THE stuff people left behind in Travelodge's 460 hotels last year is covered by the Examiner on page 30 tonight. They included a life size Dalek, a set of gold dentures, a rocking horse, a decree absolute, the keys to a Rolls Royce Phantom, a Rolex watch, £10,000 cash (thrown into a waste bin by accident), a traffic lollipop stick, a case of artificial legs and a bridegroom.

He was left tied to the bed by friends on the eve of his wedding as a joke. Unfortunately, no one remembered to untie him and the wedding was delayed two hours.

There were lots of electronic devices, mobile phone, iPhones, iTouches, cameras, Blackberries and e-readers and 20,000 books, although whether they were left behind through forgetfulness or abandoned because the reader realised they had bought a load of tosh is open to debate.

Top three titles were: Simon Cowell's Unauthorised Biography, Ant and Dec's Ooh What A Lovely Pair and The Storm, The World Economic Crisis and What it Means by Vince Cable.

So I suppose it is fair to assume that the latter reason applied.

Travelodge will donate all items not claimed within three months to Cancer Research UK charity shops across the UK. They expect to raise more than £200,000.