Weird News

  Road users were left scratching their heads when bungling workmen painted a lopsided cycle symbol - which looked more like a "wonky penny farthing." The crooked sign, to indicate a cycle lane in London Road, Sleaford, Lincs., has baffled cyclists since it appeared on Sunday (2/7). Red-faced bosses at Lincolnshire County Council have vowed to replace the image with the correct template after receiving a deluge of complaints. Retired HR manager Paula Brown, 61, who lives nearby, said she...

A village sheep race which features 'jockeys' tied to their backs has been axed after protesters claimed it was 'terrifying' for the animals. The annual contest sees 50 sheep run around a 70m grass track with stuffed toy jockeys on their backs. But it was cancelled after more than 40,000 people signed a petition which calls for the tradition to be scrapped over concerns for the sheep's welfare. The fete in Woodditton, Cambs., was due to place on July 9...

Phoebe Braswell, 21 months, is one of only around 100 children worldwide with a documented case of Uncombable Hair Syndrome. It means her hair follicles are kidney-shaped instead of round, giving her fine, coarse hair which is bright white, tangled and constantly static. Mom Jamie Braswell, 27, a trainee nurse, said people always comment on Phoebe's 'do and she's even been accused of neglecting her because it looks so scruffy. But she loves her daughter's "unique" look and Phoebe is...

This is the moment a man miraculously survives being hit and almost run over by an out of control bus - before walking away almost completely unharmed. Simon Smith, 53, was thrown down the street when the runaway double decker careered onto the pavement and ploughed straight into him. The impact of his head hitting the windscreen shattered the glass, yet he got up from the pavement seconds later. Astonishing CCTV footage taken at the scene shows Simon calmly walking...

This is the moment two cheeky builders cooled down by turning their dumper truck -- into a mini SWIMMING POOL. Steve Moran, 47, and Alex Williams, 33, filled up the truck's massive bucket with water to pour on newly laid concrete to stop it drying too quickly in the searing heat. But the inspired builders decided they would turn it into a personal on-site swimming pool - and stripped off to their boxers and jumped in. With the Devon countryside...

Archaeologists have uncovered one of the oldest prosthetic body parts in human history - a 3,000 year old wooden toe. The intricately crafted big toe, which even includes a carved-out toenail, was discovered in a female burial from the necropolis of Sheikh 'Abd el-Qurna, in Egypt. Study of the toe - using hi-tech methods including microscopy, X-ray technology, and computer tomography - even reveals it was refitted several times to the foot of its owner, a priest's daughter. Researchers say...

An RAF veteran has revealed the incredible story of how he escaped the Nazis and on his way home introduced the French nation - to fried EGGS on toast. Brave Thomas Maxwell, 93, is one of the last surviving rear gunners of WW2 known as the 'tail end Charlies'. He parachuted out of his Lancaster bomber when it was hit by flak at 8,000ft returning from a raid on Stuttgart in March 1944. Five crewmen were captured but the remaining...

.Steve Winterbottom Snr, 63, and son Steve Winterbottom Jnr, 35, were both born on June 4. In a unique set of events, they now share their birthday with the latest addition to the family – newborn ‘miracle baby’ Alexa Ray. Bookies Ladbrokes have put the chances of Steve Snr, Steve Jnr and Alexa all being born on the same day are 48,000000/1. Alexa was conceived naturally despite two rounds of IVF treatment which devastatingly ended in losing two babies. Steve...

These hilarious photos are 'poocher-perfect' and prove man's best friend just loves life in front of the camera. Jason Checkla abandoned taking wedding photos and now has a money-spinning business snapping dogs and their owners. He got the idea after getting his own pooch to strike a pose. His work is now so popular that the New York-based snapper made more than £4,700 snapping nearly 100 canines in the space of just four hours. He said: “It is not nearly...