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Fiona Griggs has become the first national conker champion of Scotland. The championship took place for the first time last Sunday. The event was split into three age categories and also had and event where competitors could bring their own conker. The organisers were pleased with the success of the event and hope to stage it every year.

A man on a hunting trip had the humiliation of actually getting shot by his dog. The man was shooting pheasants and had put his gun on the ground to collect a bird from over a fence. As he climbed the fence one of his hunting dogs stood on the gun, shooting him in his left leg. Officials are now investigating whether the dog was provoked.

The deputy mayor of Delhi has died after being attacked by wild monkeys. SS Bajwa suffered head injuries after falling from a first floor terrace whilst trying to fight off the monkeys. The city has long been plagued by monkeys which invade government complexes and temples and often attack passers by. They have tried to combat the problem by employing monkey catchers to move them into the forest and training larger langur monkeys to scare off the much smaller Rhesus macaques. Culling is not an option because the monkeys are seen as a manifestation on the monkey god Hanuman by devout Hindus.

An unfortunate squirrel with a love for nuts got into a spot of bother when he crawled into a bird feeder. Getting into the squirrel proof bird feeder was not a problem for the then thin and sleek squirrel. Getting out after consuming all the nuts proved a little more difficult. Luckily for the greedy squirrel the RSPCA were on hand to release him and the squirrel ran off unharmed but feeling a little sheepish.

A pastor who decided to spread the word of God by putting scripture messages into bottles before throwing them into the sea has been fined for littering. The bottles were meant to be carried out to sea and across to Holland, France and Germany but unfortunately for the Pastor they ended up on Gorlestone beach in Norfolk and he was fined for littering.

Port Allen City Council has become the second Cajun-country town to ban saggy pants. By saggy pants I mean the style of trousers that fall below the hips often exposing the wearer’s underwear. The o ordinance requires pants to be secured at the waist so that they do not fall below the hips. Violators could be fine $25 to $250 for a first offence and $250 to $500 for repeat offences. Council member Hugh Riviere said he didn't want to view other people's undergarments, saying it "is called underwear for a reason."

A study carried out at the University of East Anglia suggests that swearing at work can actually help employees cope with stress. Professor Yehuda Baruch warned that attempts to stop people swearing at work could also have a negative impact on employees, although he did discourage swearing in front of customers. Apparently swearing helps by developing solidarity as well as helping staff cope with stress.

Stratford-upon-Avon is hosting a Geesepeace event on how to deal with problem numbers of Canada geese. 50 delegates from across the UK and the USA will attend. Stratford-upon-Avon has managed to reduce its numbers of geese from 700 to 100 in less than three years through humane management. The birds can be a problem because they destroy vegetation, harass visitors and deposit around half a ton of excrement. Methods to control the geese include oiling eggs to prevent them from hatching.