A briefcase containing €3,500 (R55,000) and 22 gold bars weighing altogether 1kg and worth €30,000 (R470,000) was discovered under a tree by an honest Berlin citizen, who promptly turned the fortune over to the police. Reuters reports that the cash and gold were found outside a bank in the Neukölln district, one of Berlin’s poorest areas. The fortunate owner later told police he had put the briefcase down to unlock his bicycle and forgot to take it with him when he pedalled off. Seven priests walk into a bar… Seven Roman Catholic priests were refused service in a Welsh pub after staff mistook them for a stag party in fancy dress. After realising a mistake had been made, Cardiff’s City Arms offered the clergymen a round of free drinks to apologise, the archdiocese of Cardiff confirmed in a blog post on Tuesday. Arriving at the pub on Saturday to celebrate the ordination of Father Peter McLaren, the priests were told by a bartender that the City Arms did not serve large groups in fanc...
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