#NNNYNTK - Nine News Nuggets You Need To Know

Every Friday, we bring you the stories that have slipped through the cracks and dub them the Nine News Nuggets You Need to Know.

Here's what nuggets we found this week!

HM: German island to end ritual of spanking women with cow horn

9: Catholic nun among 25 arrested in mob bust in northern Italy

8: Envelope full of cash returned to gang after ‘drugs profit’ turns out to be ‘drags profit’ from motorcycle racing event

7: Giant cyborg cockroaches could be the search and rescue workers of the future

6: Brothers got into a fight near Wasilla, troopers say. One crocodile is missing.

5: Utah man trying to kill spider with lighter started Springville wildfire, police say

4: World’s most expensive Christmas tree unveiled in Germany is 10ft solid gold monstrosity worth £4MILLION

3: Mistaken for a ghost, Chinese man remains trapped in well for 3 days

2: Cop dresses as ‘sex wrestler’ to trap suspect

1: Japan unveils chilled ‘drinkable mayo’ - and the internet is having none of it