Two skiers have been blasted for filming themselves being towed by a car down a snowy street — at more than 60mph.

The film — seen online by thousands of viewers — shows a skier and a snowboarder pulling stunts as they speed through the streets clinging on to water skiing tow ropes.

The driver — who films the speedometer reaching 100kmph (62.1mph) — races through Novi Sad, Romania, while the skiers narrowly dodge parked cars and trucks.

Cops are now trying to identify the pair and their driver.

One skier said of their antics: "We’d agreed that every time we upped the speed by another 30kmph they’d flash a torch so I knew when we’d topped 100."

But the cops were less impressed with the stunt.

A police spokesman said: "It was clearly a huge risk to them and any other driver or pedestrian. It was an idiotic thing to do." (The Sun)

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A peek inside Abbie King’s wardrobe reveals a baby clothes collection to rival Mothercare. Barely contained on the long rail hangs one tiny outfit after the next — a pink fluffy jacket sits next to a spotty green baby dress and a gorgeous white and gold angel outfit bought for a Christmas party.

Doll-sized white cotton socks fill her drawers alongside little jeans and pretty skirts. Many items still have the labels on, ‘0-3 months’, ‘3-6 months’.

A spoilt newborn baby, you may think? Far from it. These clothes, mostly hand-me-downs, have been piling up because Abbie, born 22 months ago, has barely grown to the size of a six-month-old baby.

She suffers from a very rare genetic condition called Russell-Silver syndrome, a form of primordial dwarfism (where the body is smaller than it should be even before birth) which affects only one in 100,000 babies.

Despite being barely 2ft tall and weighing less than 14lb — half what she should at her age — Abbie can walk, laugh, play and throw a tantrum like any normal toddler.

She is a perfectly-formed miniature person — a real-life Thumbelina.

‘When I found out that Abbie wasn’t growing properly, I was terrified she wouldn’t have a normal life,’ says her mother Emma Smith, 29, a former nanny from the Isle of Sheppey, in Kent. ‘But she’s become an independent, cheeky little girl. She gets into all the same trouble as any other toddler, although she probably gets away with more because she’s so gorgeous.’

Back in 2008, she and her partner of 13 years, David King, 33, a farmer and retained firefighter, longed for a girl to complete their family and to be little sister to their son Josh, then three. So they were overjoyed when Emma fell pregnant that summer.

Abbie was delivered by Caesarean section at 38 weeks on ­February 12, 2009.

‘I would watch my friend’s children grow month after month, while Abbie barely changed. Even now, aged 22 months, she’s only 26in (65cm),’ says Emma.

While Russell-Silver does cause growth defects, children affected by it can live normal lives — unless problems show up at a very young age. Abbie has an average life expectancy and can be treated with growth hormones from the age of four to give her a bit more height. Without these, her adult height wouldn’t be more than 4ft (122cm), but with them there’s a chance she may get to 5ft (152cm).

The physical traits of those affected with Russell-Silver include a large forehead, low-set ears and a small, triangular face.

Looking closely now at Abbie, who is quietly doing a puzzle with her five-year-old brother Josh on the carpet, she does have these features, but it only serves to give her a sweet, elfin quality. Unlike her body, her head has grown at a normal rate so is slightly bigger than the rest of her, which caused her to develop a rather strange way of getting around when she became mobile.

‘She never really crawled, but would scoot around with her head on the floor, bottom stuck up in the air,’ says Emma. ‘When I mentioned it to the doctor, he said it was because her head was the heaviest part of her, so she preferred not to lift it. But she’s happily walking around now.’ (Daily Mail)

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It was a gathering of thousands of kings, queens and bishops… not to mention rooks, knights and pawns.

In an event fit for royalty, 20,480 people descended on cricket stadium in Ahmedabad, India, to break the world record for simultaneous chess games.

The fest of chess – a game thought to have originated in India – surpassed the previous record set four years ago, when a mere 13,446 showed up in Mexico City.

Participants in were put into 64 blocks of tables, forming a massive black-and-white chess board which could be seen high above the GMDC ground.

