Strange News

• Cat-astrophe averted as fans catch falling feline using flag at American football game

  A cat has been saved by fans at an American football game in Miami after it plunged about 30ft from an upper deck of the Hard Rock Stadium.

• Moove it - runaway cow stops rush hour traffic on M25

  A cow wandered on to the M25 motorway on Thursday morning after breaking through a fence and escaping its field.

• Sound of Moosic: Swiss cows airlifted off mountain pastures

  Cows in Switzerland have been airlifted to the bottom of their Alpine meadows in a bizarre spectacle.

• 'You are not a horse or a cow': Health officials warn against using livestock de-worming drug to treat COVID-19

  The US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) has issued a warning to people not to take an anti-parasitic drug designed for livestock to treat or prevent COVID-19 following multiple reports of poisonings.

• Woman attacked by alligator says 'I love him' and it shouldn't face any consequences

  An animal handler attacked by an alligator as crying children looked on has said she "loves" the reptile and that it should not face any consequences.

• Cuttlefish memory stays sharper than humans as they get older

  Cuttlefish can remember events right up to their last few days of life, according to a new study.

• Well-preserved lion cub found in permafrost lived 28,000 years ago

  A remarkably well-preserved cave lion cub found in Siberia's permafrost lived 28,000 years ago and may have traces of its mother's milk inside, scientists have said.

• A very moving service: Rail enthusiasts get married on train from London Euston

  A rail-crazy couple have tied the knot in their "dream" place - onboard a train.

• Wally the wandering walrus sets up home on a motorboat

  Europe's famous wandering walrus has pitched up off the Co Cork coast.

• The results are in: Here's who won Shed Of The Year

  A cocktail bar has beaten hundreds of entries - including a bra-fitting boutique and a fairytale castle - to win Shed Of The Year.