FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable. But this is a prison cell with a twist - as it's part of a HOTEL. 'Prisoners' at the hotel can experience a night locked up inside the former prison and find out firsthand what life was like inside the dingy cells, with the helping hand of a few modern necessities thrown in. The intriguing 56-room Alcatraz Hotel is located in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and sees guests don striped pyjamas to really get into the spirit of their stay. Receptionist David Woodard, 23, says: “Dr. Michael Koll and Dr. Andreas Kirsch bought the former prison and had the idea to change it into a hotel in 2007, five years after it closed.
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
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A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
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Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
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A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
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Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .