Spherical egg sells at auction for £200

Ed Pownell described buying it as "money well spent"

A "one-in-a-billion" spherical egg that a man spontaneously bought after a few pints has sold at auction for £200.

Ed Pownell, from Lambourn in Berkshire, shelled out £150 for the oddity and donated it to the Iuventas Foundation - a charity that provides mentoring, life coaching and mental health support to young people across Oxfordshire.

The charity thought the donation "was a joke" at first before putting it up for sale.

Roz Rapp, from the foundation, said: "We're delighted and thrilled the egg sold as it means we can continue to do what we are doing."

Ms Rapp explained the hen's egg was just one item in the auction for the charity and the total funds raised were £5,000.

The round rarity was originally discovered by a woman who found it in a box from her local supermarket in Ayr, Scotland.

Mr Pownell described buying it as "money well spent".

David Miller, who works for Thomson Roddick Callan auction house where it was previously sold, said round eggs were thought to be a "one-in-a-billion" occurrence.

Ms Rapp added: "The money raised will help... 13-25-year-olds struggling with their mental health.

"It will enable us to reach more youths who are needing support or are on long waiting lists."