Live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world first
In a world-first, scientists say an 8cm (3in) worm has been found alive in the brain of an Australian woman. The “string-like structure” was pulled from the patient’s damaged frontal…
I injected his HIV-infected blood to prove my love for him
A 15-year-old girl has come up with a bizarre way of proving her love to her HIV-positive boyfriend – injecting herself with his blood. The unnamed girl is said to…
4 million bottles of beer were destroyed
Religious Police in Nigeria has destroyed nearly four million bottles of beer in a crackdown on alcohol. The bottles were crushed into the ground by bulldozers in the northern city…
Bride dies few hours after wedding
A young lady, identified as Hannatu Yahaya, has died on her wedding day in Kano State, Nigeria. She got married to her husband, Isyaka Yusuf, on Saturday, November 27, but…
Christchurch parts ways with its wizard
The New Zealand city of Christchurch has cast its official wizard from the payroll after 23 years of service. Ian Brackenbury Channell, 88, was paid NZ$16,000 (£8,200; $11,280) a year…
New species of ancient four-legged whale discovered in Egypt
Scientists in Egypt have identified a new species of four-legged whale that lived around 43 million years ago. The fossil of the amphibious Phiomicetus Anubis was originally discovered in Egypt’s…
A runaway python ‘bites man’s private part’ after hiding in his toilet
An Austrian man sustained an eye-watering injury to his genital area when he was nibbled by a 5ft python hiding his toilet. The 65-year-old had nipped off to the loo…
