Around fifty Christmas shoppers dreaming of spending a shopping spree Lille, France ended up some 100 miles off from their destination after blunder in satellite navigation send their bus to another Lille in Belgium instead. "It was ridiculous," one passenger described the error. "The coach driver obviously had two Lilles to choose from on his sat-nav and he picked the wrong one.

A 77-year old pensioner was almost banned from a social club after several members complained he was farting too much with utter disregard to his colleagues. Maurice Fox, admitted he had a problem with breaking wind too often but was quick to add he was "much better" after switching from cider to bitter

American novelist Norman Mailer, who at 84 died due to renal failure just last month, became the recipient of the annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award, which identifies authors responsible for tasteless depictions of sexual acts in novels. The late author was given the award for his work on his literary description of the incestuous physical encounter between Adolf Hitler's parents.

A large dose of nostalgia awaits club goers at the World's Largest Disco, where the spirit of the 70's is brought back in full swing. The place was filled with around 7,000 people all towering in their platform shoes and wide collars as they try to bring back the spirit of the disco era at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.

Culture Club frontman Boy George is free on bail and will next appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Feb. 25 to face allegations that he imprisoned a male escort by chaining him to a wall. The singer-turned DJ was sent to trial at the Thames Magistrates' Court over allegations that he falsely imprisoned and assaulted the 28-year-old in east London on April 28.