Midlands Inquiry

Respected German daily newspaper Wunter Under Meijer today reports that police in the Midlands are investigating a strange incident in Birmingham.

A woman, aged 43, and a young man aged 22, were injured after a bizarre incident near Villa Park, when a large rattle and dummy fell from the sky with the rattle striking the man and the dummy striking the woman.

Reports from eyewitnesses say that the objects flew out of Villa Park.

Police say they are following a definite line of inquiry. ''We have a lead. We think Martin O'Neill has been throwing his toys out of the pram again. It's not the first time we've had reports of him doing this'', says Detective Superintendant Hooklynand Sinker.

O'Neill was unavailable for comment, with sources close to him saying that it was bed time, but it's believed that Mr O'Neill's demeanour that day had been described by people at Villa as ''cranky''.