19 February 2007: It wasn't my fault, darling

In California a 35-year-old man could face charges after faking his own kidnapping - to prevent his wife from finding out he crashed her car.

After the accident he told police that he had been held at gunpoint by two men, and was forced to crash the car into a wall to escape.

He later admitted he had made the whole story up as he was frightened his wife would be angry about the damage to the car.