FEATURING CHEESE ON TOAST, PIZZA AND CURRY.

London artist Boyarde Messenger has rendered famous artworks from pre-Raphaelites to Roy Lichtenstein butt (sorry, I couldn't resist that pun. PW) preferring to work on a more 'fleshy' canvas, rather than painting women, she likes to paint ..... on their bottoms. MORE 

 Remember the articles about the inflatable duck, floated down The Thames, it was last seen looking rather deflated in a Harbour in Hong Kong? Well, The official mouthpiece of China's ruling Communist Party condemned an outbreak of giant yellow ducks across the country, after imitations of an artwork in Hong Kong landed in several cities. MORE

And talking of previous articles, can you remember last week's perfect cream tea? Well, this week the British Cheese Board (BCB) has launched a competition in search of ...... the ultimate cheese on toast. MORE

Discarded tents at this year's Glastonbury, Latitude and Wychwood festivals are set to be collected, cleaned and transformed into sustainable wrapping paper. MORE *

Makers of the mini Lego figures have been urged to 'turn the frowns down' after a researcher from the University of Canterbury warned that as Lego models are getting angrier their frowns cold have a negative effect on how children play. MORE

First held in Chipping Campden in 1612, this year about 5,000 people have attended a shin kicking contest in the Cotswolds. MORE

While last day pranks are usually carried out by pupils without fear of reprisal, these educators clearly had other ideas as a group of teachers from Honiton Community College turned the tables on their students after pranking them in a surprise leaving gift video. MORE

Pizza delivery boys on mopeds could soon be a thing of the past after Domino’s revealed a new method of delivering their food as a drone helicopter  known as The DomiCopter is set to revolutionise the takeaway industry .... if it proves to be anything more than just a public relations stunt. MORE

Mango, a five year old feline from Brighton, proved to be a scaredy-cat too frightened to confront a mouse eating food from his bowl when rather than pouncing on and devouring the intruder he spent several minutes eyeing him up – from a safe distance - before eventually plucking up the courage to walk over where he took a quick look and slunk away, the mouse totally oblivious to the threat. MORE

Favourite story of the week ...... A learner driver jumped red lights, led police on a 70mph car chase in a 30mph zone and drove on the wrong side of the road before hitting a parked car as he headed to the test centre ..... to take his driving test. MORE 

A 39-year-old eco-friendly 'petrolhead' from Leicester has taken recycling to a whole new level – by building a car from rubbish. Built in his shed over a period of 18 months, The Cosmotron which is legal to drive and boasts speeds of up to 140 mph was constructed using amongst other things bottle caps, pepper pots and an old firework. MORE


Warning: Not to be read if you are eating/about to eat ......

A shameless fraudster was caught and later jailed when he put his own pubic hair into his curry - just to get a free meal worth £39.55 at an Indian restaurant. MORE

And knowing how many of you love those 'non-too-bright criminal' articles ..... A dozy pub burglar drank so much of his loot that he feel asleep on the floor of the pub he was burgling and was caught red-handed by the landlord hours later. MORE


* Because of changes to this newspaper's website these links may not always be live, my apologies. PW.

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