Wednesday, 10th March

A 70-year-old Chinese grandmother was buried alive after attempting to protect her home from property developers. Wang Cuyan tried to stop workmen from demolishing her home, but was assaulted and then dumped in a ditch before being covered in earth. Witnesses allege policemen at the scene did nothing to intervene.

From demonic actions to demon woman - a large devil-style horn has grown from the forehead of 101-year-old Zhang Ruifang. The six-inch appendage has baffled doctors and relatives are worried another one may follow, on the other side of her forehead, making Zhang look like an awesome real-life hell demon. Or terrifying real-life hell demon, we haven't decided yet.

Staying in Asia (a continent that pretty much has the whole weird news sector sown up), lonesome Japanese man Lee Jun-Gyu is a bachelor no more, after his marriage to a life-size pillow. Jin's wife is a 'dakimakura' - also known as a hugging pillow - in the form of cartoon character Fate Testarossa, and it donned a traditional white dress for the ceremony in front of a local priest. She is said to be 'stuffed with happiness' at the union.

Finally a medical inquest had found that a window cleaner was killed by being stabbed with a giant novelty pencil. Popular at cheesy tourist traps and as a clown accessory, the pencils have now been proved to be a capable death device.