Among the throng was grand master and current world champion Viswanathan Anand, who delighted fellow Indians at the gathering in the northern city.

‘It is no doubt one of the best days of my life,’ he told the Hindustan Times.

‘I’ve never seen a chess event of this scale. I am sure we will produce many more world masters now.’

The special representative from the Guinness Book of World Records, Tarika Vara, said at the conclusion that it was indeed a record.

‘I am truly amazed with the talent and turnout here. It is a great pleasure to announce that 20,480 played chess at this place simultaneously, and have created a new world record,’ she announced.

Mr Anand later played simultaneous chess against 64 players, including Bollywood film star Paresh Rawal, during the Christmas Eve event.

It is fitting that the record should be broken in India.

The game, which has seen a popular resurgence among Indians in recent decades, is thought to have originated in the country in the 6th century.

The game’s present form emerged in Europe during the second half of the 15th century, an evolution of an older Indian game, caturanga.

Its pieces represented the four divisions of the Gupta empire’s military – infantry, cavalry, elephants and chariotry.

These pieces later evolved into the modern pawn, knight, bishop, and rook, respectively.

A chess-like game was also played in 7th century Perisa, where it came to be known under the name chatrang.

Chatrang was taken up by the Muslim world after the Islamic Conquest of Persia (633–644), where it was then named shatranj, from the Persian word for king, shah

Muslim traders from North Africa are then said to have taken the game to Europe in the 10th century.

In Spanish ‘shatranj’ was rendered as ajedrez (from the Arabic’al-shatranj’), while the English term chess is said to be derived from the shah. (Mail Online)

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Ramajit Raghav, a landless laborer from Sonipat district in Haryana, India, becomes the oldest father at 94, breaking previous record of Nanu Ram Jogi from Rajasthan, who became a father at the age of 90. The Government’s old age pension records have confirmed that Ramajit is indeed 94 years old.

Ramajit’s wife Shakuntala, 50, gave birth to a baby boy in a government hospital. It was a normal delivery and both the mother and the child were in good health. The couple have named their son “Karamjit” and have called the birth “a gift from God”.

The couple are surviving on daily wages and old age pension given by the government. Raghav is currently residing at Kharkhoda for last 22 years and working for his landlord Bhajan Bania. Raghav told reporters that he was a wrestler when he was young.

Asked what is the secret diet behind his long life, he said half-kg almonds, one-kg ghee (Clarified butter) and 3 kg of milk (approx 3 litres) on his daily diet.

There are two more criteria that one should be aware of, first that he lives in a village and second that he is a farm worker.

Dr. Mahender Kumar, a medical officer, said it was remote possibility. (Little About)

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A figure of mysterious animal’s body into the debate, whether this is evidence of the legendary chupacabra animal or just a raccoon.

Bald animals, skinned gray was shot and killed in region Lebanon Junction, Kentucky, United States – when it left the forest and appeared in the yard of a house.

Animal ear width, mustache, and has a long tail triggers a prolonged debate on the internet. Still with the same topic: could it really be chupacabra?

Mark Cothren who shot a mysterious animal. The reason, he did not recognize it.

“Every animal has fur, especially at this time. What makes me confused, how can an animal survive in the winter without a fur,” he said.

All the people, says Cothren, became curious. Animals become a mystery.

Animals that were shot by Cothren have size house cat, but some people speculate as chupacabra

Meanwhile, Sam Clites, from Louisville Zoo, said he had seen the animal directly to determine the species. But, he suspected that the animal is raccoon or dog. Most likely, the animal was suffering disease.

Clites said, many animals lose fur due to illness.

Translated from Spanish, chupacabra means “goat blood sucking ‘ or drinker of livestock blood . But in recent years ‘chupacabra’ is considered for every weird hairy creature that is difficult to identify its type.

Mysterious animal was described as blue-skinned, his tongue forked, clawed, red eyes, pointy fangs and protruding, and straight hair on the back.

