Paul the Octopus dies

Paul the Octopus, the tentacled tipster who fascinated football fans by correctly predicting results at this year's World Cup, died today.
Paul had reached octopus old age of 2 and died in his tank in an aquarium in the western German city of Oberhausen.
After rising to global prominence during the World Cup in South Africa in June and July, Paul retired from the predictions business after the final between Spain and the Netherlands - the result of which he also forecast correctly.