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• Diamond thief caught - by x-ray
A thief in Spain who stole a diamond from a British woman - and then swallowed it - was caught when police forced him to undergo an X-ray.
The theft happened when two British women entered a restaurant in Marbella and one of them left her handbag on the floor, reports the BBC.
"Two well-dressed men came in, one sitting at the bar and the other next to the woman," a police spokesman said.
When the men left, the woman discovered her handbag, containing valuables including a pendant with a £10,000 diamond and nearly £2,000 in cash, had disappeared.
Hours later, police stopped a car at a routine checkpoint and found the four occupants had criminal records.
Inside the vehicle they also discovered a handbag as well as valuables and cash, which they later identified as belonging to the British woman. All that was missing was the diamond.
"During the operation, officers noticed one of the men putting his hand to his mouth," police said.
"This gesture and the fact that they had found the pendant without the diamond made the police think he may have swallowed it.
"To find the stone, those arrested were taken to a medical centre where they underwent X-rays, and the diamond was located inside the stomach of one of them, who admitted swallowing it."
• Nearly invisible silver dream machine
This bizarre motorbike is encased by a shining metal box that appears to make the rider float along the road.
Entitled 'moto undone', it features a quiet 1000w 48v electric engine that can reach speeds of 30mph with a range of 90 miles.
When viewed at the correct angle, the effect is to render the bike almost invisible and silent.
The bike does not even having a speed dial, instead the driver views the usual gauges and riding information through a downloadable smartphone app.
Amazingly, moto undone is road-legal as it has lights and is registered as a moped.
Michigan-based inventor Joey Ruiter explains: "It's hard to image a motorcycle without fancy paint, overpowered motors, exposed mechanical genius, and sweet exhaust tones.
"Moto undone is pure generic transportation and by motorbike category definition it isn't very cool.
"But with a few modifications it can easily share speed and performance with average motorcycles."
The company currently has no plans to put the vehicle into production. It is on display at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.
• Drunk moose found up tree
A Swede discovered a seemingly intoxicated moose stuck fast up his neighbour's apple tree.
Per Johansson, 45, went to investigate after hearing a roar from the garden of his neighbour, who was away on holiday.
There he found a female moose kicking about in the tree. The animal was likely to have been drunk from eating fermented apples.
With the help of police and rescue services, Mr Johansson managed to set the moose free by sawing off branches.
But the animal appeared confused and wandered into Johansson's garden.
Other neighbours in the Gothenburg suburb of Saro had seen the animal around the area for days.
Johansson said the moose appeared to be sick, drunk, or "half-stupid".
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