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Nursery World, 24 January 2008

An amateur dramatics group staging a pantomime version of 'Pirates of the Caribbean' in Carnon Downs, Cornwall, has been told by police to keep two plastic swords and a pop-up gun under lock and key whenever the props are not being used on stage, said The Times.

Co-director Elaine Gummow said that to satisfy health and safety regulations she had to inform the local constabulary if she planned to move the offending items. A giant Pacific octopus living in a Cornish aquarium has formed an unlikely bond with a plastic Mr Potato Head, reported the BBC. 'We wanted an octopus-friendly toy that had a...

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