Watch the moment George W Bush dodges shoes thrown by an Iraqi journalist on this day 15 years ago. Muntazer al-Zaidi gained fame for hurling his footwear at the US president, sharing his anger at the corruption and chaos that followed the American-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. He is still furious, and earlier this year, said that his only regret is that he “only had two shoes”.
When the appropriately named Dr Alistair Bush set out to win the Mulletfest competition, he vowed to spark a new rivalry between Britain and Australia in an echo of the Victorian humour behind the Ashes.