25-year-old amateur gurgitator Jonathan Squibb gobbled his way to victory at Tony Boloney’s 2nd Annual Pizza Slaughterfest held in Atlantic City this weekend. Squibb is already well known for his appearances at the world’s biggest chicken wing eating contest, the Wing Bowl, which he won earlier this year. And Squibb is just as competent when [...]
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Nine-year-old Ethan Fisher from Worksop in Nottinghamshire has become the biggest name in space hopper circles after setting two world records on the handled rubber balls. In February Ethan and his family were at Butlins in Skegness when they saw the Guinness World of Records activities area and Ethan literally jumped at the chance of [...]
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A man in Hamilton, Scotland had to have his car dismantled this week after a fugitive snake took up residence in his bumper. Gary Bunton was shocked to learn that a four-foot long Pueblan milk snake had slithered into his car whilst it was parked on a multi-storey car park last weekend. Gary, who runs [...]
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Amid the news of all the sci-fi shows being axed Syfy have delivered some good news in the shape of a Warehouse 13 spinoff. Warehouse 13 has proved a great success for Syfy, who have commissioned a third season for later this year. The character H. G. Wells turns out to be a rather attractive [...]
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No huge surprises really here, ABC has cancelled two of it’s sci-fi shows, alien invasion drama ‘V’ and superhero caper No Ordinary Family. ‘V’ has been on shaky ground since season one, barely scraping through a second series. The reboot of the 80s science fiction classic was criticised last year for moving too slowly, but [...]
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After months of hype, speculation and controversy over the bloomin’ costume the new Wonder Woman TV show has fallen at the first hurdle. The hotly anticipated reboot helmed by Ally McBeal creator David E. Kelley has simply stalled before it even got off the ground, NBC have knocked the show back after being unimpressed by [...]
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Fox have managed to annoy a few comic book crossover fans today by announcing the cancellation of one show and the news that one comic book inspired show wouldn’t even be broadcast. After weeks of rumours Fox finally hit Human Target where it hurts, the show has been axed after its second season failed to [...]
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A Yorkshire vicar set a new world record today for the fastest motorcycle hearse carrying a coffin. Such a bizarre and unique record surely hadn’t been set previously, but Rev Ray Biddis from Bradford needed to get to at least 80mph to set the record, which he actually smashed by hitting 114mph. The 57-year-old holy [...]
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A shocked couple from China have become parents to a two-headed baby. The parents, farmers from China’s Sichuan province, were unaware of their child’s abnormality until just two days before the infant was delivered by Caesarean section. The child is actually twin sisters who have separate heads and spines but share most internal organs. This [...]
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This week saw the annual World Water Bombing Championships held in Yorkshire. The event has taken place every year since 2005 at the Ponds Forge Sports Centre in Sheffield. The event, which is also a fund raiser for Macmillan Cancer Support, sees people in fancy dress jump off a 3m high diving platform and attempt [...]
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