Ashes thought to be those of Joan of Arc may belong to a cat.

The ashes were discovered in 1867 and have been at a musuem in Chinon, western France.

Joan of Arc prevented a British invasion, before being burnt at the stake as a witch by the English in 1431 at the age of 19.

Carbon-dating tests identified a cat's femur and rib bone in the ashes.

Anthropologist Philippe Charlier revealed the discovery tallied with the medieval practice of throwing a black cat on a witch's pyre to appease the devil.

He told the Sun: "This femur is not burnt, just a bit charred, so maybe we are just dealing with a passing cat.

"The chances that we are dealing with the remains of the French heroine are diminishing."

But a spokesman for the French Catholic Church said: "Joan of Arc's remains could well be there amid other things."

Today I've found out what days and hours I'll be working next week; I'll be helping out at the internet cafe/youth club which the charity runs in town. This involves working for two and a half hours on four evenings which will leave me nine hours short of my contracted hours; but I'll be able to cover these by doing some research and preparatory work at home for the power point presentation that I'm required to do as part of my NVQ qualification.

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