evacuations A sinkhole 5-stories long swallows UK street, followed by a second hole — 30 homes evacuate (video) Carla Sinclair

canada Feral Peacocks terrorize Canadian neighborhood Séamus Bellamy

maps Bedfordshire chosen as England's worst county Rob Beschizza

britain Garden gnome fails to defend tiny patch of land against claim Rob Beschizza

television Trailer: Emily Watson's just running a school for young women in "Dune: Prophecy" Rob Beschizza

Lost Bram Stoker short story "Gibbet Hill" found after 134 years Rob Beschizza

vintage Graham's 3-Wheeler: a 1929 science-fiction movie car that defied convention Popkin

News Victorian Crank Machine: a soul-crushing gadget designed to break prison inmates Mister Dobo

uk "Castration by clamping" leads to court conviction for UK nullos Rob Beschizza

privacy Apple says it will pull Messages and FaceTime if UK forces back-door access to its encryption Mark Frauenfelder

london Handprints of child laborers discovered on roof tiles at Victorian era construction site Rusty Blazenhoff

Weird How is this dead bird floating high in the air? (video) David Pescovitz

law Cop colleagues of sex killer convicted over "grossly racist, sexist, misogynistic" messages shared with him Rob Beschizza

vehicles This weird, old-timey, electric bike-car from Alibaba sells for $2,000 David Pescovitz

scams A vulnerable old lady needed her door handle fixed. A high-pressure door salesman got a £5,700 check out of her Rob Beschizza

beatles Never before seen footage of John and Yoko Mark Frauenfelder

movies 50 Great Cult Films Gareth Branwyn

Science Study demonstrates that anti-radiation phone stickers do nothing Rob Beschizza

tabloids The tabloids use news stories to mirror and amplify their own Weltanschauung Peter Sheridan