Sea Life

PAUL THE OCTOPUS HAS RETIRED FROM THE CLAIRVOYANT’S BUSINESS!

After eight straight correct predictions which evidently cost bookmaker William Hill a cool £500,000 in payouts...the canny cephalopod is enjoying a well deserved rest.

No other World Cup pundit managed more than three correct forecasts in succession. Small wonder that Paul's tips lit up the world.

His exploits were featured on major TV stations across the globe. Celebrity agents as far afield as Russia and Japan offered large sums to sign him up. National newspapers clamoured for his services.

His story was the main topic of conversation on Facebook and Twitter. He was even regularly referred to in the commentary on some of the games in the World Cup's later stages.

Paul's name will forever rank alongside, if not slightly ahead of, other marine life notables such as Flipper and Keiko the killer whale.

Who could have predicted that a month ago?