Benny, an apparently lifeless hamster handed in at a veterinary surgery in Sedgeley, West Midlands, for cremation, was reunited with its owners after staff noticed that he was hibernating. Vets urged other owners to make sure a pet was dead before burying it. - Times (Derek Morgan)

Christopher James [chairman of the Coulson Building Group] complained to the Royal Mail that its poor service was costing his building company money.
And soon he received some compensation in the post - a booklet of four 27p first-class stamps. - Daily Mail (Ron Rubin)

You need reasonably good sight to be in the navy, but as a pilot it's different. Once you've flown a bit you can guess the way. - Duke of York in the Sunday Times (Sigrid Rabiger)

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