An air traffic controller has been suspended after audio tapes of him letting his young son 'control' jets at New York's JFK airport were revealed.

In the recordings, the young lad - who sounds no older than 10 - can be heard passing instructions to pilots preparing for take-off at the busy airport.

During the clips, which were recorded in February while many New York pupils were on a week-long break, the boy says things like "Jet Blue 171 clear for take off."

His father, a certified air traffic controller, can also be heard jokingly telling pilots "That's what you get, guys, when the kids are out of school."

Hmmm. We're not so convinced that line would have worked in a court case had the stunt caused an accident.

An under performing bull with a low sex drive has been saved from the slaughterhouse after farmers fed it herbal Viagra.

Boris was days away from a trip to abattoir - because he had failed to sire a calf for a year - when farmers came up with the novel idea.

They started feeding the four-year-old French Limousin with a herbal equivalent of Viagra in the hope of once again making him horny.

And it worked. Owner Dave Joyce from Solihull says Boris is now rampant… oddly he didn't mention why he had the pills lying around.

A poll of French people found that even they think Parisians are "rude" "snobbish" and "self-regarding".

Over 1,000 non Parisian French people were quizzed about their thoughts on people who live in the capital - and their views are the same as most foreign tourists.

More than 70 percent of people said Parisians were snobbish, with 65 percent labelling them aggressive and arrogant.

However they also said people in Paris had the 'right' to be unpleasant to each other, because they work long hours and put up with more stress.

Even more (and proving they were French) 68 percent of the people surveyed said this left them with a "good opinion" of their fellow countrymen.

A pair of "ghosts" which were exorcised from a New Zealand house and captured in bottles have gone on sale.

The two captured sprits have been posted onto the TradeMe auction website where bids have already reached £275.

The seller says his house had been haunted for several years until an exorcist from a spiritual church visited and performed an exorcism.

Since then he says there has been no paranormal activity and that the blue "holly water" put them to sleep and trapped them in the glass vials.

It sounds to us like someone has been drinking a few too many little bottles of spirits.

Boob jobs, a flock of sheep and a new pair of KNEES are among Lottery winners' most unusual purchases, a new book has revealed.



Newly-made millionaires have also splashed out on a whiskey factory, a Robin Reliant and even a 'Lady' title to secure the best table in restaurants.



A sizeable chunk of land with 300 trees, a hair salon, a racehorse and a bid to get into the pop charts are also among winners' odd purchases revealed in the book 'We Won the Lottery'.


Cosmetic surgery is popular choice for winners with nearly one in four having splashed out for either themselves, a friend or a relative.

It's not known if the size of breast implants increases depending on the size of the jackpot… or what op someone has if they get the bonus ball.

Dozens of surfers flocked to ride the biggest Severn Bore tidal wave for several years, travelling over eight miles inland.

Peaking at just over two metres the natural tidal phenomenon - which travels up the Severn Estuary in Gloucestershire - attracted many surfers, canoeists and spectators.

The bore travels up the river around 12 times a year during the spring and autumn equinoxes, when a wave is formed every morning for two or three days

The record for riding it stands at 7 miles - which is longer than any wave int he sea. However, we would still rather be in Hawaii than a muddy river in Gloucestershire.

25 percent of Brits would be willing to take a pay cut if it meant they could move to the countryside, it has been found.

A recent survey discovered that 46 percent of us are tired with the rat race of living in a city and would like to escape to the country.

One-in-four said they would be happy to take a pay cut to achieve this and 15 percent fancy becoming a farmer… though 36 percent want to drive a tractor.

Other odd stats revealed include the fact that only ten percent of people have ever visited a farm, while a third say would like to learn more about where their food comes from.

Personally know exactly where our food comes from… the supermarket.

Scientists have discovered the fossil of a prehistoric snake which they say used to eat baby dinosaurs.

Experts say the 3.5-metre-long snake named Sanajeh - which slithered around over 67 million years ago -  snacked on newly hatched dinosaurs.

The insight comes from the anaylsis of an almost complete snake fossil skeleton was uncovered coiled inside a dinosaur nest in India, it had been preserved by mud.

Even the world's best palaeontologists say it's not know what the baby dinosaurs would have tasted like to the snake... but our guess is chicken.

A US motorcycle daredevil has set a new world record for the longest jump on a Harley-Davidson… twice in one morning.

Seth Enslow started the day by taking his Harley-Davidson XR1200 on a death-defying 175ft (53.34m) leap - beating the current world record set by Bubba Blackwell in 1999.

But minutes later - and because some journalist had missed his leap - he gave it another go, adding a further 8.7 feet (2.6m) to his distance, taking the record to 183.7ft (56m).

While the overall record for a motorbike jump stands at 346ft (107m) by Robbie Maddison, that was on a much lighter bike than a hefty Harley-Davidson.

Speaking after the event Seth said: "This is awesome, I’m stoked" … Yes, the jump certainly was better than his speech.

Breakdown organisations are known for their automotive know-how, but Britain's biggest has announced they will now fix problems in your house too.

The AA have launched a domestic duties service where staff will hang pictures, fix broken pipes or even help erect garden fences.

Just like the roadside service customers of the AA Home Assist will call out staff who will arrive in distinctive yellow vans.

Unlike the roadside service, customers will not have to pee behind a motorway embankment while waiting -- unless it's their loo which need fixing.