Vote in Planet Tabloid's silly season special

The annual summer "Silly Season" continues - and in tribute to the nation's obsession with reality TV and quizzes - Planet Tabloid is hosting its own interactive special.

Summertime - and the living ain't easy. When there's no news, journalists everywhere have to work harder to find things to fill their pages.

But who has gone too far in their struggle? Who has scraped the barrel so much, they've fallen in?

Last week you voted off the story about Big Brother Helen meeting Survivor Charlotte. But who will lose this week?

It's time once again to VOTE OFF THE WEAKEST STORY.

The loser will be jettisoned into the tabloid ether - voting closes 0900 BST Monday 13 August. Who loses? You decide.

1. Twenty-two stone shot-putter Trevor Misapeka, from American Samoa, was challenged to a 100-metre race against Sun sports journalist Vikki Orvice, and lost. The challenge came after Trevor the Tortoise clocked a sluggish 14.28 seconds over the distance at the World Athletics Championships. He was allowed to race after failing to qualify for the shot-putt. (Sun, 8 August).

2. Lunciana Morad, a model from Brazil, had an affair with Randy Rocker Rod Stewart 12 years ago. The news aspect is that Luciana does NOT have blonde hair. (Sun, 9 August).

3. It is Geri Halliwell's birthday. Exactly one year ago she was 28. Now she's 29. In 12 month's time she'll almost certainly be 30. If he could talk, the papers report, her pet dog Harry would probably say: "Happy Birthday Geri - and save me some birthday cake". (Star, 6 August).

4. Big Brother star Helen Adams has been "sacked" from her job as a hairdresser at the Classy Cuts salon in her home town of Cwmbran in South Wales. This is a tragedy because Helen has worked at the salon since she was sixteen. She is now unemployed. (Mirror, 8 August).

5. The 22-year-old sister of a participant in the reality TV show Survivor once offered to go to bed with a man. Since, it is alleged, the sister is very good looking, the man she propositioned told newspapers: "I felt like the luckiest man on earth." (Sun, 7 August).

6. Hollywood stars Penelope Cruz and Tom Cruise were photographed standing near to each other in a building at some point in recent weeks. But this does not mean they are having an affair. Even the Daily Star thinks it quite normal for two people to stand in a building without having an affair. Cruz and Cruise also have similar names. But they are not planning to get married or anything like that. They are "just good friends". (Star, 8 August).

7. 72% of "Brits" are suffering from (or, possibly, enjoying) "Jamie Oliver Syndrome". This new condition involves people thinking that "food is the new foreplay" in sexual encounters. (Star, 8 August).

8. An escaped 39-year old tortoise called Toby crawled three miles around the suburbs of Exeter before being found again three days later. As though this were not exciting enough, it is reported that Toby the Tortoise crossed several roads and walked through a bridge under a railway line. (Mail, 7 August).

9. The wife of Manchester United captain Roy Keane has just given birth to her fourth baby. Several other Manchester United players' wives have given birth to children in recent months. Roy Keane is believed to be "chuffed". (Sun, 7 August).

10. Golf hero Jarmo Sandelin has taken to wearing odd-looking sunglasses which are secured over the top of his head, instead of at the sides. The glasses make Jarmo Sandelin look strange. But he doesn't care. (Express, 6 August).

 VOTE RESULTS

Vote off the weakest story

Trevor the Tortoise comes last in race
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Rod Stewart had a girlfriend 12 years ago
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It was Geri Halliwell's birthday
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Hairdresser leaves work
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Adventures of a Survivor sister
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Tom and Penelope stand close to each other
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Jamie Oliver syndrome
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Tortoise walks slowly
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Ordinary woman has baby
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Golfer wears odd sunglasses
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Check back to the UK index on Monday to see who has lost. And if you spot something in the papers in the coming days, let the Planet Tabloid authorities know about it.

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