Bangkok citizens cough up BLOOD as city is blanketed in thick smog

Bangkok has been hit by a thick smog so bad that residents have been coughing and sneezing up blood city's pollution problem has got to such a state that even pets are suffering from illnesses caused by the smog.

'Gangster' Peppa Pig propelled to stardom in China

                                                         Once denounced as a "gangster" by Chinese authorities, Peppa Pig has managed to clean up her act just in time for the year of the pig. In a dramatic turnaround for the British children's cartoon once co-opted as an unlikely symbol of dissent against the Communist Party, Beijing will next week allow the release of a film, Peppa's Chinese New Year.

Backyard astronomers around the world capture the moon, Jupiter and Venus.

Supermom-tigress in Madhya Pradesh births four more cubs for a record total of 30.

 Collarwali, the "supermom" tigress of Pench National Park in central India, has given birth to four more cubs, bringing her total to 30.

Beyoncé is offering free concert tickets to fans who quit meat.

The Beyhive responded after the singer announced a contest with a prize of free concert tickets for fans who adopt a vegan lifestyle.

Cushions found on beach believed to be from missing plane that Emiliano Sala was on.

An underwater search for footballer Emiliano Sala's plane will take place after cushions were found on a beach.

Drake didn't tip two McDonald's staff $20,000.

The superstar rapper Drake was spotted in an LA McDonald's, where an onlooker reported he'd given two employees a $10,000 tip each in cash.

29 children have died from hypothermia in Syrian refugee camps.

At least 29 children and newborn babies have died in freezing temperatures after fleeing conflict in the last Isis controlled villages in eastern Syria. The World Health Organization (WHO) said it was extremely concerned about the conditions facing 23,000 people who have taken flight from rural areas of Deir Ez-Zor over the past two months, warning that services are severely overstretched.

The greatest McFlurry of all time is BACK on the McDonald's menu.

When you know, you know. And if you don't know, get yourself informed ASAP. Because the greatest McFlurry of all time is back on the McDonald's menu in both the mini and standard size and it calls for a celebration.

A SuperValu in Laois is selling the CUTEST toy show treat boxes for just €3.50.

Since The Late Late Toy Show is a rite of passage in nearly every Irish household, we're loving this clever idea from SuperValu in Stradbally, Co Laois.