Yesterday was a ...

Good Day for a pigeon, which finally arrived back in China 35 days after being set free in Hong Kong as part of the former colony's handover ceremonies. It is the only one of 174 birds from the Harbin Carrier Pigeon Association yet to arrive home.

Bad Day for Flossie Torgerson, 74, of West Hills, Los Angeles, whose pet chihuahua, Babette, was eaten by a 7ft-long boa constrictor when it wandered out through a dog flap on to the patio. Animal control officials stressed that there are no boa constrictors in the San Fernando Valley area. This one must have been an escaped pet, they say.

Embarrassing Day for lovers, as a young couple in Cologne had to call the police to free them after they had handcuffed themselves naked to a bed.