Strange News

• Most mispronounced words of 2024

  Trying to keep up with the latest trends is difficult enough, especially when you don't know how to pronounce them.

• Mother sues Mattel over porn website printed on Wicked doll packaging

  Toy giant Mattel is being sued by a mother who says her daughter accessed a porn website via a link on the packaging for a Wicked doll. 

• Large sinkhole opens up in South Wales as residents told to stay away

  A large sinkhole has appeared on a housing estate in South Wales, with the local council warning residents to stay away from the area.

• Man eats £4.9m banana

  A cryptocurrency entrepreneur has kept his promise and eaten a banana he bought for $6.2m (£4.9m).

• Ed Sheeran apologises to new Manchester United manager after interrupting interview

  Ed Sheeran has apologised to Manchester United's new manager for interrupting him during a live Sky Sports interview.

• Cat wriggles through drainpipe - but with less-than-purrfect results

  A cat had to be freed from a drainpipe by firefighters after getting stuck in the middle of wriggling through.

• Banana duct-taped to a wall sells for $6.2m at auction

  A banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2m (£4.9m) at an auction in New York.

• Americans upset about Trump win offered '€1 houses' in Italy

  Americans distraught by the re-election of Donald Trump are being offered an escape route - a €1 house in an Italian village.

• Egyptians drank cocktails of psychedelic drugs in ancient mugs, research reveals

  An Egyptian mug from 2,000 years ago was last used to serve up a cocktail of psychedelic drugs, according to ground-breaking research.

• Stop chasing on-the-run emu in your 4x4s, police warn drivers

  Police in Lincolnshire have urged motorists to stop chasing an on-the-run emu in off-road vehicles.