1. US student suspended for filming teacher using racial slur
- A US high school is facing criticism after it suspended a student for recording her teacher using a racial slur in class.
- Mary Walton, 15, filmed her teacher saying the n-word repeatedly on 9 May at Glendale High School in Springfield, Missouri.
- Her family has since retained a lawyer and asked the school to apologize.

2. Colorado driver tried to avoid DUI by switching seats with dog
- A speeding driver who was pulled over in Colorado tried to switch seats with his dog in the passenger seat to evade arrest.
- An officer approached the car and watched the bizarre scene unfold.
- The man was initially stopped for speeding at 52mph in a 30mph zone.

3. Albanian prisoners paid by the UK government to return home
- Albanian authorities have confirmed that most of its citizens forcibly sent back home from the UK this year were convicted of crimes there.
- Each week, a small crowd gathers at the razor-wire fence tucked around the back of Albania's Tirana airport.
- The narrow runway beyond it, pinched between jagged black mountains and the high grey walls of the border police unit, is where UK deportation flights land - closely watched by the families waiting at the fence.
1. US student suspended for filming teacher using racial slur
- A US high school is facing criticism after it suspended a student for recording her teacher using a racial slur in class.
- Mary Walton, 15, filmed her teacher saying the n-word repeatedly on 9 May at Glendale High School in Springfield, Missouri.
- Her family has since retained a lawyer and asked the school to apologize.

2. Colorado driver tried to avoid DUI by switching seats with dog
- A speeding driver who was pulled over in Colorado tried to switch seats with his dog in the passenger seat to evade arrest.
- An officer approached the car and watched the bizarre scene unfold.
- The man was initially stopped for speeding at 52mph in a 30mph zone.

3. Albanian prisoners paid by the UK government to return home
- Albanian authorities have confirmed that most of its citizens forcibly sent back home from the UK this year were convicted of crimes there.
- Each week, a small crowd gathers at the razor-wire fence tucked around the back of Albania's Tirana airport.
- The narrow runway beyond it, pinched between jagged black mountains and the high grey walls of the border police unit, is where UK deportation flights land - closely watched by the families waiting at the fence.

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