For lucky Scot, there's gold in tham thar highlands

A Scottish man who bought a metal detector to kickstart a new hobby was astounded when on his first outing searching for treasure, he discovered a £1m haul of gold. David Booth found a stash of torcs made from pure gold 2,300 years' old. The 35-year-old, who works as a warden at a safari park, said: "I saw a glimpse of one of them, then uncovered the rest. They were in a wee group. Half me was saying: 'that does look important', but I was thinking I couldn't be that lucky on my first go."

Bank robber has cat time in prison without his beloved pussy

In Whirl, Germany, a Buddhist bank robber has complained that authorities are refusing to allow his mother to visit. He believes her spirit is reincarnated in his cat, Gisela. A court ruled: "The accused has not been able to furnish proof that his deceased mother has been reborn in a cat."

Good mourning all and welcome to my funeral

A Brazilian man stunned family when he turned up at his own funeral. Ademir Jorge Goncalves was presumed dead in a car crash, but the body was so disfigured his family had trouble identifying him. They didn't know that Goncalves had simply been drinking with friends, hence his absence.

What the blazes is going on?

The ultimate fire safety measure: organisers of a Guy Fawkes night in Devon set up a screening of a fire instead of a real one.