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Screenshot from CCTV footage of an otter and a fox running together through the street of Lincoln

Otter and fox friendship captured in viral video 'better' than John Lewis Christmas ad

UK November 22, 2025 By Sarah Ping

A "Lying Flat Contest" was held in Baotou, Inner Mongolia in China, Nov. 2025. Some participants were even wearing diapers. (newsX/NF)

'World's laziest man' crowned in 'bed rotting' contest in China - but could you beat him?

World November 20, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Calais, France - Sept 14 2025 A juvenile European herring gull (Larus argentatus) cheeky takes a baguette out of the hand of a person.

Scientists may have found the best way to stop seagulls from stealing your food

UK November 12, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva

Innis & Gunn founder Douglas Gunn Sharp with a bottle of Allsopps' Artic Ale from 1875.

Why one man is planning to crack open a bottle of beer from 150 years ago

Weird November 3, 2025 By Craig Munro

Judge left baffled after police officer doesn't wear trousers for court appearance

US October 30, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Stuart Atkinson (57) has created the "Wheelie Bins of Greater Manchester" calendar, for 2026. (Photo credit : Joel Goodman)

One man's mission to prove Manchester's wheelie bins are anything but dull

UK October 28, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Dutch parliamentary candidate wrongly arrested for being 'vegan streaker'. Kevin Nuijten was held for 15 minutes after officers mistook him for notorious animal rights activist Peter Janssen

Politician hauled out of live TV debate after being mistaken for vegan streaker

Weird October 27, 2025 By Craig Munro

Snail farms, Westminster City Council

Why are there snail breeding farms in London’s most expensive buildings?

UK October 24, 2025 By Brooke Davies

Mohan Lal at his funeral

Man fakes his own funeral 'to see who shows up and how much they care'

World October 18, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva

Reporters Molly and Sam at Sumo class with Sunny. Pictured: Group shot - Metro and Sunny. (C) Belinda Jiao 07598931257 www.belindajiao.com jiao.bilin@gmail.com

Everyone has been talking about the Sumo's in London this week - so we gave it a go

UK October 17, 2025 By Samantha Rea

Inside apartment where woman was found ‘locked up by her parents for 27 years’

World October 16, 2025 By Brooke Davies

The entrance to HMP Downview, a female prison in Sutton, Surrey.

Prison worker triggered lockdown after taking inmate outside to pick tomatoes

UK October 14, 2025 By Sam Corbishley

Laurence WatkinsMeet the man with the world's longest name... who had to win a lengthy legal battle to land his title Taken without permission fromhttps://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/10/meet-the-man-with-the-worlds-longest-name-who-had-to-win-a-legal-battle-to-keep-itPlease Legal

I've got the world's longest name - it contains 2,253 unique words

Weird October 10, 2025 By Katie Boyden

Melania Trump shares AI body double sparking speculation it will stand in for her

US October 3, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

Woman 'almost passed out' after surprise riches from cleaning out her closet

US October 3, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

HARTLINE, Wash. ? A three-year-old boy in Washington state found a live hand grenade outside his house Monday night.According to the Grant County Sheriff's Office, Washington State Patrol's Bomb Squad safely disposed of the grenade found on Willard St. in Hartline.The boy brought the grenade inside the home before the family called 911, the sheriff's office said. Bomb techs later determined the grenade was live before they removed it to a rural area north of Hartline and disposed of it.

Boy, 3, finds live grenade outside his home and carries it inside

US October 3, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

Trump post on alien-based 'medbed' conspiracy theory defended by White House

US October 1, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

JEDBURGH, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 01: Members of the "Kingdom of Kubala," a self-styled tribe, 'King Atehene' and 'Queen Nandi' with handmaiden 'Asnat' seen on October 01, 2025 in Jedburgh, Scotland. The group, which has been camping in the area since May, recently moved to council-owned land here after being evicted from private land nearby. Today, the Selkirk Sheriff Court banned them from returning to their previous encampment, while a court order issued last week banned them from council land in the area. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

African 'tribe' banned from returning to ‘kingdom’ they set up in Scottish woods

UK October 1, 2025 By Sam Corbishley

Driver claims he was speeding at 107mph because he was late for his haircut

US October 1, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

Two in hospital after ceiling collapses onto people at Toby Carvery

UK September 30, 2025 By Herbie Russell