Head lice 'are becoming indestructible'

Let's see if we can't train them to attack Islamic militants.

You can comb them out, zap them with chemicals or simply keep scratching. But head lice have a habit of maintaining a firm grip on their habitat.

Well, we'll have to learn to share our heads. Or...clean regularly. Either or.

And the bad news is they are becoming increasingly resistant to the most common treatments.

However, lighting your head on fire should do the trick.

Scientists believe that 80 per cent of the bugs are immune to over-the-counter lotions.

Let me know when pubic lice follow suit. Then I'll panic.