Many of us enjoy a glass of wine in the evening to help unwind from a stressful day, or as part of a meal. There’s nothing more frustrating than realising you need a corkscrew to open the bottle and not having one on hand. However, one social media user seems […]
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A man was caught crouching behind a horse after previously admitting penetrating an animal. The man, who said he had “an unusual habit” was arrested after sneaking into a stable with the intent to commit a sexual offence. Lancashire police responded to a call on May 16 2022 at 12:40 […]
Mass fish deaths in Australia’s second longest river have been blamed on low oxygen levels. Footage showed a slick of hundreds of thousands of silvery bodies blanketing the surface of the Darling River near the town of Menindee in a remote part of New South Wales, around 620 miles (1,000km) […]
A man has “destroyed his entire family” after an £80 DNA kit exposed his mum as a cheater. He told how he bought testing kits for himself and his dad following the recent “craze” in them. However, he never expected his results to turn their lives upside down, reports The […]
Step aside labrador betriever, a new top dog has taken the lead! The dog breed has lost its crown after 31 years as America’s most popular dog, according to the American Kennel Club. The dethroning comes after three decades, with the US’ favourite now being the “playful” and “adaptable” French […]
Physicists in the Netherlands have identified a type of crystal that, bizarrely, can turn uncharacteristically floppy and soft on the outside. Crystals are typically hard solids that are distinguished by their well-defined, regular geometric shapes that reflect their highly ordered molecular structure. Familiar examples might include ice, table salt or […]
Could this high-tech android really compete with the GOAT? (Picture: UCLA) A robot footballer called Artemis is being lauded as ‘better than Messi’. The android’s name is an acronym for ‘A Robot That Exceeds Messi In Soccer’ – and it’s due to play in a major international tournament. Artemis, who […]
A new study has found that the rate at which we metabolise caffeine may have an impact on our weight, though further research will be needed to work out whether drinking more coffee is actually beneficial. Dr Dipender Gill, a clinical scientist at Imperial College London, was part of the […]
A dinosaur which roamed parts of the world 160 million years ago is thought to have had the longest neck ever seen in an animal, according to scientists. Known as Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum, the dinosaur’s neck measured 15.1 metres – six times longer than the necks of giraffes and 1.5 times […]
A woman has told how her neighbour has made her feel “very uncomfortable” by messaging her when they spot her gardening at the back of her house. She says the comments amount to a running commentary on what she’s doing and claims the neighbour also takes spare wood from her […]
A dog owner has been left outraged after picking up his grandmother’s dog from a pet groomer only to find it had been given a very different look. Comparisons were made between the dog and Sid the sloth from the animated film Ice Age. The owner shared a before and […]
A dad who previously crawled the London Marathon while dressed as a gorilla is to walk the entire race backwards in aid of Ukrainians affected by the ongoing war with Russia. Tom Harrison said he set himself the goal as a means of “looking over my shoulder for Ukraine”. The […]
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video This is the incredible moment a tarantula releases a slimy egg sac filled with 1,700 offspring. The enormous spider secretes her eggs into a silky web cushion, suspended in a hole in […]
In a decade where the world has faced a global pandemic, the threat of nuclear war, and a rise in the cost of living – a man in the US claims he has encountered another crisis to add to the mounting list of problems facing our species. Aimen Halim is […]
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The Tesco superfan who got his clubcard tattooed on his wrist has only saved £18 worth of points. Dean Mayhew, 31, said he got the QR code permanently inked on his arm […]
A man is frustrated because his neighbour has complained about the scent of cooking coming from his flat. He claims the neighbour has even asked him not to cook after 9pm because she and her husband find the smells too annoying. While he admits that smells in a block of […]
Women in Berlin will be allowed to go swimming topless after a discrimination complaint. The decision was made after the complainant, whose identity remains private, turned to the senate’s ombudsperson’s office for equal treatment to demand the same rights as their male counterparts when it comes to going topless in […]
A lawyer received the sentence for selling calendars featuring rubber ducks, a symbol of Thailand’s pro-democracy movement (Picture: AP) A man has been jailed for two years for selling calendars featuring cartoon rubber ducks that judges ruled mocked Thailand’s monarch. The 26-year-old lawyer, referred to in proceedings under the alias […]
The Loch Ness Monster may be two individual beasties, it has been claimed after footage allegedly showed two surfaced humps moving across the loch in opposite directions. Self-styled “Nessie hunter” Eoin O’Faodhagain, 58, was monitoring a webcam trained on the loch when he spotted a dark mass moving under the […]
Jamie Boultbee and Kaylie Hursthouse checked into a hotel for Valentine’s Day but ended up in court (Picture: BPM) A couple have been fined £500 each after they had such wild sex they kept fellow hotel guests awake. Jamie Boultbee and Kaylie Hursthouse checked into the Moorlands Izaak Walton in […]