The UK's regional newspapers were evening more wild and wonderful than usual today.
Here is a round-up of some of the most sensational stories:
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Hull toilets to get interactive jukebox and touch-screen urinals – from the Hull Daily Mail
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Does this video show a SHARK swimming off the coast of Redcar?– Teesside Gazette
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Renaming of River Otter to River Beaver 'will bring millions to East Devon economy' Exeter Express and Echo
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Scunthorpe streets set to be named after Justin Bieber, Beyonce, Rihanna and Snoop Dogg – Scunthorpe Telegraph
- Giant inflatable rooftop slide coming to Manchester city centre – Manchester Evening News
- MP calls Donald Trump 'irresponsible' for saying he could nuke Europe – Birmingham Mail
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Drone parking wardens to begin patrolling Swansea skies and issuing tickets – South Wales Evening Post
- World's first working regional accent translator developed in Nottingham – Nottingham Evening Post
- Giant strawberry a huge treat for Swindonians – Swindon Advertiser
- Bolton bakery launches town's first left-handed sandwich – The Bolton News
These stories were of course, all April Fool's jokes (apart from the last one, Donald Trump really is the Republican frontrunner for the US presidential nomination).
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