And Finally

A lock of George Washington’s hair is set to be sold at auction later this month. 

Shohei Ohtani's history-making 50th home run ball has sold at auction for a record-breaking $4.3 million (c. £3.4m). The ball, hit in September, marked the first time a player achieved 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season.

A San Francisco company offering "sleeping pods" in a former bank for $700 (c. £530) a month has received over 300 applications for its remaining 17 beds, despite facing ongoing regulatory challenges. Brownstone Shared Housing, which aims to provide low-cost accommodation in expensive cities,

A huge Star Wars auction containing over 600 items has fetched more than £177,000.

A Russian court has slapped Google with a fine of around $20 decillion (c. £15.44 decillion) – thousands of times more than the entire world's GDP. The preposterous penalty arises from a years-long court case brought by Russian TV channels which have been banned from YouTube since 2020,

One of the world's largest banks is suing customers who believed they had discovered an "infinite money glitch". Thousands of people may have taken advantage of the so-called glitch, which was actually a form of cheque fraud which briefly became a viral sensation on TikTok and other social media pla

A London dairy has been left feeling rather blue after falling victim to a scam that saw fraudsters make off with over 22 tonnes of premium cheddar cheese worth £300,000.

A motorist has been fined after being caught driving in a dedicated carpool lane with a plastic skeleton in the passenger seat. The Halloween decoration, spooky enough in itself, was also wearing a mask resembling that of Ghostface in the Scream horror film series.

A pizzeria owner has been arrested after it emerged the best-selling item on his menu came with a side of cocaine. Customers who ordered "pizza No. 40" from the unnamed pizzeria in Düsseldorf received both pizza and drugs at their door, DW reports.

Actor Steven Seagal has been given land by authorities in Russia to build an International Centre for Martial Arts. The Gorki Holding Co, in which Seagal has a 26% stake, received a huge plot of land in the prestigious Rublevka area near Moscow, according to Russian news outlet Baza. Authorities in

The PGA of America is facing criticism for charging volunteers a hefty fee to work at the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black. The "volunteer package" will cost $350 (£269), which includes a uniform, a drawstring bag, a commemorative pin, and food during shifts. This is a significant increase fro

An airport has capped goodbye hugs at a maximum of three minutes long. New signage at the drop-off section outside Dunedin Airport in New Zealand coldly states: "Max hug time 3 minutes. For fonder farewells please use the car park."

The Taliban has banned media outlets across large swathes of Afghanistan from broadcasting images of living beings. State media in the provinces of Takhar, Maidan Wardak and Kandahar have been told they can no longer air or publish images of people or animals, Newsweek reports.

A western company suffered a major data breach after inadvertently hiring a North Korean cyber criminal as a fully-remote worker. A cyber security firm said it assisted the company, which has not been named, after the former contractor downloaded company data and sent a ransom demand.

The World Conker Championships is investigating an allegation of cheating after a contestant was found to have a steel chestnut. The men's winner at the annual competition in Northamptonshire was searched by organisers after his rival cried foul play, The Telegraph reports.