When Swedish moggy Glitter went missing from his home in Bromölla, Sweden, his owner thought he was gone for good.

But eight weeks after Glitter's disappearance, owner Sammy Karlsson received a phone call to say he'd been found alive and well, and was enjoying a sojourn in the south of France, almost 1800 miles from home. It's unknown how Glitter made his way there, but he was identified by microchip and, once he's been granted a French pet passport, will be on his way back to Sweden some time in the new year. Read more: thelocal.se