Winner of Jerusalem competition

A kind-of handpainted representation of the phrase, Feather-footed through the plashy fen passes the questing vowel, has been despatched to Andrew, the lucky winner of last month’s Jerusalem competition.

Balearic sex tourism

The head of the Balearics tourism authority, Juan Carlos Alía, has just had to resign following the revelation – brought out by some smart work by socialist deputy, Antonio Diéguez – that he tried to include a trip to one of Moscow’s top brothels, Rasputin, on his expenses claim. Alía was in Moscow to give…