The US Presidential Cadillac, nicknamed "The Beast" for its bombproof features, fails to make it out of the US embassy in Dublin as it gets stuck on a ramp. Barack Obama and his wife, en route to his ancestral home in County Offaly, had to abandon the car after the collision in front of waving crowds in Dublin. Specially built for Mr Obama, the General Motors vehicle boasts its own oxygen supply in case of chemical attack and armour-plated doors. (May 23rd, 2011)