In the event of anyone wishing to invoke the very Prince of Spirits, the following ingredients were prescribed to be burnt - Juice of Hypericon, Saffron, Artemisia, and the root of Valerian.

People like Dick Advocaat, who knew hee-haw about Scottish football's history, set about whittling away little bits of our tradition on the grounds... well, let's be honest, that they were an inconvenience.

Hardest hit was the town of Hsichih, north of Taipei. The whole town was flooded as the river overflowed its banks. Police rescued 3,000 stranded residents. The Hsichih Baptist Chapel, where Southern Baptist missionaries Herbert and Alice Barrett work, was flooded with six feet of water.

Buying a house in central London will set you back close to a million quid, these days – it's just silly money.