10 JUNE 2000, Page 57

No. 2142: Very different story

The sports headline 'Wallabies Maul Lions' could equally well apply to some extraordi- nary incident in a zoo. You are invited to take a headline from a recent newspaper (please enclose it) and supply your own very different news item to fit it (maximum 120 words). Entries to 'Competition No. 2142' by 22 June.