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  1. Two bungling conmen who tried to pass off ice cubes as iPads were rumbled when they melted, a court heard.

     

    Nathan Meunch, 29, and Nigel Bennett, 39, stuffed ice in a parcel then insured it for the tablets “inside”.

     

    They planned to post it by special delivery then claim £2,500 compensation from Royal Mail when it failed to arrive at the other end.

     

    But Post Office staff contacted investigators after the parcel started leaking.

     

    During the trial the court heard the parcel had ‘disintegrated’ in front of shocked postal workers.

     

    Counter clerk Elaine Sloane, told the court how she served Meunch, on May 14, 2012 and noticed damp spots on his jacket.

     

    She said: “I just happened to say to the gentleman is it raining outside and he said yes but it seemed strange to me because I could see from where I was sitting it didn’t look like it was raining.”

     

    “I asked him what was inside and he said iPads. About an hour later, a colleague noticed a puddle of water beneath the Special Delivery pile.

     

    “We had a little look and you could see all ice in there. He had sent it as iPads and I couldn’t believe it was all this water and the box was disintegrating.”

     

  2. The Story of TROOPER

     

    Real ale fan and history aficionado Bruce Dickinson, Maiden's vocalist, played a major role in developing the unique flavour of the beer, entailing ongoing visits to Robinson’s brewery in Stockport.

    "I'm a lifelong fan of traditional English ale; I thought I'd died and gone to heaven when we were asked to create our own beer. I have to say that I was very nervous: Robinsons are the only people I have had to audition for in 30 years. Their magic has been to create the alchemical wedding of flavour and texture that is TROOPER. I love it."

     

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