British farmers have today launched a campaign to remove the term "couch potato" from the dictionary because they fear its negative connotations are putting people off the vegetable. The British Potato Council has written to the Oxford English Dictionary. It has also planned demonstrations outside Oxford University Press and in Parliament Square in London.
Guardian (Imogen Forster)
The world's oldest goldfish, won at a fairground in 1960, has died aged 45 in Bradninch, Devon. Owner Tom Evans said: "He's not been well."
Sun (David Harling)
People who play bagpipes suffer hearing loss, RSI, marriage breakdown and alcoholism, a survey by Piper & Drummer magazine confirms.
Daily Express (S O'Loughlin)




