End-of-term hell
Sports day, teachers' presents, summer fundraising. What cure for all this stress? Six weeks of entertaining the little blighters, that's what.
Confusion for litter bugs
Under new proposals, car owners will be fined if rubbish is seen being chucked out of their vehicles. But does this include apple cores? We need to know – it's an £80 fine!
Multicoloured Merkel
BuzzFeed has created 50 Shades of Angela Merkel, a glorious Pantone chart of the German chancellor wearing a multitude of different colours. Always the same suit jacket, though.
Today's tips: here tomorrow too
Today listeners will be relieved to hear that the racing tips are remaining in the show after a straw poll revealed four-to-one support for them. They will remain laughably unreliable too.
Building blocks
Professional Lego builders Bright Bricks have created a moving replica of a jet engine to try to encourage people to take up engineering. A career in Lego building looks far more fun.
Flatpacked beer
Ikea has introduced its own brand of lager. This seems unwise. There is no greater test of a relationship than a visit to one of its outlets. Getting drunk is not going to help that situation.
Quote of the week
When Bob Diamond congratulated deputy governor of the Bank of England Paul Tucker on his promotion ("Well done, man. I am really, really proud of you. Talk soon. Bob"), Tucker emailed back:
"Thanks so much Bob. You've been an absolute brick through this. Paul."
How very Enid Blyton.
