Monday, December 23, 2024

Mr Incredibeard

If you suffer from pogonophobia (a fear of beards) then look away now. A man from San Francisco is breaking the boundaries of facial hair fashion and gravity with his fantastical beard styles. Self-confessed beard enthusiast Isaiah Webb has been sharing photos of his ‘beard dos’ online, posting a different style on his Instagram profile ... Read more

Hitler’s deputy ‘murdered by UK agents’ to gag secrets

Scotland Yard was given the names of British agents who allegedly murdered the Nazi Rudolf Hess in the infamous Spandau Prison but was advised by prosecutors not to pursue its investigations, according to a newly-released police report. Written two years after Hess’s death in 1987, the classified document outlines a highly-sensitive inquiry

World’s No 1 surrogate mother

The world’s most prolific surrogate mother has told how she is pregnant again and planning to give away baby number 13. British-born Carole Horlock, who moved to a farmhouse near Bordeaux, France, said she will hand over the child to an Italian couple without even giving it a cuddle. The 45-year-old added that she’s delighted to ... Read more

Dubai bans tobacco for 24 hours

All tobacco products are banned from being sold in Dubai for 24 hours on Thursday, May 31 All tobacco products are banned from being sold in Dubai for 24 hours on Thursday, May 31, to observe World No Tobacco Day, a senior official at the Dubai Municipality said. “The move is aimed at spreading awareness ... Read more

Teenager enslaved for 8 years

A teenage German woman has been rescued from a Bosnian couple who are accused of starving and beating her for years and of harnessing her to a horse cart and making her pull it. The 19-year-old, kept in a hamlet near the northeastern town of Kalesija since 2004, had been taken to safety and the ... Read more

Stray dog completes 1700km China race

A stray dog has completed a 1700km journey across China after joining a cycle race from Sichuan province to Tibet. The dog, nicknamed “Xiaosa”, joined the cyclists after one of them gave him food. He ran with them for 24 days, covering up to 60km a day, and climbing 12 mountains. Cyclist Xiao Yong started a blog

Official arrested for raping over 10 girls

Police in central China detained a former Communist Party official on suspicion of raping underage girls. Li Xingong, who was the party’s deputy head in Yongcheng city of Henan province, is accused of sexually assaulting more than ten girls during police interrogations, the official Xinhua news agency reported. City authorities have

Rekha takes oath as Rajya Sabha member

Veteran Bollywood actress Rekha has been sworn in as an MP in India’s upper house of parliament, the Rajya Sabha. Taking her oath, the actress vowed to “faithfully discharge the duty upon which I am about to enter”. India’s prime minister can nominate 12 people with special experience in “literature, science, art and

Hen lays ‘eggless’ chick!

A Sri Lanka hen has given birth to a chick without an egg, in a new twist on the age-old question of whether the chicken or the egg came first. Instead of passing out of the hen’s body and being incubated outside, the egg was incubated in the hen for 21 days and then hatched ... Read more

World’s first sex school opens in Austria

While many people may think it’s an activity which should be best learned behind closed doors, an enterprising Swedish schoolmistress thinks otherwise. Ylva-Maria Thompson has opened the world’s first international sex school to teach its students how to be better lovers. The Austrian International Sex School in Vienna offers “hands on” lessons in seduction for ... Read more