The most shocking, unusual and WTF moments of 2025

In a year full of serious news, there were some stories that you may have had to look at twice in disbelief.

Some were light, some were funny, others were just strange, but they certainly would have made you stop and think: WTF? Coldplay's kiss cam There are arguably few bands more wholesome than seven-time Grammy winners Coldplay, with frontman Chris Martin often talking up the importance of love. With that in mind, the introduction of a "kiss cam" on their tour was perfectly on-brand.

Little did they know it would cause a viral moment for all the wrong reasons when it caught two people having a cuddle during a concert in Boston in July. A little composure might have gone a long way… but once both of them realised, the man quickly ducked out of view, while the woman plunged her head into her hands and turned her back to the screen.

Martin poked fun at the couple at the time - quipping: "Either they're having an affair or they're very shy." It did not take the internet long to intervene. The cuddler was soon identified as chief executive of tech firm Astronomer, Andy Byron, and the person being embraced was the company's chief people officer, Kristin Cabot.

After Astronomer launched a formal review, Mr Byron and Ms Cabot resigned from the company, which later released a tongue-in-cheek clip on social media featuring Chris Martin's ex-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow as a "temporary spokesperson". 'The heist of the century' Cue the Pink Panther theme tune… In October, on a mild morning in Paris, thieves disguised as construction workers used a crane that was mounted on the back of a small truck to smash an upstairs window and enter the Galerie d'Apollon, an enormous room on the upper floor of the Petite Galerie.

It was from here that they stole nine pieces of French Crown jewellery, including a diamond and emerald necklace Napoleon gave to Empress Marie-Louise, jewels linked to 19th-century Queens Marie-Amelie and Hortense, and Empress Eugenie's pearl and diamond tiara. They did drop one item - the crown of Napoleon III's wife, Empress Eugenie - during their escape on scooters.

Overall, the heist, committed in broad daylight while the iconic museum was open to the public, took no more than seven minutes from start to escape. The jewellery is said to hold "inestimable" historical value, though it is said to be worth about £76m.

Four people have been charged in connection with the heist, and several others arrested, but the loot has yet to be found. 'Dead' Thai woman sent to crematorium wakes up in coffin It was a normal day at Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok, when Mongkol Sakulkoo brought the body of his sister in a coffin to be cremated.

He said he had found Chonthirat Sakulkoo, 65, unresponsive and appearing to have stopped breathing in bed two days earlier. She had been bedridden for two years, he said.

According to Thai newspaper Thairath, he placed her in a coffin himself and drove her 300 miles from their home in Phitsanulok province to the temple, which offers free cremations. Moments before the service began, temple manager Pairat Soodthoop said he heard a faint knock coming from inside the coffin.

"I was a bit surprised," Mr Soodthoop said. If we were doing an 'Understatements of the Year' list, that one would have been up there.

He said "everyone was startled" when they opened the coffin, as there lay a still-alive Ms Sakulkoo, eyes slightly open, who had been knocking on the side of the coffin. Perhaps even more shocking than the nick-of-time discovery was the quote from the woman's brother, who reportedly told Thairath he was "indifferent" to finding out she was still alive.

Trump's bizarre AI vision of Gaza In February, as the Israel-Gaza war raged on, Donald Trump shared AI-generated footage of what appeared to be his ideal vision of the territory's future. It showed the area transformed into a Middle Eastern paradise with exotic beaches, Dubai-style skyscrapers, luxury yachts and people partying.

A "Trump Gaza" tower featured along with a gigantic, golden statue of the US president - with miniature versions on sale in a souvenir gift shop. Even more fever-dream-esque was the world leader shown vibing with a scantily clad belly dancer in a bar - and sunbathing and sipping cocktails by a hotel resort pool with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Elon Musk appears in the footage several times - sitting on a beach eating houmous with flatbreads as bearded belly dancers perform on the sand. In case it was not strange enough, a dance track plays in the background with lyrics like: "Feast and dance the deal is done, Trump Gaza number one." Jimmy Kimmel (no longer) Live Jimmy Kimmel's talk show was suspended "indefinitely" by Disney-owned broadcaster ABC in September after he criticised Donald Trump and his "MAGA gang" over their handling of Charlie Kirk's death.

He was pulled off the air immediately after the comments, in which he suggested Republicans were "working very hard to capitalise on the murder" and Mr Trump was mourning right-wing commentator Kirk "how a four-year-old mourns a goldfish". Mr Trump, rarely one to hold back, said Kimmel is "not a talented person.