run that past me again
Lingerie shops in Poland are fast running out of red underwear as schoolgirls snap up red bras and knickers in the hope of scoring top grades in their A-levels.

potatoes
German police have arrested a man who tried to get a refund after allegedly replacing the working parts of computers with potatoes. Shop staff called detectives after the man complained that a machine he'd bought only hours before did not work. When they opened it they found it stuffed full of potatoes and gave him a new machine free of charge. However, they became suspicious when he returned a short time later with another computer filled with potatoes.

authority
Police officers in a town in central India are being offered 35p extra a month to grow a moustache, as 'an effective tool of non verbal communication'. Research showed that a moustache added to a man's overall look of authority. However, the shape of the moustache will be monitored 'to prevent it taking on a mean or vulgar twist.'

today's photograph - Portobello beach