WEIRD WORLD

The group in Benidorm, Spain, told one onlooker they called themselves 'The Offenders'.

Annis Lindkvist and her sister Emma befriended Jimmy Fraser and gave him a special festive vacation.

Promotional loss leaders sees supermarket slashing prices on a range of brands.

Of the four special fivers, the last two could well be in England and Northern Ireland.

Sharkbanz are a controversial product that have been criticised by scientists and consumer groups.

From runt of the litter to world record holder, Freddy is a 'great' Great Dane.

Officers believe that the five chicken caesar wraps were also stolen.

Charity workers reveal the sticky situations some animals got themselves into this year.

We look at the weird world of 'end times' prophecies – and who thinks our time is up in the New Year.

The country aims to roll out 100,000 new toilets by 2020.

Father Christmas handed out candy canes and wished everyone Merry Christmas before making off with the cash.

'It's not about the money. It's about the principle', claims James Gertie.

According to an investigating officer, it is unclear whether the man had consumed alcohol or not.

Police have arrested the woman and are investigating the death of the infant.

Andrew Taylor says he will not be radically changing his diet in 2017 - he is happy just munching spuds.

French tourist and locals receiving unusual punishment on holiday island uncovered by IBTimes UK.

The creamy Christmas tipple was just too good to resist for a pair of wayward hounds.

Alleged thieves were marched through the town by police after being accused of stealing bicycles.

Police said no crime was committed after pictures of her children were used by another social media user.

Why let good horse meat go to waste? Apparently it is lean and tasty.

He lost his temper on the phone but was not expecting this kind of retribution.

Eric Schmitt-Matzen has released a stream of inflammatory content onto Facebook in the past few years.

The language is still spoken by as many as 2 million people worldwide.

Ufologist John Mooner says aliens wanted to abduct animals for genetic material in latest incident.

Indian police arrested two sets of couples travelling with £500,000 worth of the precious metal.

Claims could not be verified that a young boy died in the arms of a Santa Claus actor after making final wish.

The girl's father says he had only intended to extend the invitation to 'friends and neighbours'.

Families in Cali, Colombia, decorate their relatives' graves with lanterns, partying into the night with them to welcome the start of the Christmas season.

Jessica Jenkins had her eggs frozen after being diagnosed with cervical cancer.