Weird World - News - Irvine Herald

Home News Weird World

Runaway cow provokes police chase

A COW made a bid for freedom and managed to escape from a slaughterhouse in New York.Read

Oil tanker crew save stranded eco-yachters

An expedition team which set sail from Plymouth on a 5,000-mile carbon emission-free trip to Greenland have been rescued by an oil tanker.Read

Man delivers his baby son - thanks to YouTube

A DOTING dad helped to bring his cute baby son into the world after watching an instructional video on YouTube.Read

Morrisons fail their ABC's with children's toy blocks

A RANGE of children's toy blocks have been taken off the shelves by supermarket chain Morrisons after it was revealed some words were spelled incorrectly.Read

Susan Boyle's cat achieves her own fame

IN THE world of celebrity hangers-on, this four-legged feline has sunk her claws in and is finding fame of her own.Read

Cumbria hit by earthquake

AN EARTHQUAKE reaching 3.7 on the Richter scale has hit South Cumbria.Read

Bull goes on rampage in supermarket

A RAGING bull escaped from a mart before running wild in a town's supermarket.Read

The force is with us!

A GLASGOW based police officer has admitted to being a Jedi.Read

Luxury stationery makes use of waste

AN AUSTRALIAN man has found a novel way of going green – by making luxury stationery from wombat dung.Read

Man sues neighbour for failing to get his wife pregnant

A GERMAN man is sueing his neighbour after he failed to get his wife pregnant.Read

First puppy gets book deal

HE HASN'T long settled into his new life at the White House, but Bo has already been lined up to star in his own children's book.Read

Cash-stuffed bra saves woman's life

A BRAZILIAN woman has survived being shot because her bra was stuffed with cash. Read

Dog is ill after scoffing Easter eggs

A LABRADOR had to be treated in intensive care after munching through a dozen Easter eggs and their foil wrappers.Read

Thai zoo housing pigs and tigers together

IT SOUNDS like something out of Winnie The Pooh, but a zoo in Thailand has pigs and tigers living together in harmony.Read

Dog is smaller than a teaspoon

A TWO-WEEK-OLD miniature puppy named Tom Thumb is staking his claim as Britain’s smallest dog.Read

Miss Universe dubs Guantanamo Bay 'fun'

A BEAUTY queen has created controversy by declaring prison camp Guantanamo Bay was "a loooot of fun".Read

Non-alcoholic bevvy at famous beer festival!

ORGANISERS of the famous Paisley Beer Festival are introducing some sobering changes at this year’s event – as all of the bevvy being sold on the first day will be ALCOHOL- FREE.Read