Awesome 12ft model of Eiffel Tower made entirely of chocolate

A 12ft-high model of the Eiffel Tower made entirely out of chocolate gave busy commuters a glimpse but not a taste of Paris today.

The mouthwatering version of the famous landmark attracted hungry-looking glances when it appeared at St Pancras railway station, from which the Eurostar departs for the French capital.

But passers-by hoping for a taste were out of luck as the tower was constructed to mark the launch of a new range of Thorntons European city-chic inspired chocolates and will be touring stores throughout the country over the coming weeks.
The Continental City Boxes are themed around either Paris, which features milk chocolates, or Milan, which is for dark chocolate lovers, and are designed to reflect the traditional flavours and style found in each city.

The boxes feature five new chocolates, including a gingerbread and hazelnut number called Pain D'Epices, alongside the favourites that consumers will already know from the Continental range.

Keith Hurdman, Thorntons' Master Chocolatier, says: 'This is an exciting addition to the incredibly successful Continental range, and is sure to surprise and delight both our existing Continental lovers and those who have not tried it before.

'Our chocolatiers have travelled Europe to bring back the best flavours that it has to offer, and we've used them as the inspiration behind these new chocolates to give our customers that little taste of European luxury.'

But chocolate lovers face bitter news as the price of their favourite confectionary looks set to soar.

Cocoa prices have hit a 24-year high as the market faces its biggest shortage for 40 years.

The price rise has been sparked by poor harvests of cocoa beans on the Ivory Coast, which grows 40 per cent of the world's cocoa.

The El Nino weather phenomenon has also hit supplies from Indonesia, the world's third largest producer.

Photos: Animal Madness as Bigfoot Found Dead, Montauk Monster and a Lionfish Invasion

This is the summer of the wild animal stories. There have been reports of something that was dubbed the Montauk Monster in New York, there are photos that show what two hunters claims is Bigfoot found dead in Georgia and now there are claims that there is a Lionfish Invasion in the Caribbean prowling the waters and wreaking havoc.
Will the real animal story please
stand up? There is a Bigfoot press conference scheduled for Friday but most serious observers already believe that the wild animal is nothing more than a hoax. The hunters are promising DNA evidence to prove that the dead "thing" really is Bigfoot.
See photos linked here. The Montauk Monster was a very odd looking creature and washed ashore in New York and before Bigfoot came along, the little monster was the talk of the World Wide Web. See his photo here. Many have already opined that it is nothing more than a dead dog that washed ashore.

The Lionfish is the real story. According to a report from Fox news the red lionfish, a tropical native of the Indian and Pacific oceans is wreaking havoc with its venomous spikes (see photo above and more at the link below) and is even striking human divers as it rapidly multiplies in the warm waters. According to the report the aggressive species is a predator that corners fish and crustaceans up to half its size with its billowy fins and then sucks them down in one violent gulp.

Is this Bigfoot? Hunters set to provide DNA evidence after releasing amazing photo

For years the Bigfoot has remained an elusive enigma, capturing the imagination in the same way as the Loch Ness Monster or the Yeti.

But today, two professional Bigfoot hunters claim to have found the body of the mythical creature - and say they are storing it in their freezer.

According to a press release posted online, Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer claim to have found the animal in the woods of northern Georgia, in the southern United States.

The pair say that the male creature is over seven feet tall, weigh more than 35 stone, and has reddish hair and black-grey eyes.

The creature is also said to have flat feet and a footprint that spans over 40cm.

However, doubt has been cast on the pair's claims as the body will not be unveiled at the press conference.
Instead, a grainy photo has been released which has sparked massive interest - as well a fair amount of scepticism - across the internet.

The link to the press release has seen such huge amounts of internet traffic it is no longer accessible.

Expert Bigfoot tracker Tom Biscardi has been hunting the creature since 1971 and has told the Sydney Morning Herald that he is convinced the find is genuine.

'It's a huge situation for me after 35 years, because I've wanted to bring one back,' Mr Biscardi said.

'They showed me the body. They took me to the area where they found it - it took a day and a half to get there.'

'I got to be honest, when I first saw it I hated to see it in that state it was in. I wanted to capture one so the world could see it walking.

'I guess this is the next best thing for the time being,' he said.

Mr Biscardi said that a video filmed by the two men the day they found the body showed at least 'three others walking upright like a man'.

He is now co-operating with the two men in trying to capture another Bigfoot alive.

'We trekked in for a day a half - what kind of lunatic would be out here in a monkey suit? I saw the thing, I touched it,' Mr Biscardi said.

'They're fine guys, one works for the police department in Georgia, and the other was a correctional officer. They're pretty credible guys.'

The Bigfoot, also known as a Sasquatch, is said to roam the forests of north-west America and some suggest that it may be related to the Asian Yeti, or Abominable Snowman.

The Bigfoot first came to prominence in popular culture in 1967 when filmmakers Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin released a video which contained what they claimed was a genuine video of the mythical creature.

Since then many have sought to debunk the myth saying the film clip simply shows a man in ape suit.

To this day, no Bigfoot , living or dead, has ever been found.

Pictured: Monster crab with claws the size of a man's hand captured off the British coast

A monster crab - three times the size of average - and with claws bigger than a man’s hands - has been hauled from the deep.

The whopping 17lb crustacean measures an unbelievable width of more than two feet when fully extended, as well as having an impressive shell width of 12 inches.

It has an incredible a claw span of nine inches - big enough to break bones.

The enormous crab was captured by Paul Worsley, 39, on a recent diving trip to Lyme Regis, Dorset.

The shelled creature was so large that he was barely able to carry it to the surface.

Mr Worsley, from Aylesbury, said: ‘I couldn’t believe it when I saw it. I’ve seen and caught crabs before but never one as big as this.

‘It must be at least three times the size of an average crab, if not more.’ Mr Worsley has since returned to Aylesbury with his impressive capture.

‘Now it sits next to me in my office but we’re going to eat it in the next few days.

‘It’s going to provide a lot of meat - enough to feed at least 10 people’.

It’s not just Paul who was shocked by the size of the crab. Local fishermen have also expressed their disbelief at its giant proportions.

Douglas Lanfear, who was captain of the boat Mr Worsley was using in his dive, believes it to be one of the biggest crabs ever seen in the region.