Secrets of the brown paper bag revealed

The mystery of what is in the brown paper bags from which late night commuters surreptitiously sip has finally been solved. Londoner Sol Isaacs, speaking last night from his bench in Hyde Park, revealed that the bags "more often than not" contain beer and wine. "I get the shopkeeper to put my Special Brew straight into the bag," he said. "That way nobody ever guesses what I am drinking when I'm on the tube. My friend has a small bottle of Jack Daniels in his. It's a very flexible system," he added.