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A farmer has been offered £2,400 for his cow by a cult after it was born with five legs and seven feet. Abhinav Abrol, 24, has been inundated with visitors hoping to see the two-day-old calf which is apparently fit and healthy - despite the extra limb. Worshipers think the cow - a sacred animal in the Hindu religion - is a "lucky charm" and one "cult" has offered him 200,000 rupees for the animal, local sources said. But Mr...

By Nigel Watson An essay by Sir Winston Churchill considering the possibility of life elsewhere in the Universe has recently been rediscovered at the Churchill Museum in Fulton, Missouri. In the 11-page essay titled ‘Are We Alone in the Universe?’, written in 1939, he muses: ‘I, for one, am not so immensely impressed by the success we are making of our civilisation here that I am prepared to think we are the only spot in this immense universe which contains...

This dog is a real-life Hairy Barker - and goes on motorbike rides dressed in full leather gear and goggles. The motorcycle-loving hound called Milly is a regular sight speeding around the country lanes in jacket and helmet. Milly, a Bichon Frise, dons the gear and hops into her specialised travel bag on her owner's bike when they go on adventures. Retired plumber Paul Crossan, 39, first met "timid" Milly while he was looking for a canine companion for his...

A teenager has baffled doctors with a mysterious condition that causes him to cry tears of BLOOD. Akhilesh Raghuvanshi, 13, started bleeding from his nose three years ago and his parents initially dismissed it as “dehydration”. But soon he was bleeding from his eyes, ears and mouth almost every day – even seemingly losing blood through his skin without being cut or scratched. He is currently under the observation of top doctors in India in a bid to diagnose his...

A mum says rare migraines have left her speaking an incredible SEVEN accents a week – including Scouse, Geordie, Jamaican and Australian. Terri White, 48, breaks into different voices every day because of the way the brain is affected by the headaches. The mum-of-two was born and bred in Hull, East Yorks., and has never even visited the places she’s started sounding like she’s from. It started when after one ‘silent migraine’ she broke into a Scouse accent on the...

A tattoo artist appeared in court accused of splitting a customer's tongue, removing an ear and slicing off someone's NIPPLE. Brendan McCarthy, 47, is accused of committing the bizarre offences at his salon, called Dr Evils Body Modification Emporium. The tattooist was arrested in December 2015 after concerns over his lack of medical qualifications, the unsuitability of his salon and unregulated actions. Today, McCarthy appeared at Walsall Magistrates Court charged with three counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent...

A talented teenager has invented a brand new language with 1,500 unique words and a completely original script – at the age of 18. Multi-lingual Melissa May already speaks fluent German, French and Spanish and reads Portuguese, Norwegian, Italian, Swedish and Danish. She has dabbled in Latin and Old Norse, is learning Chinese and Dutch and has applied to study Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic at Cambridge University. But not content with that the brainy student decided to invent her own...

A primary school has become the first in Britain to allow pupils to wear SLIPPERS during lessons. Findern Primary School say the switch from shoes has become so popular that even some TEACHERS have chosen the comfier option in class. The school introduced the idea after spotting a 10-year study which found that children who learn with no shoes are more likely to behave better and get good grades. Deputy headteacher Michelle Hall said they have already noticed improvements in...

By Nigel Watson Millions of secret files have recently been released by the US, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), but only a handful relate to UFOs. Their ‘electronic reading room’ provides access to documents released by the CIA through the Freedom of Information Act, which can be viewed here. By inputting the word UFO you can view several hundred CIA reports that date from to 1949 to 1997. Some amount to a few scribbled notes whilst others are more substantial UFO reports...