In a statement that is a blow to British government's sex education policy, a pregnant 14-year-old says having a baby is now regarded as "fashionable" among schoolgirls. The pregnant teen from Torbay in Devon, said that her friends are envious of her bump and many of them have expressed their desire to have a baby too. Kizzy Neal is quoted by The Daily Mail as saying, "Teenage girls think babies are cute, but they forget the physical side of being pregnant, then having to give up your own childhood to look after a baby. It seems to be fashionable to get pregnant. "

Eighty-two-year-old Don Karkos, who lost sight in his right eye when he was hit by a shrapnel in combat during World War II, miraculously regained his eye sight after being head butted by a race horse. For 64 years, Karkos said he tried treatment from various doctors to regain sight on his right eye but all in vain until pedigree racehorse "My Buddy Chimo" hit him in he head.

The statues of four bronze pigeons in Edinburgh, Scotland, were stripped of wool coats a man gave them to "protect" them from cold. The bronze pigeons at the top of Leith Walk in the city's historic port district were covered in woolen coats by a "good Samaritan" a few days ago. However, the woolens were reportedly removed by some needy people.

In a crazy incident, a 22-year-old British soldier, who recently returned from Iraq, suffered internal injuries after he lit a small firecracker that he inserted into his buttocks. The man suffered burns and other unspecified internal injuries in the incident on Sunday in Sunderland, 275 miles north of London during the celebration of Bonfire Night, an event in Brittan.

A commuter wins a contest to blow up a section of a hated Potomac River bridge. The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge first opened in 1961 with four lanes. It was designed to carry 75,000 cars per day, but that number has increased to 200,000. Maryland resident Dan Ruefly pushed a ceremonial plunger at 12:34 a. m. , setting off flashes on the underside of the bridge. The steel girders of that section collapsed, as onlookers cheered.