The annual Bulwer-Lytton literary parody prize went to an opening sentence containing a burrito, an angel and a shovel. The winning entry written by a retired mechanical designer Jim Guigli of California, read:"Detective Bart Lasiter was in his office studying the light from his one small window falling on his super burrito when the door swung open to reveal a woman whose body said you've had your last burrito for a while, whose face said angels did exist, and whose eyes said she could make you dig your own grave and lick the shovel clean. " The contest challenges entrants to submit their worst opening sentence of an imaginary novel.

On Tuesday, the annual Bulwer-Lytton literary parody prize went to an opening sentence containing a burrito, an angel and a shovel. Retired mechanical designer Jim Guigli of California was proclaimed winner of the contest, which challenges entrants to submit their worst opening sentence of an imaginary novel.

Heiress and party girl Paris Hilton participated in a radio station's set-up to prank call a Hilton hotel in Glasgow, Scotland and ask them for a discount on a room there. Hilton, whose great-grandfather founded the worldwide hotel chain, agreed to call the Glasgow hotel, which was aired on Real Radio.

Scottish authorities on Wednesday complained some of the world's trash, coming from several countries including far off Brazil and Japan is piling up on a Scottish beach. Marine ranger Sarah Money told Reuters, "Despite being so remote, St Kilda is not immune to the problems of plastic marine debris pollution. " St Kilda harbors over a million marine birds and is a world heritage site.

Viewers in Scotland have been angered by a BBC TV program that depicted the Edinburgh council killing pigeons, The Scotsman newspaper reported Tuesday. Animal groups received thousands of emails and phone calls from viewers who were angered by the show.