WHEN wildlife experts and police carrying riot shields raced to a house in Plymouth, Devon, to answer a 999 call, they were in for a big surprise.
For, says the Daily Star, instead of finding an alligator in the garden, they discovered an inflatable crocodile.
IT seems that more of us Brits are not ruling out the possibility of an alien invasion!
The Daily Star quotes bookmakers Ladbrokes as saying that the odds have come down from 500-1 to 100-1.
A spokesman for the bookies commented: “When we were approached for the odds of an alien invasion we thought it was a joke.
IT seems that British taste buds are changing. The Daily Mail reports on a survey by herb producer Vitacress which reveals that coriander has overtaken more traditional favourites to become the most popular fresh herb.
More than 30million packs and bunches were sold in the last year as Brits tucked in to 'world' dishes. Parsley came in second, with 23million sales, and basil was third at 19million.
A costly tipple – a Daily Express story says the world's most expensive cocktail has gone on sale in London.
The 'Gigi's' is made with a vintage Champagne and an ultra-rare Armagnac that pre-dates the Boer War with the result described as 'liquid gold' and costing £8,888!
NOW don't blame the messenger, I'm just relaying a story in the Daily Mail that, according to a study by vitamin brand Healthspan, the average woman spends the equivalent of 10 days every year in a bad mood.
The most common causes for the grumps are feeling fat, money worries, men who don’t listen and bad weather. Other aggravations include feeling undervalued and having too much to do.
SAD news, reported in The Independent newspaper, that Hamish the cat adopted by a Scottish town, has died at the age of 15.
Hamish belonged to Marianne Baird but was so popular in St Andrew's that, according to The Independent: “He had many homes, from student flats to shop windows. His ginger fur could be witnessed on coats across the town with many visitors, students and residents stopping to give the tom cat a cuddle.”