A man from Manchester was surprised this week - and presumably not entirely thrilled - after discovering his postman had delivered a parcel to him through his bathroom window, after which it landed in his toilet.

Sam Cooke, 22, a sports journalist, arrived home on Thursday to find two notification cards from the Royal Mail on his doorstep.

One had a message telling him the parcel had been put through an open window.

The second said: "I'm really sorry I think your parcel might have fallen down the toilet...Accidently (sic)"

Sam shared pictures of the cards - and the parcel - on Twitter, where his tweet went viral.