Police have released a recording of a woman who dialled 999 to say her hamster had escaped as they pleaded with the public to use the service only for genuine emergencies.
A national airline has adopted a cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint.
An American woman banned from keeping rabbits after she became obsessed with them has been jailed after police found her in a hotel room with more than a dozen.
Actor Bob Hoskins has revealed that he has been forced to do his own fight scenes for a BBC1 drama - because programme-makers sent a stuntman who was a foot taller than him.
A vet who forked out for 20,000 leaflets to be printed after a customer's beloved cat was lost has now brought in sniffer dogs to track down the missing animal.