It is that time of year again, when newsrooms enjoy a little April Fools' fun with their headlines. From giraffe milk going on sale to the Queen taking up fracking at Buckingham Palace, here is Journalism.co.uk's round-up of some of the best 1 April hoaxes on the web. Did you fall for any of them?

Europeans love Chromecast too: The latest news from European retailers shows that Google's streaming stick has been selling really well, at least in some parts of Europe, since it launched on the continent two weeks ago. Some even say that the device has been met with demand that compares to Apple's iPad.

Sky chief executive Jeremy Darroch has admitted that one of his biggest regrets is closing Sky Songs, the ill-fated music service he now believes could have rivalled Spotify. BSkyB launched the music subscription service, which bore hallmarks of the models adopted by Apple's iTunes and a then much smaller scale Spotify, in 2009 with much fanfare and the ambitious aim of signing up "millions of homes". However, a little over a year later the satellite broadcaster pulled the plug, saying it had been "unable to reach a large enough customer base."

According to allfacebook.com, the study by Shareaholic reveals YouTube referrals also have the lowest bounce rate, at just 43.19 per cent. Perhaps the reason why YouTube referrals spend so long on post-click sites is because they're used to spending a fair amount of time viewing content. Moreover, because video content is so engaging, YouTube users are more likely to click a link within a clip's description - especially if it promises to offer similar content.

The UK Intellectual Property Office is planning to legalise the practice of 'ripping' content from CDs and DVDs, in a bid to bring the country's copyright law up to date for the digital age. Consumers are currently prohibited from copying content on a CDs or DVDs onto MP3 players or PCs. The new law would change this by allowing users to copy the CD or DVD as long as he owns it and only use it for private purposes.