Somerset gardener banned from 'wriggling' in gimp suit - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Gary the goat wreaks havoc at farm and lets two horses escape (www.newsweek.com)
One goat wreaking havoc on a U.K. alpaca farm is Gary, who has been up to his old tricks recently. In a video posted to the account of Willow Lane Alpacas with more than 772,000 views, Gary can be seen hanging out with some horses, having broken out of his own enclosure, which he apparently does a lot....
Dutch headwind championships cancelled – due to high winds (www.cyclingweekly.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/8518251...
Police have real life ‘Hot Fuzz’ moment as officers escort lost swan to river (www.independent.co.uk)
Three police officers found themselves in the middle of a real-life Hot Fuzz moment when they were called in to escort a lost swan in Bath city centre....
Creepy doll's head blocks Bristol sewer - as water company issues Halloween warning (news.sky.com)
cross-posted from: real.lemmy.fan/post/993614...
Naked opera singer armed with bow and arrow goes on rampage at care home (www.independent.co.uk)
Holland was a voluntary resident at the home and was normally allowed his freedom, the court heard....
Norfolk villagers and National Trust at loggerheads over ‘fairy bridge’ that appeared in the night (www.theguardian.com)
Once upon a time, there was a bridge. Some say it was built by fairies....
Tanks containing ‘large quantity of cattle semen’ stolen in burglary (www.independent.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/8242888...
Shropshire firefighters rescue ‘one donkey, stuck in storm drain’ (www.theguardian.com)
Donkeys have a reputation for being stubborn. But in the case of “poor Amigo”, a donkey who has been rescued by firefighters from a field in Shropshire, it wasn’t stubbornness that kept him stationary – it was mud....
‘Somerset gimp’ guilty of terrifying female drivers in black latex suit and mask (www.independent.co.uk)
A man who dressed in a latex black “gimp suit” and terrified female motorists on a rural road in Somerset has been found guilty of causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress....
Weird stuff happens when animals reproduce in space (mashable.com)
Nadezhda used to scuttle around the drab halls of a bureaucratic building in southwestern Russia before she was recruited for an unprecedented experiment in space....
Bishop quits job and apologises after 'all-male orgy in rectory goes wrong' (www.express.co.uk)
A Polish bishop has apologised as he confirmed his resignation weeks after a sex worker passed out at a hidden orgy, allegedly organised by one of his clergy....
British Navy Stops Using 'Chinese Servants,' But Not For The Reason You Expect (jalopnik.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/4695073...
All baa myself: Is this Britain's loneliest sheep? - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Teeny jumping spider found in woman’s ear after days of torturous racket (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/7337081...
Schwarzenegger gets hand crushed by BBC reporter (www.bbc.co.uk)
Nicola Sturgeon passes driving test first time aged 53 (www.bbc.co.uk)
Finally she can take that long awaited campervan trip… 👀.
Bobi, the world's oldest dog ever, dies aged 31 - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
I tried to use the Pedigree dog-to-human age calculator but it doesn’t go up to 31 so your guess is as good as mine…
80-Year-Old Woman Has Lived Her Whole Life with a Needle in Her Brain (gizmodo.com)
Russian doctors have stumbled upon a remarkable tale of survival. They detail finding a needle that has been lodged inside an 80-year-old woman’s brain her entire life. The needle seems to be the result of a botched infanticide, but it has apparently caused no major health issues and will not be removed....
Woman returns from holiday to find home demolished (www.hertsad.co.uk)
A woman is mulling the next step to take after a company mistakenly demolished a home she owned in Atlanta in the US....
Shredded Wheat secret to 107-year-old man's long life (www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk)
Carol Howes, his daughter-in-law, said: “He puts his long life down to eating Shredded Wheat with full fat milk and plenty of sugar for as long as he can remember.‘’
Police close road for 31 hours after sex doll mistaken for dead body dumped in woods (www.independent.co.uk)
Police closed off a road for two days to investigate a report of a dead body dumped in woods - only to find out it was a discarded sex doll....
Cardiff University Students' Union bans blue shirts and chinos (www.bbc.co.uk)
Not sure what to make of this. My initial reaction was that they’re trying to ban a specific type of person, but then further reading does actually imply something happened that was directly related to the wearing of these clothes…
'Killer clown' stalking Scots village taunts cops to catch him in creepy video (www.dailyrecord.co.uk)
A ‘killer clown’ has scoffed at police - saying they’ll never catch him. The creepy character, wearing a Pennywise-style outfit - complete with scary mask and make-up - has been leaving red balloons dotted around the village of Skelmorlie in North Ayrshire in recent weeks.
Amazon Let Its Drivers’ Urine Be Sold as an Energy Drink (www.wired.com)
cross-posted from: radiation.party/post/136528...
