Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Too-small grave stops London burial LONDON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A London woman was horrified when her husband's coffin wouldn't fit into the grave provided by New Southgate Cemetery. Advertisement Sarah Coleman and her family watched as pallbearers tried again and again to lower her husband's solid walnut coffin into a grave at the North London cemetery, The Daily Mail reports. Finally realizing the task couldn't be accomplished, the burial was interrupted for an hour while the grave was enlarged. "At first I thought they hadn't got it leveled," Coleman said. "But this went on two or three times. At one point they nearly stood it up on end and by then people had realized something was wrong." Cemetery managing director Richard Evans said funeral directors are responsible for providing grave measurements. Undertaker Ian Argent Coleman a letter of apology and a check for $600. Advertisement Condom heist could result in 5 years jail PHUKET, Thailand, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- An accused condom thief arrested while vacationing in Phuket, Thailand, could face five years in prison if convicted. The Swedish tourist said he met a woman at a bar at the Karon resort while he was visiting the country with his mother, the Swedish newspaper The Local reported Monday. He said the woman had agreed to spend the night with him, but the couple lacked a necessary ingredient for safe sex. "I was drunk and needed condoms," the man said. However, police said upon visiting a local 7-Eleven convenience store, the man neglected to pay for the condoms, a toothbrush and some throat lozenges. A witness said store employees chased the man into an alleyway and assaulted him before taking him back to the store. "They chased him into an alley and jumped on him. They started assaulting him quite badly," local cafe owner David Jutterstrom said. The man paid for the goods when he was taken back to the store, but police soon arrived on the scene and arrested him. "He could get five years in prison," police sergeant Adis Adisakyakam said. Advertisement Lost dogs found quicker than lost cats COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. veterinary scientists say lost dogs are more likely to be reunited with their owners than are lost cats. In one city in southwestern Ohio, researchers found 71 percent of lost dogs were found, compared with just 53 percent of lost cats. And more than a third of the recovered dogs were found by a call or visit to an animal shelter. In addition, the Ohio State University researchers, led by Assistant Professor Linda Lord, found more than one in four dogs were found because the animal wore a dog license or identification tag. Although Ohio law requires all dogs be licensed, just 41 percent of the lost dogs in the study wore a license at the time of their disappearance. Cat owners aren't required to identify their pet, and only 19 percent of lost cats had a tag or microchip at the time they were lost. More than half of the cats returned on their own, but less than one in 10 dogs did. The research appears in the current issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Advertisement Church latest destination for a wedding LONDON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Traditional church weddings are making a comeback in England but it turns out the trend has little to do with religion. A survey commissioned by the Church of England reveals that couples are choosing to get married in a church because they like the setting, The Times of London reports. The Henley Centre questioned 1,800 people who opted for a church wedding and found that just over half mentioned religion as a factor. Seventy-five percent said they chose to have their wedding ceremony in a church because they wanted a "proper wedding," while 69 percent said they chose a church because of its location. Picturesque churches in classic beauty spots are the most sought-after as marriage venues, the survey revealed.
