Fengami
The latest fashion in pseudo-oriental arts is apparently 'Fengami' - a cross-pollination of Feng Shui and the ancient art of paper folding.
Proponents of this latest craze explain that it combines the principals of Feng Shui - the tradition of placing buildings, objects and furniture in such a way that they channel 'positive energy' - and the disciplines of origami.
The 'Centre for Spiritul Enlightenment' in Totnes is the first place in the country to offer courses on the art, and for a fee of £12.50 you can sign up for a series of eight evening classes.
In lesson one, you will be taught how to fold a coffee table.
Herman Logins
It has been announced that Mr Herman Logins of Aberdeen, is to be the venue for the next Olympic Games.
Mr Logins - real name, 'Herman Logins' - has previously played host to four Grand Nationals, two major tennis tournaments, the Italian Grand Prix and a series of sell out concerts by U2.
His commitment to host the games means that he will have to undergo extensive renovation in order to bring him up to international standard. In particular, he will need four full-sized swimming pools installed in the nape of his neck, extensions made to the existing stadium just below his left elbow, and an Olympic village to accommodate the athletes somewhere in the small of his back.
It is painful and expensive work, and Mr Logins will be lucky and if he pulls through. Nevertheless, he believes it will be well worth the inconvenience - if only to get one over on his neighbour, Mrs Janice Spriggs, who famously hosted the World Cup Final in 1966.
Archaeologists Dig Up Roman Hole
Archaeologists excavating in Peterborough are delighted to have discovered a hole.
Project Co-ordinator Professor Christian Pyle announced that this remarkable find was the result of six months of painstaking work.
"For a while," he says, "it looked as though this site was going to produce nothing at all. It was really rather disappointing. There were no traces of foundations, no coins, no primitive jewellery, nothing.
"We were all ready to pack our bags and head for home when one of the team suddenly took a step back and realised that what we had actually found was this remarkably well-defined hole."
The hole measures four foot by six, and is at least seven feet deep. Professor Pyle believes that further excavations could reveal it to be much deeper. Opinion is divided as to the origins of the hole. With no other finds, there is little dating evidence, although the consensus seems to be in favour of it being Roman.
"It really is an incredibly well-preserved feature, and further studies are bound to cast more light on how people lived in Roman times," says Pyle. "Especially those people who lived in holes. And to think, had we not persevered in our excavation, this hole may never have seen the light of day.
"It just makes you wonder what other remarkable cavities are out there, just waiting to be unearthed - in parks, on wasteland, even in your back garden. Who knows, you could go out tomorrow morning, spend and hour or two attacking your flower beds with a spade, and discover that you've got a hole of your very own. Now, wouldn't that be nice?"
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