THEY may look like perm-sporting rock stars or even perfectly coiffured poodles – but this collection of specially-trimmed wildlife are actually all CHICKENS. This egg-straordinary
Month: April 2011
Golfer defies odds with two holes in one on the same round
AN AMATEUR golfer has defied odds of 100 million-to-one by sinking two hole-in-ones on the same course – incredibly the 11th of his career. Lucky
A curious chef has created a bizarre WORCESTER-SAUCE Easter egg
THIS weekend chocalcholics can enjoy a treat with a twist after a curious chef created a bizarre WORCESTER-SAUCE flavoured Easter egg. Foodies whose taste buds
An unlikely set of best friends
THIS young chick has stunned staff at a petting farm by making an unlikely best friend in the shape of a 36-year-old tortoise. Two-week-old Bonnie
Major shortage of rental properties in London
FOREIGN students and businessmen have swamped the London lettings market leaving British residents unable to find homes. The change in exchange rates and the rocketing
Rarest edition of Mein Kampf sold at auction
THE ‘rarest ever’ edition of Mein Kampf signed by Adolf Hitler has sold for over £20,000 at auction. But an easel used by the Nazi
Dwarfs dropped for being too expensive
A THEATRE has axed dwarfs from a Snow White pantomime performance and replaced them with children in masks because they are too expensive. The traditional
Middleton will not celebrate Royal Wedding
THE marriage of its namesake to Prince William next Friday should be a particular cause for celebration in the parish of Middleton. But people who
Girlfriend of murdered tourist says she will always love him
THE former girlfriend of murdered tourist James Kouzaris said last night she would always love the man she described as “adorable, genuine and amazing”. Mr
Chainsaw accident leaves man fighting for life
A TREE surgeon is fighting for his life after nearly chopping off his head with a chainsaw. The 21-year-old severed all the major blood vessels
£4m playground is a disappointment
A PLAYGROUND given a £4million transformation by a council has left parents and toddlers disappointed after minimal changes were made – to encourage kids to
Top cop in £2m fraud probe
AN ACTING chief constable is being investigated over a GBP2 million timeshare property crash, sources have claimed. Gordon Fraser, 47, was suspended by Leicestershire Police
Eco-funerals cashing in
FUNERAL homes are cashing in on death by selling cardboard coffins for almost THREE TIMES more than the wooden alternative. Eco-friendly folk who want green
Two tourists shot dead in Florida
TRIBUTES have been paid to two close friends who were gunned down during a street robbery in Florida. James Cooper, 25, from Hampton Lucy, Warks,
TV daredevil’s bid to break world record
TV presenter Jason Bradbury nearly died when he crashed at 100mph – but now he’s risking his life again in a bid to break a
Gran gets bionic boob
A WOMAN who had a mastectomy after battling breast cancer has gone under the knife again for a life-changing GBP50,000 operation – to build a
Kalea the smiling dog
COULD this be the happiest dog in the world? Kalea, a five-year-old Dachshund, flashes her owners a massive human-like grin every time she looks up
Toilet used for work meeting
A WOMAN resigned from her job after her bosses held a meeting to discuss her targets – in a disabled toilet. Alison Jewson claimed she
Teacher brothers both convicted of child porn
TWO teacher brothers who worked at nearby primary schools and still live with their mother have both been convicted of child porn offences. Former assistant
Car smashes through level crossing escaping police
THIS is the dramatic moment a car smashes its way through a level-crossing with its driver narrowly avoiding instant death as a train thunders by