1 September 2010 Last updated at 07:56 ET

Errant golf swing 'sparks fire'An Orange COunty helicopter battles the blaze

A California wildfire was sparked when a golfer trying to hit a ball out of the rough struck his club against a rock, fire officials say.


Misspelt Cotswold Airport sign Spelling mistake on road sign

A spelling mistake is spotted on a new road sign installed by the council for Cotswold Airport on the A429 in Gloucestershire.

John Lennon's toiletLennon's toilet sold for £9,500

An overseas collector pays £9,500 for John Lennon's toilet at an auction in Liverpool.

Supporters of Fox Hole strip club in OhioBikini-clad Ohio strippers protest outside church

A group of Ohio strippers protest in bikinis outside a church whose members want to put their strip club out of business.

Balaur leg and foot (PA)Beefy dino sported fearsome claws

Fossils of a new type of dinosaur, which looks like a beefy version of the predatory Velociraptor, have been unearthed in Romania.

CardsCasino fined over dancing gambler

A Las Vegas casino agrees to pay a $250,000 (£162,127) fine for allowing a high-stakes gambler to dance on a card table during a game.

LightningScheme to draw electricity from air sparks debate

A scheme to generate renewable energy by simply pulling electric charge out of humid air sparks debate amongst scientists.

An artist's impression of Kepler-9b and 9c (NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech)Kepler spies Saturn-sized worlds

Nasa's Kepler space telescope detects two large planets orbiting a star some 2,000 light-years from Earth.

Staff at the vehicle dealership in Jining count Mr Zhao's money - 26 August 2010. Grab from CCTV via Reuters TV.'Loose change' buys van in China

A man pays for a van in China with 100,000 yuan ($14,700; £9,500) in pocket change he gathered over years, state television reports.

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