A portrait of David Bowie took the artist Ed Chapman 180 hours to make – out of biscuits

A portrait of David Bowie took the artist Ed Chapman 180 hours to make – out of biscuits. The mosaicist created images of the “Heroes” singer for McVitie's

A portrait of David Bowie has taken an artist 180 hours to complete – out of biscuits.

Mosaicist Ed Chapman created images of the “Heroes” singer for McVitie’s, which is celebrating 100 years of the Chocolate Digestive.

He used more than 1,000 of the treats to fashion the faces of icons including Trevor McDonald and Judi Dench out of whole biscuits, fragments and crumbs.

His works will be on show 2-5 May at McVitie’s Chocolate Digestives Experience in Regent Street, London.

output: A portrait of David Bowie has taken an artist 180 hours to complete – out of biscuits.

Mosaicist Ed Chapman created images of the “Heroes” singer for McVitie’s, which is celebrating 100 years of the Chocolate Digestive.

He used more than 1,000 of the treats to fashion the faces of icons including Trevor McDonald and Judi Dench out of whole biscuits, fragments and crumbs.

His works will be on a display 2-5 May at McVitie’s Chocolate Digestives Experience in Regent Street, London.

A sofa dumped in a Gloucestershire village has become an unexpected tourist attraction – with fans taking photos and giving Tripadvisor reviews.

The two-seater was abandoned on waste ground in Lydbrook, but photographer Alex Elton-Wall saw potential in the forlorn furniture – and has since used it to take the portraits of more than 150 locals.

“It’s taken on a life of its own,” Alex said, but he expects the fly-tipped seat will soon be disposed of properly.

“All good things come to an end.”

The owner of a cockerel that awoke neighbours early has been ordered to pay nearly £4,000.

Harold Brown let the bird make “unacceptable levels of noise” disturbing their sleep “from as early as 5am each day,” said New Forest District Council.

But Mr Brown’s bid to quash a conviction for non-compliance was dismissed by a judge at Southampton Crown Court.

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