IT MUST BE TRUE… I read it in the tabloids

Germans have a reputation for ruthlessness when reserving sunbeds, and a punch up on this issue has now led to a court case. The scuffle took place on a cruise ship in the Indian Ocean after the captain invited guests to a party round the ship’s pool. But just as one guest was about to reserve loungers for herself and her 70-year-old husband, a handbag flew past her and landed on one of the sunbeds. A fight ensued between the husband of the handbag thrower, who is in his late 40s, and the 70-yearold man, who is now seeking

s4,200 in compensation for an arm injury and “loss of holiday pleasure”. The case will be heard next month in a court in Saxony. Earlier this month, Vladimir Putin showed up in a Croydon supermarket: or at least his face did. Matt Gordon was about to buy an Aberdeen Angus sizzle steak in Aldi when he saw it bore an uncanny resemblance to the Russian president. “I could not believe it,” said Gordon. “I had to keep going back. Each time it looked more like Putin.” He decided against buying it. “I didn’t want to be responsible for sizzling Vladimir.” Billy Campbell, a four-yearold Australian, is convinced he is the reincarnation of Princess Diana. At the age of two he saw a picture of Diana and exclaimed, “Look! It’s me when I was a princess.” He went on to say he had “two boys” and later told of going to a castle in Scotland. He described it as “having unicorns on it”, his father David, a TV presenter, told the Australian talk show

Today Extra. “There are unicorns on Balmoral’s walls.” How does he know this?”