Man carrying bucket stops strangers in street to offer them puppies

A notorious rapist - once branded Britain’s most wanted man - is set to be released from prison after being locked up for the last 34 years.

A Japanese man who has spent nearly £12,500 on a human-sized collie costume dresses up as a 'giant dog' several times a month to fulfil his childhood fantasies. Toco, who has always dreamed of 'becoming an animal', regularly shares updates of his part time canine life on his YouTube channel as he teaches himself how to eat, play and train like a dog.

A disabled mum could be forced out of an "illegal" back garden bungalow built without planning permission. Shabena Ahmed lives at the property with her three children, but the family are in serious danger of being kicked out, reports Manchester Evening News.

Police Scotland have released CCTV images of a man hunted following a violent, early-hours robbery in Glasgow. A 24-year-old man was targeted on Meadowpark Street in Dennistoun at 1am on Saturday, March 26.

A Christmas market shopper was left baffled by the eye watering cost of a £57 pick and mix goodie bag she picked up at a stall, the Mirror reports. The gobsmacked mother said she put half of the sweets back but was still charged £26 for the new amount of the normal sized bag.

Asda shoppers have been heaping praise on an affordable product that is helping to eliminate mould and condensation in their homes during the cold weather.

The Library of Congress has unveiled its annual list of 25 movies to make the cut for the National Film Registry. The selection, considered among America’s most influential motion pictures, features titles ranging from an 1898 documentary of the Mardi Gras Carnival parade in New Orleans to the 1950 Cyrano de Bergerac — which made José Ferrer the first Hispanic actor to win an Oscar for Best Actor — and more recent classics like Super Fly (1972), Carrie (1976), Hairspray (1988), The Little Mermaid (1989), When Harry Met Sally (1989), House Party (1990) and Iron Man (2008). Scroll down for the full list.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were not impressed as the results of Monday night's semi-finals saw Will Mellor leave the competition.

A mum was paid £3,000 by a council over 'failures' after her autistic son missed four months of school. The compensation was awarded by an ombudsman, who found there was 'delay and poor communication' by the local authority, reports Manchester Evening News.

Dozens of veterans were left out of pocket after being urged to switch safe pensions to riskier funds by a firm owned by Michelle Mone’s husband.

A mum claims she was 'humiliated' after being denied urgent MRI scan for allegedly being too overweight. Jackie Nulty, 33, says she needs the undergo the procedure to check for a 'possible brain tumour', reports Manchester Evening News.

With Christmas fast approaching, many will be on the hunt for cost-effective gifts, and you can't go wrong with a tub of Quality Street. Where you can go wrong, however, is the shop that you get your sweet treats from.