Hangover cure goes pear shaped

FORGET Bloody Marys and raw eggs — the ideal cure for a hangover is a prickly pear, according to scientists.

An extract from the skin of the plant was found in tests to ease the symptoms of a night of over-indulgence.

Researchers took 55 volunteers aged between 21 and 35 and gave half the herbal remedy five hours before drinking. The other half were given a placebo.