Five things you might have missed last week

1. Seaside flutter

A modern-day Robin Hood caused bedlam on the seafront in Aberystwyth when he threw £20,000 of bank notes into the air. The man, who claimed he was just trying to "spread a little happiness", was later arrested for drink driving.

2. Twice lucky

Edinburgh golfer Chris Tugwell, 25, beat odds of 67 million to one by sinking two holes-in-one in succession during a tournament at Bruntsfield golf course, near Barnton. Of his opponent, Tugwell said: "To his credit, he took it really well."

3. Beefeaters

Religious hardliners in India have won a campaign to have all references to the beef-eating past of ancient Hindus deleted from school textbooks. Beef was once a delicacy among high-caste Hindus and veal was offered to Hindu deities in special rituals.

4. It's a wrap

Women's Institute members up and down the country wrapped themselves in clingfilm this week in a bid to persuade supermarkets to cut excessive packaging. The UK disposes of 4.6 million tons of packaging each year, equivalent each week to the weight of 6,000 London buses.

5. Family fare

A Londonderry couple holidaying in Bulgaria with their children aged four and seven were shocked to find a pornographic photo shoot under way in their four-star hotel, with naked models simulating sex in full view of guests. Glen Crawford observed: "This holiday was sold to me on the basis that it was a family break."

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