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Men could be prosecuted for failing to do an equal share of the housework under controversial proposals with surprisingly wide backing in France. The idea of introducing a criminal offence of non-sharing of domestic tasks was raised in the presidential election campaign by eco-feminist politician Sa

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has filed an application to trademark the word "Archetypes" – the name of her new Spotify-exclusive podcast. Her application to the US Patent and Trademark Office could struggle given that the word, which entered the English language in the 1540s, is widel

Four customers of Burger King have filed a class action lawsuit alleging that the fast food chain's trademark Whopper is smaller in real life than it looks in adverts. The lawsuit, filed in the southern district of Florida, alleges that the burger looks about 35% bigger in adverts published after 20

Drivers in Derbyshire have been obstructed by hundreds of McVitie's biscuits, as a lorry driver spilt a delivery of the biscuits across a main road. Derbyshire constabulary were called to Ilkeston Road, in Sandiacre, at about 4.30pm on Monday after the road and pavement were strewn with Ginger Nuts

Police are investigating a series of bizarre meat attacks including one where lamb chops were stuffed into the exhaust pipe of a car.

One of Sweden's top judges has been fined after stealing meatballs – as well as sausages, cheese and an entire Christmas ham – from a supermarket. Mrs Justice Ann-Christine Lindeblad, a judge of the Supreme Court of Sweden for nearly 20 years, resigned in February after police began inve

A flamingo that flew away from a Kansas zoo some 17 years ago and has been on the run has been spotted in Texas. Pink Floyd, as the bird is known, was seen on March 10 wading into Cox Bay near Port Lavaca, about 120 miles from Houston.

A French pensioner has mistakenly taken an artwork home from the Picasso Museum. The pensioner noticed a blue overall hanging on a wall and assumed it had been forgotten by another visitor, she took it, tried it on, found that it was too big and asked her tailor to shorten it.

The British Museum is facing legal action after refusing to allow 3D scanning of part of the famous Parthenon Marbles. The Institute of Digital Archaeology (IDA), which wants to use technology to create a replica of the collection as a possible solution to the drawn-out international dispute over th

A police investigation into alleged Covid-19 breaches in Downing Street has led to 20 fines – and a warning that more could be on the way. The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into the UK's so-called "partygate" scandal months after it first emerged that parties and other gatherin

Tourists who visit the Isle of Mull to see white-tailed eagles contribute up to £8 million per year to the island’s economy, according to a new study. The study has highlighted the scale of the economic benefits to Scotland’s so-called “eagle island” thanks to the birds

A Pokemon card has sold for a record-breaking $420,000 at auction.

A medieval priory seal matrix which is believed to be about 800 years old, has been sold after it was dug up by a metal detectorist who is just ten years old. The copper-alloy seal was found in Woodbridge, Suffolk, by George Henderson from Nottinghamshire.

Five huge luxury mansions each worth £1 million each have been torn down after they were built in breach of planning regulations.

A shoe shop has appealed to a bungling thief to "do the right thing" and return 20 stolen shoes – all of them for left feet only. A reward of $5,000 (around €4,500) has been offered by the Miami-based store for the return of the shoes, which are of dubious resale value without their right