Sharks, Rod Stewart and wedding day savings

Bonjour mes amis! It's been a busy week for you Londoners. Here's Kronenbourg 1664's round up of the stand out watercooler moments from the last seven days. A bientôt!

Friday 26 May 2017 16:09 BST
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Hummous help

Quel désastre! La Grande-Bretagne is reeling, we read, from the hummous shortage in supermarkets. But being Brits you know what to do: keep calm and carry on, and try one of our beautiful terrines de campagne until the chickpea delicacy returns.

Proud papa

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Les felicitations to Rod Stewart, who on Instagram posted footage of son Liam, 22, scoring his first goal for the British ice hockey team. Pas de surprise that Sir Rod is such a proud papa. When it comes to finding the net, the first puck is the sweetest!

Back on the road

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Mon dieu, have-a-go-hero Tom Hardy isn’t just a tough guy in the movies. An eyewitness said the Mad Max star “looked furious” as he chased and apprehended a bicycle thief in Richmond, Surrey. We salute Tom on his unscheduled return to Fury Road.

Raising a (pint) glass

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(Credit: Alamy (Credit: Alamy)

According to your rural style bible Country Life, the vogue for flashy weddings must end. With the average price of nuptials now more than £30,000, every happy couple might need to think about making savings. Well, who needs champagne when you have the supreme taste of Kronenbourg 1664?

Somethin’ not so stupid

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Sacré bleu, professional Frank Sinatra impersonator Jay Oxenham caught a huge 450lb porbeagle shark off the Cornish coast after a two-hour struggle. Naturellement, Jay did it his way by releasing the beast before it could make its way into a Rick Stein fish stew.

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