A row has broken out in China over a plan to revive a custom for naked men to haul boats through a tourist beauty spot.
The life of Playboy centrefold Anna Nicole Smith is to be turned into an opera.
A Chinese man took his girlfriend to visit an aquarium and then shocked her with a surprise proposal - from inside the tank.
Two Manchester students have broken the world record for the longest hug - for charity.
Police are trying to unravel the mystery of a 'Midnight Knitter' who keeps covering tree branches and lamp...
A group of masked women caused controversy in China by dancing in the street in their underwear in a bid to...
Police have issued a warning about an escaped giant Burmese python which is loose on a housing estate in...
A New York restaurateur has been warned by city health officials after he offered customers cheese made from...
A Norfolk grandfather is giving pensioners lessons in self defence using a special weapon - the NHS walking...
A 101-year-old woman has grown a horn on her head - and now fears she's growing another one.
A pure bred Chinese Crested named Rascal has taken top prize in the annual Ugly Dog Contest in California.
A hen has astonished its owners on a Shropshire farm - by taking a litter of puppies under its wing.
An elephant hired for a Hindu wedding in India caused over £200,000 in damage after trying to reach an...
Dog lovers will be forced to pass a test before they can own any pooch under a planned clampdown on dangerous...
A Suffolk man says one of his hens has laid an egg four times the size of a normal chicken egg.
Pet-owners in Japan are washing their dogs and cats in specially designed vending machines to save money in...
A black Labrador has been awarded the animal equivalent of a Victoria Cross for his work sniffing out roadside...
A Polish farmer is facing jail for being drunk in charge of both a horse and a lorry at the same time.
Police chased a runaway zebra though rush hour traffic in Atlanta, Georgia, after it escaped from a circus.
A car crash in Florida is being blamed on the fact that the driver was attempting to shave her bikini line at...
A Mexican judge has been sacked for trying to punish a teenage graffiti artist by spray painting his buttocks.
A Swedish man without a valid pilot's licence has been arrested at Amsterdam as he was about to fly a jet with...
A US man who claimed his car had been stolen after he crashed it into a snow drift was arrested after police...
A theology student has been jailed in Croatia after he caused £30m damage after he he set fire to a thorn...
Police in China pulled up a 69-seater coach which had travelled 125 miles on a motorway - after it was...
A £2.2 million diamond confiscated by customs officers turned out to be a worthless fake - much to the...
A second hand shoe shop owner stole more than 1,200 pairs of designer shoes by posing as a mourner in South...
Police in Russia have arrested a hacker who caused gridlock by beaming a porn film on a giant billboard in...
Two vials said to contain the spirits of ghosts exorcised from a house in New Zealand have been put up for...
A Surrey theme park is calling on members of the public to submit their urine samples in a bid to find the...
A collection of the world's most fattening recipes have been gathered together on a website for diet...
A top Italian food writer has been suspended from the country's version of Ready Steady Cook for recommending...
A Scottish brewery is reclaiming the title of the world's strongest beer from German rivals - with a 41% brew...
A Surrey theme park is offering free dried insects as pick 'n' mix snacks to its visitors as a trial.
An Arab ambassador had his marriage annulled after discovering his veiled wife-to-be had a beard and was...
An undertaker has lifted the lid on the bizarre last requests of his clients after 50 years in the funeral...
A Chinese man took his girlfriend to visit an aquarium and then shocked her with a surprise proposal - from...
A premature baby born weighing less than nine ounces has survived in Germany - the lightest ever baby boy to...
A 100-year-old Gloucestershire woman believes her longevity may be down to cigarettes and alcohol.
A former donkey cart shed which is just 6ft wide is believed to be one of the narrowest homes in Britain.
Seventy-four year-olds are the most contented people in the population, according to a new study.
Patients of a South Korean hospital could be forgiven for doing a double - or even quadruple - take on these...
The world's fattest man is to disclose his diet tips in his autobiography.
A US strip club has raised almost $1,000 for earthquake victims by staging a charity 'Lap dances for Haiti'...
A Scottish pensioner has become one of only seven living people to hold judo's highest rank.
A banker caught viewing erotic images of a top model during a live TV interview is to keep his job - thanks in...
A Japanese man showed he was one big softy when he married the love of his life - a giant cushion.
Two bottled "ghosts" have sold for more than £,1300 in an online auction in New Zealand.
Road safety chiefs have put up traffic signs warning motorists of drunks in the road in a bid to reduce...
A Chinese man caused part of a city to be without power for four hours - when he performed a high wire act on...
An award-winning Anglesey vegetable gardener is planning to sail to the Isle of Man in a giant pumpkin.
A Chinese man claims to have survived for two years eating nothing but leaves and grass.
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