SIDELINES…
CUPBOARD LOCK-IN
A Sheffield pub lost its licence after police found drinkers hiding in cupboards during the coronavirus lockdown. The Pitsmoor Hotel in Sheffield was raided by police on 24 April after reports it was still serving customers, and issued with a prohibition order. But when they returned the next day, officers found people in cupboards and on the roof “to make it look like no one was inside”. BBC News, 24 June 2020.
EMUS BARRED
Kevin and Carol, a pair of friendly emus who wander around Yaraka in Queensland, Australia, have been barred from the town’s only pub after leaving droppings on the floor and stealing toast. toast.theguardian.com, 28 July 2020.
DOG SHOOTS DRIVER
An Oklahoma woman, Tina Springer, 44, was a car passenger when she was shot in the thigh by a Labrador retriever travelling in
