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Scottish prisoners have begun converting to Judaism – in order to receive better meals. Between 2013-14 there were only nine Jewish prisoners in Scotland but there are now 130 and all are entitled to kosher meals, which cost the double the ordinary fare.

North Korea has banned sarcastic comments about the country’s leader Kim Jong-un. Officials have said sarcastic quips like “This is all America’s fault” would be treated as unacceptable criticism of the government.

The Italian Supreme Court has ruled that public masturbation is not a crime – even if it is done so with the aim of being seen by others. La Corte di Cassazione made the ruling in a case involving a 69-year-old-man who was performing an autoerotic act in the city of Catania.

Police looking for a suspect in a battery case found that he was using his wanted poster from a separate case as his Facebook profile picture, ABC Newsreports. Corporal Brian Bossio, investigating the case in Stuart, Florida, said: "If you are wanted by the police, it's probably not a good idea to u

Inmates at an Australian jail have gone on strike – demanding better pay. The prisoners claim the absence of inflation-indexed pay is disrespectful. They currently earn between Aus$6.50 and Aus$8.95, but are after more.

An alarmed customer at a café took extreme action after being served the wrong type of tea by calling 999. Roberto Lattarulo, 33, was given a lemon and ginger teabag rather than the requested lemongrass and ginger one.

Police called to a petrol station disturbance found a naked man washing with milk, claiming to have been attacked with bear spray. However, the cops in Penticton, B.C., Canada, found it hard to believe his story about an alleged attack at the hands of three unknown men.

A bungling burglar was busted after his burger boxers made a strong impression on his victim. Darren Machon, 39, was jailed for two years and 10 months after breaking into a woman's home in South Wales.

A bumbling alleged criminal who failed in his scheme to steal a packet of Flamin' Hot Cheetos sought revenge by setting fire to the petrol station store - but failed in that endeavour too. Joshua Lee Crook, 33, is now facing charges of first-degree attempted arson and three misdemeanours.

Sweden's central bank has pleaded to residents to turn in 41 million old bank notes which have not been legal tender since June. The Riksbank said outdated 20, 50 and 1,000 krona notes worth a total of 1.3 billion krona (€136 million) had not been deposited despite tomorrow's deadline for free exc

A Glasgow man who boasted online about dodging his community service has been sent to jail by a judge who added: "As they say, LOL." David Newlands, 24, was sentenced to 150 hours community service for punching a vulnerable man, but refused to carry it out.

An Austrian man has won his 10-year court battle against a swimming pool that overcharged him for entry by €2.50. The unnamed man travelled to a German spa in the Bavarian Alps where locals were offered a generous discount.

Traffic police in central India have embraced an unlikely solution to night-time traffic accidents involving straw cattle: attaching glow-in-the-dark strips to their horns. Kailash Chauhan, traffic police inspector for Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh state, said action was taken after a spate of

A group of fruit smugglers is suspected to have moonlighted as civil engineers after a poorly-kept country road on the Russian border was mysteriously improved. Border agencies were left scratching their heads after expensive equipment was covertly used overnight to "widen and raise the gravel track

Cops in the Filipino capital have been banned from picking their noses and scratching themselves in a bid to improve their reputation. The new rules, outlined in a memorandum from the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), also include bans on selfies, smoking, chewing gum or playing online