Police in Oregon responding to a burglary call found a 20-year-old man asleep on the kitchen floor of a home.
Officers think he entered through an unlocked door and was in the process of stealing items when he fell asleep.
He is charged with burglary, attempted theft, trespassing and criminal mischief. (PA)
Alligator pool parties
Forget about ponies, bouncy castles and magicians. A Florida businessman is spicing up kids’ parties by bringing tiny alligators and letting them swim in clients’ pools.
Bob Barrett, who runs a beachside alligator attraction, says the gator pool parties are totally safe - the reptiles’ mouths are clamped shut with veterinary-grade tape. (PA)
New electric speed record
A supercar powered by energy from wind turbines has smashed the UK land speed record for an electric car.
The Nemesis, driven by Nick Ponting, hit 151mph during a run at Elvington airfield near York yesterday. This breaks the record of 137mph set by Don Wales, the grandson of speed ace Sir Malcolm Campbell, 10 years ago.
Nemesis broke the record with a 148mph first run yesterday morning, then Ponting, 21, bettered this with a 151mph later. The makers of the Nemesis say it is the first electric supercar built in the UK and they hope it will “smash the stereotype” of electric-powered cars as boring and slow.
‘No’ to yoga in church hall
A row has erupted over a priest banning yoga from a church hall because the class was “not compatible” with the Catholic faith.
Instructor Cori Withell said the classes she booked for yoga and pilates at St Edmund’s Church building in Southampton were cancelled with 10 days to go.
She was told by the booking secretary of the church that it was because yoga is a Hindu religious activity. Father John Chandler from the church said that the hall has to be used for Catholic activities and he banned it because it was advertised as “spiritual yoga”.
Check-in is long delayed
More than 20 years after construction began, the tallest and most notorious building in North Korea, the 105-storey, pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel, remains unfinished.
The first public photos taken by Beijing-based Koryo Tours show a bare concrete lobby, as well as sweeping views of the capital Pyongyang from a platform.
North Korea began building the Ryugyong in the 1980s but stopped when funding ran out in the 1990s. Exterior construction resumed three years ago, but few have been allowed inside. Koryo says it will open in two or three years.
Sex described as a chore
A third of married Brits describe sex as a “chore”, a survey says.
The study by the Benenden Healthcare Society claims the main reasons for avoiding sex were fatigue, stress and work pressure. Lawrence Christensen, of the company, said: “The strain of modern life is forcing married Brits to put their romantic lives on hold. Sadly, it appears that the statistics confirm the stereotype of sex lives taking a downward plunge within marriage – with it becoming a chore for a third of married Brits.”