A restaurant in the northern Italian city of Verona is offering a free bottle of vino to diners who hand over their phone during meals. Owner Angelo Lella reckons 90% of customers have taken up the offer to have a device-free pasta fresca. Now that’s La Dolce Vita… 

A 9yo US boy got more than he bargained for after begging his parents for a pet octopus. Terrance the octopus turned out to be a female – something her owners only realised after she laid 50 eggs. Baby octopi Squid Cudi, Swim Shady and Jay-Sea are all doing well…

Many claim to know the secret to life, but the Costa Ricans seem to really know what they’re talking about. The country is one of only 5 Blue Zones, where people age healthily – and some locals reckon their traditional cacao harvesting is key. Chocolate – it’s magic…