Shock News From DEFRA

They've had a quick look round the office and are happy to confirm that they haven't lost anything else yet today.

"It's usually after lunch, once people have had a few beers, that stuff starts to go AWOL," said DEFRA spokesman Mr A Tealeaf.

"Laptops, 42" Plasma TV's, antique Victorian desks, 21,000 cows are all easily misplaced once you've had a few sherbets."

A DERFA Spokesman

A DEFRA spokesman on his way home last night