Egyptians drank cocktails of psychedelic drugs in ancient mugs, research
An Egyptian mug from 2,000 years ago was last used to serve up a cocktail of psychedelic drugs, according to ground-breaking research.University of South Florida professor Davide Tanasi used advanced…
Stop chasing on-the-run emu in your 4x4s, say Lincolnshire police
Police in Lincolnshire have urged motorists to stop chasing an on-the-run emu in off-road vehicles.Officers in Boston said there had been sightings for a "couple of weeks" in the Spilsby…
Swedish minister’s staff insist on banana-free rooms due to ‘weirdest
A Swedish minister's phobia of bananas has led officials to insist rooms are free of the fruit ahead of any meeting or visit, according to reports.The instructions from Gender Equality…
Missing cat found in Coventry
A Scottish couple who lost their cat were left "shocked" when it turned up 300 miles away in Coventry.Beans - a ginger and white cat - went missing late last…
Argentina club Deportivo Riestra condemned for starting YouTuber in league
An Argentinian football club has been condemned for starting a YouTuber in a top-flight game.Ivan Buhajeruk - known as Spreen online - was named as a striker in the starting…
Magic Circle on the hunt for first female member who
The Magic Circle is on the hunt for its first female member - who deceived the group by disguising herself as a man to enter its ranks - so it…
First emperor penguin found in Australia after 2,000-mile journey from
A malnourished emperor penguin has been found in Australia for the first time - more than 2,200 miles north of the Antarctic coast.The adult male was discovered on 1 November…
China: Clampdown on bike rides after thousands of students take
A clampdown has been enforced to curb a social media trend in China - where thousands of students rent bikes late at night to buy soup dumplings.Police in Henan province…
England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham falls into crocodile-infested waters
England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham was rescued by a former Australian rival after he fell off a boat into water "infested" with sharks and crocodiles.The retired all-rounder was on…
HS2 boss reveals £100m bill for a railway line ‘bat
HS2 is spending more than £100m on a "shed" to protect bats on a section of the line, even though there is "no evidence that high-speed trains interfere with bats",…