How About That?

From the unusual to the funny and the downright bizarre, we bring you a sample of weird news from around the world, along with cartoons, blogs and games... because news doesn't have to be serious.

Curry industry crisis over staff shortage
Restrictions on migrants from Bangladesh are causing a shortage of curry workers.
13 Feb 2008

Year of the Rat causes a run on hamsters
The Year of the Rat has prompted a craze for rodents in China, with pet shops selling out of hamsters and even zoos stocking up on rare species.
13 Feb 2008

Spanish civil war veteran has bullet removed
An 88-year-old veteran of the Spanish Civil War has had a bullet removed from his shoulder almost seven decades after he was shot.
13 Feb 2008

JRR Tolkien's estate to sue Lord of the Rings filmmakers New Line Cinema over profits
The family of JRR Tolkien is suing the studio behind the Lord of the Rings Trilogy for £75 million claiming they have not received "even one penny" from the profits of the £3 billion hit films.
12 Feb 2008

Hamsters prosper in Year of the Rat
Rodents are not everyone's idea of the perfect pet, but in China at the start of the Year of the Rat, hamsters have become man's new best friend.
12 Feb 2008

Saudis ban red roses for Valentine's Day
Saudi Arabia's religious police have banned the sale of red roses ahead of Valentine's Day.
12 Feb 2008

Romeo Dev, the world's smallest bodybuilder
At 2'9" and a mere one and a half stone, Aditya "Romeo" Dev is the world's smallest bodybuilder.
12 Feb 2008

Sticky end for yellow lines that blew away
A council was criticised on Monday for causing chaos after it used sticky-back yellow parking lines which blew away in the wind.
12 Feb 2008

Bigamist caught out by wedding guest
A bigamist who wed a woman 33 years his junior while still married to his first wife was caught out by a guest he had invited to both weddings.
12 Feb 2008

Seaweed allows blue Smarties comeback
Blue Smarties are making a comeback, thanks to a colouring extracted from seaweed.
11 Feb 2008