Scientists have warned that Britain's farming soil could run out in 60 years leading to a food crisis.

Over use of land has resulted into fertile soil being used up quicker than it can be replenished leaving the government to come up with plans to protect the soil.

And it's not only Britain that is facing trouble; soil in China is being used 57 times quicker it can be replenished, Europe 17 times, America 10 times and Australia 5 times.

An Australian conference heard the figures and warned the problem could lead to a global food crisis in the future.

 

It is about time Polly the parrot and Felix the cat got their own legal representative, were they due to appear in court.

Switzerland is holding a referendum in March on whether pets and other domestic animals should have the right to be represented by lawyers.

Let's keep our paws crossed!

Boris loves his chocolate!

For the Londoners who attended the London Mayor's question time today in City Hall, it was a relief to learn that the Mayor won't be without his daily chocolate fix for long.

The declaration of the return of the chocolate bars in the City Hall cafeteria was the first issue the Mayor happily announced in the beginning of the meeting.

The matter didn't go down too well with the opposition Assembly Members who accused Boris Johnson of talking about issues that were of no importance.

 

A dozen locks of Michael Jackson's hair are expected to fetch £1,000 at an auction.

The precious strands of hair were recovered by a producer who used his coat to smother the flames when Michael's hair caught fire during the filming of a TV commercial for Pepsi in 1984.

Now, is that an investment you'd be interested in?

Yellow is hot!

If you had to name a sexy cartoon character, who would it be?

Jessica Rabbit? Lara Croft? Marge Simpson??

Well, it does seem that yellow is hot indeed as Marge Simpson has become the first cartoon character to make in on the front cover of Playboy magazine.

Pop a pill

None of us ever have to feel like we're under-performing in our exams again as it might become legal to pop

"smart pills".

In some US universities a quarter of students are using drugs, normally used for conditions like Alzheimers, to boost their brain power, and the British students are following.

So, why not...Just ignore the small print that reads: This product can cause mood swings, increased heart rate, headaches, dizziness and insomnia. Also very addictive.

A billionaire clown has become the 7th space tourist.

The Canadian Cirque Du Soleil founder boarded a Russian rocket on a mission to bring humour into the International Space Station (ISS).