A woman in the US has bitten off her husband's tongue when he went to kiss her goodnight.

Karen Leuders bit off half of the tongue of husband Willard, who managed to mumble to an emergency operator he needed an ambulance.

When they eventually arrived - with police - 57-year-old Karen threw coffee at them.

The severed tongue was found by police and immediately packed in ice where hospital staff attempted to reattach it.

Willard, 79, has since claimed Karen was acting strange in the days up until the attack, speaking fast and discussing spiritual matters.

A Bangladeshi university has discovered rat in its chicken curry.

Official at Rajshahi University in the west of the country have now ordered an extermination of the rodents after hundreds of students called for action against the chef, who has now been suspended.

A spokesman said: "One student detected the head of a rat while eating his lunch. That student instantly suffered a stomach upset."

University proctor Chowdhury Mohammad Zakaria said it was a "very unfortunate incident" adding: "I must say that if I found rat meat in my food, I also would not be able to control my temper."