Ominous fish make Japanese fear a tsunami

last updated 22 February 2019

Superstitious people in Japan fear an earthquake or tsunami is in the offing after giant deep-sea fish were caught off its coast. According to local legend, the deep-sea oarfish rise to the surface when a natural disaster is due. The fish is known as the Ryugu no tsukai in Japanese, meaning the Messenger from the Sea God's Palace.

Aliens 'to meet UK prime minister'

A man claiming to be a time traveller from 2030 says that Canada will merge with US and Mexico in 2028 to create a “super country”. In a YouTube video, the man, called Noah, says the UK will “come back to the European Union” before 2030, that a single “global currency” will be launched and that aliens will “land in the UK in 2028 and meet the Prime Minister”. One online commenter says: “I'm starting to have doubt about these predictions.”