Chicken spotted walking the streets in a pair of JEANS
This is the bizarre moment a chicken was spotted wearing a pair of JEANS.
The chicken was seen strutting its stuff on a street corner in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
It's unclear if the man in the video is the chicken's owner.
Couple spend £24k to turn their house into a spooky Halloween lightshow
A couple has spent £24,000k ($30,000k) to turn their house into a spooky Halloween light show.
The show includes spotlights that can be seen from miles and attracts thousands of visitors at the weekends.
Kyle Bostick, 35, and his wife Christina Bostick, 36, even synced the light show to the tune of Taylor Swift's hit songs in light of her celebrated Eras Tour.
The couple also used an extract from "Beetlejuice", horror-themed songs by Rob Zombie and tune by heavy metal band System of a Down.
Kyle began the annual tradition in 2020 after his wife Christina saw a house with "perfect" Halloween decorations online.
By Halloween 2022, the pair had spent £44,500 ($50,000) on decorations for their home and this year they have added £24,000k ($30,000) of new decorations.
They new additions include a skeleton band, a stage, light beams, a screen that plays custom animations and vertical fog cannons.
Kyle explained: "The beams we've added in - called moving-head lights - can be seen from miles away.
"There's an extremely busy road about a mile away from here with lots of cars and street lights and you can see the house.
"The screen, which has projection mapping, turns a whole part of the front of the house into a big screen for animations."
He added: "The moving-head lights cost $20,000. The projection mapping cost $2,000 or so and the skeletons cost $2,500.
"The fog machines cost about $1,000 a piece too. All in all the new additions cost about $30,000."
Kyle, an IT technician, spent over a month setting up display.
He built the stage, reprogrammed the skeletons and added motors.
Kyle, who is Garden City, Michigan, USA, said: "The skeletons were pre-programmed so they did their own thing.
"I took them apart, reprogrammed them and built them a stage so I could turn it into a concert."
Kyle also mounted the rest of the decorations and programmed all the animation and movement himself.
The popularity of the show means that the couple sometimes need to go outside to manage traffic in their neighborhood.
The Bosticks use their lights for good and take charity donations from onlookers.
They generate about $2,000 per show.
This year they are donating to a breast cancer charity.
Kyle said: "This year the show is pulling in the biggest crowd we've ever seen.
"When we go outside to manage traffic we see kids screaming to the songs.
"We get hundreds of cars and thousands of people on weekends. Our neighbours are still supportive so it's no problem."
DINKS take a holiday each month and have ‘to do’ bucket list before they have kids
Meet the DINKS ticking off a "bucket list" before having kids - by going on holiday every month, having spontaneous date nights and weekend lie-ins.
Hillary Bowles, 31, and her husband, Logan, 30, are currently child-free and in their “DINK era” – which stands for ‘dual income no kids’.
The couple - who have been married for six years - spend their free time travelling, going on spontaneous dinner dates and doing workouts together.
Hillary and Logan, who works in private equity, can book time off at short notice to jet off on a break – and they go on holiday once a month.
They believe enjoying their current lifestyle will make them “better parents” in the future and they’ll have “no regrets” when they decide to start a family.
Hillary, a content creator, living in Charlotte, North Carolina, US, said: “We’re care free and young and don’t have the responsibilities.
“We are in our DINK era.
“I think it is going to make us better parents - as we’ll have no regrets.”
Hillary and Logan met while at college, aged 20, and tied the knot in July 2017.
Despite feeling a pressure to have children straight away, they decided they want to wait and continue to enjoy a “care free” lifestyle.
Hillary said: “Eventually we know we want children but we want to enjoy our marriage together first.
“We don’t give in to the pressure of having kids.
“Since the second we got married we get the question every day – ‘When are you having kids?’ Are you done travelling yet?’
“I have friends who have struggled with infertility – I don’t like that question.”
