USA: A cat that became famous for saving a California boy from a dog attack threw the first pitch at a Bakersfield Blaze minor league baseball game — or at least she tried-

JT Nero tells Gerry Quinn how his Birds Of Chicago project has caused quite a stir in the American roots music scene

A GARDENER was threatened with an axe as he tried to go after thieves who made off with a Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece from a castle, a court heard.

A MAN smuggled a monkey onto an plane, stashing the furry, fist-size primate under his hat until passengers spotted it perched on his ponytail, an airline official said.