Second coming of Christ ‘due in nine years’

An armageddon group claims clues in the Bible show the second coming of Jesus is due in 2028. Referencing the Book of Matthew, the group, called 2028 The End, states that “Jesus Christ’s return on our Gregorian calendar” is “set for the Feast of Trumpets AD 2028”.

Shock as man strips naked on commuter train

Commuters on the Greater Anglia train from London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria were shocked when a man dropped his trousers and stood naked in the aisle of a busy carriage. One eye witness said: “He was peeing into a bottle.” Another added: "He kept bending forward so you could see everything. Everyone was freaking out about it.”

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‘Poo museum’ opens in Japan

A ‘poo emoji’ museum is coming to Japan. The Unko (poo in Japanese) Museum will include a resident mascot, Unberuto - a walking pile of poo which carries a toilet around on its shoulder. This isn’t the world’s first poo-themed museum: the Museo Della Merda (Sh*t Museum) in Italy documents the history of fecal matter.