A delivery was ushered in, with some ceremony, the white polystyrene box being held aloft like precious cargo.

Nobody likes a smart-arse.' Meera sat back on her haunches and raised the white polystyrene mask from her mouth.

A 100-foot long white polystyrene caterpillar wriggled down the tunnel at the King Baudouin Stadium, flanked by 22 people tied up in velvet sacks.

'You need to have a look at this.' Red Ken was surrounded by tiny white polystyrene balls.