Did you fall for any April Fool’s 2017 pranks – and did you spot The Sun’s own cheeky effort?
From ‘too good to be true’ ideas like cracked screen balm to darkly humourous DIY cremation kits, we have the rundown of this year’s best jokes and japes
THIS year’s pranks ranged from comical policing to saying goodbye to loved ones in your back garden but did you fall for any of them?
Funeral Booker revealed CremMate, the country’s first DIY cremation system, in perhaps the darkest April Fool’s joke this year but Thames Valley Police showed they are going to new lengths in protecting their community.
The coppers released a video of one of their officers introducing the new Animal Whispering Unit and how non-human residents are helping them fight local gang crime.
We at The Sun also got in on the act with the revelation that Poundland was to raise its prices by 19p and rename itself £1.19 Land.
Mobile service provider giffgaff announced they had created a crack screen balm, one of several jokes many wished were true.
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Sun reader Ian Lynch kindly emailed in to tell us about a prank by students at the London Business School who claimed they had created an app that lets you turn down the volume of other people’s phones.
As Ian told us, it would make commuting much more bearable.
Domino’s attempted to reinvent the letterbox with a pizza box-sized delivery slot that would allow eaters never to answer the door again.
Following heartbreak at the hands of Fiji in last summer’s Olympic Games, the England Rugby Sevens team revealed they had adopted an innovative approach to their training.
Using Ostrich eggs, the lads said they were improving their hand-eye coordination as well as gain a protein boost ahead of their next competition at Twickenham in May.
In Scotland, two monsters were spotted as part of the tomfoolery north of the border.
The World Wildlife Fund revealed footage apparently of a polar bear wandering around the island of North Uist which they said corresponded with their tracking data from the artic.
Visit Scotland unveilaed a clip of a creature with an even scarier reputation after they took cameras to the picturesque Loch Ness.
To the relief of many, Nessie proved to be a cute cuddly toy on this occasion.
Iceland revealed they were now in the horticultural market after posting a video for their new frozen flowers while Subway went large on their dessert menu.
The American sandwichmaker unveiled three new savoury ice creams inspired by three of their favourite fillings - the flavours were meatball marinara, tuna and tikka chicken.
Paddy Power also revealed a new betting market for punters after completing the world's first underwater seahorse race.
The video was introduced by top jockey Ruby Walsh although the bookmakers will be hoping his bad luck doesn't rub off on them.
Walsh only managed a seventh placed finish with Douvan - the heavy favourite who flopped at Cheltenham and cost one punter a whopping £500,000.
There was more horse-related tomfoolery after it was announced that runners at the Grand National will be allowed to sport headphones for the first time.
Music streaming service Deezer has been working with leading trainers for several months and hope the technology will help horses focus in races.
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