Ananova:

A Colombian city has introduced a new law under which people can be jailed for gossiping.

Under the law in Icononzo, malicious gossiping is punished with up to a £50,000 fine or four years in prison.

A city spokesman told Terra Noticias Populares: "People should be aware that using their tongues to speak evil is the same as having dynamite in your mouth."

Mayor Jesus Ignacio Jimenez defended the new law against critics who say it is over the top.

"It worries me the amount of people going to prison or being killed because of a gossip," he said.