Dinosaur footprints lead to discovery of giant quarry

A giant quarry possibly as much as 30 years old has been discovered in Oxfordshire on the site of some dinosaur footprints.  The quarry has been left intact and seems to have been used by trucks, diggers and tippers to remove limestone.  "Once we level the dinosaur footprints we'll have a clearer view of just what we have found," said Emma Nichols from Oxford University's Museum of Natural Quarries.  "It's certainly the biggest find of its kind in Europe."

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Channel 4 launch new 'Naked Hotel Shower Controls' gameshow

Channel 4 has announced a new gameshow where members of the public choose a shower cubicle that contains a shower unit modelled on one of the thousands of shower variants used in British hotels, disrobes, enters the cubicle and works out how to start the shower and set the temperature while being filmed by upwards of twenty cameras.

'British hotel shower controls are notoriously difficult to operate and extremely variable in terms of the way they work - is it a push, pull or twist, if the latter, which way?' said a commissioning editor at Channel 4.  'Obviously the participants will be naked for as long as it takes he or she to soap all over, rinse off and wash their hair, including conditioner,' he added.

The show is open to men and women of all ages, 'but we prefer women, of course,' he added.  The show isn't about gratuitous nudity, the channel argues, but is a fun vehicle to educate the viewers on the myriad ways showers in British hotels operate, 'with a little bit of fun stress thrown in,' said the editor.

The Palace refused to comment on rumours that Prince Andrew has offered to host a junior version of the show.

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Trump thanks Israeli Knesset for electing him President

During the conclusion of US President Donald Trump's address to the Israeli Knesset, he raised the eyebrows of more than a few by thanking them for electing him President of Israel.

'It's so nice of you all to be here today,' he told the assembled representatives, 'it was a pretty difficult campaign but I think we deserved it. Some are saying no-one has ever been president of two different countries before but we did it. I did it."

Benjamin Netanyahu seemed shell-shocked but managed to just stare ahead with a fixed grin as Mr Trump thanked him for a good fight during a difficult time.

"With all the war stuff going on, perhaps Benny was distracted a little but I would have won anyway. The Israeli people love me. And I'm not even Jewish! They said it couldn't be done but I did it."

Mr Trump then went on to make Mr Netanyahu his deputy and told the room that he would pop in in a couple of months to see how everyone was getting along but would be catching up with 'Benny' a couple of times a week, golf rounds notwithstanding.