Two hundred and fifteen pounds of all-American hero, many
of those pounds now made up of hot dog as the 23-year-old Chestnut broke his own
world record by hoovering up 66
dogs in 12 minutes in Coney Island. Hold on to your stomach, Joey.
Clearing the table
A Belgian man has been arrested after a dinner guest who
was helping him to tidy
up found the bodies of his host's wife and stepson in the deep
freeze. The host should have let his guests enjoy their coffee.
Stephen Hawking
The world's best known scientist made a surprise
appearance at Tiger Tiger, the bar in London's West End which narrowly
escaped being hit by a bomb. Good for you, Stephen, showing solidarity
with dancers of the world.
Peter's Pence
Contributions last year from Catholics to the Pope made
annually on 29 June, and known as Peter's Pence, hit a record £51m. It
prevented the Vatican from going into the red and is double John Paul II's
best year. The drinks are on you, Pope Benedict.
He's being promoted out of Greendale village, where he has
traditionally had his round for 26 years, moved on to a sorting office in
a big town. But how will he keep in touch with his people? And will he get
job satisfaction as a pen-pusher? We
demand to know.
Cecilia Sarkozy
The singular and delightful wife of the French President had to hand
back the official government carte de credit. Some pesky folk started
questioning whether she had a right to it. How dare they - courage,
Cecilia, courage
Al Gore
As he gears
up for Live
Earth, the former US VP found his son arrested last week, for the
second time on drugs charges. He was found driving a Prius (what else) at 100mph
on the San Diego freeway ... 100 mph? In a Prius? Might not be bad
advertising that.
Charles Kennedy
Who was caught having a cheeky cigarette - or
two - on a train. Two police officers were waiting to tick him off when he
got off the train in Plymouth. Behind the bike shed, Charlie,
please.