Shakespeare in s**t

It was Kelvin MacKenzie who popularised the phrase "pouring a bucket of shit" over someone. But it appears that someone in the public eye has taken the saying rather too literally - and thrown manure at London Evening Standard man Sebastian Shakespeare. The Londoner's Diary writer was apparently confronted outside his home at around 7am this morning by someone who has appeared in the column and is thought to have something of a public profile. Presumably they were not entirely amused by what had been written about them. However, the incident is understood to have been resolved amicably and the police are not involved. Whether it involves the offer of dry cleaning vouchers, or a free cut and blow dry at Shakespeare's local barbers, is not known.