They stumble over barefoot to Joan and she tops their bottles up with an inch of the toxic substance.

CNN: Kenya's street teens struggle to survive

This turns out to be a euphemism for a ten-minute stumble over broken pavements, through the traffic fumes of south London.

ECONOMIST: The Tate Modern

Turmoil at the top of Morgan Stanley has energized an already strong hiring market, as recruiting firms stumble over each other to lure senior bankers and specialists to rival firms.

FORBES: Wall Street's Hiring Spree

Vivendi's shares have fallen 7% since the news leaked out, Seagram's stock trades at 26% below the offering price, and reporters stumble over themselves to chortle at Vivendi's star-crossed ambitions.

FORBES: Goodwill For All

From 106-0, when an injudicious reverse sweep cost Strauss his wicket, England slumped to 141-5 and although they reached their target with 10 overs to spare, it was somehow fitting that they should finally stumble over the line courtesy of a no-ball.

BBC: England escape one-day whitewash

Yesterday's public spat between Plaid AMs Simon Thomas and Lord Elis-Thomas in the chamber over the appointment of the Counsel General was ugly, and Jocelyn Davies' stumble into Carwyn Jones' big clunking fist at FMQs even uglier.

BBC: Plaid Cymru's French Revolution