FROM A TOMATO (OR IS IT?) TO A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT LOOKING BARBIE

You say tomato, I say ..... duck?
Keen gardeners Eric and Diane Hinchliffe discovered the strange looking fruit growing alongside ordinary looking tomatoes in their green house but far from being awe-struck by the oddly-shaped foodstuff, the grandparents, of Bourne, Lincolnshire, simply cut it up and enjoyed it in a salad for their tea. More

Left feeling like a proper dummy ......
Police officers probing reports of a corpse in a wheelchair by a horrified resident rushed to a university to discover the body was in fact a medical mannequin being taken from Leicester Royal Infirmary to the university. More

Simply hair-raising!

The stylists at this years Alternative Hair Show proved they were 'head and shoulders' above other crimpers by raising money for leukaemia charities in the UK as well as in Europe, Asia and the US. More (All photos courtesy of Reuters, see more Here)

Doing it Gangham Style .....

Doctors and nurses have starred in a spoof version of GANGNAM STYLE - to promote hand washing.

The spoof, which takes viewers through the six stage technique (palm-to-palm, fingers interlaced, fingers interlocked, rubbing thumb, rotational rubbing) has been produced by Northamptonshire NHS Trust as part of Global Handwashing Day. More

Perfect for Halloween - the brogues with bite ..... 

British designers Mariana Fantich and Dominic Young have given the classic lace-up brogue a gruesome makeover, replacing the rubber soles with 1,050 (plastic) teeth. 

A one-off design, Apex Predators which are not not for sale have gold teeth added amongst the white dentures for added effect. More

Animal story of the week ......
A horse kept awake by a midge bite allergy (I know how the poor thing feels, PW) can finally hit the hay - in pyjamas which keep off the bugs and soothe her itchy skin.
Gracie May now wears soft fabric used for sleeper suits given to first-class air travellers after British Airways donated the PJs to ease her sweet itch rash at Horseworld, near Bristol. More

Love it OR loathe it, I bet this will be the most commented upon article in this post.
A controversial Damien Hirst statue of a pregnant woman (known as Verity) wielding a sword was erected in the quaint seaside town of Ilfracombe, Devon.
Described by Hirst as a 'modern allegory of truth and justice', the 65ft tall statue carries the scales of justice and is standing on a plinth of law books with part of her stomach exposed - a baby visible in her womb. More

And so from anatomical statues to anatomical ...... Barbie dolls.
From one side, she looks just like the doll she was modelled on: long flowing blonde hair, a tiny waist and generous bust with long and slender legs.
However, if viewed from another angle, Barbie is seen in a whole new light - and probably a more realistic one were she to exist in the real world.
Artist Jason Freeny has given Barbie a unique makeover - and it's sure to make you think again about the doll's unrealistic vital statistics which though never officially revealed have been estimated at being the human equivalent of 5ft 9in, a 36-inch bust with an 18-inch waist and 33-inch hips. More

Though I'm frightened of birds in general and seagulls in particular this story really is endearing.
Ron Ifield, 70, struck up an unlikely bond with a seagull - which he has named 'Herbert' - when it landed on his boat during a fishing trip in the Thames estuary.
After handing him a scrap of fish the plucky herring gull then flew into Mr Ifield's cabin, sipped from his cup of tea and nestled up to him on his bunk.
The bird stayed with him for the entire day before following his ship back to port at Hoo Marina in Rochester, Kent, during the trip in July.
Amazingly, the gull then managed to search out the fisherman's family home, which is 400 yards away from the mooring site - and the pair have been friends ever since. More