And finally… crate escape

A man who bundled himself into a wooden crate and tried to mail himself from Australia to Britain has made a public appeal to help track down his accomplices.

Back in 1965, Welsh man Brian Robson, now 75, enlisted the help of Irish friends John and Paul in a scheme to return home cheaply.

The plan went awry when the sealed crate was put on a plane to Los Angeles instead of London, where he was found by customs agents.

Mr Robson was taken home to Wales after a grilling by FBI agents, but has never reconnected with his Irish comrades, The Irish Times reports.

He has appealed for them to get in touch so he can buy them a drink.

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