The story of the blood-sucking animal sightings began to circulate in Puerto Rico 15 years ago. Afterwards, stories about animals that are considered dispersers this catastrophe spread from Chile, Mexico, then to the southern United States. (wrapup)

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This is the jaw-dropping moment a lone kayaker decided to really take the plunge plummeting down a 128-foot waterfall.

Kayak legend Rafa Ortiz was caught on camera tackling the enormous Big Banana Falls, in Mexico, by extreme sports photographer Lucas Gilman.

Lucas and Rafa trekked through five miles of steaming jungle and dangerous drug growing cartels to reach the breath-taking falls with Rafa’s only intention being to jump off them.

Beside the swirling whirlpool at the bottom of the falls Lucas had the job of capturing the moment Rafa made his dizzying descent.

In just seconds Rafa’s tiny kayak can be seen bursting out through the water before the heart-stopping dive to the water.

Miraculously he got through the whole stunt with just a scratch, for which he needed three stitches, and a black eye.

Photographer Lucas, from Colorado, Denver, has followed extreme sports all over the world, but he said this was one of the most challenging shoots ever.

Using two cameras, one horizontal and one vertical, he had just one chance to capture the perfect shot.

He said: ‘It was not like I could say to Rafa, ‘do you mind climbing up 128 foot again and doing that again’.

‘It’s not just a question of that, it’s also obviously extremely dangerous, if he comes down any other way than the right way the chances are he will be seriously injured or even be killed.

‘I just seconds to get the right shot and luckily I got it.’

Lucas was photographing Rafa, who is a Red Bull freestyle kayaker and one of only four people in the world to tackle a plus 100-foot waterfall, as part of an expedition to one of the remotest regions of Mexico.

He said: ‘It took us five days to get to the falls and the jungle wasn’t the only thing we had to worry about, the area is heavily used by drug dealers to grow marajuana.

‘I have been all over the world following extreme sports from India to Africa and Australia, and I’m always planning my next adventure.’

Lucas captured the amazing action on his camera, a Nikon D3S. (Mail Online)

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A fisherman who introduced his blind wife to fishing has been upstaged twice – as he watched her break two world records for catching giant catfish.

Retired gardener Alan Penfold, 63, decided to start bringing wife Sheila along on his fishing trips four years ago but wouldn’t have expected to be upstaged by his partially-sighted partner.

She has broken the record for the biggest catfish ever caught by a woman and then hooked the largest albino catfish ever caught in two fishing holidays.

Alan and Sheila regularly take trips to the famous River Ebro, near Barcelona, Spain to fish – but Mr Penfold could be forgiven for thinking that his wife’s degenerative eye condition Retinitis Pigmentosa would prevent her matching him.

The great grandmother’s first big catch came when she caught a 214lb monster catfish in 2009 – the largest ever caught by a woman. The amateur angler had to be directed where to place her bait.

She posed for a photo with the beast, weighing the equivalent of 15.3 stones, before putting it back into the water.

Husband Alan, who has caught dozens of catfish that are almost as big but never managed anything as large, vowed to snare a bigger monster when the pair flew out for a two week break two months ago.

Within days of the couple arriving in Spain, Alan managed to hook another mammoth catfish – but when he put it on the scales it came to just 2lb under his wife’s 2009 record at 212lb.

He then reeled in another giant of the deep, but again he failed to beat his wife’s catch after it came in on the nose at exactly the same as his wife’s catch the year before – 214lb.

Sheila, a 59-year-old housewife, who has three children, three grandchildren and one great grandchild, said her second record-breaker came on October 4 this year when she reeled in a rare albino catfish.

The previous world record for an albino catfish- caught by either a man or a woman – was just 179lb, almost a stone lighter than Sheila’s catch.

Sheila said: ‘My first catch was a 106lb catfish and I never really thought I’d do much better than that, but now I have two world records, which is amazing.

‘It’s funny really because Alan matched my 214lb catfish this year, but then I go and get another world record by catching a 192lb albino catfish which put his catch in the shade somewhat.’

