WHEN British holidaymakers get arrested in the resorts of the Mediterranean, there's normally drink involved.

The crime of "causing a scandal by provocative acts and misrepresenting a uniform" normally comes further down the list.

But that was the charge faced by 17 members of a Sunday football team from Bristol, who took to the streets of Malia in Crete dressed as "sexy nuns."

After the local police took offence, the men faced a night in the cells followed by a humiliating court appearance dressed in nun costumes, lingerie and wimples.

While the charges were dropped, the men learned that it's always a good idea to obey the laws of foreign countries, no matter how strange they may seem.

Here's a look at some other more unusual laws you'll find in countries around the world, along with a few from closer to home which show that our own law-makers aren't immune to the odd brainstorm either...