A brighter day for most (BBC)

Rain and wind subside,
Sunshine finally breaks through,
Spring, at last, is here.

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Farmer refuses to sell rude-shaped plant (Metro)

Farmer shocked to find
His veg is "pleased to see him."
Kinky good-luck charm.

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Former LPO conductor suffers stage fall in Paris (BBC)

Strings and brass are hushed,
In a bizarre crescendo,
As conductor slips.

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Regina Spektor unveils new song 'Small Town Moon' (NME)

On the radio,
New song, album, gigs to come;
Spektor's 'Small Town Moon'.

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For sale: 60 of Britain's iconic red phone boxes (yahoo)

Red phone box for sale,
BT sells British icons,
Make your own Tardis!

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KFC must pay $8.3m to poisoned girl in Australia (BBC)

Dodgy chicken wrap,
Leads to million-pound lawsuit,
The Colonel ain't pleased.

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Muppets to return in film sequel (BBC)

The Muppets are back!
But without Jason Segal.
Kermit's on his own.

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US man's fossil find stumps experts (SBS)

'Godzillus' fossil,
Uncovered in the US,
What on earth is it?

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In pictures: Cutty Sark ship-shape once more (BBC)

Ship gutted by flames,
The Cutty Sark in Greenwich,
Finally restored.

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Jacksons want a hologram version of Michael for tour (music-news.com

I'm starting with the
Hologram in the mirror,
A Jackson thriller.

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The King's Speech play to close in West End (BBC)

The king falls silent,
Film's success unmatched by stage,
Speech abruptly ends.

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Chicken without an egg born in Sri Lanka (Metro)

Chicken or the egg?
In Sri Lanka not the egg,
But chicken comes first.

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Gotye tops US music chart (ABC)

Aussie tops Billboard,
A first since Savage Garden,
Gotye on top.

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Gulf seafood deformities alarm scientists (Aljazeera)

Oil still devastates,
Blind shrimp are catch of the day,
Thanks a lot BP.

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"I found 11 films showing my wife in indecent scenes with her lover": Egyptian man's shock as wife pops up in porn film online (Mirror)

Porn-virgin husband,
Surfs the web for dirty films,
Finds his dirty wife.

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Jack White streams debut solo album 'Blunderbuss' online (NME)

Jack White's 'Blunderbuss',
From The White Stripes to Itunes,
Solo debut streams.

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Tube workers vote to strike over pay row (BBC)

Hello passengers,
There will be major delays
Until they pay us.

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Jessie J 'Being Monitored By Doctors' Amidst Health Fears (mtv.co.uk)

Nobody's perfect,
It's not about the money,
But Jessie J's health.

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Auroras Seen on Uranus For First Time (National Geographic)

In a stroke of luck
Hubble snaps auroral storms,
Uranus lights up.

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Titanic 3D crowns UK box office chart (BBC)

UK number 1,
Titanic is flying, Jack!
Her heart will go on.

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Chisel fans left cold after cat bites Moss (ABC)

Rock star cat attack,
Moss 'sorry to be pussy',
Chisel fans left cold.

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Half a million Mac computers infected with malware (BBC)

Macs hacked by virus,
Is yours a rotten apple?
Thousands are at risk.

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Tourists return to post-war Bosnia (SBS)

Food, wine, and culture,
Tourists back in Bosnia,
A long slow return.

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Dannii Minogue, Kris Smith split (ABC)

Announced on twitter,
Please don't judge the Ex-factor,
Dannii and Kris split.

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Prince Harry hailed a hero after rescuing injured polo player (Metro)

Prince to the rescue!
Harry 'doing the right thing,'
Saves polo player.

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10 stories that could be April Fools pranks but aren't (BBC)

PM pasta sauce,
Lion victim saved by bear,
No donkey parade.

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Aung San Suu Kyi wins seat in parliament (ABC)

Aung San Suu Kyi wins
First bid for parliament seat,
Thousands celebrate.

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Pesticides hit queen bee numbers (BBC)

Numbers in decline,
Impacts beyond colony,
Pesticides kill bees!

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