And from local British press: the story of the chair that deliberately was put on fire and destroyed. A low-point in the nation's media coverage you might think, but the editor of Westmoreland Gazette said it had been the paper's most viewed story for nearly a week – and in this age of interactivity the comments are priceless:

The chair knew the risks. Gang Warfare in Kendal is rife, and when you choose a side, you gotta be down with the risks...
I think it high time the Westmorland Gazette had something newsworthy to print: perhaps a drowned shopping trolley in the Kent or a discarded piece of mint cake found on the cobbled streets of Kendal.... read more here (via Adrian Monck).