A father in England delivered his baby son with the help of instructions he saw on YouTube.

Marc Stephens, a 28-year-old Royal Navy air engineer, said his wife began complaining about contraction pains at around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Thieves in Ireland lifted a car carrier filled with 11 BMWs, only to set it on fire about five miles away after only making off with one car.

With a total value of about $1.3 million, eight new BMWs and two used cars were destroyed in the fire, The Irish Independent reported.

A man set fire to the front of his house while trying to kill a spider using a lighter.

The man had to be rescued after he set the front of his house on fire chasing a spider with a lighter, England's The Daily Telegraph reported.

Britain's Prince William has worn braces for 10 years. The 26-year-old royal - who is often complimented on his straight teeth and beaming smile - was photographed wearing a discreet clear brace on his bottom teeth on Friday.

Clarence House has since confirmed the prince, who wore visible braces for two years when he was 14, has worn an orthodontal wire since he was 16.

New insights into the life of one of America's founding fathers are coming to light thanks to the discovery of previously unknown letters by a California professor.

Alan Houston, a political science professor at the University of California San Diego, discovered 47 letters by and about Benjamin Franklin during the last day of a research trip to the British Library in November 2007.