a burglar who broke into a funeral parlor in Spain tried to fool the police by playing dead. But he was caught when police spotted his scruffy clothes — and then noticed that he was breathing. People in the neighborhood alerted police when they heard the door being forced in the middle of the night. […]
A German man is suing a hospital after a pair of 15-inch surgical clamps was left inside his abdomen during routine surgery.
Staff only told Mr Pohl of their blunder after five other operations to correct it, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Norbert Pohl had a relatively simple procedure to clear his blocked intestine, but emerged in excruciating […]
A foul-mouther parrot who once told a vicar to fuck off, has been teaching other birds how to swear. Barne the macaw has refused to clean up his act despite being taken to a language specialist. His most shocking outburst was when he told a mayoress, a vicar and two police officers to ‘f*** off’ […]
Switzerland has started an underwater rugby competition with dozens of teams signed up for the new sport.
The Swiss Underwater Sports Union says it’s been flooded with requests from people wanting to learn the game.
It is now organising introduction days for newcomers. Underwater rugby is a six-a-side game for both men and women who are equipped […]
A UK council used powers meant for spying on terrorists to find out if a family was lying about living in a school catchment area. Poole Council put the family under surveillance for two weeks, tracking them as they went about their daily lives.
Surveillance notes included “female and three children enter target vehicle and drive […]