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Spicy dishes are not for everyone - or every pet - but this rabbit in China has an insatiable appetite for chilli peppers. The bunny's owner, Huang Chao, said the animal ate a dozen chilli peppers a day and would eat more carrots after being fed the mouth-numbing vegetable. Mr Huang and his pet live in Chongqing, a city in south-west China known for its spicy cuisine. Who cares about carrots!

BooksObituaryNorman LevineNovelist with a painter's perceptionThe Canadian writer Norman Levine, who has died, aged 81, of a heart attack, saw language as a straitjacket that dulls excitement. He wanted his writing to come off the page with the immediacy of the abstract painting he encountered in the Cornish artists' community of St Ives, where he lived for 30 years. He described the encounter in an essay, Sometimes It Works, which was published in John Metcalf and JR Struthers's How Stories Mean (1993).

Rachel Cooke on foodFrench food and drink This article is more than 3 months oldThe French are having a tiff about salt in baguettes. And I totally understand whyThis article is more than 3 months oldRachel CookeBreaking off both ends of a baguette and buttering and eating them is actually the best thing about being an adult In Paris, a kerfuffle. Late last month, under pressure from the health ministry, the salt content in the city’s baguettes was cut from 1.

Survivor Season 41 Episode 9 shows the beginning of an alliance breakdown. In episode 8, fans saw yet another “live Tribal” where decisions were made on the spot. Amidst the scramble, Tiffany went home — but Heather, Xander, and Naseer also received a number of votes. In episode 9 two players received immunity while two other players went home. Here are the Survivor Season 41 spoilers regarding who’s voted out.

Play video content I Only Have Eyes For You Whatever Adrien Broner did in Las Vegas, he's in DEEP trouble with his girlfriend now ... 'cause he's sharing his most sincere apologies with TMZ Sports -- saying, "None of these bitches got nothin' on you." We caught up with AB following Thursday's press conference for the Errol Spence and Terence Crawford fight ... and while he's hyped up for the epic showdown, there was something else eating him up inside.

TMZ/Getty Rob Riggle's divorce has turned into a surveillance horror movie ... at least according to new legal docs in which the actor accuses his estranged wife of hacking him, taking his cash and spying on him via hidden camera. We broke the story ... Riggle's wife, Tiffany, filed for divorce in October after 21 years of marriage, but Rob claims things got worse shortly after when $28,000 in emergency money went missing from his home office .

We're so ready to slip into the best autumn jackets. Apart from the fact that this summer has been less than glorious, we're definitely feeling a chill in the air. It's too early for a winter coat but too cool to rely on a cardigan but these autumn jackets are exactly what your wardrobe needs during the tricky trans-seasonal period. Remember, though, just because you’re wearing them in an in-between season, doesn’t mean they need to relegated when the cold does properly set in.

Nanci Griffith, a Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter, died on August 13, her management agency told multiple outlets. Griffith did not want more details to be revealed until a week after her death, the agency said in a statement, per the Associated Press. The Texas-born musician blended genres in a style she dubbed “folkabilly,” and first performed songs that would go on to become hits. Kathy Mattea made “Love at the Five and Dime,” first written and performed by Griffith in 1986, into a hit with her cover, while Bette Midler found success with “From a Distance,” originally recorded by Griffith in 1987.

The age of extinctionGlobal development This article is more than 10 months oldParasitic fungus that infects and kills spiders discovered in Brazil This article is more than 10 months oldExclusive: rare purple organism preys on trapdoor spider in behaviour reminiscent of its ‘zombie’ relatives that feature in apocalyptic TV show The Last of Us Scientists believe they have discovered a new parasitic fungus which preys on trapdoor spiders in Brazil’s Atlantic rainforest.