Thursday, 27th September, 2012

Hello, here's what's been happening in the news today.

Source: Getty Images

Alberto Casillas Asenjo, a cafe owner in Spain, has been hailed a hero by many for preventing riot police from storming his shop during the riot on Tuesday night.

But I think the police who were just after their daily dosage of coffee and doughnuts would beg to differ.

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Source: goldnet.com.au

A man in the US has proposed to his girlfriend while flying a plane they were in and pretending it was going to crash. The man then got his girlfriend to read from an emergency procedure manual which ended with a question - Will you marry me? - to which his girlfriend answered. 'yes'.

Though this story has gone viral and may have a happy ending, I feel sorry for the next couple that actually experiences engine trouble. Man: "Honey, the plane's crashing! Check the emergency procedure manual!" Lady, "Oh, sweetie! Yes! Yes!"

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Source: abc.net.au/news





The people of the Solomon Islands were offended by Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge's choice of dress during her visit to the area as part of the couple's tour to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

After hearing about what happened in France, the people were expecting something a little more 'revealing'.

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Photograph: Paul Miller



In his latest menagerie of the carbon tax, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has likened the carbon tax to that of an 'embrace of an octopus', with it originally being an 'instantaneous cobra strike', followed by a 'python's squeeze'.

This confirms once and for all that Tony Abbott gets his ideas from horror movies from the 60s.

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Source: en.wikipedia.org



Penguins at the Melbourne Aquarium have followed in the lead of Paul the octopus, the octopus that was made famous for it's supposed 'psychic abilities' during the Soccer World Cup, and are attempting to guess the winner of this year's AFL Grand Final.

After closer inspection, it was found out that they were simply wealthy businessmen punting at an illegal gambling den set up in the aquarium. They better keep a look out for the loan sharks!

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And that's the news for tonight! See you all next time!