'ASPARAMANCER' Jemima Packington – an Englishwoman who claims to be able to predict the future from the patterns formed by chucking a bundle of asparagus spears in the air – has predicted a turbulent first year for Donald Trump as president of the US.

In order to make these forecasts, Ms Packington – thought to be the UK's, possibly the world's only asparagus-based pyschic – only uses Vale of Evesham asparagus, because she believes the quality of the spears help to improve the validity of her prophecies.

Regarding Mr Trump's first year in office, the mystic veg has told her he will endure a 'woeful' inauguration speech, which will have Republicans questioning their choice for president; controversy and allegations will never escape him, and the honeymoon he has experienced with those who voted for him will come to an abrupt end; he will be forced to stop tweeting via his own Twitter account and will have his mobile phone taken away from him; his racism and increasing talk of a wall with Mexico will lead to riots and he will fall foul over China as he continues to act as if the east's opinion is negligible.

But then again, I could have made a guess at most of that without wasting any food. If Ms Packington and her asparagus ever correctly predicts the lottery numbers or the winner of the 2.15 at Haydock Park, we will let you know.