'Inside a cow': the 10 oddest mobile phone claims

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A farmer in Devon was helping one of his cows to give birth in the middle of the night, and struck on the clever plan of using the torch on his mobile phone to get a closer look. Unfortunately, in the process the phone disappeared inside the cow - and when it later emerged it was worse for the experience. His sorry tale was reported to insurers, and made it to number one on the list of the ten weirdest mobile phone insurance claims.

So what else made the top 10, and how do a seagull and a Victoria sponge feature?
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