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Some homeless people in Milan, Italy, will be savouring beluga caviar this Christmas, thanks to officials who seized 40 kilograms of the delicacy from smugglers. The caviar will be served by charities alongside traditional Christmas foods, such as lentils, pasta and cake.

The apes of wrath ... three monkeys turned on their trainer during a bike-riding performance in Suzhou, China, and beat him senseless. While one twisted his ears, another pulled his hair out and bit his neck. A third then beat him with his cane until it broke. Police are investigating cruelty claims.

A turkey has been spared ending up on the dinner plate this Christmas — because it's too ugly. Wilbur is underweight, has no tail feathers, a misshapen body and walks with a limp and is the only bird remaining at the pick-your-own turkey farm in Totnes, Devon.

A trail of tobacco spit has led investigators to a suspect in at least five burglaries across Oklahoma. Police say Randy Shoopman, 33, was charged with 11 counts of burglary after DNA matched samples taken from expectorant at the scene of several burglaries.