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The Scottish island which hosts the World Stone Skimming Championships has been rocked by a cheating scandal. Easdale, one of the Slate Islands, in the Firth of Lorn, which has a permanent population of just over 60 people, welcomed more than 2,200 people from 27 countries to this year's event.

An Oregon man who won $5,000 (c. £3,700) a week for life from the Publishers Clearing House (PCH) sweepstake is now facing financial ruin after the firm filed for bankruptcy and didn't inform him.

A nightmare neighbour has been arrested and charged after allegedly tunnelling into an adjacent home following a dispute. Police in the Canadian city of Calgary said the bizarre incidents followed weeks of intensifying conflict between neighbours on two floors of an apartment building.

Albania has appointed an AI chatbot as a government minister who it says will be "free of corruption". "Diella" – meaning "Sun" in Albanian – has been put in charge of public procurement, The Guardian reports.

A hoard of five Iron Age gold coins discovered by a metal detectorist in a Derbyshire field has sold for £6,050 at auction.

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have unearthed an exceptionally rare gold coin dating back over 2,200 years.

Tesla's board of directors has unveiled an unprecedented new pay package for CEO Elon Musk, potentially worth close to $1 trillion (c. £750m), in a bid to secure his long-term leadership. The proposal, which will be put to a shareholder vote, would grant Musk up to 423.7 million additional sha

Anti-pickpocket activists in Venice have found themselves reported to the police for stalking and unauthorised filming of alleged pickpockets. A crime wave in the tourist hotspot has prompted calls for a crackdown by police – as well as the appearance of activist groups who follow and film sus

High-frequency trading firm XTX Markets is offering a monthly salary of $35,000 for its AI Research Internship, a figure that sets a new benchmark for student remuneration.

High-profile artworks by Picasso and Jean-Michel Basquiat, once owned by actor Leonardo DiCaprio, are being auctioned to compensate victims of the 1MDB financial scandal. The sale is poised to raise millions for the citizens of Malaysia, who were defrauded of $4.5 billion (c. £3.35bn) in the s

The beloved costumed mascot of a popular US restaurant chain was arrested in front of bewildered children after being accused of credit card theft. Florida man Jermell Jones, 41, was dressed as the eponymous rodent mascot of Chuck E. Cheese – even wearing a giant foam head – when he was

A vast collection of railway memorabilia, amassed over nearly 50 years by a Somerset enthusiast, has sold for a total of £30,000 at a "white glove" auction where every item was purchased.

A Polish CEO has been hit with a wave of online backlash after being caught on camera snatching a hat meant for a child at a tennis match.

A cannonball from the Battle of Culloden has sold for £18,900 at auction in Edinburgh, smashing its estimate of £3,000-£5,000.

A rail passenger in France has been slapped with a €110 fine for travelling with a cat who allegedly miaowed too much. Parisian couple Camille and Pierre have complained to French rail company SNCF over the treatment of her white cat Monet, BFMTV reports.