It was a case of 950th time lucky for South Korean grandmother Cha Sa-soon as she finally passed the first part of her driving test. The 68-year-old decided in 2005 that she needed a car to help her business. However, learning to drive proved to be tougher than she had anticipated and her first attempt at the written part of the test ended in failure.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:20:57

A Brazilian man stunned his family when he turned up alive and well at his own funeral. Relatives of Ademir Jorge Goncalves identified him as the victim of a car crash in the state of Parana on Sunday, reports O Globo. As is customary in Brazil, the funeral was arranged for the following day. However, it was soon stopped when Mr Goncalves turned up at the ceremony.

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:35:04

A German bank robber is getting used to life without his mother after a court banned her from visiting him in jail - because she is a cat. Many notorious criminals are famous for loving their mums, but Peter Keonig has a very different relationship with his mother than the one enjoyed by the likes of the Kray twins. The armed robber is a Buddhist and believes his cat, Gisela, is the reincarnation of his mother, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:25:05

An aircraft passenger has escaped unharmed after he blasted himself out of the plane accidentally. A civilian man in South Africa was enjoying a ride with a trained pilot during an air display when the plane went into a particularly steep manoeuvre. The passenger reached for something to hold on to and grabbed a handle situated between his legs.

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:55:33

Blundering police officers are to apologise to six actors after mistakenly including them in a group of photos of rioting football fans. The actors all starred in the Nick Love-directed The Firm, a remake of a 1980s film about a football hooligan gang released in September. Sky News used a clip of the movie as background information about hooligan culture during a report about trouble between fans at a West Ham v Millwall match in August.

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:35:06