More valuable research

One in five gardeners admit to throwing snails over the garden fence to get rid of them and Londoners are most likely to get rid of snails in this way, while Scots are least likely

No need to worry

Cameron stung by jellyfish as he goes for a dip off Lanzarote The jellyfish is expected to make a full recovery.

Pot and Kettle in spat

Nigeria summons Zimbabwe’s envoy to the country over President Robert Mugabe’s comment that Zimbabwe is becoming “like Nigeria” in terms of corruption.

Another slow day for news

Vicious swan is branded a ‘racist’ – because ‘it only attacks foreign students’ near university pond Probably nothing more than maternal instincts of nesting female, but better set up an EU Commission to investigate anyway.

Swift justice

The ‘Malaya’ corruption trial in Marbella has now been dragging on for eight years.