Being a Minion or a Hogwarts Professor are the top fantasy jobs for Britons, according to a survey.
More than 2,000 adults were quizzed by www.vouchercloud.com, which found that others wished they were time travellers or tooth fairies.
The top five jobs were Minion (32 per cent), Hogwarts Professor (27 per cent), superhero (26 per cent), dinosaur trainer (25 per cent) and time traveller (24 per cent).
Electric car goes 3,000 miles for £3
Britain’s longest journey in an electric car has come to a conclusion after a driver travelled more than 3,000 miles (4,828km) on the Electric Highway for just £3.
Travelling in a Nissan Leaf, Sam Parker visited nearly 150 charging locations across the UK from Exeter to Edinburgh, including a visit to the Womad Festival.
He said: “I charged up at home before setting off, which cost just £3, and after that refuelled on the Electric Highway for free using 100 per cent green electricity from the wind and the sun.”
Most 80s children lie about past
Parents who grew up in the 1980s and ‘90s admit to fictionalising elements of their youth to appear “more interesting”, a survey has found.
Nearly three-quarters (73 per cent) of Britons aged between 35 and 50 have lied about their pasts, with almost one-third (30 per cent) saying they do so to appeal to younger people.
The study, commissioned by Samsung Galaxy S6 edge, found 55 per cent falsely claimed to have joined a youth sub-culture movement such as punk or new romantic, while 42 per cent lied about going to the Glastonbury festival or holidaying in Ibiza.
Cocaine found hidden in fruit pulp
Customs and law enforcement personnel in Mexico said they found an undetermined amount of cocaine dissolved in fruit pulp imported from Colombia.
The drug was detected among 24 tons of red berries packed into 120 55-gallon drums of frozen fruit pulp. The berries were thawed and tests revealed that 16 of the drums contained cocaine mixed into the fruit.
Mexico’s customs and tax authority said it was a “sophisticated” and “unprecedented” smuggling attempt. The Mexican company named as the importer of the shipment had listed its headquarters at an abandoned, half-built house.
Syrup leaks all over US highway
Authorities in Keene, New Hampshire, were in for some sticky times when a load of maple syrup shifted in a tractor trailer and leaked very slowly all over a main highway.
Police Sergeant Thaddeus Derendal said about 220 gallons of the sweet-smelling pancake-topper from a Vermont producer oozed on to Route 101.
Firefighters used squeegees to corral the mess and poured something like cat litter on it to speed the drying process. The two eastbound lanes were reduced to one lane while the clean-up was under way.
Coach accused of hitting reporter
Mexico football coach Miguel Herrera – known for his shows of emotion during games – has been accused of punching a TV sports reporter who was critical of the team’s performances.
Television Azteca sports anchor Christian Martinoli said Herrera punched him at Philadelphia airport and apparently wanted to hit him again but fellow sports commentator Luis Garcia got between them.
The Mexican Soccer Federation did not respond to requests for comment about Martinoli’s allegations about the incident and Herrera did not comment. Azteca issued a statement calling for “a prompt and urgent investigation” of the incident.