Police clamp down on 'SOFA SURFING' after man is filmed riding armchair down icy road

A thrill-seeking couch cruiser could face police action after pals filmed him 'sofa surfing' at high speed on icy roads.

In the video, Alexander Shapovalov is seen sitting in an armchair which is tethered to a car and pulled along snow-covered roads in Russia.

Alexander, 23, said he had been planning to take the old armchair to the rubbish tip, but decided to have some fun when he could not fit it inside his car.

He said: "I then decided to tie it up behind my car and drag it there with one of my friends driving, and as it was on the road anyway I decided to sit on it."

Dangerous: Alexander Shapovalov hitched a lift on an armchair

The video shows the armchair being dragged down the frozen streets behind the Subaru Forester, with sparks flying from underneath the piece of furniture.

After spotting a car park, in the city of Krasnoyarsk, where other groups were 'drifting', Alexander and his friends decided to join in - with the armchair in tow.

They filmed Alexander being dragged in the armchair behind his drifting car. At one point, he's even sent skidding across the road.

Deadly: At one point the arm chair tips, sending its passenger flying

After several others had also tried surfing with the armchair, they dragged it to the tip where Alexander said farewell to his faithful piece of furniture with a kiss.

He said: "It was always comfortable but I never knew it could also be so much fun."

When Russian police came across the clip, they did not find it quite as funny.

They said they will now investigate to see if any charges should be made against the group of friends.

Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/

Serial YouTube prankster repeatedly scares his long-suffering mum - her reactions are hilarious

Tom Rogers has put time and effort into pranking his mother - and her reactions are worth every second.

The YouTube joker's modus operandi sees him hiding in wait for his mum at various spots around the house before jumping out and giving his old dear a fright.

He's posted several clips online, and while each prank is slightly different - with some even involving rubber chickens and harmonicas - his mum's reactions are similarly hilarious.

Each time, Tom, thought to be from somewhere in the UK, jumps out on his unsuspecting parent, who responds by shouting, "Jesus!"

Poor mum: Prankster continuously catches his unsuspecting mother out
In one instance, she stumbles and appears to fall - but Tom assures his viewers that her ankle was completely fine.

Speaking exclusively to the Mirror Online, Tom said: "It started because I was home early from college one day before my mum got home from work.

"I was probably filming myself trying to breakdance when I saw my mum's car pull up and thought, 'I know I'll make her jump and film it!'

"Four years later It's become a thing and I'm known best for it!"

Poor mum.

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Remains of 'blood sucking monster' found in cellar leave shaken locals fearing for their lives

Bones of contention: Farmers believe these to be the remains of the feared creature 'El Chupacabra'

A group of farmers are living in fear after discovering what they believe are the remains of a blood-sucking monster.

Goat farmer Javier Prohens, 45, and pals were eating lunch when terrified Bricio Saldivar, 54, came running towards them.

The flabbergasted farmhand had stumbled upon remains of the bodies of unidentified creatures on the outskirts of Monte Patria in Chile.

And Javier fears they belonged to a mythical, blood-sucking creature.

He said: "He was clearly scared and said he had been up at the old winery and found two strange bodies. When we got there we saw them lying among some hay bales in one of the cellars.

Mystery: Locals reckon these are the bones of a fearsome hopping beast that feasts on goat blood

"At first we thought they might be bats, but when we looked closer we realised they had to be something else as the heads were far too big for bats.

"And then someone said they looked like chupacabras."

Literally meaning ‘goat sucker’, the chupacabra is a reptile-like mythical creature with leathery green-grey skin and sharp spines running down its back.

It's rumoured to live in Central and South American countries and is said to be about 4ft tall and able to hop like a kangaroo.

The name comes from the monster's habit of attacking and drinking the blood of livestock, especially goats.

Chilling: The unexplained remains have left some farmers fearing for their lives

Horrified local farmer Querubin Lebron, 38, said: "Our livelihoods are built on goat farming. There are lots of goats here.

"Although it's said they only attack animals who knows if it won't attack our children too."

The last reported sighting of a suspected chupacabras was in April last year when a couple from Texas said they had captured one.

It was later found out to be a raccoon suffering from scabies.

Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/

You don't want to scare a Sperm whale - moment it POOS on divers in self-defence

These pictures show the disgusting moment a group of divers found themselves swimming in a sperm whale's POO cloud.

The massive mammal released the gush of brown in what is believed to be a defence mechanism.

Described as a 'poonado' by Canadian photographer Keri Wilk, the flush of faeces was snapped off the island of Dominica in North America by four divers.

The whirlpool of whale waste spanned a gut-wrenching 30 metres - and to make things worse Keri revealed he was only using a snorkel and goggles at the time.

Keri said: "Four of us got into the water near the whale, then it slowly approached us, stopped, and pointed itself straight down before storm began.

"At first, it seemed like a regular bowel movement but rather than continuing its dive down, it remained at the surface and continued to defecate for a startling length of time.

"Four of us looked at each other with confusion, then back at the whale, expecting that any second its call from nature would come to an end.

"Instead, the whale bobbed up and down, spun in circles and waved the poo in every direction for several minutes while we just sat back and watched.

"The water was crystal clear, initially, and was the most idyllic Caribbean blue water that you could imagine.

"After a few waves of faeces were released and stirred vigorously by the whale, the water was like chocolate milk, I couldn't see my hand when I held it in front of my face.

"I had poop in my eyes, mouth, wetsuit, everywhere and I was soaked in it from head to toe.

"But, after leaving the cloud, it quickly washed away, and didn't leave a smell on us.

"I did take an extra long shower once I returned to shore later that day, just in case.

"I've never heard of it happening before, and I don't know anyone that has had this happen, it very well could be the first time that it has been photographically documented."

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Amazing deep-diving dog captured on GoPro camera as he retrieves ball from bottom of riverbed

This daring chocolate Labrador wasn't going to let the small matter of a deep riverbed get in the way of him retaining his favourite toy.

Showing his incredible diving skills, he swims straight to the bottom to get it.

Filmed on a GoPro camera by the dog's owner, the confident canine can be seen paddling through the water before taking a deep breath and plunging under the water,

Head first, the amazing pooch swims right down to the sandy riverbed, touches it with his nose and kicks back up to the surface with his back legs.

Uploaded to Instagram by Bryce Lund, known on the social media site as blund44, the dog's owner accompanied the footage with a series of hastags which suggested the clip had been filmed in the Smith River in California.

And the chocolate Labrador's trick has obviously impressed some of the site's users.

One commented: "No way, I've never seen a dog dive that deep,"

Another summed up their thoughts with a simple, "WOAH".

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Man jailed for repeatedly raping a drunk tourist

Manchester, UK: A sex beast who befriended a drunk tourist before raping her twice in an alleyway has been jailed for 12 years.

Stephen Johnson, 29, was found guilty of carrying out the horrific attack on a 20-year-old victim while she was visiting Manchester.

A court heard how Johnson approached the woman as she stopped to on a bench in Piccadilly Gardens in the city centre and asked for a cigarette.

As they sat and talked, Johnson realised the woman was drunk and took advantage of her vulnerability to lead her away.

He touched her inappropriately then pulled her into an alleyway, pushed her to the floor and raped her, Manchester Crown Court heard.

Johnson hid when a car passed, but then followed the woman and raped her again.

Despite her feeling faint, he continued to assault her, until she finally managed to escape and run to where two refuse collectors were working nearby.

They called the police and Johnson was arrested over the attack which took place on June 12, 2013.

He denied the offence and put the victim through a further ordeal by giving evidence at a trial.

A jury convicted Johnson of rape and sexual assault and jailed for 12 years yesterday.

Detective Constable Emma Cyprien, of GMP’s Serious Sexual Offences Unit, said: "Johnson could clearly see the victim was in no state to consent to any sexual activity and is a reflection of his character that he took advantage of her, raped and sexually assaulted her.

"She has had relive her ordeal in court and I must credit her for standing up to Johnson and helping ensure justice has been done.

"I would like to commend the two refuse collectors for assisting the victim and alerting the police.

"Their action meant that Johnson was identified and prevented the victim from sustaining further attack."

Johnson was also given a sex offender prevention order and has been ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register for life.

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