And Finally

An Italian celebrity is facing a criminal investigation after allegedly implicating his neighbours in the high-profile disappearance of his cat. The disappearance of Hiro, one of three cats owned by Nino Frassica and his family, set the town of Spoleto ablaze last year – not least because the

Auto enthusiasts and collectors are eagerly eyeing a rare 1966 Ford GT40 MKI Road Car, listed by Mecum Auctions on 2 January 2024, with a staggering estimated value of $7 million (around £5.5m). 

A Chinese chess champion stripped of his title after defecating in his hotel bath has launched legal proceedings against the competition organisers. Yan Chenglong, 48, won the 2023 National Chinese Chess King Competition in Lingshui, China last month, but subsequently had his title and prize mo

A grisly horror movie and a violent video game are among the first new projects featuring Mickey Mouse following the expiration of US copyright protections. Mickey's first cartoon, Steamboat Willie – a roughly eight-minute black-and-white cartoon released in 1928 – entered the publi

A couple have recovered $3,550 (around £2,800) after their dog ate $4,000 (around £3,150) in cash.

Dozens of school pupils are taking legal action accusing their school of ending a key exam 90 seconds early. The lawsuit filed by at least 39 students in South Korean capital Seoul seeks damages of 20 million won each (around £12,000), the BBC reports.

A lot of 122 vintage Ikea items have been sold for £32,000 at auction.

The latest Apple Watch is being pulled from US shelves at the height of Christmas shopping season due to a David v Goliath patent dispute. The move comes after the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in October that Apple infringed on the patents of medtech company Masimo in relation to th

In a revealing account of Istanbul's spiralling housing market, Hafize Gaye Erkan, the newly appointed head of Turkey's central bank, has been forced to move back in with her parents after she found herself grappling with the same housing affordability crisis affecting many in the city.

A bank robbery went unexpectedly awry when the alleged robbers' getaway vehicle was stolen in the middle of their heist.

In reflecting on the last year, the kanji for "tax" has been chosen as the Japan's word of the year.

A century old Christmas tree is set to go up for auction.

A fake road toll plaza collected money from motorists for over a year-and-a-half before being discovered by authorities.

The winner of the Netflix reality show Squid Game: The Challenge has said that she has not received the $4.56 million (around £3.63m) prize she was promised.

The appearance of graffiti has sped up the repair and reopening of an Edinburgh road, it would seem.