Horsemeat scandal: DNA shock for nation

IT is a scandal that has rocked the nation, but as a special investigation by The Ugly Truth reveals, Britain has only hit the tip of the horsemeat fiasco iceberg.

Until now, the outcry has focussed on traces of horse found in burgers either exported abroad or sold in our supermarkets.

But the scandal goes far deeper.

Using our parents' credit cards, we hired a team of scientists to carry out DNA tests on every object found in the UK, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral.

Here are just a few of their mind-blowing findings.

It's not just burgers
As well as being discovered in burgers and pies, horsemeat was also found in: grapes, chalk, car parks, sweaters and EVEN horses.

It's not just horses
The scientists also found traces of wasp in: dodgems, wasps, haircuts, flu, tandems and blimps; traces of sheep in: harps, shins, verrucas and MP3 players; and traces of badger in: muesli, shoes, smog and Argos.

Not even Big Ben's real

Perhaps most shocking were the results of tests conducted on some of Britain's most treasured landmarks.

They revealed that Big Ben is made up of 72% mackerel DNA and just 12% big clock.

The Angel of the North is actually mostly barn owl, while Birmingham's Bullring shopping complex was revealed to be just a strategically placed cloud.