It seems that embattled Toronto mayor Rob Ford cannot cross the road these days without getting into trouble.

Ford received a jaywalking ticket while in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he was attending the funeral of a friend’s mother.

He made international headlines last year when he admitted to having smoked crack cocaine while drunk and for other erratic behaviour, but has resisted pressure to step down and plans to run for re-election this year. (AP)

Side-by-side toilets for ladies

Side-by-side toilets caused a social media sensation last month when they were discovered at the biathlon venue for the Sochi Olympics, swiftly becoming a national joke in Russia.

Now, another privy without privacy has been found – right under the noses of the media. The Associated Press found the toilets built for two in a lavatory for female staff and volunteers conducting security checks of journalists at the new Main Media Centre. Unlike the biathlon centre, which had only one toilet paper dispenser, the facilities at the media centre have separate rolls for each user. (AP)

Indian small cars fail safety tests

Several of India’s most popular small cars have failed independent crash tests.

David Ward, head of the London car-safety watchdog Global NCAP, which performed the crash tests, said the car industry in India lacked adequate safeguards. Four of five small cars popular on the Indian market last year, including the famous Tata Nano, failed the tests.

Car makers say the issue of car safety is complex, involving not just passenger safety, but also the safety of those outside the vehicle. That means cars need to handle well and drivers must be educated about the rules of the road, and roads should be in good condition. India’s growing middle class has helped fuel a booming car industry. (AP)

Valued castle library ‘must stay’

A High Court judge has ordered a businessman embroiled in a divorce cash dispute not to dispose of the library at the castle where he used to live with his wife.

Mr Justice Holman said Christopher Nightingale owed estranged wife Sally money and still owned the library at Appleby Castle – which used to be the “matrimonial home” – in Appleby, Cumbria.

The judge suggested that the library was of “quite considerable value” and he ordered Nightingale not to dispose of it. The interesting details emerged in a written ruling published by Mr Justice Holman following a High Court hearing in London. (PA)

Teacher has musical hallucinations

A maths teacher who persistently hears music playing in her head has teamed up with scientists to learn more about the condition.

Sylvia, 69, has suffered from the rare condition of musical hallucinations for the past decade after she started to go deaf about 20 years ago. At first she developed severe tinnitus but this led to what has been called “the iPod in her head” and due to her musical knowledge she was soon able to notate what she was hearing. “I did everything I could to get rid of them but they persisted,” she said. (PA)