It sounds like the start of a joke doesn't it: how many cheerleaders can you fit in a lift? Well, some bright sparks in the home of the bright spark, Texas, decided to try and answer that question in an experiment of Newton-esque importance. For those of you here purely for the result by the way, I'll get it out of the way now: 26 cheerleaders is apparently the most you can fit in a lift.

Apologies to anyone who's actually proud to be Nigerian, but that country just sounds like literally the worst place on earth. The latest saga that has come to the press' attention is the kidnapping of Everton defender Joseph Yobo's brother, seized on Saturday from a hotel in Port Harcourt.

More than 20 police force military officers were injured in force followers a Premiership football game derby.

Police said some of their military officers received minor hurts in hassles after the Pittsburgh Of The South City and Aston Pancho Villa lucifer at St Andrew's on Sunday.

Trouble flared outside the land after the game and force spreading to close the Bullring shopping promenade in the metropolis centre.