The traditional nepalese art of... er, volleyball
Cornwall must be a popular spot for Nepalese migrs. When Ram Prasad Sharma, owner of the Gurkha restaurant in Falmouth, celebrated the Nepalese New Year recently, more than 50 Nepalese people gathered along with 200 other locals. A full programme of activities included traditional music, dancing and a volleyball competition, which the Falmouth restaurant's team won. In the cheering crowd was Arti Shreshta, vice-president of the Nepalese Caterers Association UK, and representatives of the Nepal Tourism Board. The event raised 400 for a local charity for disabled people. Last year the event raised funds to send a fire engine to Nepal, which is now in operation.
There's still light at the end of the tunnel
British MEPs said "cheers" after Brussels mandarins saw sense and exempted our beloved light ale from draft laws on food and drink labeling. The European Commission says it wants tighter controls on terms such as "low-fat", "fat-free" and "light". Bureaucrats are pressing for any alcoholic drinks above 1.2% abv to be prohibited from making any claims about their healthy benefits. MEP John Bowis said: "I'm delighted the Commission has seen sense and removed light ale from the scope of this legislation. Drinkers in the UK have been enjoying light ale for generations. Forcing manufacturers to change the drink's name would have been absurd."
Must have been a bad ride if that was the tip
The Metropolitan hotel in London was surprised when two of its breakfast boxes, dispatched with a couple of American guests on a plane to New York, were posted back to it the following week by a New York cab driver. A source revealed that the boxes were returned by the disgruntled cabbie, who complained that they had been left in the back of his taxi. The hotel can only suppose that after finishing their breakfasts and not wishing to leave the remains on the plane, the guests dumped them in the cab instead. The source didn't know why the cardboard disposable boxes hadn't been left in the nearest trash can.