TIRED of waiting for attention in the emergency department of your local hospital - one frustrated woman on the Spanish island of Tenerife chose the less-than-obvious option of setting fire to the hospital.
It happened this week at Our Lady of Candelaria University Hospital in Santa Cruz de Tenerife; fortunately no-one was injured.
Officers detained the unnamed 51-year-old woman who was reportedly surprised that her actions had caused so much damage - she lit her fire near an oxygen tank, which exploded, fanning the flames.
You could argue she certainly got some attention, however.
Tongan Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva has issued a challenge to Pacific Island leaders to participate in a year-long weight-loss challenge to set an example to their national communities, BBC News reports.
With ten of the islands sitting at the top of the world obesity rate rankings, Pohiva hit out at the regional failure to combat childhood obesity and diseases like heart disease and diabetes.
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