The Sun cheers us up

Thousands of people who entered competitions on The Sun website have been warned that their personal information may have been stolen, reports the BBC.

The company said it had reported the matter to the police and the Information Commissioner.

Did the company say that with a straight face? What did the police and the Information Commissioner say, I wonder. "Never heard of you"?

It gets better.

News International ... said: "We take customer data extremely seriously".

Yes, we all know how seriously you take data security.