World’s biggest reptile egg laid by a prehistoric sea monster 66 million years ago

A soft egg belonging to a giant sea lizard discovered near Antarctica wasn’t the only major egg-related discovery. A team of researchers examining dinosaur remains claim soft eggs laid by dinosaurs may not be as unusual as scientists first thought – claiming that early dinosaurs laid these type of eggs. The study, led by the American … Read more

Monster great white shark that killed a surfer, 60 in far northern NSW escapes police hunt

A three-metre great white shark that mauled a surfer to death remains at large after escaping a widespread police hunt. A Queensland man, 60, was surfing at Salt Beach near Kingscliff in far northern NSW on Sunday morning when he was bitten on the left leg. Three other surfers nearby fought off the shark and … Read more

Toxic ‘monster’ cane toads that kill dogs with poisonous glands surface in Southern Florida

First murderous hornets, then giant lizards and now Americans are being terrorized toxic ‘monster’ toads. Cane toads are surfacing in Southern Florida after heavy rainfall brought them out of their burrows and providing them with optimal breeding grounds These amphibians are covered in warts, grow up to six inches and have large glands on the … Read more

Mother of a woman who was stabbed to death in front of her daughter brands her killer a ‘monster’

The mother of a woman who was stabbed to death in front of her 13-year-old daughter has branded her killer a ‘monster’.  Melissa Belshaw, 32, was killed at her home in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on Wednesday afternoon. She was said to have screamed for help as an ‘ex-lover smashed his way into her house with a … Read more

Giant 26ft basking shark spotted off Spanish beach two weeks after 13ft monster was spotted nearby

Police have warned people to be on their guard after spotting this huge shark nearly 30ft long off a Spanish beach. The sighting took place on Saturday morning near to the spot where a smaller version was seen gliding through the water around a fortnight ago. Civil Guard officers released footage of the giant creature near … Read more

Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller do the monster mash: PATRICK MARMION reviews Frankenstein

Frankenstein (NT at Home, YouTube) Verdict: There be monsters… Rating: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (BBC iPlayer) Verdict: A dream of a Dream Rating: Duelling has been illegal in Britain for hundreds of years, but that didn’t stop Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller going musket to musket in the National Theatre’s Frankenstein in 2011. Danny … Read more

Irishman claims he saw the Loch Ness Monster for the second time this year on a live stream

Rumours of a strange creature living in the waters of Loch Ness have abounded over the decades, yet scant evidence has been found to back up these claims. One of the first sightings, believed to have fuelled modern Nessie fever, came in May 2, 1933.   On this date the Inverness Courier carried a story a local … Read more

Dracula to be resurrected by Universal following the monster success of The Invisible Man

Dracula to be resurrected by Universal following the monster success of The Invisible Man By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 02:47 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 07:32 GMT, 11 March 2020 Dracula is ready to get resurrected yet again. Universal Pictures is considering a Dracula reboot as the studio attempts to bring its ‘Monsterverse’ … Read more

Elizabeth Day: What sort of monster would actually phone me? 

Elizabeth Day: What sort of monster would actually phone me? By Elizabeth Day for You Magazine Published: 00:03 GMT, 8 March 2020 | Updated: 00:03 GMT, 8 March 2020 Hair: Fabio Nogueira. Make-up: Ruby Hammer. Styling: Holly Elgeti. Dress, Stine Goya, fenwick.co.uk. Jewellery, Alighieri I went through a phase in my 20s of taking online … Read more

BEL MOONEY: A stroke’s turned my husband into a vile monster

Dear Bel, I am at my wits’ end and do not know how to deal with my husband since his stroke last year. While he denies his minor physical issues are due to the stroke, the real problem lies with his personality. The stroke caused damage to the part of the brain which governs ‘executive … Read more