The pair have always loved travelling together and have a bucket list of destinations they want to cross off before they have kids – including Australia.
They have already ticked off 20 countries - such as a safari in South Africa, Costa Rica and the Amalfi coast in Italy.
Hillary said: “It’s very spontaneous.
“Typically we go away once a month.
“In summer it is back to back.
“We have a bucket list before we have kids - we’re getting to the end.”
Hillary and Logan are lucky their jobs allow them to be flexible with time off.
Hillary said: “We have no priorities – we do whatever we want.
“We have lots of date nights.
“We like to workout.”
On a typical weekend, if they are not travelling, the couple love to spend time together at home and will enjoy lie-ins.
Hillary said: “Typically we’ll go on the boat, go for dinner, have a drink and chill with the dogs.
“As we get older we’re getting closer [to kids] but we don’t want to put a timetable on it.
“We met so young – we got to grow up and experience all this together.
“It’s special.
“I think we have more time for each other – we focus on each other.
“We just love our life.”
The pair do see children in their future when they feel ready but don’t want to give up their travelling lifestyle just yet.
Hillary said: “The biggest thing is the travel - the spontaneity of it all.
“I know that it is going to come to an end.
“We want to keep our marriage a priority.
“We have really built the foundation.
“I know he’ll be the best dad.
“Some people want kids right away.
“Not everybody feels the same way.”
Logan said: "I love that we can get up and go whenever we want without thinking twice.
"I think a lot of people rush into having kids as soon as they’re married but for us, we got married very young so we made the decision early on to not force kids right away and do the things we wanted to do together first.
"We’ve been so blessed to see so many beautiful places around the world and, while we plan to continue to do this when we do have kids, it won’t be as simple as it is now to get up and go.
"It will definitely make us better parents because we will have no regrets or 'what ifs' because we got to experience all of this together first."
Fox rescued from driftwood floating down Thames
A fox floating down the Thames on a plank of wood was rescued before she found herself all at sea.
The adrift vixen appeared to have leapt onto the makeshift raft escaping from an attacker, according to the RSPCA.
An officer from the animal charity managed to catch up with the fox and bring her to shore, with the help of the London Fire Brigade.
The RSPCA's Mark Hanley, who came to her aid on Tuesday [Oct 24], said: “Someone on a houseboat called us after spotting the fox stranded on a plank of wood used by workmen to work on the boats.
“When I arrived the tide was in and I wasn’t sure how deep the water was.
"But once the tide went out it was shallow enough for me to go down a ladder and catch her with my grasper.
“It looked like she had an injury to her back end - we think something nipped at her and she jumped into the water to escape - and this was the first thing she found to stop herself from drowning."
He added: “She wouldn’t have survived much longer down there, she was very cold.
"I took her to the Wildlife Aid Foundation and vets there confirmed she had hypothermia.”
Pictures show the recovering red fox sleeping in a box beneath a heated lamp.
Stunning photos show pumpkin carver’s spooky jack-o’-lanterns
These stunning photos show a championship-winning pumpkin carver’s spookily real jack-o'-lanterns - which sell for as much as £500.
Simon McMinnis, 40, has spent over a decade chiselling his incredible Halloween lanterns, which feature famous faces such as Boris Johnson and Piers Mogan.
The self-employed tiler began carving pumpkins in 2009 as an outlet for his creativity - after growing a squash weighing 158kg in his back garden.
And he went on to clinch both a British national award and an international title for his amazing vegetable-based crafting skills.
He now sells around 75 of the extremely lifelike sculptures each spooky season, with his work even being showcased on the BBC’s The One Show.
Simon said: “I’m a tiler by trade, but I needed an outlet for the art side, and this seasonal period seemed to work well with me.
“I used to enter competitions if I could, and then I started my [social media] page. And people started seeing the pictures that I was posting.
“The most pleasing one was being asked to do the pregnancy reveal pumpkin.
