Weird News

A city dubbed the 'Curry capital of Britain' is in a right pickle - after it was discovered that its rivers are being POLLUTED by the popular Indian dish. An underground river which flows through Bradford, West Yorks, became stained yellow from food waste dumped by local curry houses. The problem lies with Bradford’s ancient plumbing system which means age-old buildings often dump their waste into its subterranean becks One of the major culprits are Indian catering businesses whose washing-up...

A cheeky artist has added their own unique touch to a town highlighting a number of potholes - by drawing bright yellow penises around them. Bright yellow penises painteed around potholes in Haverhill, Suffolk The vigilante graffiti artist, whose identity remains a secret, has drawn the penises in many shapes and sizes in what seems to be a call for action. Pictures show clusters of potholes, each painted with fluorescent yellow phallus, in Haverhill, Suffolk. Bright yellow penises painteed around...

Daniel Roberts invented a procedure where leavings are flash frozen before being encased in resin and polished to a sheen - like bowling balls.

A counter petition was set up to save the rude-sounding road in Rowley Regis, West Midlands

Former Detective Constable Richard Holder, 41, set himself up a male gigolo on escort website Adultwork.com

Hard Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has responded to the Beano comic's legal notice to "decist in your ongoing impersonation" of Dennis The Menace's arch enemy Walter "The Softy" Brown. The Beano's letter accused the right-winger tipped by his young Moggmentum followers to take over the Tory party of infringing their copyright in impersonating their snooty prim character pampered by his wealthy parents. Their cease and decist letter posted on Twitter accused the Conservative MP  whose upper-class mannerisms and reactionary views have caused him...

Monkeys unwind at the end of a stressful day with spa therapy - just like humans, say scientists. Snow monkeys use hot springs to reduce stress - as well as keep them warm, according to new research. The macaques are a popular tourist attraction in Nagano in northern Japan as they soak in the steaming baths. It was assumed they were simply trying to warm up during the chilly winter months when snow blankets the region. But experts who observed...

Shropshire's Hoo Farm has called off its Easter sheep racing after being targeted by animal rights activists.

Crowds of people got together with their dachshunds in Cornwall