News Round Up

by Patrick O'Connor

JOHN Clarkson has created what is believed to be the world's biggest burger at his chip shop in Preston, Lancashire.

The Daily Star says that the 5ft 4in tall 'pie-scraper' at Mister Eater's Eating Emporium was filled with bacon butties, pies, pizzas, spaghetti bolognese and contained 30,000 calories.

News Round Up

by Patrick O'Connor

IF you love surfing the net don't go and live in Erw Fawr, Henryd, Wales or Weatley Road in Stanford-Le-Hope, in Essex.

The Mirror says that both streets have come out top in a survey of the slowest broadband in the UK. They have average download speeds of just 0.6 megabytes per second, 30 times slower than the national average.

News Round Up

by Patrick O'Connor

RESTLESS kids in the back of the car? Hand them a tablet.

That seems to be the conclusion of a survey carried out by Disney UK to mark the launch of its new Disney Junior Play app.

News Round Up

by Patrick O'Connor

SCOTLAND Yard may have a reputation for catching villains but its drivers can't seem to tell their diesel from petrol, says the Daily Express.

Police drivers who fill up at the wrong pump have cost the Yard more than a quarter of a million pounds over the past five years (despite warning signs on the fuel caps), figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show.

News Round Up

by Patrick O'Connor

DON'T do it!  Stick woodchip wallpaper, mirrored ceilings or nude portraits in your house, that is.

In a study of 2,000 house-hunters, NeedaProperty.com, reported in the Daily Mail, that these are

the biggest turn-offs for would-be buyers.

News Round Up

by Patrick O'Connor

FANCY that...children at a school in Chelmsford, Essex improved their reading levels after teachers got them to read to a dog!

The Daily Star reports that staff brought 10 month old Cockapoo Flossie into the classroom because they believed children prefer to read to pets than adults.