Naughty Clint Westwood will not likely receive a Christmas present from Santa Claus anytime soon. The 22-year-old drama student at the University of Montana shoved a pumpkin pie into Santa Claus, who was entertaining visitors of Southgate Mall in Missoula.

Failing to free himself after his stick-on beard got caught in the rope he was using to descend from the ceiling of a shopping mall in Texas, Santa Claus had to eventually rely on the heroic efforts of firemen. Hanging 30 feet above from the ground inside the shopping mall, Santa had to be thrown a pair of scissors to cut his beard free from the rope but it only proved futile as Santa failed to extricate himself free from the rope.

In the most modern and possibly most bizarre move of the global fight against obesity, Santas in English malls are now encouraged to drop weight before Christmas of 2007. Reports said that the Bluewater Shopping Centre in Greenhithe, Kent has set up a Santa Boot Camp to slim down Mr. Santa and be a good model to children who adore him.

Councilman James S. Oddo of Staten Island, New York has proposed a plan to put pigeons on contraceptives, to counter the growing number of the pigeon population at the Island terminals. The contraceptive will be seen as a solution for the growing concern regarding pigeon droppings, and maggots falling from ceiling, after feeding on pigeon feces.

A convent in Italy is finally closing down due to infighting between its last three remaining nuns. Reports say that the head of the convent, the Mother Superior was brought to a hospital with scratches to her face after the fight between the sisters of the Santa Clara convent in Bari.