Armed police patrol a wedding in Bournemouth after the bride’s father threatens to shoot her if she goes ahead with it. The bride says the heavy police presence made it an even more special occasion.

Man makes complaint about poor marijuana deal to local police. (Thanks Debbie)

The late Alistair Cooke, and others, have body parts stolen and used for transplants. What is this, Max Headroom? (Thanks Amanda)

Swedish Hell’s Angels suffering from depression. (Thanks Marie)

Monkey, the classic 70s TV show adaption of the Chinese tale of a priest and three companions searching for Buddhist scriptures, is getting remade. One of the stars was in the pub near location shooting in NSW, and locals started singing the old TV theme song at him.

McDonalds in trouble for waiting so long to declare their French fries have wheat and dairy products in them. I wonder if they’re also getting into trouble because the fries aren’t French? How come this is news anyway? I went out with an (almost)-Vegan girl years ago who avoided Maccas fries.

A British nurse who struck a colleague with a frozen trout has been struck off. (Thanks David)

The way to keep feral animals at bay is to scatter the area with tiger poo. Not that you can find it at the local pet shop. (Thanks Amanda)

Museum visitor trips over and smashes two Qing dynasty Chinese vases. Oops. (Thanks Chris)

This sounds like a plot from the Sopranos: two men hired to break the legs of a businessman decide to take guns instead of baseball bats. But the man survives because they shot him in bed, his doona cushioning the blast, but leaving him with a wound embedded with feathers.

Music teacher in Colorado in trouble for showing her students a bit of Faust, because parents claim it glorifies Satan. The teacher told a newspaper “…from what has been said about me, that I’m a Satan worshipper, my character, I can’t believe all of this. My intention was just to expose the kids to opera.” (Thanks NA)

American senators get a lesson in how Australian judges are appointed: not elected but appointed “for their skill, integrity and independence.”

Freak animal claims to British insurance companies (Thanks David)