The Headline Game is played between The Northern Echo and TFM radio on air every morning at around 8.15.

I have always argued that it is not only entertainment but educational - and now I have confirmation.

A teacher has told me how he has been using the Headline Game as a teaching aid in English lessons. The pupils are given the stories and they have to come up with their own headlines before the real headlines are revealed.

What a great idea! I can see it developing into a core element of the national curriculum.

This morning's game was about a dog in Germany which was playing fetch and came back to its owner with a World War Two hand grenade.

I was 2-0 down on the week but pegged it back to 2-1 with the excellent "Hound grenade".

I also offered the German alternative "Hund grenade" because "Hund" is German for "dog".

There you go again - it's an education.