Police officer turned golf ball diver braves frozen ponds and poisonous snakes
John Colenutt with his daughter Milly dives for lost golf balls for a living (Picture: PA) As far as career changes go, leaving your job as a police officer to become a golf ball diver is pretty unpredictable. John Colenutt…
Red squirrel is not impressed after getting stuck in a manhole cover
The small mammal was not best pleased (Picture: AP) When asked to picture a squirrel, most people would imagine them halfway up a tree or in a rural back garden. But one rodent found itself in a bit of a…
Four pythons found in pillowcases on side of road by shocked litter picker
Maria Clutterbuck phoned the police after finding the snakes (Picture: Maria Clutterbuck/SWNS) Litter pickers regularly encounter the same types of rubbish, from fast food cartons to cigarette wrappers. But one eco-minded volunteer made an unusual discovery while litter picking on…
‘Gunman’ hunted by police was just someone dressed as Star Wars character
The person wearing the Boba Fett costume was likely on the way to the Anime Boston convention (Picture: MBTA Transit Police) Authorities discovered a weapons situation they’d been called to was actually just someone in fancy dress. Transit Police in…
Vending machine in Japanese town selling meat from ‘vulnerable’ bear species
Daishi Sato says he hopes the vending machine will attract tourists to the remote town of Semboku (Picture: Reuters) A remote town in Japan has started selling bear meat from a vending machine. Boasting cuts from Asian black bears, the…
Woman smashes record for world’s largest afro for the second time
Aevin Dugas says she doesn’t often wear her hair out in all its glory – but when she does, she gets a lot of attention from strangers A woman in the US has now broken the Guinness World Record twice…
Couple bought four rabbits 15 years ago and now have 160
Couple got four sex mad rabbits in 2008 and now have 160 (Picture: SWNS) A couple who bought four sex-mad rabbits in 2008 have ended up with more than 160 critters hopping around their home. The owners, who have not…
Real life Snakes on a Plane after cobra forces pilot to make emergency landing
A snake handler and airplane engineers searched the aircraft for the Cape cobra (Picture: AP/Getty) Many of us have heard of the 2006 film Snakes on a Plane starring Samuel L Jackson. The film was a viral internet success thanks…
Tiny frog hides in Lidl bananas for 3,200 mile journey from Ivory Coast to Surrey
Jan Giovinazzo, 71, looked after the frog after she found him on the bananas (Picture: Jam Press/Jan Giovinazzo) A pensioner has gone off her bananas after finding a cute frog on a bunch she bought from Lidl. Jan Giovinazzo was…
People are praising this robot as ‘better than Messi’
Could this high-tech android really compete with the GOAT? (Picture: UCLA) A robot footballer called Artemis is being lauded as ‘better than Messi’. The android’s name is an acronym for ‘A Robot That Exceeds Messi In Soccer’ – and it’s…