I am a dwarf with no licence, says boy, 10

A 10-year-old Norwegian boy came up with a novel excuse after he drove his parents’ car into a snowy ditch yesterday morning: he told police he was a dwarf who forgot his driving licence.

The boy lives near Dokka, a town about 110km north of Oslo.

Sometime before 6am, he loaded his 18-month old sister into the car and headed for their grandparents in Valdres, about 60km away, local police said.