A Dorset couple have named their new baby daughter Kia - after she had to be delivered on the back seat of a Kia people carrier.
A Californian couple got the shock of their lives when they returned home to find a 90ft crane had cut their house in two.
An epileptic actress has been criticised over plans to try and induce a fit on stage as part of a public performance.
The Duchess of Cornwall's bid to turn on the Christmas lights at Britain's oldest shopping arcade failed when a tassel came off in her hand.
Anti-terrorist police sealed off an airport terminal after mistaking 140lbs of frozen fish for a bomb.
A group representing Father Christmases in the US is calling for Santa Clauses to be given priority for swine...
Animal rights campaigners are outraged after a video of diners eating a live fish became a hit on the...
The infamous beach ball that 'scored' a goal for Sunderland against Liverpool has raised more than £400 for...
Zoo-keepers in China say their tigers have grown so tame that they're frightened of the chickens they're...
Taxi drivers in a Chinese city are complaining that they are having to queue for miles to refuel their cars.
A photograph purporting to show a 55ft snake found in a forest in China has become an internet sensation.
A hungry dog is being blamed turning on the heat under a chip pan which set fire to his owner's kitchen -...
A Polish man claims his pet dog revived him after he suffered a heart attack.
A US wildlife officer's decision to bring a 5ft alligator into his daughter's school for a show-and-tell...
A starling that can talk, mimic mobile phones and fly beside a vehicle at 40mph is to appear in a film.
A dog and a cat which have recently given birth in China are taking it in turns to 'childmind' for each other.
British Airways cancelled a flight between Edinburgh and London after a passenger said he saw a tarantula...
An Australian woman says she divorced her husband after he asked her to choose between him and her pet...
A dog who was paralysed has taken his first steps after pioneering treatment by scientists at Cambridge...
A Chinese burglar got stuck after he tried to crawl through a tiny opening built for a farmer's pet dog to...
Thieves in Germany stole a circus van - without realising there was a lion asleep in the back.
A Birmingham mother has been fined £75 for feeding the ducks at her local park - but her toddler son was...
US sheriffs have launched disciplinary action after a prisoner escaped from a jail in Georgia by using his...
A Buddhist bank robber has been refused permission for his cat to visit him in jail - even though he says it's...
An Italian motorcyclist is appealing after he lost his licence when speed cameras clocked him at an impossible...
A US woman charged with offering sex for World Series tickets on the Craigslist website says she did nothing...
Two burglary suspects who drew 'masks' on their faces with a permanent marker pen have been arrested in the...
A US woman scared a would-be burglar away from her home by "acting like a large dog", according to police.
A Polish man has finally cleared his name after an 18-month legal battle in which he was accused of kicking...
An epileptic actress has been criticised over plans to try and induce a fit on stage as part of a public...
More than £1 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes filled with rabbit droppings instead of tobacco have...
The abandoned site of the world's worst industrial disaster is to open as a tourist attraction in India next...
Parents and teachers in China are protesting after a sculpture of a tiny girl with giant breasts was installed...
Council bosses in Essex have issued a ban on drunken romps at a local graveyard after complaints from...
A Somerset man has created a psychedelic hearse to offer funky funerals to the hippy generation.
The dead body of a 75-year-old man was left on a Los Angeles balcony for several days because neighbours...
A Saudi woman is seeking a divorce after discovering her husband had nicknamed her 'Guantanamo' on his mobile...
A French shoe designer has sparked controversy after deciding that Barbie is "too fat" and redesigning her...
A Dorset couple have named their new baby daughter Kia - after she had to be delivered on the back seat of a...
A former US high school student has finally got round to returning two overdue library books - after half a...
A Chinese man, who had half of his body amputated after being run over by a truck, has amazed surgeons with...
A Twitter feed featuring pearls of wisdom from a 73-year-old father could be turned into a US TV show.
Garbage workers successfully sifted through ten tonnes of rubbish to find a wedding ring and an engagement...
A Scottish game warden who bought a metal detector for a new hobby discovered a £1m hoard of Iron Age...
A footman to the Queen has become British heavyweight wrestling champion after beating his rival in a cage...
A Facebook search for the owner of a lost camera which became an internet sensation has ended in success.
A Chinese boy who fell out of his third floor window ended up with his head wedged in the narrow gap between...
London's skyline has been recreated out of 26 different types of fruit and vegetables ranging from green beans...
A Chinese pensioner sold his apartment to fund his dream of creating a wheelchair that can climb stairs.
An Australian woman is offering a blind date with herself at the world's best restaurant after breaking up...
A Suffolk couple are refusing to move out of their two-bedroom council house - a year after winning nearly...
An Indian holy man says he can cure the sick - by persuading them to wallow in the mud with him.
Beer lovers are being given the chance to take the plunge in a health spa pool - filled with 42,000 pints of...
A Mad Max-obsessed Yorkshireman has ploughed his life savings into his dream of opening a museum to the movies...
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has instructed his citizens to stop singing in the shower.
A New York artist is earning a living - by bodypainting surreal faces on to naked women.
A Chinese farmer has completed a successful maiden voyage in his home-made one man submarine.
This week's most weird and wonderful photos - including why this cat is dressed to thrill
What's being said as Rolf gets some rock 'n' roll help for his new Christmas record?
