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A driver was left creeped out when he drove past a village to find creepy "children bollards" lining up along a road. Andrew Cooper, who lives in Leicester, said the child-shaped traffic bollards reminded him of the sci-fi novel The Midwich Cuckoos, in which the children gave uncomfortable looks and communicating awkwardly. He posted a video on Twitter, sharing what
» Read moreA seven-year-old British has been tragically killed after she was hit by the propellers of a speedboat allegedly being driven by a police officer. Jonada Avdia was playing in a part of the ocean dedicated to swimmers when a boat drove through the ‘safe’ area, hitting her. Born in the UK, Jonada was holidaying with her parents in Potam beach,
» Read moreA Chinese rocket weighing the same as three T-Rex dinosaurs has finally crash landed on Earth – and it's somewhere in the Indian Ocean. The rocket stage had fallen off of the newly-launched Wentian space station module, which was fired into orbit by China on Sunday (July 24). While the module docked safely, the rocket launcher had fallen away and
» Read moreA young lad has terrorised his local neighbourhood by roaming the streets dressed as killer doll Chucky. Images of Jackson Reed, five, donning the infamous mask, dungarees and ginger hair quickly did the rounds on social media as residents of Pinson, Alabama, shared their horror. "Dear parents of the boy dressed as Chucky in Pinson. Grab your son. I almost
» Read moreA dad-of-three was electrocuted on a building site and lost both arms, leaving him with the 'worst injuries his doctors had ever seen'. Jahden Nelson, 28, also suffered burns to 35% of his body as well as a heart attack when a metal pole he was holding touched high-voltage overhead lines. The New Zealand scaffolder has undergone 30 operations since
» Read moreA fish store in Bangkok, Thailand, attempted to lure customers in for their opening by putting bikini-clad women in their fish tanks. Arowana Mall's grand unveiling in the Chatuchak Market went viral on social media after a 26-second video was uploaded by Facebook user Ratchatapan Chiaochan showing the bikini-clad women in tanks of Arowanas. “The fish here are really beautiful,”
» Read moreA former primary school teacher has been arrested after it emerged he pretended to be a police officer to target gay men. Michael Thomas Pruden, 48, targeted the men in Washington's Meridian Hill Park – also known as Malcolm X Park. And he sprayed them with what has been described as a “chemical irritant”. READ MORE: Man who used plastic
» Read moreA smell from a waste site that "Shrek would love" has caused suburban residents to raise a stink and demand a solution to the repugnant pong. Hundreds of people who live near a rubbish dump in Melbourne, Australia, are desperate for answers. According to the news channel 9Now, The intense smell, likened to rotten eggs, is the result of hydrogen
» Read moreA distraught mum wants to warn other parents that helium balloons can be deadly after the tragic death of her five-year-old-son. Youngster Karlton Noah Donaghey lost his life after he tried to climb into a large dinosaur balloon at the family’s home in Gateshead. Heartbroken Lisa Donaghey, 43, found her son on the floor with the balloon over his head
» Read moreFor out-of-this-world news, sign up for the Spaced Out newsletter A frightening crash between an asteroid and Earth has been ruled out following earlier fears that the mega rock would hit our planet – but it will come very close. The welcomed news arrived just before worldwide Asteroid Day, with the European Space Agency confirming that a collision will not
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