Opinion: The Ferret ... digs behind the headlines

Experiential learning is a powerful thing. Meanwhile Harry is resting, with two broken legs, one shattered heel and a hole in the other big enough to put three fingers in. His injuries drew attention to what papers delight in calling tombstoning. The Daily Telegraph's reporter was impressed with the term, once he had seen the sport in action. "The word 'tombstoning', suggestive of altered consciousness, a thunderous splash and death, describes it perfectly."

Trouble is, the 15-year-olds from Newquay he was watching jump from Bog's Ledge into the sea 40 feet below never call it tombstoning. They did, however, answer the rest of his questions politely enough. No, their mums don't like them doing it. Yes, the police take their names. Yes, the Coastguard lectures them. No, they've never been injured. Yes, they do it because of the adrenaline. Yes, people do get hurt.