A Vicar in Germany who had the novel idea of helping parishioners escape the stresses and strains of daily life by letting them lie in an open grave was upset when intrusive journalists spoiled the atmosphere.
"I meant it as a meditative exercise," pastor Thorsten Nolting said.
NO one likes getting a speeding ticket in the post.
But when South Australian police sent one half way around the world to David Smart in northern England, the 65-year-old former surveyor was flabbergasted.
Mr Smart was fined $196 for driving 8km/hr over the speed limit in the Adelaide Hills, despite the fact he has never been to Australia.
Tilly Trotter holds the bow she used to split one arrow with another,
an extremely rare feat known as a Robin Hood
An archer has achieved a one-in-a-million feat of marksmanship after splitting one arrow with another. What makes the shot even more remarkable is that Tilly Trotter is blind.
A revolutionary bodysuit that British swimmers hope will help them power to medals at the Beijing Olympics could be banned.
The skintight Speedo LZR Racer costume, which was developed with help from NASA scientists, has been worn in 16 world record-breaking swims in just six weeks since its launch, and now swimmers are clamouring to try it.
But the sport's governing body is worried that, because it apparently helps swimmers go faster, wearing it could constitute cheating.