He is a she

A POLAR bear breeding programme at a zoo in northern Japan was doomed from the start as keepers discovered that their male was in fact female. Masako Inoue, a zookeeper

December 4, 2008by shareitIn

Christmas crazy

AN ELECTRICIAN from the UK has had to cut down on his daily Christmas celebrations because of the credit crunch. Andy Parks, 44, also known as Mr Christmas, has celebrated

December 4, 2008by shareitIn

Wrong way

THREE NORWEGIAN tourists ran into trouble while on holiday in Brazil after their satellite navigation system guided into one of Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous slums. The trio cut their

December 4, 2008by shareitIn

New word

MEH IS the new official word that has fought off competition from hundreds of others to be included in the next edition of the Collins English Dictionary. Defined as an

November 27, 2008by shareitIn

Advent arrives

WITH THE Nativity of Christ less than one month away, the first Sunday of Advent coincides with St Andrew’s Day this year. Andrew, previously a disciple of John the Baptist,

November 27, 2008by shareitIn ,

Lucky brake

A ONE-year old stray puppy survived being hit by a car whose driver didn’t bother to stop, not knowing that the dog was still attached. Marco Menozzi hit the dog

November 27, 2008by shareitIn

Too fat to be in jail

PRISON AUTHORITIES in Canada have released a convicted drug gang member early from prison because he is too large for his cell. The 37-year old prisoner, Michel Lapointe, known as

November 20, 2008by shareitIn

Church stolen

RUSSIAN ORTHODOX officials were left puzzled last week when they went to visit a church in the village of Komarovo to find that it had been stolen. The two-storey church

November 20, 2008by shareitIn