Monthly Archives: January 2009

Thief caught out giving policeman’s address

A German teenager caught shoplifting tried to dupe police by lying about where he lived — but ended up in even more trouble when the address he gave turned out to be the home of an investigating officer. The 18-year-old from Achim, a town of 30,000 in northern Germany, admitted he had lied when the [...]

Bullies exist in the animal kingdom too

Respect to the pigeon in the background watching!

Woman gives birth at London Underground station

A Polish woman has become only the second person to give birth on London’s underground rail network since it opened 146 years ago, the transport authority confirmed on Friday. Julia Kowalska was travelling with her sister on the network’s Jubilee line on December 19 when her contractions started. She got off at a station in [...]