A pregnant learner driver was so keen to get on the road that she took a driving test whilst in labour, hiding the contractions from her examiner. ...
Joey the otter hovers tentatively by the side of the pool in his Florida home, the Museum of Science and Discovery. His furry cheeks burning with ...
Huge queues built up on Britain's busiest motorway after a diesel spillage led to the part-closure of one of the road's busiest junctions. Motorist...
A plane carrying 230 people from New Jersey has been forced to make an emergency landing in Warsaw airport, Poland, due to problems with its landing g...
Wobbling nervously around the enclosure and shadowing its gigantic mother, this week old hippopotamus is set to become a star. The yet to be named ...
Cutbacks have left the UK without a single warship specifically tasked with protecting the country's shores for the past month, the Ministry of Defenc...
Girls are being used as weapons in disputes between rival gangs, Home Secretary Theresa May has said. Mrs May said girls and young women were often...
A panda blissfully taking a daytime snooze under a tree was given a rude awakening by a vindictive mate at a zoo in China. In an act of blatant pan...
Pumpkins, clever costumes and spooky pranks have had trick-or-treaters stuck to their screens this week. A cat with whiskers like Colonel Mustard's...
Most families have a soft spot for their pets but sometimes pampering goes too far. Lizards, ferrets and even the humble pigeon take centre stage i...
This rhythmic gorilla from Calgary zoo, Canada, had his keepers staring in amazement at his hip-hop power moves that could have come from straight fro...
Around 50% of seven to 12-year-olds use Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites every day, according to a survey by consumer analysts Mint...
Sexy femme fatales that kiss and kill have been the lure of Bond on the big screen as much as the spy himself. Being a Bond girl can make or break car...
When David Cameron met Nicolas Sarkozy at the G20 Summit, their first handshake was accompanied by giggles and creases. Considering that the futur...
This cool cat manages to stay calm during a clumsy puppy massage, rolling his eyes as the puppy chews his ear and continues to rub the cats' back with...
Stuff like this tends to only happen in the movies. A plane full of criminals is taking off while a plucky cop is trying to stop them at all costs. ...
Listening to the noise of fingernails down a blackboard is near-intolerable for many people. Now researchers have analysed why it is we find the so...
Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel with Barack Obama and David Cameron seemed to have the woes of the world etched on their faces at the G20 summit in Can...
Feminists were out in force protesting as the Miss World final 2011 took place on Sunday night, pledging support to a 40-year-old campaign against the...
Silvio Berlusconi: the politician, property and media tycoon who allegedly brought 'bunga bunga' to Britain's shores, has also been one of Italy's lon...
A woman who had one of her five stone legs amputated has been shocked to find the stump has nearly grown back to its original size. Mandy Sellars f...
Millions of Muslims flooded into the Saudi Arabian city of Mina for one of the most important Islamic rituals of the Eid al-Adha: the symbolic stoning...
Plans by budget airline Ryanair to screen porn, via an online app for smartphones and laptops, have been unveiled in the latest money-spinning proposa...
Nicolas Sarkozy called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "liar" in a private conversation with Barack Obama, according to an exchange overhe...
The chickens came home to roost for one hen in East China, who laid a huge egg nearly four times larger than a standard egg. At 130 grams and 10cm ...
