Weird News

A jogger was left with blood pouring down his face after a huge bird of prey swooped down on him - and tried to rip his head off. Andy Llewellyn, 44, thought he was being attacked by a mugger when the bird raked its razor-sharp talons down his skull. The Boots training manager was knocked to the ground and was left with two six-inch long gouges running from the crown of his head to above his eyebrows. Injuries to Andy...

A squaddie who was bitten by a spider related to the deadly black widow was left with a gaping hole in his leg which was so deep it exposed his MUSCLES. Matt Clarke, 31, was bitten by a false black widow spider as he was lying in bed and despite not being life-threatening - the wound left him unable to walk. Army man Matt said he woke up from a deep sleep with a "tingly sensation" and he noticed the...

Live flight data of a Boeing 797 shows it is drawing a huge Dreamliner across the United States of America. Flight BOE004 set off from Seattle over ten hours ago according to AirNav data. It has since travelled east to Michigan before turning back on itself and heading into the central states of America, carving out a picture of a Dreamliner on its route. The flight path, which can be seen unfurling now, seems to be a publicity stunt for Boeing...

A playground has been left looking like Banksy's 'Dismaland' after a broken water main left it under water for over three weeks. Dad-of-three Joe Coville said the park in posh Wimbledon now resembles the art installation of a broken down, dilapidated theme park created by the street artist in Weston-super-Mare. He said it looks like a swamp despite workmen digging a metre-deep hole to fix the leak. Joe Covill at the playground in Wimbledon where a broken water main has...

An e-fit image of a man wanted for flashing has been ridiculed on social media - with people likening it to an ALIEN. The bizarre computer-generated image shows a man with no hair, brown eyes and light facial hair around his mouth. However, colourful areas around the eyes and cheeks have sparked widespread ridicule. The image has been likened to a Doctor Who alien, ET, or ex-Crystal Maze presenter Richard O'Brien. Another comparison is Voldemort from the Harry Potter series....

KFC transformed its latest London restaurant into a nightclub for its grand opening this weekend. The brand new Mornington Crescent KFC launched with blacked-out windows and high-tech lighting as it became a hip hop club for the night. And given that you're probably going to end up there anyway, this came as a godsend to clubbers who managed to feast away while strutting their stuff. Top DJ Bradley Johnson and BURST spent the evening spinning tunes behind the counter for...

A woman had a cocaine-themed birthday cake made for her boyfriend - decorated with fake lines of coke, ecstasy tablets and rolled up £50 notes. Stacey Morris, 22, wanted to surprise her boyfriend Ollie, 23, with a cake he would remember at his party. The decorated Victoria sponge was "just a joke" and Stacey was inundated with thousands of messages after she posted pics on Facebook. A number of people commenting on the viral photos joked it had "Jeremy Kyle...

A daughter who emigrated to Florida had the shock of her life - after spotting her dead mum watering the plants outside the family's old home on Google Earth. Denise Underhill was doing housework when she started thinking about her late mum Beryl Turton, who had died 18 months earlier aged 86. While browsing her mum's old street in Polesworth, Tamworth, Staffs., on Google she was stunned when she saw a picture of her mum tending to the flower beds....

A pensioner is living in fear of a flock of seagulls who are attacking her every time she goes in and out of her home. Linda Boylen, 61, says up to 15 birds have bombarded her during 'five weeks of hell'. The problem began when three chicks fell from a nest on a neighbour's property onto her patio. The parents of the young see Linda as a threat and have been fiercely protecting them - aided by other birds who...