Having cut his teeth on London's take-no-prisoners comedy circuit he can handle hecklers too, sometimes with musical accompaniment; recent shows see him armed with a veritable chamber orchestra's worth of instruments, all of which he plays.

Many pilots' lives were saved during World War II by salf-sealing gas tanks that kept their planes from becoming fireballs when riddled with bullets.

The three chiefs of staff are described by sources as ‘spitting nails’ over the latest proposals to cut the defence budget even further.

Choose your hand, try your best. He who wins, wins it all. Devil take the hindmost.