Sofia: Bus station soft porn

Waiting for a night bus at Sofia's bus station just got a whole lot more interesting. The screens that during the daytime are packed with titillating bus schedules flick to soft-porn mode at night. Don't worry - you'll still be informed about when the next bus is coming, but as there are so few arrivals and departures at night, the unused screen real-estate can be used to amuse and entertain passengers with scenes of frolicking flesh.

Of course, old ladies and the sorts of people who think the bus station in the middle of the night is the ideal venue for small children are not amused. There are also concerns that randy security guards are shirking-off and standing around watching porn instead of wandering around looking for trouble.

Sources : Ananova, Jaunted

Sofia: One-armed bandit arrested. Again

A one-armed bandit in Sofia has been collared and clinked by Bulgaria's finest for attempting to pinch a car. It's the seventeenth time he has been locked up for such one-armed robbery. (We're not sure if handcuffs were used. Probably not.)

Ananova reports that Rumen Dimitrov, 50, has clocked up 16 previous convictions for his light-fingered crimes dating back to 1973. A policeman is reported to have said "He's probably Bulgaria's worst criminal." Must be a safe country, then.