The Mail on Sunday

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- Steve Bennett

OUR weekly, irreverent look at some of the stories that might be breaking over the coming days…

MONDAY

The investigat­ion by Buckingham Palace into which member of the Royal Family asked about Archie’s skin colour draws a blank, as everyone insists they were at Pizza Express in Woking at the time.

Meanwhile, Meghan’s critics say she was right to compare herself to Disney’s Little Mermaid, as there’s definitely something fishy about her tale.

TUESDAY

As British cycling is enveloped by a new drug scandal, investigat­ors say they are amazed there are so many peddlers in the sport.

The Government reveals further details of its planned legislatio­n to make white goods last longer. The proposal to stop boringly functional items that quickly become unfit for purpose from being sent to the scrapheap get a very enthusiast­ic response from Sir Keir Starmer…

WEDNESDAY

After the man who invented the cassette died, his executors prove remarkably efficient at simultaneo­usly informing the newspapers of his passing, quietly expressing thanks to God for his life and filling in his death certificat­e. After all, it was his mantra: ‘Press, pray and record at the same time.’

The risque titles left among the children’s books in a village’s phone-box library are revealed to be Spot The Dogger, The Wind In The Willies and The Tale of Rampant Rabbit.

THURSDAY

NHS medics publish detailed research into the effectiven­ess of the new internal cameras that come in pill form… but patients say they find it very hard to swallow.

Producers of the forthcomin­g stage musical based on Netflix chess drama The Queen’s Gambit reveal its title: Oh, What A Knight!

F RI DAY

The art lover who last week bought a piece of art for $69 million, even though it doesn’t physically exist, says he was inspired by the NHS Test And Trace system.

Nottingham­shire’s first ‘dog detective’ says she’ll follow every lead, hound every suspect and collar every criminal, as that’s the leash she can do to end their unfurgivin­g reign of terrier. And if you’re pupset that your pet has gone walkies, her unit will try to retriever or find out who would pinscher. Cur-ritics say the ap-pointer-ment is a mastiff waste of money, out of all propawsion to the mutt-er in hand, but watchdogs say it’s too soon to say howl she’ll fare.

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