"That’s an unusual one, usually people ask for faces and things, but to be part of a reveal is quite a thing to be asked."
Simon, from Poulton-le-Fylde, in Lancs., said he'd considered pursuing a career in art before going to university - and later became an independent tradesman.
His interest in pumpkins had come from his grandfather, Peter Smith, who had used his allotment to grow the root vegetable along with mammoth onions.
But 14 years ago, after growing two huge squashes in his back garden, Simon gave carving a try and managed to bag a national award for his design.
He said: “I was left with a giant 600 pound (272kg) pumpkin and another 350 pound (158kg) pumpkin, it’s like ‘what do you do with it?’
“The big one went off to the local garden centre for display, but with the smaller one I thought I’d try and enter a competition for carving.
"I did a witch and a cauldron, and that won first prize in the Witchwood Brewery online annual competition in 2009.”
Simon has now carved thousands of pumpkins, which have featured the faces of ‘Lord Voldemort’ from Harry Potter books, ex-Ukip leader Nigel Farage and even James Bond actor Daniel Craig.
And in 2013, he clinched a first place prize at the Villafane Studios Online 3d pumpkin carving competition, where he competed against worldwide entrants.
His lifelike portraits can take up to eight hours to complete and sell for between £50 and £500 depending on the length of time they take to make them.
Simon said his favourite pumpkin so far was a stunning 3D sculpture of an eye, adding he doesn't mind that his masterpieces eventually rot away.
He said: "A lot of people when they see that can’t get their head around how it’s done. But that’s where I get some nice comments from.
"But at the end of the day, the pumpkins can be composted down and recycled effectively.
"From my point of view, as long as I’ve got my photo finished, it will last forever. It’s nice working with something that is only temporary – that makes it quite special."
Simon said families looking for pumpkins this Halloween should find one with a green stem and a thinner frame.
He said: “The best are ones with good green stem, a big stem, and thick flesh, which are taller rather than squat and wide - not your typical Cinderella-type pumpkins.
“And don’t get any that are damaged or they might rot. If you find there is a hole under the bottom, they might not last very long!”
Fiancée of hockey star killed in ‘freak’ accident pays tribute to “sweet angel”
The fiancée of a star hockey player who died when his throat was slashed as he played a game has paid tribute to her "sweet angel".
Emotional Ryan Wolfe said she would miss Adam Johnson, 29, "forever" and "always" following his death on Saturday (Oct 28) in a ‘freak accident’.
The Nottingham Panthers player, who previously starred in the NHL, suffered the fatal injury to his neck during a collision with Sheffield Steelers' Matt Petgrave.
Shocking footage posted on social media showed the sportsman being helped up off the ice at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena following the clash with blood staining his shirt.
He received emergency medical care and was then rushed to hospital but later died from his wounds.
Releasing her emotional tribute to Adam on Instagram today (Mon), student Ryan said: “My sweet sweet Angel. I’ll miss you forever and love you always.”
It’s believed the couple had become engaged over the summer and were living together in the UK before the terrible tragedy this weekend.
Adam's Mum, Kari Johnson, also released her own tribute on Facebook following his death, writing: "I lost half of my heart today. Love you always Munch."
Further tributes poured in following Adam’s passing, with his team releasing a statement saying they have been left ‘heartbroken’.
The club said: “The Panthers would like to send our thoughts and condolences to Adam’s family, his partner, and all his friends at this extremely difficult time.
“Everyone at the club including players, staff, management, and ownership are heartbroken at the news of Adam’s passing.
“Our thoughts are also with the fans and staff of both clubs, especially those who were attended or were following the game, who will be devastated following today’s news.
“The Panthers would like to thank everyone who rushed to support Adam last night in the most testing of circumstances.
“Adam, our number 47, was not only an outstanding ice hockey player, but also a great teammate and an incredible person with his whole life ahead of him.
“The Club will dearly miss him and will never ever forget him.”
