Britain's most tattooed man waits 6 months for passport
A man who has 90% of his body covered in tattoos, and was denied a passport after changing his name, says after 6 months one is on its way.
Royal loo - toilet built for the Queen up for grabs
A toilet built for the sole use of the Queen during a visit to the Midlands is being given away.
VIDEO: Black Country 'grannies' twerk the world by storm
Seen more than 180,000 times on YouTube as far away as India & Japan, this video of four Black Country 'grannies' isn't all that it seems.
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Woman dials 999 because ice cream was under-sprinkled
Police have released a recording of a woman who dialled 999 to request help in a row over the number of sprinkles on an ice cream.
Read the full storyBlind duck helped around by fellow 'guide duck'
by Victoria Davies
A duck who is completely blind now has the help of a "guide duck" to get around. "Mrs Grey", 20, now follows the quack of another duck.
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Elephant living in Birmingham takes world's first 'elfie'
An elephant at West Midlands Safari Park has become the first in the world to take an 'elfie' after a man dropped his phone while driving through the wildlife park.
Staff told Scott Brierley to continue driving when he dropped his phone and when he later retrieved it, he was stunned to see the African elephant had captured a picture of herself with her trunk.
Scott says he now has the world's first elephant 'selfie', which was taken on Monday.
Scott, said:
"I really couldn't believe when the iPhone came back, I pressed the centre button to check it was still working and wow there it was - me and my friend were in shock."
"The elephant had taken two pictures, but the second isn't very good. I have shown everybody the elephant selfie, and they all love it."
Bride and Groom start married life in giraffe enclosure
A bride and groom who met feeding giraffes at Dudley Zoo have started married life where they first met.
Read the full storyMonth-old meerkat twins at Dudley Zoological Gardens
Meet Oleg and Boris - twin baby meerkats. They are the latest recruits at Dudley Zoological Gardens and are just a month-old.
Both meerkats are said to be doing well and have settled in to their new environment.
Bedroom Boeing: The aircraft at the end of the landing
Now - some people have train sets, others have huge soft toy collections - but one man from Peterborough has taken his interest in flying commercial jet planes to a whole new level.
Richard Hutchinson has spent thousands of pounds building an authentic replica of a Boeing 737 cockpit in his bedroom.
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Missing moggy turns up after nine years on the roam
A straying cat has given his owner quite a shock, by turning up NINE years after he last leapt out of the cat flap.
Read the full storyFamily of blue tits make cigarette bin their new home
A family of blue tits have found an unlikely new nesting place- in a cigarette bin at a hotel near Walsall!
The birds have opted for the ash-filled bin over hedgerows around the Fairlawns Hotel in Aldridge.
The tiny birds have been keeping guests fascinated as they fly in and out of the ash tray, but smokers are less impressed.
After the tits arrived, hotel management immediately took the bin out of action.
Hotel deputy manager Neil Wyatt said:
“The bin is only waist high, so we were very surprised the blue tits chose it for a home.We first noticed they were flying in and out two weeks ago. Since then, they’ve been very busy.
“They’ve been taking food inside, so we know there’s young in there.It’s just a case of waiting for them to come out – hopefully, without a nicotine addiction.”
Shopkeeper's selfie as Cameron pops in for ice cream
The PM..the selfie...and the mint choc chip ice cream: http://t.co/JKu5sIfJqG http://t.co/A8mR1Cl4Ga
A shopkeeper in Nottingham had a very surprise customer recently, reports the Nottingham Post, when Prime Minister David Cameron stopped off at his petrol station,
Krunal Barot was behind the till at the LMP Service Station at Stragglethrope Crossroads in Cropwell Bishop, when the Prime Minister popped in for an ice cream. Mr Barot told the Post he couldn't believe his eyes, but did find the time to get a selfie with Mr Cameron..
Falcons born in police custody after smuggling swoop
A cast of rare peregrine falcons have hatched in police custody after officers spotted a man trying to smuggle the eggs out of Birmingham.
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