Chester Chronicle - And Finally

And Finally... Two Brits will split nation's biggest ever lotto jackpot of £90m

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:49:41 +0000

Two lucky Brits had an anxious wait for the banks to open today to each claim half of a £90m jackpot - the UK's biggest ever lottery win.

And Finally... Stocks run out as a record 42million poppies sold

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:45:07 +0000

A record 42million poppies have been bought as the nation shows its respect for the soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

And Finally...Couple choke on fake cake

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:26:11 +0000

A newly-wed couple cut into their wedding cake - to find it was made of polystyrene.

And Finally...Refund of speeding tickets in North Wales

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:23:29 +0000

HUNDREDS of speeding tickets handed to motorists "caught" driving at over 30mph are being refunded - after it emerged the speed limit was 40mph.

And Finally...Man attends his own funeral

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:06:58 +0000

A Brazilian man surprised his friends and family - by turning up at his own funeral.

And Finally... Bumper pay rise for MPs to make up for lost perks

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:22:13 +0000

MPs are in line for a bumper pay rise to compensate for losing their lavish Commons allowances.

And Finally... The £1,002 rail ticket (and that's in the UK)

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:14:32 +0000

The relentless rise in train fares has led to the first £1,000 ticket - prompting a fresh row over the cost of rail journeys yesterday.

And Finally... The world's biggest ever cruise liner is five times the size of the Titanic

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:05:29 +0000

This majestic liner boasts an ice rink, golf course, amphitheatre and parkland, but then it's not short of space - being FIVE times bigger than the Titanic.

And Finally... Net pirates spend more (apparently)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:25:41 +0000

People who illegally download music spend more on official releases than those who don't, according to a survey published yesterday.

And Finally... Passenger accidentally ejects himself from plane

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:22:36 +0000

A passenger in an air force display team plane shot out of the cockpit when he accidentally set off the ejector seat.

And Finally...Boy's TV aerial affects aircraft radios

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:42:56 +0000

Government officials raided the home of a 12-year-old schoolboy - because his TV aerial was interfering with planes landing at Luton Airport.

And Finally...Marker pen masks give burglars away

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:48:27 +0000

Two would-be burglars have been arrested after covering their faces by drawing on 'masks' with magic marker pens.

Matthew Allan McNelly, 23, and Joey Lee Miller, 20, were arrested last week after they tried to break into an apartment in Carroll, Iowa.

And Finally...A novel way to transport livestock (picture)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:39:34 +0000

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And Finally...Rich pickings at Russian Millionaire Fair

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:36:58 +0000

Stuck for Christmas pressie ideas? If there's a few billion quid burning a hole in your pocket, look no further...

And Finally... Dutch woman swallows 78 pieces of cutlery

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:09:39 +0000

"Obsessed" Margaret Daalman, 52, swallowed an entire 78-piece canteen of cutlery in Rotterdam, Holland. Doctors had to operate to remove it.