Hit For Tats - Pity About All The Mixed Messages

I HAVE a confession to make. Ever since Scarlett Johansson waltzed down the London red carpet for the premiere of her flick The Other Boleyn Girl, I've been having fantasies. Fantasies about getting a tattoo. Because let's face it: if Scarlett, the doyenne of effortless chic who is bereft of all things naff is sporting some serious ink (even though it looks more like a rainbow cartoon drawn by a seven-year-old than an uber-sexy fashion accessory) it must be the new trend de jour.

Picture This A Day In The Life Of A Trainee Reptile Handler

STEPHEN McEWAN'S first assignment with the 4.5-metre Queensland scrub python seemed straightforward enough: give it a wash down to help loosen its skin, due to be shed before winter. But within a few seconds of McEwan entering the pool at the Australian Reptile Park, at Gosford, the snake thought of a better idea.