£1m winners thought it was just £8,20
A couple who scooped £1 000 008,20 in the New Year Euromillions lottery draw thought they had only won £8,20. Roger and Kath Whitehouse from Minehead, Somerset, said it took them a while to realiseTeens get animal ban
SICK teenagers who filmed themselves throwing a kitten around were caught after posting the video on Facebook. They took turns to hurl the eight-week-old tortoise shell in a bedroom — even swinging it byHomeowner panics as path collapses outside front door
A shocked homeowner told of the terrifying moment she almost plunged down an eight foot hole which appeared overnight outside her front door. Monica Winton, 50, was popping to the shops when sheRains a double-edged sword
Rosenthal Mutakati Reflections
While rains spell boom for Zimbabwe’s agro-based economy, the onset of the rainy season has brought a fair share of challenges to this landlocked Southern African nation of about 13 million.
In DRC nothing really changes
Joseph Rwagatare
It’s just over one week since the New Year began. The euphoria is slowly dying down and we are gradually getting back to normal — which means going about our lives in an unexciting way.

