Most pet owners know that they can occasionally be troublesome creatures.

So spare a though for farmer Katherine Mackenzie who was woken in the early hours by the sound of her kitten going berserk only to be then confronted by her pet goats napping on her luxury rug.

The 43-year-old has told how she was left stunned after going downstairs to find her pets had broken out of their enclosure and into her home.

‘Chaz and Dave’ then wreaked havoc, pulling over expensive house plants, munching their way through the birthday flowers, dragging clothing about, before settling down on a £300 rug to munch on a small table.

Miss Mackenzie believes the pair had help escaping their enclosure from Kitty and Blue, a miniature Shetland pony and a black and white cob, when they leaned against the fence to let them out.

The goats taking a nap on the luxury rug

It is thought the goats, named after the famed London musical duo who had a string of hits in the 80s, then used their hooves to open the door.

She said: “One night last week they were outside in the garden so I put them back in the field but they must have jumped back over the fence.

‘We think they have learned how to push down the handle and open the door.

‘They even ate my birthday flowers.’

The pair had already made a bid for freedom earlier in the day to get to the brambles and carrots in the garden.

But they took their antics one step further – by entering their owner’s home near Oban, in the middle of the night.

They pulled over expensive house plants, munched their way through the birthday flowers, dragged clothing about, before settling down on a luxury £300 rug to munch on a small table.

Katherine was alerted to the goats presence in her home by her kitten going berserk

They even jumped all over a corner sofa.

The family was only alerted to the mayhem when they were woken by their kitten Nalla going berserk in the hallway at 5.45am.

Miss Mackenzie, who’s birthday was just the day before, said: ‘I couldn’t believe it. They were in the living room on my rug, one was chewing the corner of the table and the other was looking at me as if I was a weirdo.

‘They were jumping all over the couch and running up and down the hall.

‘It’s just as well we’ve got wooden floors. They’re a nightmare.’

The 43-year-old, spent five minutes trying to coax the goats from their luxury accommodation.

But they refused to move past the front door. In the end she said she had to ‘grab them by the horns’ and haul them out.

The mischievous duo are now back where they belong following last week’s break in.

Miss Mackenzie believes the goats had help escaping their enclosure

But Miss Mackenzie, who is still cleaning up after last week’s event, said: ‘I’ve had to move the horses into a different field. It took me a few days to cotton on to how they were getting out. But they were leaning against the fencing to let them out. It was like a conspiracy.’

Despite their antics, Miss Mackenzie admits her animals have become part of the family.

She said: ‘It is not the first time that the animals have worked together to get into the house. Rosie the pet lamb likes a seat on the couch as well.

‘Maybe the goats were jealous.’

Newcastle fans made a splash in Milan ahead of the Champions League showdown on Tuesday, with video capturing the moment one leapt into the city’s canal and took on a local rowing team in a bizarre race.

The over-confident fan left the rowers stunned as he divebombed into the Naviglio Grande and attempted to swim alongside them.

Delighted fans egged him on as he stripped down to his boxers to cool off in the canal, which was lined with Newcastle and England flags as supporters built up to the game.

Despite his bravado and enthusiastic cheers from the crowd, the bold swimmer only managed a few strokes before he was outpaced by the boat.

As the rowing boat disappears into the distance, clearly winning the competition, boos erupt as the man slowed down to a dejected paddle. 

The fan left the rowers perplexed as he divebombed into the Naviglio Grande and attempted to swim alongside them

Going, going gone: The over-confident fan launched himself into the Naviglio Grande as a rowing boat went past

The men in the quad scull looked perplexed as the man desperately tried to race them, before he quickly ran out of steam

‘He could have made it!’ one onlooker yelled sarcastically. Another joked that the man might need a life ring as he lost his stamina.

He later tried to clamber out of the canal, with no ladder or helping hand in sight. 

The fan’s bizarre stunt came just hours before his team were due to play AC Milan at the San Siro.

Jubilant fans filled the streets as the Magpies returned to the Champions League for the first time in 20 years.

