Thief banned from open casket funerals after looting corpse during a ceremony
Arthur Wenzlaff, 76, is barred from attending open casket funeral services after he was caught stealing from the open casket of his coworker's father's ceremony.
Is the world's oldest living creature gay?
"I'm here and I'm queer" Everybody thought that Jonathan, a 186 years old tortoise, was in love with Frederica. But turns out Frederica is actually... Frederic.
There's a cat festival coming to London and people are feline it
The cutest festival ever is coming to London, with accessories, toys and food for both humans and felines.
Someone pulled King Arthur's sword Excalibur from its stone in the Brecon Beacons and stole it
An "Excalibur" sword used as a tourist attraction at Llangorse Lake, South Wales, was stolen from the stone in which it was embedded, just like in the legend of King Arthur.
Anne Frank Halloween costume pulled from sale
A Halloween costumes retailer sparked backlash for selling an Anne Frank costume for young girls and had to pull the costume out of its online shop.
Hurricane Ophelia turns UK sky an apocalyptic yellow - here's the reason why
Former Hurricane Ophelia turned the UK sky red on 16 October. Twitter is already talking of Rapture - but the Met office offers a very logical explanation.
#MeToo shows how common sexual assault is 'but a hashtag isn't enough'
Over 30,000 Twitter users united behind #MeToo to raise awareness on sexual harassment and sexual assault following the allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
Meet Marley, the adorable therapy dog helping people with dementia
September is World Alzheimer's Month, and therapy dog Marley has a lot on his muzzle.
'My p***y, my copyright': Performance artist bares her genitals in front of the Mona Lisa
Deborah de Robertis has been dubbed the "Serial Flasher".
We trial some Uber alternatives so you don't have to
Navigating the city can be a challenge so IBTimes UK test rides your next go-to taxi service.
Brits spend twice as long on toilet per week as they do exercising
We're inactive, and it's costing us a lot
Revealed: The high street restaurants so loud it's like eating next to a lawnmower
Take-away anyone?
Same-sex marriage postal card with 'BUMSEX' in the barcode leads to apologies in Australia
Same-sex marriage has been at the centre of a heated debate for months in Australia.
6 everyday eczema triggers and how to avoid them
It's National Eczema Awareness Week 2017.
Grieving family films white cat gatecrashing grandfather's funeral and refusing to leave the grave
No one knows why it acted this way.
Scotland is about to be snow-free for only the seventh time in recorded history
Snow in The Cairngorms has suffered from increasing scarcity in recent years.
This slow motion footage of a crocodile trying to eat you will give you nightmares
"That's going to look awesome."
'The scariest things we've ever sold': Poundland launches Trump-themed attire for Halloween
We're gonna Make Halloween Scary Again folks and I truly believe that, what a holiday.
'Don't take selfies with bears': Police remind people of guidelines after dangerous ursine photo op
Bears are cute, but cuddling them is always a bad idea
There's a one metre gap in a new Danish bridge but officials plan to open it anyway
The bridge was described as "One of Denmark's most significant projects of its kind."
How a cat scratch made a man impotent
He tested positive for anti-Bartonella.
'Can you say Donald Trump?' McDonald's employee caught on camera shouting racist slurs
Wendy Rios was verbally abused by a McDonald's drive-thru employee in Charlotte, North Carolina.
British Museum faces Twitter backlash after curator calls Asian names 'confusing'
A Twitter Q&A didn't go so well for the British institution.
Emmy Werner: Police offer £20,000 reward as they try and solve 45-year-old murder mystery
Holocaust survivor was killed in 1972.
Roald Dahl kept sharpening pencils in his shed to avoid writing
It's Roald Dahl Day 2017: "A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men."
Turkey rounds up 25 suspected Isis fighters including high-ranking terror attack planners
Turkish state media said 22 of the jihadists, detained in Istanbul, were foreign nationals.
Hide and Seek World Championship 2017 takes place in Italy
The cupboard in your gran's spare bedroom surprisingly not the selected venue.
Does a September baby boom exist? Busy midwife begs people to 'stop shagging at Christmas'
Midwife pleads with Twitter for people to stop having sex at Christmas because she's so overwhelmed in September.
Over a quarter of Brits can't imagine holidays without alcohol
Do you need to drink to really enjoy your vacation?
Meet Arcturus Aldebaran Powers, the tallest cat in the world
The Savannah cat just entered the Guinness World Records.
