Perche

Armand Duplantis improved his own men's pole vault world record to 6.27m at the All Star Perche event in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Then he adds a final note: “Perché la minesstra si fredda.”

Duplantis improved his best vault by one centimetre with a clearance at 6.22m at the indoor All Star Perche meeting in France in February, beating the mark he set in winning world gold last year.

Elias Erales Perche said he was in Texas for four days when someone told him he would get food and shelter on Martha's Vineyard.

"She was not at all snobbish," says American academic Anne Hall, who lives in the Perche region and has made a study of the du Mauriers' French connection.