A British teacher with the intent of discouraging kids from smoking has been reprimanded after he lit up a cigarette in class and offered it to his mostly 13 year old pupils. Right message, wrong method… hopefully he doesn’t have a “don’t do drugs” lesson planned.

A statement issued by the school on Wednesday said: “The incident was fully investigated by the school and the teacher in question has been subject to disciplinary action that is proportionate in the circumstances.

“He is a highly valued and very experienced member of staff who recognises that his actions, while done to positively discourage smoking, was an error of judgement.

It continued: “There is widespread support for the teacher among parents of pupils in the class and he has the full support of his colleagues.

“As far as the school is concerned - it would like to consider the matter as closed.”

Hopefully they can help this girl out. What started as a tiny cyst on Lai Thi Dao’s tongue, and because her family did not have access to medical treatment, it has grown into a massive facial tumor that is estimated to weigh over 10 pounds. Fortunately, it looks like doctors are finally going to be able to get rid of it:

Now, a team of surgeons at the University of Miami is preparing for a marathon 10-hour procedure next Tuesday intended to cut away the growth, which now weighs an estimated 10 pounds and could be the largest recorded tumor of its kind reported in the medical literature.

The good news: the surgeons believe that once the tumor is successfully removed, it will not likely return. And they say they are hopeful that the operation will give Lai a chance at a more normal life.

Warning: do not click through to the full story if you have a weak stomach.

A new study indicates that a mother’s diet may have influence over the sex of her baby. Sounds like a bunch of hooey if you ask us, but we got a C- in Biology so what do we know.

In the quest to select a baby’s sex, success could depend on breakfast cereal and better nutrition, according to a new study that may offer some women another reason to eat their Wheaties.

Mothers-to-be who skip breakfast and eat less are more likely to give birth to girls, while moms who consume more calories and a wider range of nutrients — including, specifically, those from breakfast cereal — are more likely to deliver sons.

That’s according to new research by British scientists that provides what they say is the first-ever evidence that a mother’s diet at conception may determine her baby’s sex.

Our grandma was generally up for anything, but we doubt that we could have convinced her to put on a ski mask and wave around a gun for our video. That’s what an 18-year-old in Lake Worth, Florida is accused of doing — unfortunately for him, Granny is a bit senile so the cops are charging him with elderly abuse.

The 85-year-old woman is seen and heard on the video threatening to shoot “all the pigs,” referring to police.

Michael Alfinez was arrested Monday and charged with abusing an elderly person, discharging a firearm in public and improper exhibition of a dangerous weapon. Authorities say Alfinez also appears on the video firing a gun from a moving vehicle.

A Florida father made an interesting discovery when cleaning out his 13-year-old daughter’s treehouse the other day — guns and ammunition. There was a 9mm handgun, a 9mm rifle, and a sawed-off shotgun all wrapped in a sheet along with some other interesting items:

Deputies also found a plastic baggie containing 343 rounds of 22-caliber long rifle ammunition and another plastic bag with 94 rounds of 9 mm ammunition. Seven empty cigar containers, two folding knives, a pair of earplugs and an empty Crown Royal liquor bag were also discovered.

O’Connell said the last time he was inside the tree house was Apr. 13 and the bundle had not been there.

Either a criminal took up residence in the treehouse, or that teen is going to have some serious explaining to do. “I swear, Dad, they aren’t mine! I was just holding them for a friend!”