The tree, a deciduous hybrid related to the rowan, was first noticed in a small lay-by at Watersmeet in North Devon in the 1930s with a no-parking sign tacked to the bark.

It is only recently that scientists have undertaken a biochemical analysis to confirm the tree is a new species and it was formally named yesterday. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A woman who was trafficked across the border from Pakistan with her son, 3, was handed to an Afghan who raped her, then beat the toddler to death as she watched.

He was jailed for 20 years for murder - but the woman, Rukhma, was jailed, too. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Police Capt. Randy Pentis said having a person allegedly call a tree service to remove someone else's tree is rare. "It's criminal," Pentis said. "It's grand theft of property." picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Emerge from the heavy foliage of the Oasis - Before you stands the 145-foot tall Tree of Life. The branches span 165 feet across. There are over 100,000 leaves on the tree and the trunk is 50 feet wide. 20 artists carved into the trunk, branches and roots over 320 animals. Thousands worked on the construction of the Tree of Life which took 18 months to build. Photos picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The woman, who was hung from a tree after being accused of sorcery, gave birth to her baby while struggling to free herself. (BTW: Both survived) picked by tigertony 2 years ago

A woman was threatened with arrest after she tried to halt the planting of a potential "unlucky" tree in front of her apartment building. picked by suebe 7 months ago

A woman left her three-year-old daughter at a central Queensland school to teach her a lesson after she was naughty. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found wandering alone around Glenmore State School in Rockhampton's north just before 10am. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A northern Idaho woman with a fitting name won first place on Saturday as the Nez Perce County Fair held a hog-calling contest. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Video offers "proof" of a freaky Japanese urban legend involving a woman with a gross facial deformity who stalks little kids with a machete. Lovely. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

A student in Norway who posed as a 13-year-old boy turned out to be a 33-year-old woman on the run from police investigating a child abuse case in the Czech Republic. Barbora Skrlova duped Norwegian police, classmates, child care workers and teachers for four months into believing she was a teenage boy named "Adam". picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A woman who apparently turned off the heat in her home to save energy was found frozen to death in her bed, a LaPorte County official said. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

This awesome Pac-Man Christmas Tree can be seen at Nuevos Ministerios in Madrid, Spain. It uses thousands of multicolored LEDs to display an animated tribute to the popular classic 80s arcade video game from Japan. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

An Australian woman thought she was having a nightmare when she found 14 snakes in her bedroom. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

An 18-year-old woman has handed herself in to police after being caught on video urinating in a Napier fountain. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

A long lost golf ball, caught in a tree turned up when the tree was sliced up. picked by pocksucket 9 months ago

The detective sat amazed as the woman continued the conversation while tucking the squirrel into her cleavage. picked by kakana 5 months ago

A white-haired 81-year-old great-grandmother who was rolled into a Newport Beach courtroom with her wrists handcuffed to a wheelchair Thursday became possibly the oldest person in Orange County history to plead guilty to first-degree murder. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

A borough woman ran over both of her legs in the drive-through lane at McDonald’s. Police are investigating how this accident could have happened. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A "drowsy" bus driver was caught on camera reading a newspaper at the wheel shortly before he hit a tree sending branches crashing onto and killing a young woman, an inquest heard. picked by bingo 1 year ago

The exhausted woman was clinging to a buoy offshore from the beach at Mahia on the east coast of the North Island as the dolphin swam around her and prevented her returning to shore, the Gisborne Herald reported.

*Playful? picked by kakana 4 months ago