Weird News
Praying Mantis trio throwing Saturday Night Fever dance moves
A wildlife photographer was stunned when he captured Praying Mantis larvae appearing to throw Saturday Night Fever dance moves on a branch. The trio of Ghost Mantises are pictured in identical poses reminiscent of John Travolta's iconic pose in the 1977 musical drama. They appear frozen in time in the "lucky" snap by award-winning photographer Jimmy Hoffman, 57, at his home in Calonge near the Costa Brava in Spain. The Ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa) is a small species from Africa...
A theme park advertises job for “elephant driver”
A theme park is advertising a bizarre job vacancy - for an ELEPHANT driver. Les Machines de l'ile in Nantes, France, is looking for a recruit to operate its 40ft tall mechanical wooden elephant. The attraction is home to a host of curious mechanical animals that roam amid the crowds, including a giant spider and a horse-dragon hybrid. But the star of the show is the 40ft tall Grand Elephant, made from 45 tonnes of wood and steel, that carries...
PHILLIP SCHOFIELD TAKES DELIVERY OF 14FT MARBLE STATUE OF HIMSELF
Phillip Schofield has received the ultimate piece of fan mail - a 14ft tall marble statue of himself. Christmas came early for the popular This Morning presenter as he signed for the topless replica of himself - complete with rippling muscles. The much-loved TV personality accepted delivery of the unique doppelganger with typical grace. It was tagged with an accompanying note which read "Hope you like your statue - and aren't too weirded out by it". The giant marble...
They drink it’s trawl over: Drunken trawlerman crashes into pier
A veteran skipper who left his trawler spectacularly grounded on a harbour pier had been drinking, a court heard. Michael Kinnaid, 59, missed a warning navigational beacon before ramming the obstacle with his boat the Algrie. Kinnaid, a skipper for 28 years, told magistrates he had been drinking on an empty stomach after suffering food poisioning. The dramatic accident in Plymouth, Devon happened in front of witnessed and some posted photos on social media. A lifeboat was scrambled but no-one...
Horrified pest control expert claims he has killed Britain’s biggest ever rat – which is a whopping 20-inches long
A horrified pest control expert claims he has killed Britain's biggest ever rat - which is a whopping 20-inches long. Daren George, 48, snared the 'beast it in the garden of a suburban three-bed semi - as the UK is swamped by millions of the disease-ridden rodents. The three-year veteran of rat-catching confessed he was astonished to happen upon his mammoth foe discovered in New Alresford, Hants., on Thursday last week. But has warned the public to expect rats to...
Residents living down Britain’s most pothole-strewn road have compared the crater-like surface – to the MOON
Residents are living in misery after their road, dubbed the worst in Britain, contains so many potholes 'like the surface of the MOON.' Residents living in The Ridgeway have to slalom whenever they drive along their road, which is thought to be the most pothole-strewn road in the country, because the deep crevasses can destroy their suspension. The locals in Cranleigh, Surrey, are urging the council to fix the problem, because the potholes have got so bad they are spreading...
Trainee medic left barely able to walk and in excruciating pain for six months because of a mysterious SPIDER bite
A trainee medic has been left barely able to walk and in excruciating pain for six months because of a mysterious SPIDER bite. jasmine Harris, 21, woke with a small puncture wound like two pin pricks on her lower right leg one Sunday in May. She coated it with antiseptic cream but it became increasingly painful and grew to the size of a 10p. The wound on Jasmine Harris' leg after she was bitten by a spider. Jasmine went to...
Neighbour draws double yellow lines around parked car and writes ‘c*nt’ as roadworks row boils over
Roadworks on a residential street descended into vandalism when a vigilante used spray paint to tag obscene double yellow lines around a parked car. Workmen had dug up the gutter of the road but failed to paint fresh double-yellow lines - so an irate resident took matters into their own hands with a can of spray paint. The vandal sprayed DIY double-yellows around a parked car, along with the word ‘c*nt.’ The shocking scene appeared overnight on Jennings Street, Swindon,...
Fox spotted sitting on upper deck of sightseeing bus
A cheeky fox jumped on a tourist bus and went on a sightseeing tour of London - sitting on the upper deck. The curious animal hopped on the bus and went up to the top deck to get the best view of the capital's sights. A worker from Big Bus Tours discovered the fox sitting on the back row upstairs in the open-top double-decker last Tuesday morning as the the vehicle passed Park Lane in central London. Passengers were taken...