Pictures of cats are more popular than selfies

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Pictures of cats are more popular than selfies
Sorry Kim Kardashian and Rihanna, but we British web users are more interested in sharing pictures of our cats than images of your bums.
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Banff bears use Trans-Canada wildife crossings to find mates
Grizzly and black bears are looking for love on both sides of the Trans-Canada Highway, and using wildlife crossings to rendezvous with members of the opposite sex, a new study confirms.
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'Catch Me If You Can' 100 mph motorcyclist busted by police
A motorcycle rider who posted on Facebook a video showing him speeding through traffic at more than 100 mph, which he titled “Catch Me If You Can,” has been caught by police.
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Swedish expert 'disarms' 25-year-old herring tin
An expert on fermented fish donned protective gear on Tuesday to open a surströmming tin that had been forgotten in a Norwegian cottage. But the tin's contents were more than a little fishy to the eyes (and noses) of the gathered crowd.
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Woman, 46, has hiccupped constantly 11 years
A woman who has suffered from constant hiccups for more than a decade says she is in despair over her condition.
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Dead UChicago student lay unnoticed in dorm for days
Staff and students at the University of Chicago have been horrified to learn that a student lay dead in his dorm room for an unknown amount of time until the smell of decomposition was noticed.
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Woman Allegedly Assaults Super Market Employee With Special Cuts Of Meat
Frances Slyman, 44, was arrested for assault after she allegedly chucked a pair of “special cut filets” at a grocery store employee.
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Chihuahuas Rampage in Arizona
Chihuahuas are on the loose in an Arizona neighborhood and flooding animal control offices with reports of the roaming strays.
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You wouldn’t let me bring my pet dog in alive, so I’m bringing it in dead, court told
A man who assaulted a ­female sheriff’s officer when she refused to let him inside a court with his pet dog ­returned for his appeal — with the dead dog stuffed in a bag.
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Forget coffins - now you can be mummified
If being buried in a box underground doesn't appeal to you, but you don't want to be cremated, why not try mummification.
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Police called to wedding brawl sparked by pork pie argument
Police tweeted that they were on their way to a couple’s wedding celebrations to break up a brawl thought to have been started after an argument about the humble meat pie.
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Son kept dead mum in freezer for her pension
An Italian man from Reggio Calabria in southern Italy kept the body of his dead mother in a freezer for more than a year so that he could carry on collecting her pension.
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Germans beat Brits to world naked sledging title
Thousands of spectators gathered to watch the annual naked sledging championships in Germany on Saturday. Not to be put off by the mild temperatures, an artificial ski slope was created.
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Abba 'looked nuts' on stage to avoid tax
Abba has pulled the sequined rug from under its fantastic stage outfits, with Björn Ulvaeus confessing that they were designed to fend off the Swedish taxman.
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Viking apocalypse 'Ragnarok' due to arrive on February 22
The predicted Armageddon coincides with this year's 30th JORVIK Viking Festival
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