Elon Musk has proof aliens don’t exist
And other stories from the stranger side of life

Elon Musk has claimed to have discovered the “strongest argument” for why aliens do not exist. The billionaire CEO of Tesla tweeted the “strongest argument against aliens” alongside two charts that shows how camera resolution has advanced, but UFO pictures have remained the same. However, not everyone was convinced. One user replied: “That’s exactly what an alien would tweet.”
Former priest has threesome on altar
A former Louisiana priest and two dominatrices have been charged with vandalism after having sex on a church altar. Travis Clark and the two women were caught after a passerby spotted them through a church window and reported them to police. Sex toys, stage lights and a recording device were all found at the scene.
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Wedding cake bears strange message
A wedding venue was left confused when the celebratory cake for a couple’s big day turned up with an unorthodox message written on the top. The cake was decorated with white icing and a border, however, the middle of the cake contained the words: “No inscription please!” The bakers said the receipt for the order shows the customers had answered “yes” as to whether they would like an inscription, adding that it should read: “No inscription please!”
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Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude. He was a columnist for The Big Issue and landed a world exclusive with David Beckham that became the weekly magazine’s bestselling issue. He now writes regularly for The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, Metro, FourFourTwo and the i new site. He is also the author of a number of non-fiction books.
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