One in five parents refuses to read fairytales such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Rapunzel on the basis that they are too “gruesome” for children.

According to research, having an unusual name plays a major role in how people are perceived by those around them and can lead to less career progression. This explains a lot. I’d previously thought that my lack of career progression was due to my inertia when in fact it’s all my mum and dad’s fault. It’s so unfair.

Like the Loch Ness Monster, the Abominable Snowman and a mobile phone salesperson that doesn’t try to sell you an insurance policy you’ll never be able to use, scientists are now telling us that the G-Spot doesn’t exist.

Money can’t buy you love – never has this phrase been so apt than when browsing the Valentine’s Day section at Asda.

Sticking to the theme of love this week (a theme! Get me) I was pleased to see that valuable research has been carried out to gauge what makes men and women attractive.

One of the recurring arguments I’ve seen for the Occupy Norwich tent-dwellers moving on to pastures new is that their encampment “is an eyesore”.

I’m struggling to think of anything I’d be interested enough to queue for without certain knowledge that at the end of my wait, there’d be guaranteed success.

Mrs Sting has finally laid to rest rumours that she and the former frontman of The Police spend days on end indulging in tantric sex sessions.

Waterstones has announced a rebranding exercise which will see it drop the apostrophe from its name.