Single man’s sofa dubbed Site of Special Scientific Interest
A bachelor’s bedsit in Witney has become the unlikely focus for nature conservation after a hitherto unknown ecosystem was discovered in his sofa and it has been designated a Site of Special Scientific...
View ArticleDerren Brown correctly predicts DFS Double Discount Deal
TV hypnotist Derren Brown left fellow customers gobsmacked yesterday following a surprise visit to DFS’s Taunton store. ‘It was incredible,’ gasped one shopper, who was wondering how he’d fit two...
View ArticleClaim that Venus of Urbino reclines on a DFS sofa sparks conflict
A claim that Titian’s Venus of Urbino (1538) is portrayed reclining on a DFS sofa has provoked fierce hostilities between art experts and discount sofa manufacturers. Professor Massimo Taglia of...
View ArticleHousewife ‘distraught’ after her lounge is downgraded to living-room
Relatives were today comforting a 56-year-old Bacup woman after her bungalow’s lounge was downgraded in status to living-room by the Royal Drawing-Rooms and Lounges Society. Sitting in her living-room...
View ArticleDFS sofa sells for record £30m
A DFS sofa has been sold at Sotheby’s to an unknown buyer for a record £30m. A wealthy Japanese collector of fine furniture bought the sofa, discovered in a neglected state in the front garden of a...
View ArticleHealth concerns over man who paid full price at Alton Towers
A man, whose name has been withheld to spare him public humiliation has been detained for psychiatric reports after arriving unannounced with his wife and two children at Alton Towers and attempting to...
View ArticleCabinet endure all-night sofa negotiations as DFS Christmas deadline looms
Theresa May’s cabinet have been embroiled in all-night negotiations this week to submit the final design for the new cabinet room sofa before the DFS Christmas deadline. A Junior Minister for Soft...
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