The owners of a cat reported their pet to the police after he started stealing dozens of knickers and items of underwear from neighbouring gardens.
Peter and Birgitt Weismantel adopted Oscar from the Cats Protection charity but, as the 12-year-old started to settle in at their home in Southampton, Hampshire, he started bringing home his stolen booty.
As the haul built up, Mr Weismantel, 72, became concerned that neighbours would think there was a thief operating in the area so he contacted police to tell them about his pet's anti-social behaviour.
Picked up a penguin
A penguin was found on the street in Dublin after being stolen from the zoo in a suspected prank.
The female penguin was kidnapped by a gang of men from the Phoenix Park and discovered several hours later a few miles away in the north inner city.
It is believed the men broke in to the zoo before carrying the penguin out and making off in a taxi.
Stripper teacher
A male teacher decided to leave his job after his pupils discovered he was moonlighting as a stripper.
Benedict Garrett left his post at Beal High School in Ilford, east London, after children and staff found out that he was stripping in clubs and working as a "naked butler".
Mr Garrett, who uses the pseudonym Johnny Anglais, taught A-level politics at the school for three years.
Grape expectations
A US state which bans shops from selling wine has agreed to introduce the country's first automatic vending machines to dispense it.
Drinkers in Pennsylvania have to swipe their driver's licence, look into a surveillance camera and blow into a breath sensor to operate the machine.
State officials say they could be placed in 100 supermarkets in the coming months.
Snoop on the Street
Snoop Dogg could make a guest appearance on Coronation Street after he begged his agent to get him a cameo on the cobbles.
The rapper, who is a massive fan of the soap, said: "I had my agent reach out to them to see if they could try to get me on and they said they were interested so hopefully it might happen."
He was speaking at a community centre in Salford, Greater Manchester, where he met young volunteers who gave up four hours of their time to paint the centre in exchange for a ticket to the rapper's gig.
Sex change
A woman pretended to be a 14-year-old boy so she could have a sexual relationship with a teenage girl.
Patricia Dye, 31, of Franklin, Ohio, used the alias Matt Abrams as the girl's boyfriend, and the girl did not know Ms Dye was a woman.
Ms Dye has been charged with unlawful sexual conduct with and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Crime scenes
Two Moscow art curators are facing prison after being accused of staging a show that mocked religion.
One of the paintings depicted Christ as Mickey Mouse, an other as Vladimir Lenin, to the anger of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Rights activists have appealed to the Kremlin to stop the prosecution of Yury Samodurov and Andrei Yerofeyev, warning of a return to Soviet-era cultural censorship with the rules now dictated by a conservative and politically powerful Church.
Klass call
Myleene Klass believes parents should be responsible role models for their children, rather than have them look up to celebrities.
The musician and television personality, who has a daughter herself, said youngsters were exposed to too many stereotypes.
Speaking ahead of the launch of a website to promote natural beauty, Ms Klass, 32, said mothers and fathers should aim to instil confidence and individuality in their children.
Taylor-wood baby joy
Artist turned filmmaker Sam Taylor-Wood has had a baby girl with her 20-year-old fiancé Aaron Johnson.
The 43-year-old gave birth to Wylda Rae in London and she and Kick-Ass star Mr Johnson confirmed the news in a "happy announcement".
Love blossomed for the couple on the set of Ms Taylor-Wood's movie Nowhere Boy, when Mr Johnson played John Lennon in his early years.
Sidebottom chart bid
Late comic Frank Sidebottom is making a posthumous bid for the charts after fans launched a campaign to get him to number one.
The papier mâché-headed act was created by Chris Sievey, who died of cancer last month after performing for more than a quarter of a century as his alter ego.
Now a double A-side single has been released, including his song Guess Who's Been On Match Of The Day?, with fans launching a Twitter and Facebook campaign to boost sales.