James Blunt: 4th Most Annoying Thing Ever

Tiny pop warbler James Blunt has come fourth in a poll of the nations’ 100 pet hates. He beat ‘traffic wardens’, ‘brown nosers’ and ‘ring tones’ in a survey of over 2,000 people. ‘Cold callers’ came in first place, closely followed by ‘caravans’ and ‘queue jumpers’.

A spokesman for the drinks company who commissioned the poll said: 'It's the little things that are beyond our control which annoy us the most, like novelty ring tones and noisy eaters.' It’s surprising he can get away with referring to Blunt as a ‘little thing… beyond our control’ but completely understandable.