“How can you not have insurance?”
“Because I spent my money on the Clapco D29, the most impenetrable lock on the market today. It has only one design flaw, the door must be closed!”
timesonline
He’s the super-head who put positive thinking on the curriculum of a traditional public school and helped personal happiness. But is the ‘Master of Wellbeing College’ really as confident and carefree as he would have us believe?
Timesonline
Gordon Brown has used the most high-profile speech of his life to predict that the world’s stricken economy will double in size over the next two decades, with mass producers like China and India becoming giant consumers of goods from the west.
Kevin Ash writes for Telegraph Motoring
If you want impressive fuel economy, a two-wheeler is the answer
This Honda CBR125R rider manages 80mpg commuting in London - Fun and Frugal!
A strange characteristic of the motorcycle industry – press and manufacturers alike – is that while many potential customers are looking to two-wheelers as a means of saving [...]
The Guardian
A pay-what-you-want bar? In a recession? It may sound crazy, but it’s been a hit in Berlin for 10 years, says Benji Lanyado
bbc.co.uk
Details of how police in the Irish Republic finally caught up with the country’s most reckless driver have emerged, the Irish Times reports.
Timesonline
World No1 plans to defend his title at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship following reconstructive knee surgery
bbc.co.uk
A rare New Zealand reptile has become a father, possibly for the first time, at the age of 111.
A tuatara (Image: Phillip Capper) - Tuatara are the last surviving reptiles of their kind
The keepers of Henry, a tuatara, had thought he was past his prime - especially after showing no interest in females during 40 [...]
BBC News
Emotional homecoming for Capt Sullenberger
The pilot who safely landed a jet in New York’s Hudson River has received a hero’s welcome in his hometown of Danville, California.
As thousands of people waved US flags and cheered loudly, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger said he and his crew were only doing their jobs.
Officials [...]