Villagers in China have caught some alien-looking fish from a lake in a mountain cave 1,000m below the ground.
A US strip club has raised almost $1,000 for earthquake victims by staging a charity 'Lap dances for Haiti' event.
Harriet Harman, who is known for her staunch feminist views, has been nominated for the annual Rear of the Year award.
A bid to replace a historic ferry with a futuristic amphibious bus was delayed - when the £700,000 vehicle was damaged on its first day of testing.
An Australian performance artist has set a new world record by swallowing 18 swords at the same time.
Gordon Brown is reportedly eating up to nine bananas a day as part of a pre-election health drive.
A US man was arrested and charged with shoplifting after he was caught with 75 bottles of body lotion stuffed...
A Scottish pensioner has become one of only seven living people to hold judo's highest rank.
Cat owners are more likely to have university degrees than people who have dogs, according to a new scientific...
Two Chinese men who found a horde of priceless antiques in an ancient tomb did not realise their value and...
A pheasant is terrorising a North Yorkshire village by trapping people in their homes and attacking them in...
A giant panda is to be given a language instructor to teach her Chinese when shes returns 'home' from the US.
A cat with an uncanny ability to detect when nursing home patients are about to die has been right in around...
A West Yorkshire woman who introduced rabbit jumping to Britain says the sport is coming along in leaps and...
An Oxford joiner and his family share their home with Britain's largest collection of crocodiles and...
Animal rights activists in the US are urging organisers of the annual Groundhog Festival to replace the star...
Nonja the orangutan photographer has put her work up for sale on the internet to raise cash for her relatives...
A swan had to be rescued by firemen after it fell asleep in an icy river - and woke up to find its feet had...
A rabbit has become an unlikely regular at a Worcestershire pub where he enjoys nothing better than a sip of...
An Ayrshire businessman says he has been fined by the police for blowing his nose while stuck in a traffic...
Two children's TV presenters were stopped by police under anti-terrorism powers while filming a stunt using...
A US conman allegedly posed as a stunning female model on the internet to trick male admirers into sending him...
US police says a burglar helped himself to beer, fried some chicken, took a shower and even gave himself a...
A US man is facing a fine after police caught him rocking out at 3am - to the songs of John Denver.
A German man who bid £1,400 to win a night of passion with a stunning model was distraught to find out his...
An escaped prisoner has celebrated his first Christmas on the run by taunting police with photos of himself...
A gun-wielding man has robbed a US bank while dressed as Santa.
A US mother called the police because she could not get her son to stop playing his Sony Playstation.
A US strip club has raised almost $1,000 for earthquake victims by staging a charity 'Lap dances for Haiti'...
Ten landscape workers in a Chinese city could face eviction from their adopted 'home' - in a public toilet.
Two US restaurants are to fight it out in court over their rival gimmicks of serving food unhealthy enough to...
The National Trust is celebrating the centenary of the death of Thomas Crapper whose inventions paved the way...
A Facebook campaign has been launched to try to stop an extramarital dating service from advertising its...
David Beckham has been ambushed by a female TV reporter who tweaked his groin as he gave an interview.
The baker of Hovis bread was fined £750 after a woman in Northern Ireland found part of an oven glove in her...
Nightclub bosses in Poland have been nicked for using pictures of Adolf Hitler to promote their bar.
A British artist has recreated a bizarre series of food choices by genuine death row prisoners for their final...
A high street store is launching a gift list service for people getting divorced.
A banker caught viewing erotic images of a top model during a live TV interview is to keep his job - thanks in...
A tourist lost in the dark on a frozen sea off Germany was rescued after flashes from his camera were spotted...
A Hampshire pensioner is aiming to break her own record as the world's oldest abseiler by plunging 220ft on...
A seven-year-old boy from London who hoped to raise £500 for Haiti by a sponsored bike ride ended up raising...
South Korean government workers are being given an unusual instruction - go home and make babies.
A hotel chain is employing human bed warmers to help guests get a good night's sleep.
A New York City taxi driver drove 200 miles to return more than £13,000 in cash left behind in his cab by an...
Having a bigger bum, hips and thighs can be good for your health, protecting against heart problems, according...
More than 5,000 people descended on a Staffordshire farm to brave an obstacle course dubbed the world's "most...
A Harvard academic has created an intergalactic map of the Milky Way based on the London Underground tube map.
Rock fans are being urged to keep the faith - by registering their religion as 'heavy metal' in the next...
A Pokemon fan has earned a place in the record books with a collection of more than 12,000 items of...
A Chinese billionaire has been ordered to dismantle a floating palace which he built upon the sea.
A Simpsons fan is to attempt a world record by watching all 451 episodes of the television show back to back.
A London vicar is trying to attract City workers to his church - by offering to bless their mobile phones and...
Hundreds of commuters braved a winter morning to ride the underground in their underpants.
More than 20 people braved sub-zero temperatures to queue overnight in Dorset to try and secure a beach hut...
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