Three missing sailors were found stranded on an island after making an 'SOS' plea in the sand.
The group were attempting to make their way across seas in the Pacific but ...
A ''curious'' cow had to be freed by firefighters after getting its head stuck in a tree.
Mark Merrony noticed a fleet of fire engines in an Oxford field and investigated, ...
John Lewis has had to apologise to a customer who found a poo in his parcel.
Dan Rodgers had ordered some new clothes and was shocked to discover the disgusting extra ...
A man grew a 20-foot sunflower after his son asked for a plant ''as big as the house''.
Douglas Smith grew the giant plant after his four-year-old boy Stellan wanted a ...
A woman has claimed she and her boyfriend share the bed with their pet pig.
Maddie Johnson and her partner Stephen adopted Pickles the rescue pig back in 2017 and he ...
Just when you thought things might be settling down again, parts of the UK are about to go back into household lockdown, without the option to visit family and friends ...
An Australian pub has banned two emus for anti-social behaviour.
The owners of the Yaraka Hotel have barred local emus, Kevin and Carol, after they kept stealing items from customers.
A sign ...
A 99-year-old woman has become the world's oldest active pilot.
Robina Asti recently gave her final flight lesson at Riverside Municipal Airport in California.
She said: ''I love getting people to experience ...
A man is convinced he has led a past life after spotting his doppelganger in a 1905 photograph.
Michael Koropisz has an obsession with the 19th century and claimed that ...
A fox stole more than 100 shoes in Berlin.
The furry thief took footwear from people's homes in the Zehlendorf neighbourhood, according to local news reports.
All types of shoes were stolen ...
A man has asked people to phone his ex-girlfriend and pretend to be Chewbacca.
Australian woman Jessica, 29, has opened up on the break-up prank from her former lover, who has ...
Police in West Sussex responded to a report of a ''large apex predator'' which turned out to be a stuffed toy.
Horsham Police took to Twitter to share the amusing mix-up ...
A couple are raffling their £300,000 home and BMW for just £2 a ticket to fund their dream Australia move.
Current owners Natalie and Bradley Rowcroft want to give the Manchester ...
A company is looking to pay someone £250 to drink and review their wine.
Vintage Roots will give the chosen wine lover a selection of their red, white and rose wine ...
An elderly bagpiper has angered locals by practising his instrument early in the morning.
Keith Metcalfe has irritated residents in Torquay by playing the famous Scottish pipes at 8am.
One local pleaded: ...
A kickboxer has broken the world record for throwing punches.
Slovak martial artist Pavel Trusov threw 322 punches in the space of a minute to set a new benchmark.
The 25-year-old has ...
A US lottery jackpot was shared between friends after a handshake dating back to 1992.
Long-time Wisconsin pals Joe Feeney and Tom Cook made a pact nearly 30 years ago that ...
A woman was injured after being struck by a sword during rehearsals for a Viking battle re-enactment.
The unnamed lady was hit on the neck by a man practising his sword ...
An author has lost his spot in the bestseller list after buying 400 copies himself to improve his position.
Mark Dawson revealed that he purchased copies of his book 'The Cleaner' ...
Venice is limiting numbers allowed on its famous gondola tours because of ''overweight'' tourists.
The maximum number permitted on the boats, which offers tours of the city's iconic canals, has been ...
A 13-foot earthquake fish has washed up on a Mexican beach, sparking fears of an impending disaster.
The sighting of the fish has led to concern as the same species was ...
A message in a bottle could have travelled from England to Rhode Island.
Todd Ricci discovered the bottle as he was walking in the US state and says he was ''amazed'' ...
A British couple have won the right to name their child Lucifer.
Dan and Mandy Sheldon launched a complaint after being told that their son ''wouldn't succeed in life'' with the ...
Plans for a floating hotel in Wales have been sunk - literally.
Paul O'Dwyer and Lee West had planned to open the accommodation on the waterfront in Swansea but their ambitions ...
