Hold on to your hats, everyone (sorry). The Goliath of all knitted headwear has arrived. The largest knitted hat in the UK has been made to raise funds for Age UK, and it’s a whopper.
Coming in at 23 feet tall and 20 feet wide, the bobble hat weighs a massive 817 kilos and is made up of 545 knitted squares.
People watch as workers place a giant bobble on top of a 23ft high bobble hat (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
PA Wire
This comes as a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Big Knit, where people knit mini hats for the tops of Innocent smoothie bottles to help Age UK provide support for older people.
Two new prickly pals have arrived at London Zoo – say hello to Hector and Hinata.
ZSL London Zoo
“All the porcupines in the family have names starting with the letter ‘H’” said Zookeeper Veronica Heldt, “So Hector and Hinata join parents Hettie and Henning, nine-month-old Hershey and five-month-old Henry.”
The Cape ‘porcupettes’ currently weigh in at 660g and 750g each, and are said to be “developing really well”.
If you think a Puss in Boots spin off was exciting enough, you don’t know what’s coming.
The one and only Donkey from the 2001 masterpiece Shrek could be returning to the silver screen – or at least if Eddie Murphy can do anything about it.
ES Coomposite
After the success of Donkey’s feline friend in the Puss in Boots sequel, Murphy thought it best to throw his hat in the ring for his own spin off movie.
