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Ever since Peter Capaldi retired as the Twelfth Doctor, the long-running British sci-fi series “Doctor Who” has faced ratings troubles, with audiences expressing disinterest in the direction of the series. With the arrival of the Fifteenth Doctor, portrayed by Ncuti Gatwa, fans’ concerns with the direction of the show are reflected, as ratings continuing to decline. However, a clip from the upcoming Christmas special “The Church On Ruby Road” garnered attention — but not for the reasons that the producers may have intended. In the episode, the Doctor and his companion, Ruby, portrayed by Millie Gibson, infiltrate a church. As...

<p>In the “Harry Potter” world, Gringott’s Bank, the bank that serves wizards and where treasures are stored in a mysterious network of underground tunnels and chambers, is run by goblins, who are depicted as ill-tempered, short-statured creatures with long noses and ears with a love of gold.</p>

VIRGINIA BEACH A bystander at a 7-Eleven on South Newtown Road early this morning shot two men robbing the convenience store, police said. One of them is dead and the other was seriously injured. Both were wearing masks and carrying guns. Another man police believe was involved was located a short distance from the store and has been taken into custody. Police have not said whether they plan to charge the bystander. They said his gun was legal. It happened just after 2 a.m. at the store located at 130 S. Newtown Road. Police believe the trio had robbed another...

A family from Bulawayo's Nketa 7 suburb dumped its tenant's "goblin" at the Tshabalala Police Station, sending cops fleeing in different directions. The incident occurred at about 8 pm on Wednesday. A family that claimed a lodger owned the goblin brought it to the station in a suitcase. "We heard some screaming from the charge office and most officers who had knocked off rushed to see what was happening. At first everyone gathered around the suitcase, wanting to see what was inside," said a cop. The officer said a traditional healer who had come with the family opened the...

A little ingenuity and a desire to help World War II veterans like his grandfather have fueled a novel bar mitzvah project for a Buffalo Grove seventh-grader. He calls it “goblin insurance.” Just in time for Halloween, 12-year-old Sam Herzog is selling insurance to area homeowners to cover any suspicious trick-or-treat pranks that might turn up on their property this weekend. For instance, if pumpkins get smashed or toilet paper covers the trees, Herzog will come and clean it up. He is selling insurance to cover just those types of calamities done by mischievous ghouls or goblins and people are...

A HURUNGWE man, who has been in the business of manufacturing replicas of goblins for sale to a witch-hunter, commonly known as Tsikamutanda, to extort villagers’ livestock and money has been arrested. Nicholas Machowani (26) of Mabhoyi Village was jailed for an effective nine months by Karoi magistrate Mr Obedience Matare. Machowani was last Friday slapped with a 12-month jail term after he pleaded guilty to possessing three “goblins” that he intended to sell to Tsikamutanda, Brian Nicks-Chikepe of Makande. Mr Matare suspended three months of the sentence on condition of good behaviour. On September 28 this year at Makande...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 2008 West Precinct detectives continue in their efforts to identify the five masked gunmen responsible for robbing and kidnapping three persons from a home in the 4000 block of Harding Place between 9 p.m.-9:15 p.m. Sunday night. The five suspects entered through an unlocked front door. The 48-year-old homeowner, who was in the living room, thought it was a joke and pushed away a gun that was pointed at him. That prompted one of the suspects to fire a shot into a piece of furniture. The suspects robbed the victims of computer equipment and money....

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It's Hallowe'en, and all manner of hideous creatures-including Hillary and the famed Jersey Devil-are roaming the world. Be careful out there !

Håkon Robertsen has refused to tear down a condemned barn for fear of reprisals from 'little people' and is ready to sue local authorities to protect the building. Robertsen continues to resist a local order to tear down the derelict structure, and is currently being fined NOK 300 (USD 47.50) a day until he flattens the barn. Local authorities first ordered the barn demolished in February 2005 after complaints from Robertsen's neighbors and a new order was passed this autumn. Robertsen fears the consequences of tearing the building down. "I don't believe in ghosts, but underworld creatures have taken up...

Real orcs don't do windows While doing some research on the Uruk-hai, I came across an interesting fact: there were no Uruk-hai when Tolkien first wrote the chapter which introduced them. He hadn't conceived of them by that point. The original title for the chapter was "An Orc-raid".Well, that doesn't sound very exciting, does it? In fact, by the time Tolkien had reached this point in the story, Uruks (much less Uruk-hai) had yet to appear.Hang on, as Harry Potter might say. Let's back up a bit, and start over.While most people know that "orc" rarely occurs in The Hobbit...