Strange goings-on from every corner of the globe.
LeBron James chased a loose pass into the Philadelphia crowd, crashed into a 76ers fan and spilt his wine – then borrowed the cup for a quick taste before running back on court.
At a rally in Corpus Christi, Texas, Donald Trump acted out an imaginary barbecue – "I love the meat! I love it. Look" – and the clip took over the internet. Jimmy Fallon had a hot dog joke ready.
A Florida sheriff's deputy stopped a driver dressed as a zombie doing 48mph in a 30mph zone on Halloween night, then let him off with a warning – and some advice about brains.
Radars across south-eastern Australia have lit up with 'rain' every night for weeks. The skies were clear. The culprit: millions of migrating bogong moths.
In Graz, a yodelling teacher has taken her class below ground – because a concrete car park, it turns out, echoes rather like the Alps.
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