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An autistic boy who never gets invited to parties got 100s of birthday cards from all over the world – after a campaign by his mum. Daniel Heard struggles to make friends due to his condition and was thrilled when a mountain of envelopes arrived through the letterbox to help him celebrate. He has not been invited to a birthday party since Year One, and his mum Kayleigh James turned to the internet to find inspiration for his big day....

Yash Shah, 18, started training himself in contortion as a child by watching videos and tutorials online. He claims he can turn his head half way round and videos show him bending him arms and legs into bizarre shapes which make it look like he has no bones. He can do front press ups with his legs facing the 'wrong' direction, and wrap his arms around his waist - despite them being crossed behind his back. The flexible lad can...

A hapless driver was caught on dashcam running down a steep hill after his car - that rolled backwards through traffic and smashed into a tree. The silver car ended up half way up a tree after miraculously avoiding two lanes of stop-start traffic as it rolled at speed down the steep road. The driverless motor, which was being chased by a man and a woman, thought to be the driver and a passenger, clipped the sloping edge of a...

A herd of alpacas have been given hilarious hairdos - including one styled to look like a poodle and another like a DINOSAUR. Helen Kendall Smith, 53, cut ten of the 30-strong flock's locks to celebrate her tenth year of breeding the animals. The mum-of-three, of Cirencester, Glos., sketched some whacky designs before professional shearers turned her ideas into reality using clippers. One of the alpacas was fashioned to look like a poodle, another was given a stripey coat like...

A deer stunned onlookers by showing off its swimming skills when it went for a dip in the sea. The wild animal appeared to be enjoying itself and in no difficulty when it was seen off the coast at Porthpean in Cornwall. Electrician James Dowrick filmed it around 10.30am on Sunday and said seeing it gliding along was a spectacular sight. James, 20, of nearby St Austell, said: "All we know is that we spotted it swimming around and then...

Owner Barry Gell, 80, picked up Jess from a kennel in 2005 and soon after started training her to pick up balls on golf courses. Even more impressive is the fact that Jess has even been trained to not touch another golfer's balls, meaning she doesn't interfere with play. Barry said: "She has saved me a fortune. Golf balls can be expensive over the course of years, but I haven't bought a single ball for 12 years. "The trouble is...

Dogs Trust West London rehoming appeal for Star ‘Paws’ characters To celebrate Star Wars Day on May the fourth, staff at Dogs Trust Harefield are hoping the ‘force’ is with a handful of strangely familiar looking dogs searching the galaxies for the Obi ‘one’ Kenobi. The West London-based rehoming centre is appealing to dog lovers out there looking for a four-legged friend that is out of this world, to ensure these lovely creatures don’t stay ‘Solo’ for long. Ernie aka...

The incredibly rare litter of sextuplets were born were delivered by Raymond Brindley, 51, as he lambed his flock of 400 Texel-cross sheep. The farmer was expecting the ewe to have triplets but was amazed when she gave birth to three white lambs and three black ones. Mr Brindley, who has been working 15-hour days to keep up with his flock, said: "I helped her deliver three of them but then realised there were two more to come. "I thought...

This is the moment a construction worker screamed with fear - after his pals hid a huge fake TARANTULA on a building site. Dressed in a hi-vis jacket and hard hat, the unnamed victim stepped forward to inspect woodwork where his mate was pointing. As he looked up the worker was astonished when a giant black spider fell from scaffolding above his head. The middle-aged man shouted with horror as the massive furry spider, on an elasticated string, swung from...