| PC’s Supermarket Sweep
“PC Clubcard" as the Telegraph hilariously (my side are actually splitting) christens policeman Shaun Pennicott, found a loophole in Tesco's Clubcard system and systematically returned to their stores, day and night, in order to repeatedly scan the same voucher at self-service tills. All this scanning eventually earned the 42-year-old office a whopping 75,000 points which he then converted into British Airways air-miles. The Times reports that the 42-year-old, who has a holiday home in Tenerife, initially took advantage of a Tesco promotion involving Bird's Eye meals, buying 759 of the cheapest meals in three days, thus legally receiving 38,000 Clubcard points. However, his Clubcard habit grew to the rather mundane point where he was popping into the supermarket at every opportunity. An £800 fine and an order to do 120 hours community service was the criminal mastermind's punishment, although apparently, according to Tesco themselves, the loophole is still open as it would be too costly to close down.
Hijacker thwarted by pilot
SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands | A pilot thwarted a hijacking by knocking the attacker off-balance with a rough landing, officials said Friday. Capt. Ahmedou Mohamed Lemine discreetly warned the passengers in French — a language the gunman didn't speak — and told them to be ready to pounce. As Lemine landed the Air Mauritania Boeing 737, he slammed on the brakes, then abruptly accelerated, throwing the hijacker to the floor. The passengers and crew threw boiling water from a coffee maker on the man's face and chest, and then beat him into submission. Brandishing two 7mm pistols, the attacker on Thursday hijacked the Boeing 737, carrying 71 passengers and a crew of eight, shortly after it took off from the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott.
Explorers found suffocated in Canary Islands cave
RESCUE workers have found the bodies of six people who suffocated deep in an underground cavern on Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday, a spokeswoman said. The six were part of a group of 30, including scientists and members of a nature organisation, who had been exploring caves on Tenerife on Saturday. Most had managed to get out unaided, but eight were rescued in the early hours of the morning with acute breathing difficulties and were taken to a hospital. Rescuers found the last six in the afternoon. There were five men and one woman, and one of the men was Italian. "I can confirm there are six dead, and we have recovered five of the bodies so far," a spokeswoman for the emergency services said. She said the missing were 1500 to 2000 metres (5000 to 6500 feet) underground and access for rescue workers was very difficult.
New fury over car park speed bumps
He is the latest driver to count the cost of parking in the West Orchards after his car was damaged. He says speed bumps in the car park have damaged the underside of his Volkswagen Golf. The 34-year-old Skydome maintenance manager popped into the city centre to do some last-minute shopping for a holiday to Gran Canaria. But Mr Stew, of Canon Drive, Ash Green, got more than he bargained for when he discovered the speed bumps had broken his car's underside engine covering. .
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