One of the UK's leading head teachers has shocked pupils by eating a tarantula at a school assembly.
Druidry has been recognised as an official religion in the UK for the first time in history.
Nine of the world's largest moths - the giant Atlas moth - have hatched at a butterfly sanctuary in the UK.
A company in the UK is offering a service that will press your ashes in to a vinyl recording of your own voice.
A poo-powered Volkswagon Beetle has been touring UK streets to help encourage sustainable motoring.
A batch of large Chilean Rose tarantulas is feared to have become loose in the UK after two were found in gardens.
A new type of chewing gum is being developed in the UK that is easy to remove.
An intricate formation of almost 200 crop circles has turned up in a field in Wiltshire.
A new radio telescope is being constructed in the UK to help solve the mysteries of the universe's origin.
New speed cameras that can track the speed of motorists from orbit are currently being tested in the UK.
An animal hypnotist that treats pet behavioural problems claims to be the UK's first "rabbit whisperer".
The UK's own space agency has been launched and will take over responsibility for the country's space activities.
A man in the UK looking up his street on Google discovered a giant pair of floating pliers above his house.
Scientists in the UK have developed a machine that can scan and interpret brain patterns in order to read minds.
Experts in the UK are baffled after a flock of over 100 dying birds fell out of the sky on Sunday night.
A giant honeycomb constructed in the UK by bees during the freezing winter months has baffled naturalists.
A man in the UK has reported a night-time encounter with a UFO and a strange entity while walking his dog on a bowling green.
The largest ever crab seen in the UK this massive Japanese spider crab is so big its legs could straddle a car.
Russia have unveiled a new stealth fighter jet, the Sukhoi T-50, in a bid to modernise the country's ageing military hardware.
A man in the Ukraine has been arrested after stealing tombstones to use them as building materials for his house.