Dangerous Spider

A man suffered flash burns after he accidentally blew himself up trying to kill a spider.

The 28 year-old suffered severe burns after attacking the arachnid with an aerosol can at his home in Clacton in Essex.

The man was summoned by his wife to deal with a spider she had seen scuttling behind the lavatory on Monday. Not being able to reach it, the man decided to kill it by spraying it with the can. 
However he was unable to see whether it was dead because the bulb in the bathroom light had blown. At this point he turned to a cigarette lighter to illuminate the room, but in the process ignited the gas fumes and caused an explosion.
The blast was so strong it blew the man off his feet and lifted the loft door off its hinges.
He suffered flash burns to his head, legs and torso and was rushed by ambulance to hospital after dousing himself in cold water.

Plumber Of Fire

Colin Furze, a 30 year old plumber who adapted his scooter to shoot 15ft flames from the rear, has been arrested for an alleged firearms offence.

Furze, a James Bond fan, displayed his modified his scooter, with an anti-tailgating flame thrower operated by the flick of switch, in the press earlier this week. But Lincolnshire Police spotted the pictures of Furze allegedly riding his scooter on a public highway – and arrested him on Thursday. A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: ''The man was arrested on suspicion of possessing an object converted to a firearm on Thursday. He was released on unconditional bail.''

Devastated Colin didn't want to comment. The daredevil, whose stunts include a 16ft wall of death, had said this week "Everybody wants a flame thrower on a motor bike. I don’t need a flame thrower on the back of my bike, I’m not going to set fire to people’s car’s, it’s just something interesting to do."

The scooter, which was built before Christmas, was Mr Furze's third attempt at the project after the first did not ignite and the second burst into flames.