Small Bits of News

Man arrested for breaking his girlfriend's leg.
A man who broke his girlfriend's leg at her own request, and had it filmed on a mobile phone, in a bid to sue Plymouth City Council has been jailed for three years. David Gittins, prosecuting, said that Thomson had claimed the injury had been caused by a small garden wall falling on Miss Hingston, 27, at his council home. The incident came to light on November 24, 2006 when police officers executed a drugs warrant at the defendant's home and seized a mobile phone, which they examined for evidence of drugs offences.
It was then they found the film of Thomson jumping on his girlfriend's leg. The video showed Hingston lying face down on the floor wrapped in a duvet with her leg exposed and her foot covered by a pillow. Bricks were placed below her knee and above her ankle before burly Thomson jumped two-footed on to her leg. He lands on her leg with his full force and a sickening crunch - so loud it made the court room gasp out loud - is heard.
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Candy Wrappers Help Police Nab Suspects
CINCINNATI (AP) - Police in Cincinnati say a trail of candy and wrappers led them to suspects in a break-in at a downtown candy store.
Four people have been charged with breaking and entering. One of the four also has been charged with child endangering.
Police say 19-year-old Christine Ruther had her 7-week-old daughter with her when she and three others broke into Peter Minges (MIHNG'-guhs) & Son candy store Thursday. They are accused of taking about $400 in candy. The group was arrested a few blocks away.
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Euro 2008: 2,008 Naked Fans
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - It might be a good time to make strategic use of a yellow card.
New York contemporary artist Spencer Tunick has gained notoriety worldwide for photographing thousands of people in the nude. Now he's planning to pack a Vienna soccer stadium with 2,008 naked fans in the run-up to the Euro 2008 tournament.
Austria's national railway said Thursday it will offer free travel to the first 2,008 men and women who sign up to bare it all for the May 11 spectacle.