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It was the happiest day of Anita Wood’s life – but her science fiction-themed civil partnership landed her in a lot of trouble in reality. The 46-year-old same-sex ceremony with partner Margaret Wood, held at Swansea City’s Liberty Stadium in 2011, attracted some unwanted attention as the couple and their guests donned costumes inspired by their favourite show Star Trek. Photos from the unusual gathering were spotted in the local press by investigators looking into fraudulent benefits claims – proving Wood had falsely claimed £16,000 as a jobless single person while she was living with her partner who was in...

Shirley Phelps-Roper calls out Florida preacher for plans to burn Quran ... 'cause she did it first By Justin Kendall, Thu., Sep. 9 2010 @ 2:00PM Terry Jones has angered the Westboro Baptist Church.... Shirley Phelps-Roper is reportedly calling Jones a poseur. Fred Phelps' daughter told the Star that Westboro's was burning the Islamic religious text on a Washington, D.C., street back in 2008. "We did it a long time before this guy," Phelps-Roper told the Star... "They'll browbeat him and he'll back down at the last minute," she said. "He's an apologist. He doesn't serve God."