Around 8,000 spectators witnessed the accident, before the game was stopped and screens erected to protect players’ privacy.
Fans who attended the game have begun sharing their shellshocked tributes online.
One fan posted to Facebook: “Last night, we were in the arena and witnessed the horrific accident on the ice.
“When we were all finally told to leave, my legs were shaking and about to give. I was hyperventilating – everything was a blur.
“My thoughts are with Adam Johnson, his family and the Nottingham Panthers.”
Another spectator said, “I wouldn’t wish what we witnessed last night, and what Adam Johnson’s family, friends and colleagues must be going through right now, upon my worst enemy.
“All of the Steelers and Panthers acted so quickly, most of all, our Steelers doctor, who was on that ice within a matter of seconds.
“It was a tragic accident. Rest in paradise Adam Johnson, number 47.”
A third said: “My 17-year-old has come home in bits, he said he can't un-see what he's seen tonight.
"He's white as a sheet. My thoughts and prayers are with the teams involved.”
South Yorkshire Police released a public statement after the incident saying they were carrying out inquiries.
Their spokesperson said: “We were called at 8.25pm yesterday (28 October) to reports that a player had been seriously injured during a Sheffield Steelers versus Nottingham Panthers game at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield.
“Officers attended the scene alongside other emergency services and one man, aged in his 20s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Sadly, he was later pronounced deceased at hospital.
“Our officers remain at the scene carrying out enquiries today (29 October) and our investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident remain ongoing.”
The force has been asked for further comment.
Spooky space sightings enough to scare anyone at Halloween
These spooky space sightings are enough to scare anyone at Halloween.
A gallery of outer space oddities includes a screaming skull in the Perseus Cluster,
a huge red eye shape as planet Fomalhaut b orbits its parent star, and even seemingly a massive face on Mars.
Of course, our Sun steals the show looking like a grinning pumpkin as its plasma creates eyes and mouth shapes.
The eerie sights have been captured by astronomers and far-off spacecraft, with many people having fun comparing them to spine-chilling entities.
Blind dog missing for three days reunited with owner – using a drone
This is the touching moment a blind dog missing for three days was reunited with her owner after she was found - with a drone.
The 11-year-old pooch named Molly had disappeared and her desperate owners called a dog search and rescue team.
Drone To Home, a UK-based charity, was able to locate the Labrador in just two hours.
CEO Phil James said Molly's owner thought they would never find their beloved pet.
The team was called on the third day of Molly's disappearance - but her owner had feared she may have died.
Within just two hours of the call, the team were able to locate Molly in Tissington, Derbyshire.
Phil, also chief drone operator and Instructor for the charity, began the mission in 2019 with just himself and one drone.
He said: "I don't get emotional very often but the lab did bring a tear to my eye I must admit. I'm so happy for the owners to see them overjoyed."
He added: "I self funded it up until registering as a charity on the 29th April 2022 and to date we have reunited 2,487 dogs, three ponies, an emu, skunk and nine cows.
"We receive on average about 40 calls and messages a day through our virtual call centre and we have 11 volunteers am trained that answer the phones."
"We all love what we do and have the best job in the world."
To support their work you can donate to the registered charity Drone To Home and visit: www.dronetohome.org.uk
Man leaves explicit note on car outside his house - it belonged to a nun
A devout Christian left an angry note on a car parked outside his house - only to find out it belonged to a nun.
Darice Simpson, 29, placed the note, which read "move your s**tbox!", on the window of the red vehicle.
But he soon ran to remove it when he spotted a nun walking back to the car.
Darice said the nun, who wasn't named, took the note with good humour.
Darice, a sauté cook and devout Christian, said: "I was sitting outside cleaning my shoes and I saw the car parked outside.
"I understand that I don't own the street and that it's not illegal, but we have an unwritten rule, you don't do that.
"I just left it there for a laugh, I wasn't genuinely angry.
