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Published 23 October 2006

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Touch wood

A woman gave birth in a London park after two tree surgeons acted as midwives. Carmel Ohrwall, 43, went into labour in Richmond Park, south-west London. Peter Carlyon and his colleague Ed Campbell-White pulled over when they saw the mother-to-be on the side of the road. "She was very calm and didn't appear worried at all. She kept saying, 'Born in a park, isn't that lovely?'" said Carlyon. A spokesman for the Royal Parks Foundation said a tree would be planted to mark the birth.

Guardian
(Sigrid Rabiger)

'Ello, 'ello, 'ello

A mother-of-two has been fined for swearing at yobs who terrorised her neighbours.

Sergeant Neil Haley, from West Yorkshire Police, defended the force's actions. He said: "We appreciate that antisocial behaviour can be frustrating for people, but they should not take the law into their own hands."

Sunday Telegraph
(Francis Harvey)

If two people send in the same entry the first out of the postbag wins

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