Strange News

Display of saint's remains draws huge crowds - but bishop says it 'encourages morbid curiosity'

Tens of thousands of people have flocked to see the remains of a revered Spanish saint, more than 440 years after her death, prompting debate over whether such displays "encourage morbid curiosity".
Cheese-loving daredevils hurl themselves down Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire for famous race

Dairy-loving daredevils from around the world have descended on Gloucestershire and thrown themselves down Cooper's Hill in the annual cheese-rolling race.
Seriously deep sleeper not woken up by ship crashing in his garden

A cargo ship has crashed into a man's front garden in Norway, missing his home, where he was sleeping, by just a few metres.
Chess grandmaster playing match against 140,000 people reveals expected result

A chess grandmaster who is playing a single game against 140,000 people thinks the match is heading for a draw.
Magna Carta 'copy' miscatalogued in 1940s found to be original

An issue of the Magna Carta, which was wrongly catalogued as a copy in the 1940s, has been identified as original.