Pressing reasons for saving newsprint newspapers... first, US vice president Joe Biden, in disagreeing with people who say that newspapers are obsolete, says: "I know from first-hand experience. I recently got a puppy, and you can't housebreak a puppy on the internet". (See also Matthew Norman)
Then there's this useful tip for dealing with earwig infestation in the garden. Roll up a damp newspaper and leave it outside overnight. Earwigs love dark, damp places so they will hide inside. Next morning you can then put the insects, and the paper, into a sealed rubbish bin. From the The Reader's Digest Book of 5 Minute Fixes, courtesy of the Sunday Express.
Can anyone else offer a new twist on the bottom-of-the-bird cage cliché?
