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Batmobile replica up for sale at auction

London, Jan 10 : An imitation of Batmobile, which was used in the 1960s Batman TV series, is up for grabs at an auction.

The personal car of the caped crusader comes with a dashboard TV, rear parachute pod and Batphone.

It is mechanically sound, and also has a valid MoT certificate and registration document, making it legal to drive on the road.

The car developed by Mark Perkins, 46, of Ascot, Berkshire is up for sale at an auction of sports cars and collector's pieces at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.

Perkins bought the 1973 Lincoln Continental in 1987 and spent a year modifying it.

World''s largest crossword built on tower block in Ukraine

London, January 10 : The world's biggest crossword, boasting to be more than 100ft high, has been put together on the side of a tower block in Ukraine.

Clues to the massive puzzle, which is 19 squares across and 34 squares high, have been sprinkled around major landmarks and attractions, including parks, fountains, and theatres, in the historic city of Lvov.

The literary challenge encouraged participants to test their grey matter during their weekend promenades, providing them with an opportunity to work out their brains and their legs at the same time.

And since the brainteaser was too huge to be penned by hand, solutions are lighted in fluorescent letters at night, reports the Telegraph.

Dustin Hoffman confesses being a ''hotel kleptomaniac''!

Dustin HoffmanLondon, Jan 10 : He might be a multimillionaire star

Want to know the most irritating invention? It’s Karaoke

Want to know the most irritating invention? It’s KaraokeA latest survey which was conducted in Britain has suggested that Karaoke is by far the most irritating invention, in which inexperienced amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system.

Furthermore, it was found by the poll of more than 2,500 adults that most Britons wish that the karaoke machine, which rose from Japanese curiosity to living room fixtures worldwide should never had been invented.

Dennis Quaid’s hospital case over medication error closed

Dennis Quaid’s hospital case over medication error closedLondon, January 10 : Dennis Quaid and wife Kimberley can finally put to rest their legal dispute with a Los Angeles hospital that almost killed their newborn twins.

The couple had settled for 493,420 pounds in damages in December after the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center staff mistakenly gave a massive overdose of the blood thinner Heparin to little Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace, two weeks after they were born.

The twins had then been struggling for their lives after the almost-fatal amount, reports the Daily Express.

Zhang Ziyi under fire after topless photos hit Internet

London, January 10 : Zhang Ziyi has incurred the wrath of critics after topless pictures of the Chinese actress getting intimate with her Israeli fiancé hit cyberspace.

`The Memoirs of a Geisha' star had recently been snapped soaking the Caribbean sun donning only a pair of bikini bottoms while her billionaire Vivi Nevo thinned out the air between them.

The vacation snaps had enraged the `tradition-preserving' critics with many of them dubbing the artist as "shameless", reports the Daily Express.

One critic wrote: "Zhang Ziyi is really shameless. She is with a foreigner, but should remember certain conduct is expected of Chinese women."

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