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A Japanese woman found an enormous hornet in her wardrobe - and kindly shared the pictures on Twitter. The Asian giant hornet is the largest hornet in the world, and has venom powerful enough to...

If you're still crying over the fact that Boaty McBoatface might not actually become the new name of a polar research ship then there is a glimmer of hope. Aer Lingus has posted this...

This month (April 2016) marks 400 years since the death of William Shakespeare - and, as anyone who truly loves the bard will know, the only way to commemorate this historical event is to pay a...

June marks the start of summer in Britain and is one of the best months of the year to travel, whether you're thinking of a holiday in the UK or abroad. With gorgeous sunshine, a wealth of...

We need trees. They create communities (human and otherwise), they help us breathe clean air and they combat climate change – one of the biggest issues facing our planet. See also:...

Choppers, the last surviving chimpanzee from the PG Tips adverts, has died aged 48. Twycross Zoo said the remaining character from the "tea chimps" was put down by staff after she...

This incredible footage shows Katryl the dolphin giving birth to her first baby at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, USA. See also: Dolphins could be key for communicating with aliens See also:...

Alton Towers operator Merlin has indicated a guilty plea to a charge of breaching the Health and Safety at Work Act over the Smiler rollercoaster crash in June last year which left five people...

A British dog has displayed such a love of soccer balls that he been compared to one of the world's most famous players. Alfie is a family pet and his owner, Peter Simpkins, told Reuters...

A rescued bear who spent years at a cruel bile farm has been filmed happily splashing around in his new pool. Tuffy had been subjected to the torture of having his bile extracted for years....

This statue of a man at a beautiful park in Arcachon, France that gets vandalised a lot - particularly on a certain part of its body. The statue in Parc Mauresque is of Hercules, who is Greek...

A kayaker's seriously close encounter with a whale in Vancouver's English Bay, Canada, was captured in this video uploaded to YouTube this week. See also: Fearless diver rescues...

Would you dare get in the tallest outdoor elevator in the world? Hmmm, we're not so sure. The Bailong Elevator, also known as the Hundred Dragons Elevator, carries tourists 1,070ft (330m) up...

It may be an ancient form of exercise, but walking is one of the most modern ways to get out and about to explore a holiday destination, where you can breathe in the clean, crisp air. There's...

A British backpacker was found dead in the hostel where he was staying while travelling in Cambodia. Jake Taylor, 24, died of a suspected heart attack at the Wish You Were Here Guesthouse in...

A man from Malvern will have his finger amputated after he was bitten by a false widow spider at his home in Worcestershire. Derek Phillips, 82, told the BBC that he woke up to "really...

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers in America stopped a woman from boarding a New Jersey-bound plane with a loaded handgun on Thursday. The passenger was found with a...

The fisherman who caught a leopard shark in the waters off Southern California filmed the moment he fed his catch to a great white shark. Bill Morales spotted the great white around half a mile...

An employee has been crushed to death by a vehicle used to pull luggage carts at Pearson International Airport in Canada. Police say it happened at Terminal 3 just after 11 pm on Friday night,...

An eminent Chinese businessman has died after being hit on the head by a falling rock pushed by a monkey. The 68-year-old former chairman of Shanghai food company Guan Sheng Yuan Co Ltd, Weng...

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