Aggressive Alcoholic Monkey Now Behind Bars For Rest Of Its Life

BY THEREDNOW STAFF A monkey in India has been given the animal kingdom’s equivalent of a lifetime sentence, having been moved into his own cage after biting more than 250 people – and also killing one, according to IANS. The monkey, called Kalua, is a native of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh, but he has […]

Distance Runner Smashes 100 Mile Record On The Treadmill In Lockdown

BY THEREDNOW STAFF A distance runner trapped in lockdown decided he’d take on the challenge of attempting to break the world record for running 100 miles on a treadmill last Saturday (16 March). What’s more, Zach Bitter managed to break the record while subsisting only on a bag of crisps that he ate in the […]

UFO Hunter Claims To Find 'Alien Base Entrance' On Google Earth

BY THEREDNOW STAFF A UFO hunter has discovered what he thinks could be an ‘Alien Base Entrance’, having honed in on the unusual spot using Google Earth. Scott C. Waring, who is based in Taiwan, runs a website and YouTube channel called ET Data Base, along with its sister project UFO Sightings Daily. On 13 […]

Challenge Yourself With A 1,000-Piece Where’s Wally Puzzle

BY THEREDNOW STAFF No doubt many of you have been passing the time during lockdown with some nice, wholesome indoor activities – reading, sketching, cooking, maybe even a spot of embroidery. Well, now you can up your jigsaw game a bit with a 1,000-piece Where’s Wally puzzle, which sounds brilliant and terrible in equal measure. […]

UK Records Lowest Number Of Coronavirus Deaths Since Lockdown Measures Began

BY THEREDNOW STAFF The UK has recorded the lowest number of deaths as a result of Covid-19 since the lockdown commenced on 24 March. Despite that, the death toll rose by 160 to 34,796. There have been 246,406 cases of coronavirus in the UK since the pandemic began, of which 2,684 new cases were reported […]

Coca-Cola And Carlsberg Back Plant-Based Bottles That Degrade Within A Year

BY THEREDNOW STAFF Coca-Cola and Carlsberg have backed a project which aims to develop plant-based plastic bottles that degrade within a year. Dutch renewable chemicals company Avantium, paper packaging material developer BillerudKorsnäs and bottle manufacturing specialist ALPLA are working together on The Paper Bottle Project, which will see plastics made from plant sugars rather than […]

Dalmatian Gives Birth To Litter Of 18 Puppies After 14-Hour Labour

BY THEREDNOW STAFF A Dalmatian left a breeder stunned after she gave birth to a litter of 18 puppies. Louise Clement, from Preston, said three-year-old Nellie’s pups ‘just kept on coming’ during a 14-hour labour last month. The final litter of 10 males and eight females was double the size of the average litter for […]

Vet Pulls 30cm-Long Plastic Bag Out Of Sea Turtle

BY THEREDNOW STAFF A turtle who was struggling to walk was found to have a 30cm long plastic bag inside its intestines. You can watch footage of the removal process in the video below, although be warned – it’s not for the faint of heart. The poor little turtle, which was spotted washed ashore in […]