Quirkies

Tokyo's 'Oldest Man' Died 30 Years Ago: A family hid the mummified body of a relative in his bedroom for 30 years to keep his title of Tokyo's oldest man.; Read the full story

Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been?: A tomcat called Timothy has stunned animal carers by turning up more than 800 miles from his home - a year after he went missing.; Read the full story

New Harrods Owners Fall Prey To Clampers: The new owners of Harrods got a taste of London life when they returned to their luxury cars to find they had been clamped.; Read the full story

Briton Becomes Slowest Channel Swimmer: A 56-year-old woman has become the slowest person to swim the English Channel after being pushed more than 40 miles off course by the tides.; Read the full story

Toxic Fumes Kill Hero Panda At Chinese Zoo: A man has been arrested after a panda died from inhaling poisonous fumes in its enclosure at a Chinese zoo.; Read the full story

Is This The Best Goal Celebration Ever?: An Icelandic football team have become an internet sensation for celebrating their winning goals in a somewhat unique style.; Read the full story

Vets Warn Of Growing Pet Obesity Problems: Owners who long for cute and cuddly pets are risking feeding them to an early death, an animal charity says.; Read the full story

Beard Boob By Cross-Dressing Bank Robber: A cross-dressing robber with fake breasts and a blonde wig has been arrested by police because he failed to shave off his beard.; Read the full story

Nasa Discoveries Spark Hopes Of Alien Life: Nasa's planet-hunting deep space observatory has found hundreds of new potential planets, sparking hopes of finding other worlds similar to Earth.; Read the full story

Putin Sings With Deported Russian Spies: Vladimir Putin has revealed he met and even sang patriotic Soviet songs with a group of Russian spies deported from America.; Read the full story

World Cup Octopus Surfaces In New Movie: The octopus that shot to fame with its incredibly accurate predictions of World Cup match results is to set to become a legend of the silver screen.; Read the full story

'Inhumane' Roo Hunters Fight EU Meat Ban: Australia's kangaroo meat industry is fighting an attempt to have its products banned from the European Union.; Read the full story

Stonehenge Twin Found Stone's Throw Away: Archaeologists have found Stonehenge's lost "twin" - described as the most important discovery at the world famous site for 50 years.; Read the full story

Cheerleading Is Not A Sport, A Court Rules: Competitive cheerleading is not an official sport, a federal judge in the US has ruled in a row between a university and its female athletes.; Read the full story

Forty-Ton Whale Wrecks Couple's Yacht: Two sailing instructors have told of the shocking moment a 40-ton whale came crashing down onto their yacht off the South African coast.; Read the full story

Fears Over Online 'Digital Drugs' Rejected: An online trend which claims to deliver 'digital highs' through droning music has been dismissed as harmless by scientists.; Read the full story

Cricketer Tendulkar's Book Written In Blood: Sachin Tendulkar's blood is to be used to print a £49,000 special edition of a biography of the Indian cricket legend.; Read the full story

Creepy-Crawly Cargo Halts 'Spider Ship': Authorities in the US territory of Guam have turned away a ship after thousands of spiders overflowed from its cargo.; Read the full story

Hundreds Of Dead Penguins Wash Ashore: Brazilian scientists have begun an investigation after hundreds of dead penguins and other sea animals washed up on Sao Paolo state beaches.; Read the full story

Donkey Is Forced To Parasail Over Beach: Russian businessmen have sparked outrage after they were filmed forcing a donkey to parasail over holidaymakers.; Read the full story