I sub-edit copy on a local newspaper. Oddly enough, bubblyrat, just the other day I was handling a report of an animal cruelty case in which one of the dogs was said to have been found to be in an emancipated state.

Another one which was spotted in time, just yesterday, was a travel feature on Portugal which said the River Douro was home to several extinct birds.

But one which got past everybody a few years ago and appeared in print - written by a fast-rising young reporter - mentioned renowned father of English literature the Vulnerable Bede.