One of the jobs we’ve all done, usually as a keen trainee, is the trawl through the classifieds in search of stories.

The Evening Beast is no different – it’s still a job that is a permanent fixture on the daily diary.

After all, who knows what might lurk within? ‘Wedding dress, size 22, never worn’is always a winner. The angry wife denouncing her straying husband is usually good for a laugh. And then there’s the ‘Gobbling Teasmade”, definitely a daybreak bargain at £9.99.