The canal was lined with Newcastle and England fans as delighted supporters cheered their man on. Sadly, he quickly lost his stamina and the Milanese rowers pulled ahead

Hundreds of raucous fans piled into the Lombardy capital, many going wild as they drunkenly took over the streets of the city.

More fans opted to go topless as they enjoyed pre-match drinks in the city centre, with video showing a handful sliding on their chests through the rain-soaked streets.

Their antics were slammed as ‘cringe’ by some locals, with the video showing annoyed residents pushing past dozens of men as they set up a slip and slide on the cobbled streets.

The group cleared a smooth part of the thoroughfare and put out plastic cups before launching themselves like a human bowling ball.

One man took a few people out as he flew towards the crowd, leaving members of the Toon Army in hysterics.

But after an entertaining build-up to the game, spirits were sadly dampened by the result, with a 0-0 draw on Tuesday night.

A forthcoming movie set in 1750’s Denmark has been accused of lacking diversity and told it risks not qualifying for Best Picture at the Oscars following new rules laid down in Hollywood.

The Promised Land sees James Bond actor Mads Mikkelsen play an 18th-century army captain struggling to raise his social status and maintain his values in an increasingly hostile climate. 

Mikkelsen appears alongside a predominantly white cast, and during an interview a Danish journalist quizzed the actor about the dearth of racial diversity – which riled the star.

The reporter asked him: ‘The film is entirely Nordic, it therefore has some lack of diversity you would say, there’s also new rules implied in Hollywood…?’

Mikkelsen, who starred in Casino Royale as a villain, immediately shook his head and asked: ‘What are you on?’, before turning to his director in apparent disbelief.

The journalist then explained that Best Picture Academy nominees must align with new rules announced by the Oscars committee which state that movies must include diverse leading or supporting actors, or that a large number of the cast are from underrepresented groups.

He asked: ‘It’s not because of artistic reasons, it’s because of a lack of diversity, are you worried about it?’

An irritated Mikkelsen, 57, replied: ‘Are you? You’re putting us on the spot so you answer the question.’

During an interview, a Danish journalist quizzed Mr Mikkelsen about the dearth of racial diversity – which riled him

Mikkelsen quickly bit back at the reporter before looking to director Nikolaj Arcel

Mikkelsen, who starred in Casino Royale as a villain, immediately shook his head, and asked: ‘What are you on?’ and turned to his director in apparent disbelief

Director Nikolaj Arcel then intervened and explained that the movie does in fact feature an ethnically diverse character who was a victim of racism.

‘We do have a big plot line about a girl of colour who is being subjected to racism, she was probably at the time the only [person of colour] in the entire country of Denmark.

‘It wasn’t a thought in our mind, I think it would be a little weird, it’s just how it was in the 1750s,’ Mr Arcel added as Mr Mikkelsen grinned beside him.

The historical drama is based on a novel inspired by a real person, Captain Ludvig Kahlen, and premiered at the recent Venice Film Festival.

In May the Oscars committee announced new representation and inclusion standards for a film to be eligible for the awards, though it applies solely for the best picture category. 

The standards, which come into effect next year, are designed to encourage equal representation on and off screen to better reflect the diversity of the movie-going and movie-making audience.

They require that the film must meet the criteria of either having at least one of the lead actors or significant supporting actors, or that 30 per cent of the secondary roles, are from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group.

Margot Robbie and Liam Hemsworth fans are losing it over their accents in an unearthed clip of the pair from their early acting days.

The video, which is going viral on TikTok, sees Margot, 33, and Liam, also 33, starring in scene on long-running soap Neighbours together back in 2008.

Liam, who played Josh Taylor from 2007 to 2008, and Margot, who played Donna Freedman from 2008 to 2011, have a heated argument about their friends.

Margot’s character says phrases like ‘cut the pity party’ and ‘talk to the hand’ while defending her friend Bridget, played by Eloise Mignon.

American fans were left stunned over the pair’s very Aussie accents.

‘I don’t think I’ve ever heard him talk with his Aussie accent,’ one fan commented on the TikTok video.

