A £25,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the recovery of a medieval jug stolen from a museum in the UK.

Insurer Zurich has put up the cash for the safe return of the Wenlok Jug, taken from a high-security display cabinet during a break-in at Luton’s Stockwood Discovery Centre two weeks ago.

The bronze jug, decorated with coats-of-arms and badges and inscribed with the words “My Lord Wenlok”, is said by experts to be of national significance.

Zurich, which insures the museum, is offering the reward for the return of the item in a reasonable condition to anyone who had no involvement in the offence.

Scent of a woman

A new study appears to confirm that women have a significantly better sense of smell than men.

More women than men claimed to be able to recognise 14 out of 15 garden scents in the survey of 2,000 people for Gardeners’ World magazine, and recognition improved with age.

The list of smells included rose, lilac, freshly cut grass and compost, with creosote being the only smell recognised by equal numbers of men and women.

Corpse on train

Two Poles have been detained after a corpse rolled up in a rug fell out of a sofa-bed that they were trying to load on a local commuter train.

Witnesses said the two men were trying to get the furniture onboard a train headed for the Polish Baltic Sea port city of Gdansk, when a compartment containing the corpse flew open and the body fell out. The two suspects aged 23 and 40 were held for questioning.

While details of the deceased were not released, he was identified as a 59 year old by police.

Flights of fancy anger cabin crew

Airline flight attendants are fuming over nightclubs in South Korea that feature sexy waitresses dressed in skimpy copies of cabin crew uniforms.

In Seoul, young women attired like flight attendants have handed out leaflets advertising one such “concept” bar. The leaflets promise “Beautiful flight attendants will provide you with best service.”

One bar offered liquor, side dishes and service by a “flight attendant”, with an “economy class” version, a business class “service” and a first class “trip”. And for an extra €67, a “flight attendant” will snuggle up close to customers.

UK driver stress reaches fever pitch

Road rage is rife on UK roads according to a survey.

A poll by Motors.co.uk found that 41 per cent admitted to regularly swearing at other drivers while at the wheel and 25 per cent sped up or slowed to take revenge on other motorists.

Meanwhile four per cent of drivers followed the offending motorist, six per cent punched the steering wheel and one per cent got out of the car to fight.

As many as 19 per cent quarrelled with a loved one after an incident of road rage.