to look away now.
Leipheimer 'lucky to be alive' after training crash
American cyclist Levi Leipheimer was fortunate to avoid serious injury when struck by a car during a training ride in California.
There's another reason not to eat fast food...
…It can bring you down, man.
Men arrested for chasing children with hatchets
The local children were chased down Clonmeen Drive in Derry by two men in their 40s.
Newly-discovered 'roasted' planets may provide clues about Earth's future demise
The two Earth-sized planets were discovered by a NASA team in the Kepler-20 star system.
Guess who: When court sketches go wrong...
How many of these famous faces can you identify from their official court sketch?
Tarantula warning issued for Manchester
RSPCA warns of nasty surprises in gardens.