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Moldy space hopper forced down manhole floods sewer

Moldy space hopper forced down manhole floods sewer

By Elizabeth Hunter A sewer flooded after it was blocked - by a space hopper. The bouncer - described as "moldy and reeking" - was deliberately forced into a manhole, water bosses confirmed. A crew from Scottish water was called out to a blockage in the Royston area of Glasgow on

Deer snapped at train station made famous by Harry Potter

Deer snapped at train station made famous by Harry Potter

By Elizabeth Hunter A deer has been photographed waiting at a remote train station — made famous by Harry Potter. The stag was spotted at Glenfinnan train station — a stop on one of Scotland's most recognizable rail routes. The stop is the closest one to the Glenfinnan Viaduct — the

Narrow house that’s under 8-feet wide sold for just over $56,000

Narrow house that’s under 8-feet wide sold for just over $56,000

By Elizabeth Hunter The narrowest house in Wales — measuring just 7.5 feet at its widest — has been sold at auction for $56,250. The one-bedroom property on Llewellyn Street in Pentre, Glamorgan, is so narrow that when standing in the living room, an average man can touch both

30,000 of rarest insects released into national park

30,000 of rarest insects released into national park

By Elizabeth Hunter More than 30,000 of one of Britain’s rarest insects have been released into a national park. The bugs have been put into the Cairngorms Wildlife Park by conservationists from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. The pine hoverfly is one of Britain’s rarest insects

This Bible saved soldier from bullet to chest in World War I

This Bible saved soldier from bullet to chest in World War I

By Elizabeth Hunter A "family secret" Bible that saved a hero World War I soldier from a bullet to the heart is set to be displayed to the public for the first time. Private Duncan MacFarlane, 27, was seriously wounded in 1917, during the Third Battle of Ypres,

Rare 18th-century mortar shell found intact at battle site

Rare 18th-century mortar shell found intact at battle site

By Elizabeth Hunter A 280-year-old unexploded mortar shell has been discovered at the site of the Battle of Culloden. Archaeologists from the National Trust for Scotland - ahead of the 280th anniversary of the final Jacobite uprising at Culloden Battlefield - recovered the unexploded mortar shell, thought to have been

Seagulls launch ‘coordinated’ attack on families at Easter egg hunt

Seagulls launch ‘coordinated’ attack on families at Easter egg hunt

By Elizabeth Hunter The public have been warned to be vigilant after seagulls launched a "coordinated" attack at an Easter egg hunt. The birds were seen swooping and striking at families at the event in a city center, Inverness Business Improvement District (BID) says. During the Great Easter