Postcards designed by some of the world's best known artists are to go on sale later at London's Royal College of Art.

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin "pardons" a turkey for Thanksgiving - with birds being slaughtered in the background.

A cat with big paws and 26 toes could be looking for a new home after being taken in by Stroud Cats Protection.

To the astonishment of vets, a kitten has been born in Australia with approximately double the number of heads one usually expects to find on a kitten.

Coco the cat is looking for an owner who doesn't mind a few paw prints about the house - because her giant feet have 26 toes.

A pest has been slapped with an Asbo banning him from every church in England and Wales for repeatedly interrupting services.

An American claims that a mobile phone in his chest pocket saved his life, after it stopped a bullet.

Four Norwegian beaver families arrive in the UK as part of an historic plan to reintroduce the mammals to Scotland.

An otter has survived a "perilous" three-mile sea crossing to the Farne Islands for the first time, the National Trust says.

Polish researchers say they have solved an ancient mystery and identified the remains of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.

Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy says the judges of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing should go.

A radio presenter was stunned when he answered a call from a listener who admitted she was once an unwitting cannibal.

US: Yesterday it was a bag full of tools. Today astronauts on the International Space Station have lost something else: a spider.

A thief who stole a case from a saleswoman's car has been warned that when he opens it, it will be full of sex toys.

German police hunting a drug dealer who escaped from jail by hiding in a cardboard box to be taken away for recycling.

An escaped parrot has been reunited with his owner after squawking his name down the phone to confirm his identity.

An intrepid cat has showed some travel nous after apparently hitching a 100-mile ride underneath a freight train.

When caught sending pictures of your genitals to someone, the only thing to do is hold your hands up and say 'sorry'. Don't blame it on technology.

Flamingo's impressive bid for freedom comes to an end, following an aerial tour of the sights of Des Moines.

The Pied Piper's services might be needed again in Hamelin, northern Germany, as the town's famous rats have returned.