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Police were scared when they stumbled on several mannequin heads peeping out of a dumpster.

Officers in Ladner, British Columbia, were spooked by the startling discovery, possibly suspecting they'd found something much more sinister.

Delta Police captioned a photo and tweeted: "Police officers don't scare easily. But imagine you are patrolling down a dark alley and your flashlight hits upon this."

The image shows several mannequin heads peeping out of a dumpster, including one with scraggly dark hair which was hanging from the lid.

While the finding made the police jump, officers have reasoned that the heads probably came from nearby clothing stores and hair salons.

A woman has been diagnosed with a strange medical condition which means she can't hear men's voices.

The patient, known as Chen, said she felt sick and could hear ringing in her ears one night before going to sleep, and was left panicked when she woke up to realise she couldn't hear her boyfriend talking to her.

She took herself to Qianpu Hospital in the city of Xiamen, East China, where she realised she could hear female voices.

Ear, nose and throat specialist Lin Xiaoqing said: "She was able to hear me when I spoke to her, but when a young male patient walked in, she couldn't hear him at all."

Dr Lin diagnosed her with a condition known as 'low-frequency hearing loss' after the lady explained she had been stressed and not sleeping enough.

Crowds of commuters shed their trousers across the world for the annual 'No Pants Subway Ride'.

On Sunday, pants-free participants in 50 cities including New York, London and Berlin - celebrated the 17th anniversary of the cheeky event.

Paddy Jane, captain of the 'No Pants Society' in Toronto, gushed about the event and said "it's a really good time".

He wore army camouflage gear including matching underwear and held a megaphone to direct the other participates for their commute and after-party.

He bellowed: "We've got 99 problems but our pants ain't one. We break out of leg jail and we ride the rails. You got to break out of pants prison!"

The 'No Pants Subway Ride' was founded in New York in 2002, and found its way to Toronto six years later.

A woman with just a few months to live wants to find a caring home for her plant. The 83-year-old woman has been looking after the sprawling greenery for the past decade in her Lancaster apartment, and she wants it to thrive once she passes away.

Gabrellen Pffar who has decided to refuse further cancer treatment wants to make sure her plant has enough light when her husband moves in with family after she dies.

The retired art teacher said: "When people walk into the room, the plant is the first thing they notice.

"It's pretty big. I have plant food and I put just a pinch of that in and water."

She continued that: "It's a beautiful plant" and wants it "to go to someone who can continue to take care of it."

She says that even though she isn't good with plants, her beloved has thrived nonetheless.