A swarm of mutant  rats that are immune to poison is ‘closing in’ on a Wiltshire town, pest exterminators have warned. The rodents, which have been seen elsewhere in the UK over the past year, are twice as large as normal species and cannot be killed with traditional substances. It...

Brides, you’re in luck. You can finally control that one aspect of the wedding day that’s eluded you since the dawn of time: the weather. Luxury travel company Oliver’s Travels promises it can guarantee the perfect wedding weather – for the low, low price of $100,000. But, it’s small cost...

A cloistered nun has stunned her mother superior and sisters after giving birth to a baby boy after complaining of severe stomach pains. The sister, who belonged to an order in Macerata, in the eastern Italian region of Le Marche, claimed to have no idea she was pregnant when she...

Sorry, ladies, it turns out Vancouver’s most eligible bachelor is no longer single. Those interested in Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson’s romantic life since he separated from his longtime wife last spring were tossed a tasty nugget of information Tuesday. Robertson, 50, is now dating a Chinese pop star, according to...

Before she met the love of her life, party girl and burlesque dancer Claire Birkill enjoyed nothing more than guzzling booze, twirling her nipple tassels and scoffing bacon butties in the morning. But after converting to Islam, she has now overhauled her unhealthy lifestyle, swapping a 40-a-day cigarette habit for...

One of the ISIS poster girls who fled their middle class lives in Austria has been killed in Syria while the other has gone missing, a United Nations official has revealed. (Evidence: The United Nations said one of the two girls, Samra Kesinovic, left, and Sabina Selimovic, was killed while...

Since they tied the knot, Prince William and Kate Middleton have bucked a few royal traditions in favor of doing things more to their modern liking — and this Christmas is no exception. According to an insider, instead of spending the entire day with the prince’s (or princess’) family, the...

MAINZ, Germany — Animal-rights activists in Switzerland want to ban cooked cat and sausages made from dog meat, traditional dishes they claim are still enjoyed by thousands of people. An estimated 1.5 percent of the country’s eight million people eat cat and dog — some 120,000 people, according to SOS...

The shopping frenzy surrounding Black Friday has already led to a number of violent incidents across the country. Starting as early as Thursday night, shootings and stabbings have been reported at retailers in several states. Among the most violent episodes happened yesterday at a Kohl’s in Romeoville, Ill., when an...

Would you be more inclined to go to church if services came with a Big Mac and a side of fries? That’s the idea behind McMass, a group whose goal is to put a McDonald’s franchise in a church. The group, led by Paul Di Lucca, a creative director at...