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Shocking bill

A barmaid spoke of her disbelief after receiving a £90 million electricity bill. Read

Top dog

A life-saving dog who was banned from a beach by the RNLI has been given a job by the charity. Read

Water car

A hydrogen fuel cell car that emits only water from its exhaust pipe has started coming off a production line. Read

Deflated

Traffic cameras have caught drivers in the New Zealand city of Auckland using inflatable passengers to try to beat speical lane rules. Read

Old but sound

A Dutch woman who was the oldest person in the world when she died aged 115 appeared sharp right up to the end, joking that pickled herring was the secret to her longevity. Read

Smoke alarms

Egypt's government is finally getting serious about the health risks associated with smoking, launching a new campaign of stark visual warnings about tobacco's dangers. Read

Moustache victory

A hirsute RAF fighter pilot has won his battle with the United States Air Force after he was told to trim his moustache. Read

Ding dong

Church bells which have rung for hundreds of years are being investigated by environmental health officers to see if they constitute a "statutory nuisance", a vicar said. Read

Rough justice

Nine suspected robbers were chased from a village by an angry mob in Bangladesh and beaten to death. Read

Flying fool

A traveller running late made a hoax bomb call to delay his flight from Verona airport in Italy. Read

Born to drink

A drunken Polish mother gave birth to a baby girl who was almost 15 times over the adult drink-driving limit. Read

Money to burn

A man set fire to around £17,000 of his savings after an argument with his partner, a court heard. Read

Police hacked

An investigation has been launched after a police website fell victim to an internet hacker, the force said. Read

Joint effort

A 49-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis has had so many of her joints replaced that only two of them are her own. Read

Guilty pleasures

A judge abandoned a drug conspiracy trial in Sydney after jurors were found to have been playing the puzzle game Sudoku while evidence was given. Read

Beer miss

A German truck delivering beer for thirsty fans at football’s European Championship 2008 in neighbouring Austria overturned, spilling 350 cases across the autobahn. Read

Hot stuff

A New York man is suing Macy's department store, accusing it of selling him a shirt made from highly flammable material that left him badly burned after a spark from a cigarette set it ablaze. Read

Crime car

A police force is to become the first in the country to have one of its cars sponsored by a crime writer. Read

Swans are net hit

Swans at a bishop’s ancient palace are proving a surprise internet hit, with more than 65,000 people tuning in to watch them on a webcam in just one week. Read

Gastric band boom

A leading stomach surgeon has experienced a "400%" increase in inquiries about gastric bands since TV’s Fern Britton revealed she lost five stone after the procedure, it was revealed. Read