A tragic event in India – the gang rape of a young woman – led engineering students to develop a bra that can deliver a 3800kv electric shock to any would-be attacker.
Tourists and 'Nessie hunters' flocked to the area. There were traffic jams around the lake.
The economy might be depressed, but the British are still splashing out on wellies.
Do you need a lot of sleep? Some famous leaders are thought to have spent little time in the land of Nod so keen they were on their high-powered jobs.