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A man who received benefits because he claimed he was too sick to find a job has been caught working as a stripper. Mark Hetherington, 51, said he was too ill to leave his bed when in reality at night he assumed the identity of “Ian Kognito” – the stripping ninja.

A Thai factory worker who faces up to 37 years in jail for insulting the country's military rulers is also being investigated for another possible crime – making fun of the king's dog. Thailand's strict lèse-majesté laws mean it is a crime to insult or defame members of the royal family and can

An man in the Czech Republic allegedly hid in a restaurant after it closed in order to have a private feast. He is accused of waiting until the staff had gone home and locked up for the night before feasting on six geese, three ducks, 13 pounds of goose fat and liver as well as a one-gallon jar of p

A barrister left a court speechless after he described his own client as a “disagreeable old trout”. David Iles, defending Margaret Wooliscroft, 60, made the comment before a judge sentenced her to 28 months in jail for a campaign of abuse she orchestrated in Brindley Ford, a village in Satfford

A man who was growing marijuana in a storage unit in Florida called 911 when he heard a helicopter flying overhead to admit his illegal activity – unaware the helicopter was investigating an unrelated incident. Edgewater police were investigating a suspicious death when Jasper Harrison, 47, phoned

A conman who impersonated the Duke of Marlborough and accrued bills of over £10,000 has been jailed for three-and-a-half years. Alexander Wood managed to blag his way into top hotels in London by assuming different personae such as a senior member of British Airways staff and, in one instance, the

It has emerged that South African Olympian Oscar Pistorius, who was recently convicted of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, is studying for a law degree by correspondence at the University of London. Mr Pistorus has avoided returning to jail as he awaits to appeal his conviction

A suspected burglar in Florida who is believed to have hidden from officers in a pond after committing a number of thefts was killed by an 11ft alligator. Matthew Riggins, 22, told his girlfriend he would be stealing things from people with another suspect in Barefoot Bay in Brevard County on 13 Nov

A prosecutor in Oklahoma has filed charges against an alleged prostitute and her client after a drone operated by an anti-prostitution zealot caught the pair carnally incapacitated in the man's truck. Amanda Zolicoffer, 27, and Douglas Blansett, 75, face charges of public lewdness after Brian Bates,

A man caught with 51 turtles down his trousers has pleaded guilty to smuggling wildlife at a court in Michigan. Canadian, Kai Xu, 27, smuggled or attempted to smuggle over 1,000 turtles within the state. However, it is illegal to export wildlife without a government-issued license in the US.

A Turkish man who compared the country's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the character Gollum from the Lord of the Rings has had his trial adjourned because the judge has not seen the films. A group of "experts" will now study JRR Tolkien's character to determine whether or not the comparison was

A homeless ex-lawyer who entered a woman's flat high on crystal meth and crack cocaine while wearing a G-string and fishnet tights said he thought she was a giant panda. Desmond Moran, 53, could not remember why he was wearing women's underwear when got into the flat in Bayswater in July this year.

Police in Dundee are investigating a theft at an Indian takeaway which saw a man make off with the till only to return minutes later – for food. When opening his takeaway the following day, Rimzi Mohammad, manager of Embassy Tandoori found the till and card reader missing.

Two sisters at a law firm in England stole over £1 million from clients' accounts – with one spending the money on designer clothes and shoes. Kimberley Bridge, 44, former managing partner at SFN Solicitors in Lancashire, misused over £960,000 as she tried to support the failing business.

A software pirate was handed an unusual punishment by a Czech court after he was told he could avoid paying significant damages if a film he was told to make denouncing piracy garnered 200,000 views. Jakub F, 30, who was given a three-year suspended sentence reached his target within day and now has