While its origins are not exactly politically correct - more than 30 couples competed in the North American Wife Carrying Championship in front of cheering crowds.

Police in the US have found drugs inside a bag labelled "definitely not a bag full of drugs". 

Eighteen people needed medical attention during an opera that features nuns, sex scenes, mutilation and real blood.

The BBC has apologised to users after its weather app mistakenly showed forecasts for "hurricane force" winds near London and temperatures over 400C in Nottingham.

A woman was forced to flee her home after 50 to 100 raccoons surrounded it and demanded food - hounding her day and night.

An airline has apologised after a mature-rated film was played to all passengers on a flight – including families with young children.