The biggest catfish ever caught in the world by a man is a staggering 646lb – or 46 stone – Giant Mekong Catfish caught in Thailand in 2005. (Daily Mail)

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While other dogs romp in the snow, Princess the puppy can only gaze longingly through the window.

Her skin is so delicate that she cannot go outside in any weather – even a warm jacket would irritate her beyond endurance.

Staff caring for her at a rescue centre say her only hope is a course of drugs which would cost a five-figure sum if given for life.

‘She’s the saddest-looking dog we have ever seen,’ said Neil Martin, manager of the Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary, near Edenfield, Lancashire. ‘Our staff are all in love with her but it’s only recently that she’s started learning how to enjoy a cuddle.

‘She didn’t even know how to play. We tried to get her to cheer up with some toys but she was scared of them.

‘We’re a long, long way from having a happy and trusting puppy wagging her tail.’

Six-month-old Princess, thought to be a bull terrier-greyhound cross, was found in Colne, Lancashire, after being abandoned by her owner. ‘She is suffering from an advanced case of demodectic mange,’ said Mr Martin.

‘We are trying a basic skin treatment to see if she responds but she might need Atopica, which is very expensive.

‘The last dog we treated with Atopica is now happy, healthy and has been rehomed in a loving household. It’s the ultimate goal for all the animals we take in.’ (Mail Online)

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The elephants got a taste of a German winter at the Berlin Zoo this week as they played in the snow, getting into play fights and sampling a bit of the frozen treat.

Ko Raya, an Asian elephant, even rolled around in the snow in her enclosure at Zoologischer Garten, where temperatures have been staying below zero.

And hopefully she liked it, as even more snow has been predicted in the German capital. Germany got 12 inches of snow on Christmas night alone.

Asian elephants in the wild don’t often see snow, as they are found primarily in countries like Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, parts of Nepal and Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia.

Snow fight! These pictures, taken in sequence, show the elephants throwing snow on one another

But, Ko Raya has never known a different climate, as she was born at the Berlin zoo in March 2009.

Even in the frigid weather, she brings a touch of sunshine as she is named after an island in Thailand. (AFP/Daily Mail)

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At just six, Shruti Pandey is the youngest yoga trainer in the world.

The bendy youngster has been teaching adults at an ashram, in northern India, for the last two years.

Her trainer, Hari Chetan, 67, set up the ashram 35 years ago and as soon as little Shruti became one of his students, as a tiny four-year old, he spotted her talents.

Now she starts her classes at 5.30am every morning, at Brahmanand Saraswati Dham, in the Jhunsi town, dressed in white leggings and a red t-shirt surrounded by 30 eager pupils ranging from businessmen, teachers, housewives to pensioners.

Shruti said: ‘It feels good when people follow my instructions, I feel like a real teacher.

‘I got interested in yoga after seeing my brother do it. I tried picking it up myself but it was too hard. So I asked my parents to send me to yoga classes.’

Her brother, Harsh Kumar, now 11-years-old, made the Limca Book of Records at the tender age of five by learning all 84 yoga positions – but he’s never been interested in being a teacher like his sister.

Hari, who Shruti also calls her grandfather, think she’s a miracle.

‘She’s a fast learner and a perfectionist. She grasps techniques quickly unlike kids her own age, who get bored with something as patience consuming as yoga.

‘Within just six months of her training, she surprised everyone by doing the toughest positions with ease and perfection. She’s a natural.’

Shruti can manage some of yoga’s most challenging positions. She can easily hold her entire body on the strength of her little arms and hang her legs right over her head backwards.

One of Shruti’s fans, 90-year-old Swami Bhanu, a retired teacher, said: ‘The best thing about Shruti is she tries to provide an alternative position for the complicated ones that are difficult for an older person like me to do. She’s very patient.’

Businessman Lokendra Pal Singh, 48, has been attending Shruti’s classes for three months and said, ‘I have noticed a positive change in my life. I used to be short-tempered, but now I’m able to control my anger to quite an extent and it’s all thanks to a little six-year old.’ (Daily Mail)

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