'Thou shalt shoplift' says priest
A priest from North Yorkshire has advised his congregation to shoplift if they find themselves in hard times.
Father Tim Jones, the parish priest of St Lawrence and St Hilda in York, said people should steal from big chains rather than small businesses.
He said society's attitude to those in need "leaves some people little option but crime".
However the Archdeacon of York said: "The Church of England does not advise anyone to shoplift".
North Yorkshire Police described the sermon as "highly irresponsible".
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Teacher suspended in prayer row
A Christian supply teacher has been suspended from her job teaching ill children at home after offering to pray for a sick pupil.
Olive Jones, 54, from Weston-super-Mare, said the girl had been too poorly for a lesson. The teacher then decided to speak about her belief in miracles.
But the girl's mother said they were not believers and made a complaint.
Mrs Jones, who did not have a formal contract, was told by Oak Hill Short Stay School she would be suspended.
Mrs Jones, who is originally from Llanteg in Pembrokeshire, visited the child at her home on 25 November and said she was told of the decision just hours after the incident.
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Iran troops 'seize Iraq oil well'
Iranian troops have entered southern Iraqi territory and taken control of an oil well, reports say.
An Iraqi official played down the incident, saying the area was abandoned and right on a disputed border section.
Iranian soldiers crossed the border and raised an Iranian flag over the Fakkah oil field, a US military spokesman told the AFP news agency.
But an Iranian oil company spokesman denied the accusation, saying no troops had taken control of any oil well.
"The company denies Iranian soldiers taking control of any oil well inside Iraqi territory," the National Iranian Oil Company spokesman was quoted as saying by Iranian media.
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Perfect face dimensions measured
Scientists believe they have worked out the dimensions of the most attractive female face.
They say the key to the ideal arrangement of female facial features is the measurements between the eyes, mouth and ears.
Applying their results, the Canadian pop singer Shania Twain was rated as having the perfect visage.
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UK Court issues arrest warrant for Tzipi Livni
Well, it seems an arrest warrant has been issued by a UK court for the arrest of former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni over alleged war crimes carried out in the Israeli assault on Gaza last year.
Ms Livni has already cancelled a visit to the UK and over the past few months there have been other senior war mongers who had been warned against coming to the UK. Win.
However, it seems some parts of the UK government apparatus was caught off guard, and this arrest warrant may not be around for all too long:
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But even then when a war criminal does come to the UK, arrest warrants can be sought again and this makes it more difficult for murdered and war criminals to travel the world without fear.
A proud day to be British?
Eritrea football team 'absconds' in Kenya
Officials have launched a search for Eritrea's national football team after the players reportedly failed to return home following a tournament in Kenya.
The Eritreans were knocked out of the Cecafa competition for East and Central African nations last week.
But when the team plane landed back home, it was reportedly only carrying the coach and an official.
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Spying on FOUR year olds to fight terrorism?!?
Terror 'grooming' watch on nurseries as police fear children as young as FOUR are being radicalised
Children as young as four are being monitored by terror police who fear they could be brainwashed by Islamic extremists.
Concerns that they could be radicalised has prompted officers to visit nurseries and primary schools, a leaked police memo has revealed.
West Midlands counter-terrorism police e-mailed community groups suggesting children could be targets for terrorist recruiters.
An officer wrote: 'I do hope that you will tell me about persons, of whatever age, you think may have been radicalised or be vulnerable to radicalisation... Evidence suggests that radicalisation can take place from the age of four.'
Read more: The Daily Mail
Netanyahu condemns West Bank mosque attack
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned an attack on a mosque in the occupied West Bank and called for the arrest of those responsible.
Jewish settlers are suspected of launching the attack, burning books and scrawling hate-messages in Hebrew.
The main prayer hall and library of the mosque in the village of Yasuf were badly burnt in the attack on Thursday.
Clashes later broke out between villagers and Israeli troops sent to investigate the incident.
Israeli condemnation
In a statement, Mr Netanyahu "vigorously denounced the aggression against the mosque".
He said he had told security forces "to act with determination to find the perpetrators and bring them to justice".
Other Israeli leaders added their voices to the condemnation.
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Amir Khan: If I were white, I'd be a superstar
Those are the words of Amir Khan, who has been booed in every fight since his loss to Breidis Prescott over a year ago.
The Guardian News paper quoted him as saying "I can only say that sometimes ,skin colour does make a difference," Khan said. "I know for a fact if I were a white English fighter maybe I would have been a superstar in Britain, and the world."
Which is a damning verdict of race relations in the UK. However his father disagreed with Amir Khan and said "I don't agree with it. I don't know why he made those comments."
Where do you stand on this issue? Would Amir Khan have been better treated if he was not Muslim or Pakistani?
Iran 'planning 10 new uranium enrichment sites'
Iran's government has approved plans to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants, according to state media.
The government told the Iranian nuclear agency to begin work on five sites, with five more to be located over the next two months.
It comes days after the UN nuclear watchdog rebuked Iran for covering up a uranium enrichment plant.
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