Weird News
From the unusual to the funny and the downright bizarre, we bring you a sample of weird news from around the world, along with cartoons, blogs and games... because news doesn't have to be serious.
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Stricken walker 'rescued by mobile phone photo'
The injured man was rescued while walking in the Lake District after mountain rescuers were sent a mobile phone photo from the scene by his 'panicking' friend.
04 Jun 2011
Wayne Rooney: Manchester United star 'getting secret baldness treatment'
Wayne Rooney, the Manchester United striker, is undergoing secret treatment for his premature baldness, it has been reported.
04 Jun 2011
Lack of sleep 'kills mens' sex drive'
A new study has found men with poor sleep patterns suffer significantly lower levels of testosterone and age far more quickly.
03 Jun 2011
Saggy trousers banned on Texas buses
Saggy trousers may be fashionable among urban youth but they won't be allowed on some buses in the state of Texas.
03 Jun 2011
Russell Crowe's drama lesson in Durham
Russell Crowe has fulfilled a promise he made to Durham University Chancellor Bill Bryson by giving drama students a lesson in acting.
03 Jun 2011
Take a tour around Kate's childhood home
Estate Agent Dudley Singleton, takes a tour around the Middleton family's former home in Berkshire on the day it was sold at auction.
03 Jun 2011
Penguin thinks glove is its mother
Zoo keepers are fooling an abandoned penguin chick into thinking a black industrial glove is its parent.
03 Jun 2011
Red Kites: a brief history
Red kites were once among the most persecuted birds of prey in Britain.
03 Jun 2011
Tiger triplets born in China
China's Mount Huangshan Tiger Habitat welcomed the arrival of tiger triplets, their first cubs born this year.
02 Jun 2011
Red pandas settle into new home
Forty-four red pandas, also known as firefoxes, have moved into the Pu'er National Park in southwest China.
02 Jun 2011
China: teen sells kidney for iPad 2
A Chinese teenager was so desperate to acquire the new iPad 2 that he sold one of his kidneys for just £2,000 to pay for it, according to reports.
02 Jun 2011
After the dog bite, judge is in row over a fence
A judge who was prosecuted after her dog bit a neighbour could be forced to tear down a wire fence she erected to keep the animal in after the same neighbour complained she had not applied for planning permission.
02 Jun 2011
Bell-ringers locked in belfry
An irate pensioner who imprisoned a group of bellringers in a 150ft high belfry may find himself the subject of an injunction if the residents of a picturesque village manage to identify him.
02 Jun 2011
Elephant clears tornado debris
A circus elephant has been drafted in to help clear debris from the streets of tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri.
01 Jun 2011
Bubble artist shows off skills
Canadian bubble artist Fan Yang offers a glimpse into his impressive repertoire of tricks as he prepares to take his magic show to Shanghai, China.
31 May 2011
Painting horse's art show
Exhibition of works daubed by a horse opens at a gallery in Barcelona.
31 May 2011
World's first BMX triple backflip
Jed Mildon, 24, became the first person to to do a triple backflip on his BMX bike at the weekend.
31 May 2011
School reprimands seven-year-old boys for playing 'army game'
A primary school has been condemned by parents for disciplining two seven-year-old boys after teachers ruled playing army games amounted to "threatening behaviour".
31 May 2011
Hackers hit site with Tupac story
The website of a US public television news programme has been targeted by hackers who planted a false story about dead rapper Tupac Shakur.
31 May 2011
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