A hospital has created a special kissing area for doctors and nurses to say goodbye to their loved ones as they arrive for work.

The move was made because staffers were spending so much time kissing in their cars in front of St. Olav’s Hospital in Trondheim, Norway, that traffic jams were preventing ambulances from getting through. A new “kiss-n-ride” lane eases congestion.

“I have to say that I have had some help from some creative ladies in the office to come up with this,” said hospital administrator Terje Fiksdal.

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A high-school basketball star has been suspended after dropping something during a game – a small bag of marijuana.

The dope was discovered after a photographer alerted referees about what he thought was a piece of trash on the court following a scuffle for the ball at Ottawa Hills HS in Grand Rapids, Mich.

After refs grilled the players involved, the guilty party – a senior – ‘fessed up. He faces expulsion from the school.

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A Connecticut restaurant has been named after the Spanish word for testicles – but not for long.

After pressure from residents in West Harford, Bob Potter agreed to drop the name of his eatery, C.O. Jones – or cajones.

“Maybe people got the wrong impression from the name,” said Potter, who’s redubbed his place simply “Mexican Restaurant.”

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A Canadian man had to be rescued by cops after his cat went berserk and trapped him in a bathroom.

It took two police officers and animal-control officer Ron Sabean to subdue the 7-year-old feline, who was snarling and hissing at the bathroom door in the house in Nova Scotia.

“I’ve been in this business going on 24 years and I’ve never seen a cat focus on a person like that one did,” said Sabean.

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A 40-watt light bulb nicknamed “Old Faithful” is still glowing in a house after 65 years.

“People may think it is a funny thing to say, but the day it finally gives up on me I will be devastated,” said Mo Richardson, whose bulb illuminates the first-floor landing of her home on the Isle of Wight off the English Coast.

“After all these years of switching it on and off thousands of times, it would feel very strange not to have it around anymore,” she said.