Some random news headlines from around the world:
- Venice for one cent a room error: A hotel near Venice accepts that its rooms were mistakenly advertised online at a mere one hundredth of a euro instead of up to 150 euros (£129) and says it will honour the bookings.
- May’s Lego house faces demolition: A two-storey Lego house created by Topgear and Toy Stories presenter James May faces demolition after plans for Legoland to buy it fall through.
- World’s tallest man over 8ft high: The new world’s tallest man has been named by Guinness World Records for the launch of the 2010 edition of its book.
- Funeral dress: best friend keeps promise to Private Kevin Elliott: The funeral of a Black Watch soldier killed in Afghanistan took a bizarre turn when his best friend arrived in a bright green dress and pink leg warmers to honour a pact that the two of them had made.
- Obama calls Kanye West a jackass: President Barack Obama calls rap star Kanye West a “jackass” for interrupting Taylor Swift’s winning speech at the MTV Awards on Sunday.
- Woman builds house out of human hair: A woman has used human hair to build an extension to her historic house.
- SA pigeon ‘faster than broadband’: Winston the pigeon carries a 4GB memory stick across South Africa faster than an IT firm’s ADSL service can transfer the data.
- Sharing a bed ‘is bad for your health’: Couples should consider sleeping apart for the good of their health and relationship, say experts.
- The bin banquet: How to dish up a gourmet feast for 500 – cooked entirely from food chucked away by our wasteful supermarkets
- Hyperactive children given theme park queue jump passes: Teachers have criticised the scheme, saying that it undermines their efforts to encourage patience and it would be better for children with ADHD, attention deficit and hyperactive disorder, to learn how to wait.
- Bangladesh suit ban to save power: Bangladesh orders male government employees to stop wearing suits and turn down air conditioning in order to save power.
- Sound of Music sends youths home: A youth centre uses The Sound of Music songs to drive away young people who are reluctant to go home at closing time.
- Pensioner’s £67,000 power bill: A County Londonderry pensioner who has lived without electricity for 27 years is told he must pay £67,000 to have power in his home.
- Police ‘steal’ from unlocked cars: Police in south-west London start a new tactic in which they remove items from unlocked cars to protect motorists from thieves.