‘I don’t think I’ve ever heard him talk with his Aussie accent,’ said another, while one wrote, ‘I forgot Margot is Aussie.’

A fan also joked: ‘Thank god for subtitles.’

Margot Robbie and Liam Hemsworth fans are losing it over their accents from an unearthed clip of the pair from their early acting days. The video, which is going viral on TikTok , sees Margot, 33, and Liam, also 33, starring in scene on long-running soap Neighbours together back in 2008

Liam, who played Josh Taylor from 2007 to 2008, and Margot, who played Donna Freedman from 2008 to 2011, have a heated argument about their friends 

Liam and Margot both got their start in acting on the classic Aussie soap before they both went on to become Hollywood stars.

Fans also pointed out how several Australian actors began their careers on soaps like Neighbours or Home and Away.

‘I love how basically all Australians actors start on neighbours,’ someone said.

Liam and Margot both got their start in acting on the classic Aussie soap, before they both went on to become Hollywood stars

Margot bagged the role of Donna Freedman on the show when she was just 17 and moved to Melbourne where she had no friends or family.

She made a quick cameo in the final TV episode of the soap, which she found ‘very emotional.’

While the show has since been saved and will be revived digitally, Margot was one of the many stars who returned for the star-studded finale.

Speaking at BAFTA: A Life In Pictures, supported by electronics brand TCL, in London last year, she explained: ‘When it was ending it was a very emotional thing. I wrote everyone a big letter with all my memories and sent 37 bottles of champagne for the years it had been on air – and of course I did a video they could play.’

Margot bagged the role of Donna Freedman on the Australian show when she was just 17 and moved to Melbourne where she had no friends or family

After moving to Hollywood, Margot landed a role in TV series Pan Am and two years later in 2013 she bagged her first feature film role in Richard Curtis’ romantic comedy About Time.

She most recently starred as Barbie in the 2023 film alongside Ryan Gosling. 

Meanwhile, Liam launched his career playing wheelchair-bound hunk Josh Taylor on the street from 2007 to 2008.

He’s since taken Hollywood by storm in his role as Gale Hawthorne in The Hunger Games and has recently been cast to replace Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia in season four of The Witcher. 

Liam launched his career playing wheelchair-bound hunk Josh Taylor on the street from 2007 to 2008

With its crescent moon, stars and ‘rest easy’ slogan, there’s no mistaking what the Premier Inn logo is all about – especially when you throw in a snoozing Lenny Henry for good measure.

But rival budget hotel Travelodge has a far more complicated logo, or at least according to one startled TikToker who confessed to finally working out what it actually was… after years of believing it was some rolling hills.

The blue of the hillside with a red sky behind lends itself to a sunrise scene, but that’s not what you’re looking at.   

After finally taking a proper look at the Travelodge logo, TikTok user @chxrll posted a video on the social media platform calling herself a ‘dumb a**’, realising what its true meaning actually was.

But have you ever stopped to look to really look at the Travelodge logo? It might not be exactly what you think it is

In contrast, the Premier Inn logo shows a sleeping half-moon on a dark background   

After taking a proper look at the logo that appears on billboards, TV ads and  on the chain’s 590 hotels, the TikToker finally twigged. 

Sharing her revelation on TikTok, user @chxrll declared herself a ‘dumb a**’, realising what its true meaning actually was.

In her viral video, she said: ‘My dumb a** thinking about how the Travelodge logo is a person sleeping…

‘For years I thought it was hills!’

Another commenter had an altogether more surprising take on what they thought the logo was. ‘S***, I thought it was a seagull,’ they replied, LadBible reports.

Another said they had never even paid attention to the design and ‘thought it was just colours’.

One astounded user who says they work for Travelodge said they had never noticed that the meaning of the logo. Another user said: ‘NO WAY. Been living a lie my whole life.’

One person said they felt ‘kinda special’ as they had always known the logo is a person sleeping.

However, it can be argued that the logo is an optical illusion – perhaps it is supposed to remind you of a good night’s sleep as well as the idyllic countryside.