It's the type of highly-desirable family home that is well beyond the reach of many middle-class professionals. A detached period house, with eight bedrooms, a garden, its own driveway and all set in a leafy residential area of well-to-do Newbury, Berkshire. They also receive about £44,000 a year in benefits. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Douglasville, Georgia - A woman came home from a vacation in Greece to find a stranger playing house, changing utilities into her name and even repainting a room she didn't like. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

Returning home after an absence can mean unpleasant surprises - a leaky roof, a pet's mess, even a break-in. But a Russian woman got a nastier surprise when she returned from her country house: her home was gone, torn down mistakenly by construction workers clearing a site, according to a report Thursday on NTV television. picked by muppet 7 months ago

A very memorable welcome home for a little 6 year old boy. (this is truly the best part of coming home from a deployment!) picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

The father of a Texas girl suspended from school for taking a cell phone photo of a fellow cheerleader's bare back at home on a weekend isn't happy. Michael Bailey's 13-year-old eighth grade daughter was suspended Nov. 6 after the photo was sent to several male classmates in Alvin, south of Houston. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Matthew Danchanko has squatters in his new home. And they won't leave without a fight. They're honeybees - tens of thousands of of them. They buzz through the four-bedroom house, creating a low hum and an estimated 100 pounds of honey. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Every day since a tornado damaged the Harrises' home and their dog's pen, the family has checked to see whether Pongo made it back. On Friday, nearly three weeks after the storm, he was back, hungry but healthy.
*Photo unrelated. picked by MandolinOrange 6 months ago

A child is dead after a house fire in Twin Falls Tuesday afternoon and the little girl’s parents have been charged in connection with the death.

Who the f**k would ever think it would be alright to leave their 2-year-old and 11-month-old children home alone?! picked by muppet 6 months ago

One moment, the little girl was sitting on the couch in her home. The next, the split-level house in suburban Pittsburgh was obliterated by a natural-gas explosion and the girl was covered with debris in the yard next to a neighbor’s house. picked by MandolinOrange 6 months ago

Balloons apparently were boring. A young man returning home from a church mission in Mexico found his family's home completely wrapped in newspaper. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

When the Ambani residence is finished next year, it will be the most expensive home in the world: a 27-story skyscraper in downtown Mumbai. The cost? $2 billion! picked by doggylives 4 months ago

A 2-year-old boy survived on his own for six days after his mother died in their north Sacramento home. (Yay) picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Officer Charles Jeffers told investigators he'd stopped to use the restroom at his home Sunday night while on his way to investigate a burglary. He let a woman he knew into the house, leading to her accidentally shooting the Taser.(What?) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A piece of artillery that was apparently misfired by the military crashed through the roof of a home miles away Friday and injured a young girl's cat, which had to be euthanized, officials said.

*image not the cat picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

Men might throw their weight around at the office, but at home, women are the bosses. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Want to be part of the PlayStation home beta test? Click the link and see how to apply. I hope to see you there. Hell, I hope to see ME there! picked by punthe 3 weeks ago

No one came to the bank auction for the former home of Scott and Laci. So the bank took it from the guy that last bought it. He says it lost him his job and he went bankrupt. picked by Moe 1 year ago

PlayStation Home is currently on track for a Spring 2008 launch, and will be free to download for all PLAYSTATION 3 users. picked by punthe 7 months ago

The air inside your home is more toxic than the air outside. This is the conclusion of a growing number of home experts, but you don’t have to live with toxic air. There are important steps you can take to improve the air quality in your home. picked by foxygirl 2 years ago

A failed businessman who has paid nothing towards a mortgage on his home for more than 15 years, had the debt wiped out by senior judges. Djabar Babai was told he had effectively acquired "squatter's rights" over his £250,000 detached home, as his dispute with his mortgage lender has dragged on for so long. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago