92-year-old wins ‘Lucky for Life’ lottery

92-year-old Charles Svatos has won a “Lucky for Life” lottery in Iowa, entitling him to receive £19,000 a year for the rest of his life. Lottery officials have allowed Svatos to take his win as a £300,000 lump sum, which he plans to use to travel, according to local media.

Rally champ suspended for ‘mooning’ another driver

Former Scottish rally champion Jock Armstrong has been fined £1,000 and had his racing licence suspended for six months, after he was caught on camera baring his buttocks at a fellow rally driver. Despite understanding it was a private joke among friends, the national court of the Motor Sports Association handed down the punishment.

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‘Happy meals’ contained cocaine

A night shift manager at a Bronx McDonald’s has been arrested, after he was caught selling cocaine to customers with their meals. Authorities say Frank Guerrero, 26, sold them more than £8,000 worth of the drug in eight separate sales, including one £4,700 transaction, using cocaine stashed around the restaurant.