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German police had to rescue a driver after he moved out of the way to allow a police car with flashing lights to pass, and got stuck in setting concrete.

Hans-Peter Wagner, 62, was driving on the A1 motorway near Ratekau in Northern Germany when he saw police flashing to get past him in his rear view mirror.
He instantly made way and pulled over but went straight into a stretch of road that had just been freshly concreted.

His car was later pulled out of the concrete by traffic cops.
Wagner said: "It looked like a regular road, and I didn't see it was wet concrete."

Four couples spent seven days on a spinning carousel in China in the hope of winning the keys to their own home.

They were among seven couples who entered the competition to win the downpayment on an apartment in Xiamen City.

They had to stay on the merry-go-round horses to eat, drink and sleep - and were only allowed to get off for toilet breaks.

Each contestant wore a safety belt to ensure they did not fall off when they were asleep, reports Xiamen Daily.

When four couples lasted the full seven days, the organisers - a local shopping mall - staged a decider. Each couple were given a golden egg to open with only one egg containing a note to say it was the winner.

The winners were Miss Xu and Mr Chen who said: "This will be the best present for us, since it means we can get our marriage certificate tomorrow."

The other three couples to go the distance were each given consolation prizes of the equivalent of £650 in cash.