"I saw the nun walking down the street and I ran to get the note off the car, I said I'm so sorry sister I hope you have a blessed day.
"She asked what the note said, and I said that's none of your concern, sister, but then I showed her and she laughed.
Darice, who is from Warren, Ohio said that his grandmother was a minister and he wanted to show utmost respect to the nun.
He added: "It was a friendly encounter but when I saw it was a god-fearing woman who drove the car, I remembered my grandmother.
"She would have kicked my *ss"
Darice explained that he is an ex-convict and has been struggling to adapt to being outside after serving four years in prison.
He said that he saw this as an opportunity to correct himself and work towards assimilating back into society.
Darice said: "I did four years in prison, so I tend to be a bit more aggressive in my encounters.
"She was there spreading the word, and I am a strong believer so I needed to show her the utmost respect.
"I did something goofy to get a laugh, and it turned out to be misguided, but I corrected it and we had a laugh in the end."
"I’m a heavily tattooed lawyer - I hid them for years"
A heavily tattooed lawyer who hid her inkings for years now proudly shows them off and refuses to wear suits to help "humanise" the profession.
Alice Stephenson, 42, has always loved tattoos and has ink covering her right arm, neck, chest and back.
She was constantly told she "wouldn’t be employable" and it was "unprofessional" and felt forced to hide them for three years while working at law firms.
But the mum-of-three, wanted to be her “authentic self” and took the plunge to set up her own law firm, Plume.
Now she has ditched the suits and shows off her ink with pride to help “humanise” lawyers.
Alice, the founder and CEO of Plume, from Bristol, said: “I felt like I was wearing this mask every day - both physically and mentally.
“Tattoos really fed into that – I would always cover them.
“If anyone ever caught a glimpse there would be some kind of sarcastic or defamatory comment.
“When I started my business I thought I wasn’t going to cover up my tattoos.
“I wanted to show I was being my authentic self.
“My whole dress sense has changed – I visit clients in jeans and trainers.
“I’m humanising lawyers.”
Alice - who is now living in Amsterdam, Netherlands - took a long route into law after falling pregnant at 18 and not getting the grades she needed for her university course.
After studying sociology, she worked in HR for three years before getting the funding for a law conversion course in 2007.
Alice started her law training in 2009 before moving around law firms.
She said: “I really hated it.
“If I left at half five to pick up my children – people were frowning at you.
“As a junior lawyer the expectation was that you are one of the last people to leave.
“I felt uncomfortable.”
Alice would wear a suit every day and says she would hide her tattoos and personality.
She left in 2014 and started freelancing for businesses as an in-house lawyer before deciding to set up her own firm in 2017.
Alice said: “I started it on my own – everyone thought I was nuts, they thought I would fail.”
Alice also made the decision she was no longer going to cover up her tattoos and wanted to wear what made her feel comfortable – which meant ditching her suit.
She even got her hand tattooed so there was no turning back.
Alice said: “I’m breaking down barriers between lawyers and clients.
“It set me apart from other law firms.
“The suit – that’s all gone now.”
Alice said her humanisation has made lots of clients want to work with her as it is “refreshing”, but she said there is still a long way to go.
She said: "It’s still a mindset – that lawyers shouldn’t have visible tattoos.
"That it is unprofessional.
"I was always told – 'never have any visible tattoos or you won’t be employable'.
"But you're painting yourself grey at the door."
Alice said there are stereotypes of what a lawyer "should look like" and said people often see tattoos on women to mean they are promiscuous and heavy drinkers.
She said: "I hired a trainee who had a tattoo on her foot and was told to wear a plaster to cover it up.
"Some people wear long sleeve jumpers which can be uncomfortable."
Alice says her tattoos don't impact her ability to be a lawyer or run a business - and wants to encourage others to feel "empowered".
She said: "I could never go back.
"I have got the best job in the world.
"The industry is so good at alienating people that don't fit the bold.
"We need more individuality and creativity."
