Drunk man falls asleep in the wrong house

A man in Glasgow has apologised to the family who lives in his parents' former home, after he let himself in and fell asleep after a drunken night out. Thomas Airlie caught a taxi to the house where he believed his parents lived. However they had moved out more than two years previously.

Mayor caught praising himself on social media

The Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, has been ridiculed after he apparently forgot to change accounts before praising himself on social media. Ravi Bhalla appeared to comment positively on a post about himself distributing water to local residents. Bhalla’s brother has taken the blame, saying he was using the mayor’s computer at the time.

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Fox caught stealing balls at golf course

Golfers at a Massachusetts golf course have discovered the reason a number of golf balls have gone missing, after spotting a pair of foxes stealing the balls and carrying them off the course. Wildlife officials believe the foxes might be mistaking the golf balls for eggs.