An investigation has been launched after two puppies were found dumped in a bin bag in woodland.

One of the Staffordshire bull terrier-cross puppies had to be put down after it was found to have such bad eye ulcers it had been blinded, the RSPCA said.

The surviving male puppy, which has been named Piglet, is being treated for an abscess on his back leg. He was also found to have chewed ear tips, a minor umbilical hernia and some fur loss, possibly as a result of mange.

The RSPCA was alerted after a member of public discovered the two four-week-old puppies in a bag in an area known as Bluebell Woods, close to Middle Winterslow, near Salisbury in Wiltshire. (PA)

Advertising face

Two enterprising graduates are selling advertising space on their faces to pay off a combined student debt of almost £50,000.

Faced with a challenging job market, former Cambridge students Ed Moyse and Ross Harper are painting different company logos on their faces.

The graduates, who met on their first day at Selwyn College, Cambridge, started the business on October 1 and said they made £3,500 in the first 10 days. (PA)

Number one toilet

An ultra-clean Chicago museum toilet with a calming night sky decor has been named America’s finest place to answer the call of nature.

The Chicago Field Museum’s two family friendly restrooms were winners of the annual best public toilet contest run by workplace supplies company Cintas.

Patrons enjoy “artwork of a beautiful night sky, a calming image that also absorbs sound”, the winning citation said, also referring to mini-toilets for children and rigorous hygiene. (PA)

Wind-power

An independent fashion retailer is to develop wind turbines which will power all 300 of its shops in the UK.

Mackays Group, which trades as M&Co, said it is the first high street chain to fully control its energy consumption.

The company has estimated it will need to develop as much as 20 megawatts of capacity to service its shops and has launched wholly-owned subsidiary MEG Renewables which will operate small- to medium-scale wind turbine sites. (PA)

Student sex warning

Medical students have been warned to find somewhere private if they want to get saucy after a couple were caught on hospital CCTV.

The unidentified couple were found by a member of the clinical skills team outside an education block at Southampton General Hospital.

Associate dean of medicine at the University of Southampton Chris Stephens warned students in an e-mail: “If you want to perform ... sex on each other I am sure you could find a more comfortable place that is out of public view and off NHS property!” (PA)

Spider-Man snared

A sword-wielding bandit wearing a Spider-Man mask found out the hard way that he did not have superhero powers when he walked into a North Carolina convenience store and demanded money.

The clerk pulled out a broom and poked him in the stomach. A second clerk joined in the struggle and the raider lost his mask and part of his ponytail was ripped out before he fled.

Officers found Dale Foughty, 56, at a nearby home. He was being held on $100,000 bond and faces several charges. (PA)

Armadillo assault

Guns are not always the weapons of choice in Texas.

Dallas police are hunting a man who attacked a woman with a frozen armadillo.

He was going to sell the iced carcass as food to the woman before they got into an argument over price. He then threw his food and weapon at the 57-year-old woman, who suffered bruises. (PA)

Mother’s shame

A mother has pleaded guilty to charges that she forced her four-year-old son to drink beer and gave her 10-month-old daughter beer and cocaine.

Juliette Dunn, 29, of Connecticut, pleaded guilty to risk of injury to a child. A companion, 33-year-old Lisa Jefferson, pleaded guilty to the same charges. Police say officers were waved down by a neighbour who complained that a woman was feeding children beer at a playground.

The children were turned over to the Department of Children and Families. (PA)

Girl aloud

Kimberley Walsh declared her old pal and Girls Aloud colleague Sarah Harding is doing “really well” after entering rehab.

It emerged last week that Ms Harding had entered a treatment centre to help her deal with depression and her drinking following her split from boyfriend, the DJ Tom Crane.

Ms Walsh said of her pal: “She’s good. She’s doing really, really well. We’re all there for her.” (PA)