And Finally

A man has been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds to his mother for raising him and funding his training as a dentist. The man, now in his 40s, signed a contract with his mother in 1997 in which he agreed to pay her 60 per cent of his monthly income after qualifying.

A lawyer has threatened WhatsApp with a lawsuit over its middle-finger emoji, which he claims breaches the law in Ireland and in India. Gurmeet Singh, based in Delhi, India, has written to the operators of the popular messaging app to demand that the "lewd" emoji is removed within 15 days, threateni

A lawyer was left with serious damage to his art collection, including Andy Warhol paintings worth nearly £750,000, after his date allegedly drank too much and rampaged through his home. Anthony Buzbee, 49, told police his first date with Lindy Lou Layman, 29, went awry after they got back to his h

An elderly couple allegedly caught smuggling £250,000 of cannabis told police they planned to give it away as Christmas presents. Patrick Jiron, 80, and wife Barbara, 70, were pulled over in Nebraska while driving from California to Vermont to visit friends and family.

As we sign off for 2017, US lawyer Howard Zaharoff writes a fun blog imagining if Santa Claus submitted a trademark application... Mr. Santa Claus

A lawyer who allegedly used his position to access a women's jail and make pornography with one of the inmates has been arrested. Andrew Spark, 54, has been charged with soliciting prostitution and other counts after investigators received a tip that Mr Spark was canvassing women prisoners for sex i

A couple who allegedly offered four pounds of cannabis for a second-hand SUV were arrested after the owner turned out to be the local sheriff.

Police accidentally made a live broadcast of plans to arrest a suspected North Korean agent – three days before the operation. The “loyal agent of North Korea” was charged with trying to sell missile parts on the black market in Sydney to raise money for the country.

Holy relics including St Thomas’ finger and the head of St Catherine must not be sold, the Vatican has decreed. The Holy See has promulgated new guidelines for the preservations of saints’ remains, which were once the subject of busy trade during the Middle Ages, The Telegraph reports.

A judge in the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin has been widely praised for excusing a man from jury duty because it was his 'first time in love' and he had planned a long weekend with his partner. Journalist Sarah Jane Murphy reported the exchange on Twitter.

Two drunk and blood-spattered brothers kicked, punched and spat at a police patrol car – before fully undressing in the street. Twenty-two year old Sam Mooney and his brother Craig, 20, threatened gardai that they would “kick their heads in” after a patrol car responded to an incident at a hou

A man was removed from court after her called the judge “mate”. Antony Dickinson was sent to the cells at Hull Crown Court during the trial of Benjamin Bowden, accused of causing the deaths of two people, including Dickinson’s sister, by careless driving.

Japan is introducing new laws to deal with go-kart drivers who have been hitting the streets of Tokyo dressed as Mario characters. A recent fad has seen tourists invited to drive around the Japanese capital dressed as characters from the hit racing game Mario Kart.

A retired judge has spoken of her disappointment after she didn't make the cut as a prospective juror in a murder trial. Geraldine S. Hines, 70, has worked as a defence lawyer for 46 years, helped establish New England's first law firm run exclusively by women of colour, and served on the Massachuse

The daughter of a late mafia boss renowned for his cruelty has launched an online shop in his name, selling coffee and olive oil. Maria Concetta Riina set up the "Uncle Totò" website with her husband Antonino Ciavarello in memory of Totò Riina, who died at 87 last month.