A British second-hand exchange is replacing the pound with virtual currency Bitcoin for three days at one of its stores in Glasgow, making it the first retail outlet in the UK to let customers receive the virtual coins for products.

CeX, the high street chain that buys, sells and exchanges technological and electronic products, will be the first outlet to pay out in the currency, meaning customers can earn it for the first time by selling goods.

Several pubs as well as some taxi companies around the UK have begun to accept Bitcoins as a means of paying for goods.

Screen grub! Picture pays for meal

A restaurant is tapping into the craze for food selfies by becoming the first in the world where customers pay for their meal by taking a picture of it.

Diners who visit The Picture House in Soho – launched by food brand Birds Eye – have to settle the bill by taking a picture on Instagram and uploading it on to their social networks using the hashtag #BirdsEyeInspirations.

The pop-up diner has been set up after research reveals that more than half of Britons regularly take photos of their meals, and will open its doors to hungry punters keen to snap their grub today.

President being bugged – by critters

Officials have discovered bugs in the Paraguayan President’s palace, although they are eating rather than listening.

The Lopez Palace – dating back to 1857 – is the seat of Paraguay’s government and home and office to President Horacio Cartes in Asuncion.

The Public Works Ministry said the west wing is infested with termites but the main wooden structure is not endangered – for now. The head of maintenance said the government will call for bids on restoring the termite-hit wing, which houses offices and gala rooms.

‘Ban risky gas masks from schools’

Wartime helmets and gas masks should be banned from classrooms because they pose a health and safety risk to pupils and teachers, a watchdog has warned.

The historical items are inappropriate for youngsters and staff to handle or wear as they may contain traces of asbestos, according to updated advice drawn up by the Health and Safety Executive.

Schools often use these types of relics in history lessons to teach pupils about the conflicts, and the new information comes as events begin taking place around the country to mark the start of the First World War a century ago.

Black mark for uni Devil mass plan

A club at an elite US university has dropped its sponsorship of a satanic mass after it drew widespread condemnation from academic and religious leaders.

The Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club was backing the event planned at Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but was criticised by the Archdiocese of Boston and the uni’s president.

After a rethink, the club said a Cambridge restaurant and nightclub would not host the black mass as planned, and no other location had offered a venue.

Drunk nicked... for reporting crash

A man was arrested after he drove to a Louisiana state police headquarters to file an accident report – while he was drunk

Officers said Patrick Ruffner, 31, called state police saying his vehicle was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Interstate 10 in Baton Rouge. He was told to go to Troop A’s offices to fill out a crash report.

When Ruffner got out of his SUV, an officer smelled alcohol and gave him field sobriety and breath tests. He was charged with driving on a suspended licence and driving while intoxicated.