You might not think that flushing the toilet after 10pm in Switzerland, giving alcohol to a moose in Alaska or swearing in the United Arab Emirates have anything in common.
But, in fact, they make up some some of the world’s most bizarre laws that could land you with a hefty fine, or even jail time in some countries.
In some parts of Spain, for instance, it is illegal to make sandcastles, while in Scotland it is illegal to ride
Alpine ski resorts have been plunged into crisis after half the slopes in France closed due to a winter heatwave in Europe.
The unprecedented January ‘heat dome’ has produced temperatures ranging from 10 to 20 Celsius (50 to 68 Fahrenheit) from France to Western Russia – with several temperature records broken over the New Year weekend.
At least seven countries – including Denmark, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic – have seen their warmest January weather on record, while the
A Russian billionaire has become the latest cryptocurrency businessman to die in mysterious circumstances after his helicopter crashed in good weather near Monaco.
Entrepreneur Vyacheslav Taran, 53, died after the helicopter plunged near the resort town of Villefranche-sur-Mer after taking off from Lausanne in Switzerland.
Taran is the third cryptocurrency entrepreneur to die unexpectedly in the past few weeks.
Tiantian Kullander, 30, died ‘in his sleep’ last week, while fellow crypto millionaire Nikolai Mushegian, 29, drowned on a Puerto Rico
