Three women found a koala asleep in their Australian hotel bed.

In what has been dubbed 'a reverse version of Goldilocks and the three bears the children's story where a girl invades a bear family's house and sleeps in their room - the animal had wandered into their holiday apartment and tested out each of the beds before dozing on its favourite.

The women had previously spotted the creature in a tree outside their suite and took lots of photographs.

However, they were so shocked at discovering the snoozing animal they called local wildlife ranger Cliff Harman.

He organised a group of Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service rangers who caught the koala and released it back into the wild.

Smotherer acquitted

A British woman has been cleared of attempted murder because she was sleepwalking. Donna Sheppard-Saunders, 33, allegedly tried to kill her 54-year-old mother Pamela Sheppard in their joint bedroom by smothering her with a pillow.

However, the judge directed the jury to acquit Sheppard-Saunders because there was lack of evidence.

Lewes Crown Court heard how Sheppard thought she was having a nightmare when she woke to finds her daughter holding a pillow over her face.

Sheppard-Saunders has always maintained she had no recollection of the incident.

Her father, Kenneth Sheppard, told the court she had a history of sleepwalking and he occasionally found her in the lavatory or on the landing after having put her to bed.

Sexy stripper sued

A US man is suing a stripper after a sexy dance landed him in hospital. Michael Ireland needed surgery for a broken nose and eyes injuries when dancer Sakeena 'Suki' Shageer accidentally kicked him in the face with her stiletto during a raunchy routine.

Lawyers for the alleged victim claim his vision has been permanently damaged.

Ireland says he was kicked "suddenly and without warning' during the performance at Cheetah nightclub in West Palm Beach, Florida.