Belfast elepheant woman unmasked after six decades

Belfast Zoo has finally solved the mystery of the identity of a woman who looked after one of its elephants in her back garden during the second World War. Denise Austin took care of Sheila the baby elephant at her residence in north Belfast. Her second cousin who identified the now deceased Austin said, "When the head keeper left work, Denise took Sheila from her enclosure, walked her a short distance to her house, and
walked her back up to the zoo in
the morning, sometimes stopping at a shop for stale bread."

Lost yor job? Then why not go and sit around a campfire

A new 'camp' hoping to help unemployed professionals come up with creative ideas has launched in California. LaidOffCamp.com organises gatherings of unemployed people who want to share ideas

Alien Space Party gets behind Aussie censors

Australian hackers defaced the country's censorship board website this week, adding a few unusual lines to the opening paragraph, including: "All opposers must hate children, and therefore must be killed with a large melon... come join our Alien Space Party."

Kid wants penis to be seen from space

An 18-year-old is in a bit of bother with his folks in Berkshire, England, after they discovered he drew a 60-foot penis on the roof of their home. The sketch was there for a year before the parents discovered it.