A Hawaiian judge has ordered a man to stop smoking for a year.

Judge Joel August ordered Makaio Bachman-Majamay to give up cigarettes for 12 months after he was charged with third-degree arson for allegedly setting fire to the Wei Wei Bar-B-Q Restaurant in Pukalani by flicking his cigarette at the shake roof.

A British supermarket has threatened two students with legal action for squeezing a muffin to check its freshness.

The 17-year-old Italian girls - who were on a foreign exchange trip - were food shopping in Tesco in Exeter, Devon when one picked up a blueberry muffin, costing 48 cents, to ensure it wasn't stale.

A British cat weighing 22lb has given up cheese and onion crisps to lose weight.

Owner Bill Duncan hadn't noticed furry pet Socrates' dramatic increase in weight and took him to his local vet because he was concerned about his low energy levels.