i could be wrong but I believe it to be a hoax.

Try searching the various news websites for such a story and I think you'll find it conspicuous by its absence.

The fact that some tosser has felt the urge to come up with a hoax such as this is reason enough to flea the UK.

I received the email at work about a month or two ago, and I was told then that it was a hoax..

i hope I'm not wrong.