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Students protesting in India over a national medical entrance exam scandal surprised police by asking to be sprayed with water cannons to escape the sweltering heat – before breaking into dance. The demonstration in Patna, in the eastern state of Bihar, was part of ongoing protests over the Na

South Korean prosecutors have asked a court to jail the owner of a two-Michelin-star restaurant for a year after it allegedly served desserts topped with ants in breach of food safety laws. Prosecutors also requested a 20 million won (£10,108) fine for the company operating the Seoul restauran

A Ford electrician is preparing legal action against the carmaker and catering firm Aramark after he was fired over allegations he stole a $1.95 packet of cookies. Kurt Kromm, 60, was dismissed from Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant after a self-checkout kiosk appeared to show he had not paid for the snac

A retired New York lawyer is seeking to void a $3.85 million mortgage after claiming he was experiencing a manic episode when he bought a $5.5m Cape Cod mansion that was later demolished because it was at risk of falling into the ocean. John G. Bonomi Jr, 66, bought the five-bedroom property in Well

Fender is being sued by a German guitar retailer after sending cease-and-desist letters to rivals over Stratocaster-style "ST" guitars. A Düsseldorf court ruled last December that the Stratocaster's design deserved copyright protection, praising its "soft curves" and "timeless" look.

Around one in 10 Scots would pay £500 a year to ditch adverts across all social media platforms, according to new research that suggests consumers are growing increasingly weary of targeted marketing.

A village on Lake Como has banned shirtless men from walking through its streets. Varenna, a fishing village on the eastern shore of the lake, has introduced fines for anyone walking through the town bare-chested or in swimwear.

The co-founder of an $8 billion asset management firm is suing after being fired for breaching the very return-to-office policy that he himself signed off on. William Nieporte, who co-founded Bramshill Investments, was dismissed in 2022 after the company discovered he was not attending one of the fi

South Dakota’s governor marked the completion of a new women’s prison by cutting a “ribbon” made from razor wire. Governor Larry Rhoden used the substitute for a traditional ceremonial ribbon on Friday to celebrate the completion of the South Dakota Women’s Correctional

Dog owners have been urged to stay vigilant after a Labrador had to be rescued from Ben Nevis after apparently ingesting discarded cannabis. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team was called after Tokyo, a black Labrador, collapsed halfway up the mountain while walking with owner and dog trainer Christina Bl

The website 4chan has again mocked UK regulator Ofcom after it renewed demands for payment of its £520,000 Online Safety Act fine, with the platform’s lawyer responding by sending another AI-generated hamster. US lawyer Preston Byrne, who represents 4chan, said on X that Ofcom had s

United Airlines has been forced to defend its claim that a “window seat” does not necessarily need to have a window after a judge rejected its attempt to dismiss a passenger lawsuit. The airline argued that the term referred only to a seat’s position next to the cabin wall, rather

A Russian internet streamer says he was detained and assaulted by police after waving goodbye at a passing prisoner transport van in central Moscow. Footage from the man’s livestream shows him standing with a small group in the Kitay Gorod district before waving towards the vehicle. Seconds la

A self-described neo-Nazi found guilty of performing a Nazi salute during a screening of a Holocaust film has avoided a criminal conviction after telling a court his political beliefs had made him unemployable. Nathan Bull, 24, was convicted of performing a prohibited Nazi salute after he and others

A politician in Poland has been charged with insulting the country’s president after prosecutors claimed a social media post compared Karol Nawrocki's wife to a character from Shrek. Wojciech Ślusarczyk, a county councillor in central Poland, faces up to three years in prison if convicted.