Day Tripper

I know it's wrong to laugh at others' misfortune, but this is a pearler. When Nick Flynn made his habitual trip to the Fitzwilliam museum in Cambridge, he didn't bank on smashing up the exhibits.

He tripped up on his shoelaces, and his 13stone weight fell firmly on 3 ancient Qing dynasty vases, valued at £75,000. He knocked them to the floor, and only one escaped being shattered.

Experts are looking at reconstructing the vases, which could take several months.