Users of this iconic bank will be glad to know that the bank's profits have grown from 39.4 million neopoints in September to 41.4 million neopoints in October. The bank's President, Iada Acara, put this rise mainly down to Princess Vyassa's statement that she would 'only ever use her national bank', which led to a massive increase in users of the bank.

This is good news for the bank, who had a 3% decrease in profits from August in September. It has not been a good year for the bank; their quarterly profits dropped by 4%. But all of the bank's loyal staff and customers will be relieved that things are finally starting to look up.

Daphnal, the shop's owner, is hoping that it will add a new slant to this historic city's food. At the moment, the only place to buy food in Qasala is the Qasalan Delights, a large tent in the City Centre, selling sand foods, burnt food and anything looking vaguely edible is probably cursed.

The delicatessen will provide high quality deli food, with a desert twist, including new, never seen before flavours. These flavours, as well as pricing are expected to be revealed on the 8th Day of Celebrating.

However, the delicatessen is expected to face competition. Lots of people will want to stick by Qasalan Delights, especially the undead population. But lots of Sahkmet citizens, in a recent poll said that they are unsatisfied with the food offered in Sahkmet.

The delicatessen is due to open early next year.

After five years of being a presenter on breakfast TV show Good Morning, Sahkmet, Eulonu will make her stage debut in the thriller 'The Ghost of Coltzan'. The 32 year old Usul stars as Princess Vyassa in this representation of the king's tragic death. The show will, rather fittingly, be performed in the Coltzan III theatre. The first performance will be on the 12th Day of Celebrating.

Eulonu tells the Desert Times that she has been looking to get into theatre for a long time. 'Presenting is all very well.' She tells us. 'But it gets boring after a while. I was looking for a new opportunity, and here it is!' Eulonu studied Theatre at the University of Qasala before becoming a presenter at the age of 23.

The last wild Mauket turned domestic today, according to scientists. The Sahkmet Nature Reseach Society (SNRS) said that this was 'unsurprising'. Wild Mauket sightings have been declining for years, mainly due to the better life offered to the domestic Mauket. In 2005, sightings were around 300. This year, there have only been about 20, and the last tracked Mauket is reported to have ventured into the city of Sahkmet today.

Scientists are worried about this apparent lack of provision for petpets in the wild. "It will be very sad if all of the petpets become domestic." One tells us. "We could lose a large part of nature, and it could disrupt the natural ecosystems and cycles. We must work to ensure that the wild petpets are not affected by the domestification of the desert."

The Junior Yooyuball Tournament, the biggest junior sports event in Neopia starts today in Mystery Island. Today is just the opening ceremony, a traditional event that over 5,000 neopians have bought tickets for. The first match will be played on the 3rd Day of Celebrating between Brightvale and Krawk Island. This will be the 5th Annual Junior Yooyuball Tournament. Last year, the Haunted Woods won the tournament hosted in Altador.

There will be 8 teams competing in this tournament:

• Altador Albatrosses
• Brightvale Bookworms
• Desert Darts
• Faerieland Flyers
• Haunted Horrors
• Island Infernos
• Krawk Kings
• Shenkuu Scorers

The goalposts have been the same size since Y3, before the Altador Cup was even introduced. But following complaints from supporters that it is too easy to score a goal, and the players' true abilities are not showcased, the committee have been in discussion about increasing the size of goals. At the moment, the standard size for most major tournaments, including the Altador Cup, is 3m. New regulations could see these decreased to 2m.

Terror Mountain's Minister for Yooyuball, Chakor Chomby, told the Desert Times: "We [the Neopian Yooyuball Committee] are constantly looking for ways to make Yooyuball more exciting for the players and spectators. In the past, we have been hesitant to make any major changes, in case we upset the fans, but now we see that this is what they want, and we will be discussing the matter in depth." We have been told that we can expect a verdict sometime in February.

The aptly named Out of this World tournament is an annual tournament between the two space lands, Virtupets and Kreludor. Every year, each land sends their four best teams to compete against each other in a gripping tournament, broadcast to everyone in both lands. It is said to be one of the most exciting tournaments in Neopia, due to the fact that it is played in a low gravity stadium, unlike the one that most teams would train in. It concluded after a month on the 28th November, the standings were as follows:

First: Kreludor - Meteor Masters
Second: Virtupets – Robot Runners
Third: Virtupets – Golden Grundos
Fourth: Kreludor – Neocola Nebulas
Fifth: Kreludor – Miners
Sixth: Virtupets – Doom
Seventh: Kreludor – Astonishing Asteroids
Eighth: Virtupets – Gormless Gormballs

Flavours and Decoration

Basic Recipe

• One nectarine
• 4 tablespoons of fruit yoghurt (I used mango and passion fruit)
• 1/3 of a banana
• A teaspoon of ginger

• 15oz Ice Cubes or Crushed Ice
• 100ml Water
• The flavours shown to the left.
• A blender or similar tool.

1. Dice the fruit
2. Put all of the flavours in the blender with 4oz ice and the water.
3. Blend until smooth, making sure that you stir periodically.
4. Add the rest of the ice, and blend again until it is the consistency you would like.

• Ribbon
• Edible gold dust
• Silver balls
• Jelly diamonds

• 2 eggs
• 165g sugar
• 125g margarine
• 150ml milk
• 165g flour
• 2tsp baking power
• 1tbsp cocoa powder (no added sugar)
• 1tbsp vanilla sugar

• 200g powdered sugar
• 2tbsp cocoa powder
• 1tbsp vanilla sugar
• 2tbsp melted margarine
• 7tsp brewed coffee

1. Mix the eggs and sugar together well.
2. Melt the margarine and add it to the egg and sugar, together with the milk.
3. Put the flour, baking powder, cocoa and vanilla into a large bowl and add the egg and sugar bit by bit, mixing it together well.
4. Put in baking pan (roughly 10*15 inches) and bake at about 200 degree celcius (392 Farenheit) for 20-25 minutes until the cake is done.

1. Put the sugar, cocoa and vanilla through a sieve. Add the melted margarine and coffee, stir it together.
2. When the cake is out of the oven, put the icing on immediately. Let the icing melt over the cake before smoothing it, or you could ruin the cake.
3. If you want, you can decorate with dried coconut or halved almonds.