Our pick of the week: The story, the stat, the quote, the tweet

Oliver Laughland on the people and stories in the media spotlight in the last seven daysThe storyPresumed eatenIt was a carnival of the absurd. First, that the misfortunes of a lone penguin captured news interest around the globe, then that $30,000 (£19,000) was lavished on his return to health, and then, that despite all of this love, the penguin, dubbed Happy Feet, is probably dead. Following a release back to the wild, the tagging signal from the world's favourite flightless bird has disapp...

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