Graeme spotted a story in the Northern Advocate, about a Nasa astronaut's photo of Everest, that wasn't actually Everest but a summit somewhere in India.

A reader writes: "Is the end of the world coming? Has the polarity of the earth shifted? Yes, it is happening - I have proof.

Roy Temperton of Hastings couldn't believe what he was seeing ... "All this talk about how dangerous it is on a cellphone when driving."

Russell often wonders about the practice of parents trundling their mucous-filled, unwashed children round in the supermarket trolleys.

Caviar vending machines have been installed in three posh malls in Los Angeles.

Many people in the West African city of Monrovia can't afford to buy newspapers or electricity to access the internet.

I often get PR people pitching stories on behalf of their clients.

In many cultures certain people are thought to be taboo and are not to be touched. In 19th century Siam, it was absolutely forbidden for a commoner to touch the queen.

A reader writes: "Year 13 are in their final week of high school, traditionally prank week.