Cambridge rowers urge queen to deal with rowdy swan
Rowers in Cambridge, England, have urged the queen to remove a swan from the River Cam following a spate of attacks on river users. Read More »
Cold weather brings good news for Scottish tourists
It is thought the cold weather this winter will have killed off a significant number of Scotland’s infamous midge population, although most will have survived. Read More »
War on terrier: Angry kangaroo tries to drown dog
A kangaroo tried to drown a dog in a pond while slashing its owners with its hind legs after being startled by the pair as it was sleeping. Read More »
Dog-walking woman trampled to death by cows
A woman in Yorkshire, northern England, has been trampled to death by a herd of cows while out walking her two dogs. Read More »
Supermarket matador takes on bull with shopping trolley
The beef at the meat counter was a little fresher than usual for shoppers at an Irish supermarket last week as a bull escaped from a nearby cattle market and rampaged through the store. Read More »
Bear chases pregnant woman on to motorway
A heavily pregnant woman has been chased into traffic by a bear near Colorado Springs in the United States.
Man bites python in three-hour snake fight
A Kenyan man survived a three-hour struggle with a four-metre python by biting the snake’s tail as it prepared to swallow him whole. Read More »
Man killed by dragon in real-life ‘Jurassic Park’
In a real-life “Jurassic Park” attack, an Indonesian fisherman has been mauled to death by Komodo dragons – the dinosaurs’ closest living relation – following an ill-advised fruit picking trip. Read More »