Denver zoo celebrates birth of baby aye-aye.

One of the rarest and most hideous-looking creatures alive was warmly welcomed into the world last month by biologists at the Denver Zoo. While 'Tonk,' the aye-aye, isn't easy on the eyes, and might be considered an 'omen of evil' in parts of Africa, she's still very important in the animal kingdom.

Newlywed nurse melts the hearts of millions after saving four people .

A nurse has been hailed as a hero after dashing into the fire to save lives from a horrific crash during her honeymoon tour. Zhou Wei, 26, was travelling with her husband on a motorway in west China last month when they saw two cars crashing into each other before turning into balls of flames, according to Chinese media.

New bandage of silk and gold is laser-bonded to skin 'fixes wounds better than needles'.

For most patients, getting stitches to close a wound is like adding insult to injury. But scientists have revealed a new bandage made of tiny pieces of gold intertwined in silk that could one day replace them.

'Island of Mirrors' where 100 pairs of twins live in tropical enclave in Philippines.

This is the tiny tropical Filipino island which has become famous for the 100 pairs of twins dominating the sparse population.Schools, homes and families on the island of Alabat are overrun with identical and non-identical siblings.The latest miracle babies are Gian and John, who are pictured happily sharing their hammock-cot.

Punching Above Your Weight' champion wins £1MILLION Lottery AGAIN.

'Punching Above Your Weight' competition champion has won AGAIN after he and his wife scooped a £1million Lottery scratchcard jackpot. Darren Donaghey, 33, hit the headlines four years ago after winning an award for being in a relationship with his stunning 28-year-old partner, Kate.

Miraculous recovery for 10-year-old US boy after meat skewer pierces skull.

A 10-YEAR-OLD Missouri boy is recovering after he was attacked by insects and tumbled from a tree, landing on a meat skewer that penetrated his skull from his face to the back of his head.

David Hockney painting is expected to fetch $80m and set the record for a living artist.

ONE OF DAVID Hockney’s famous “pool paintings” is coming to auction and is expected to sell in the million range, easily breaking the record for a work by a living artist sold at auction. The British artist’s Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), to be auctioned at Christie’s in November, is considered one of his premier works.

Woman, sacked for refusing to allow customer return Christmas lights, awarded €21,000.

A SHOP ASSISTANT, who refused to engage with a customer returning some Christmas lights and who threatened to call the gardaí, has been awarded €20,000 at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) after losing her job.

Live tapeworm 'still swimming' as it was pulled out of man's BRAIN.

A man with unexplained epilepsy was found to have a live 10cm tapeworm lodged in his brain that was 'still swimming'.The worm was discovered and removed by baffled doctors after the 26-year-old Chinese man suddenly developed epilepsy.

DANGEROUS HURRICANE FLORENCE

DANGEROUS HURRICANE FLORENCE is edging closer to delivering a powerful blow to the east coast of the United States, with forecasters warning of life-threatening rainfall and flooding even as it weakened to a Category 2 storm.