POLICE said a 14-year-old Utah boy was trying to cover up for falling and ripping his new trousers when he reported a bullet grazed him.

A new material that could be used to create a real-life Harry Potter-style "invisibility cloak" has been designed by British scientists.
The material, called "Metaflex" may in future provide a way of manufacturing fabrics that manipulate light.

APOLOGIES for the delay - I'd like to say it's been unavoidable but it's really due to summer indolence.

But now we're back - try this one on for size....

A dog owner too lazy to walk his pet has lost his driving licence after getting caught walking the animal while driving his car.

Five crates of Scotch whisky buried under Antarctic ice for more than 100 years have been recovered by a heritage team restoring explorer Ernest Shackleton's hut.

A farmer who secretly built a castle and lived in it for four years while it was concealed behind bales of straw today lost a High Court bid to save it from being demolished.

POSTERS promoting actress Kelly Brook's new play had to be changed because buns covering her cleavage were deemed too small, it emerged today.

AN Australian school banned hugging and other displays of affection between preteen boys and girls in order to set a good example for younger students.

I thought these sort sof stories were fake - baa baa black sheep turned to rainbow sheep etc - but apparently not...
The traditional pudding Spotted Dick was restored to a council canteen's menu today, after complaints about its politically correct replacement - Spotted Richard.

NINE women who thought they were taking part in a Big Brother style Turkish reality show were actually being filmed for internet porn sites.