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Whole lot less shakin' goin' on
A council hoping to cut salt intake is handing out salt shakers with fewer holes to fish and chip shops.
King's Lynn and West Norfolk District Council has distributed around 200 five-hole shakers to 39 businesses, replacing the more common 17-hole variety.
The authority spent £450 on the scheme. David Harwood, of the council, said: "It's certainly cheaper than treating people in hospital for heart attacks and strokes."
Daily Sport (F Harvey)
Police hunt cereal thief
A black farmer was questioned by police three times in a week over suspicions he was stealing food.
David Mwanaka believes he was reported by people "not used to seeing a black man working in a farmer's field".
On one occasion four squad cars turned up as he was harvesting maize. "They asked me what I was doing. They said they couldn't believe me and asked for ID. I had to call a local farmer for help." He had to go through a similar process the next Monday and Wednesday.
Daily Telegraph (Ron Rubin)
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