Daily Express :: Odd News Feed

Believe me ... I am not mother duck

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

A GUESTHOUSE owner has become a surrogate mother to these eight adorable ducklings.

Lion finds nifty way to cool down as sun bakes Britain

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THIS lioness certainly wasn't suffering from a stuck tongue when she licked this ice block to stay cool in the warm weather today.

Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it's a skydiver who jumped 2,400ft WITHOUT a parachute

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

A BRITISH daredevil leapt into the record books yesterday - jumping 2,400ft from a helicopter without a parachute.

A walk on the wild side

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

AS warnings go, this is surely one nobody would argue with.

More Badpuss than Bagpuss

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

HE may look like TV's loveable old cloth cat Bagpuss but this foul- tempered feline was purr-fectly beastly yesterday.

Lemur enjoys a night on the tiles

Thu, 17 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THIS lemur clearly fancied a change from life at his wildlife park and so opted for a night on the tiles.

Marble bathrooms and a gourmet restaurant! This is state healthcare, Chinese style...

Mon, 14 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

A HOSPITAL dinner used to be a byword for dodgy foodbut no longer.

Marble bathrooms, giant TVs and a gourmet restaurant this definitely isn't the NHS

Sun, 13 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

A HOSPITAL dinner used to be a byword for dodgy grubbut no longer.

Taxi! Take us 43,000 miles

Fri, 11 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

A TRIO of Britons have returned home after a record-breaking trip around the world - in a black cab.

Police display hearts of stone by shooting bull that escaped from an abattoir

Thu, 10 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

A SCOTTISH Highland bull that broke down an abattoir wall in a bid for freedom had a short-lived escape, as he was shot by police just moments later.

That's quackers! Buckingham Palace replica made from duck spring rolls in Jubilee tribute

Thu, 10 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

HAVE a gander at this it's Buckingham Palace but not quite as you know it.

Never mind Top Gear... here's how to test a new car

Thu, 10 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THIS troop of baboons was let loose on a new car in a bizarre endurance test that beats anything on TV's Top Gear.

Long may he rain! Prince Charles presents the weather on BBC TV

Thu, 10 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

HIS outlook may sometimes be portrayed as gloomy but Prince Charles beamed and shone when he tried out a new job as a television weather forecaster.

VIDEO: Long may he rain! Prince Charles presents the weather on BBC Scotland

Wed, 09 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THOSE sitting down to watch the news at lunchtime could be forgiven for choking on their sandwich, as Prince Charles tried his hand at presenting the weather.

Want sausages for dinner? Go to the bangers and mash-point!

Wed, 09 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

GETTING bangers and mash out of a machine might make sense if you're a fan of cockney rhyming slang.

Long may he rain! Prince Charles presents the weather on BBC Scotland

Wed, 09 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THOSE sitting down to watch the news at lunchtime could be forgiven for choking on their sandwich, as Prince Charles tried his hand at presenting the weather.

Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed... the baby squirrels back on their paws

Wed, 09 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THESE orphaned squirrels may look bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, but unfortunately it was not always the case.

Soaring bougainvillea nears 100-ft to become top of the crops

Mon, 07 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THIS soaring bougainvillea is set to become top of the crops as it nears the 100-ft mark.

Easy tiger, you'll get your bowl of Frosties

Mon, 07 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THIS big cat looks G-r-r-reat as he towers above his trainer and tries to snatch a box of Frosties cereal.

Where UFOs fill up?

Sun, 06 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

FUELLING the imagination, this flying saucer-style filling station has been granted a Grade II listing by English Heritage.

Dolphins killed by 'heroin' overdose

Sat, 05 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

TWO dolphins who suffered 'drawn out and painful' deaths at a zoo after it hosted a weekend rave were probably killed by a heroin substitute, a leaked toxicology report has claimed.

It's a really handy place to sit, Mum

Fri, 04 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THIS baby gorilla was sticking close to his mother as he took his first faltering steps in public yesterday.

Check the fuses! Power cut halts election count at Alexandra Palace

Thu, 03 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THE London mid-term elections descended into a bit of a joke in one London borough this morning as a power cut led to a halt in counting.

30ft freefall.. but I'll be vine

Thu, 03 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

THIS is bungee-jumping South Sea Islands style. Young daredevils climb 30ft to the top of a rickety wooden tower - then plunge head first to the ground with just strands of vine tied to their ankles.

Crate day for pandas

Thu, 03 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

IT'S clearly not the best of disguises, but it seems to do the trick.