It wasn’t all bad
A thief who held up a wine shop in Brussels handed back the cash he’d stolen, after being told about the crises that had blighted the business. The armed robber, who was wearing a motorbike helmet, rushed into Le Cellier de Vinalgros and told staff to empty the till. When he was given €110, he demanded more – only to be told there was none, as the shop’s takings were so depleted. At that point, he returned the money and left. I think “he felt sorry for us”, the shop’s owner reflected. A four-year-old from Somerset has become Mensa’s youngest UK member. Teddy Hobbs taught himself to read at the age of two; he can count to 100 in seven languages (including Mandarin and Welsh); and he has the word recognition…