SYDNEY — Though a beloved member of an Australian swimming club, Daphne has a less-than-athletic figure and usually prefers bobbing gently in the water from the sidelines.

The fear was that Daphne - who cost the club A$900 ($694; £500) - had blown off into the Indian Ocean, and would never be seen again. There were reported sightings of the duck as far away as ...

Daphne Duck, Road Runner, Buzz Lightyear and Sleeping Beauty were also due for mention hearings on Thursday, according to the court list (pictured) at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court ...

A giant yellow duck named Daphne has gone missing off Australia. Swimming club posts an appeal on Facebook for people to look out for the absconded bird. Offbeat + FOLLOW. Agence France-Presse ...

A host of some of beloved cartoon characters were mistakenly included on Thursday’s court list. ... Daphne Duck, Buzz Lightyear and Road Runner are then scheduled for after 3pm.

Initial lists issued on behalf of Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court suggested Bugs Bunny, Daphne Duck, Road Runner, Buzz Lightyear and Sleeping Beauty were due for mention hearings on Thursday.

It is not every day that a string of cartoon and movie characters, including Captain Hook and Tinker Bell, appear on a court list as defendants. But this happened at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court in ...

HM Courts and Tribunals Service has apologised after a string of cartoon and movie characters, including Mickey Mouse and his wife Minnie, were listed as defendants at a crown court.

The fear was that Daphne - who cost the club A$900 ($694; £500) - had blown off into the Indian Ocean, and would never be seen again. There were reported sightings of the duck as far away as ...

Initial lists issued on behalf of Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court suggested Bugs Bunny, Daphne Duck, Road Runner, Buzz Lightyear and Sleeping Beauty were due for mention hearings on Thursday.

Daphne the duck, set to play a part in an annual ocean swimming competition, went missing on 11 March off Coogee Beach in Perth. After a week-long search, and reported sightings hundreds of miles ...