EuroMillions Couple Give Friends £1m Each – The scale of Dave and Angie Dawes’ enormous EuroMillions lottery win seemed scarcely less nonsensical as they were revealed as the winners of the third biggest lottery jackpot in British history (£101 million = over 1 billion Rand). A clutch of lucky friends and family members can also expect a windfall, said Dave. “We’ve drawn up a list of 15 to 20 people that we’re going to make millionaires. Anyone who has helped us through our lives.” [guardian / playlotto]
Wikileaks: Branson Linked To Plan To Remove Mugabe – Virgin Group boss Richard Branson had plans to bankroll a diplomatic move aimed at persuading Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to step down, according to a cable published by WikiLeaks. According to the US embassy cable, Branson agreed to fund the plan, which was proposed by former Zimbabwean information minister Jonathan Moyo in July 2007. [news24]
Andre Watson Agrees Bryce Was Out Of Line – South African referees manager André Watson says he was surprised by New Zealand referee Bryce Lawrence’s performance in the World Cup quarter-final. Speaking to 567 Cape Talk Radio on Tuesday afternoon, Watson admitted Lawrence’s handling of the breakdown area in the clash between the Springboks and the Wallabies baffled him. [sport24]
Damon And Douglas To Play Lovers In Liberace Biopic – We’ve known for a while that Michael Douglas and Matt Damon were to star together in a Liberace biopic, but now we know where it will appear. HBO Films announced today that it will produce Behind the Candelabra, a TV movie about the flamboyant singer, played by Douglas, and his lover, Scott Thorson, played by Damon. [usatoday]
Blackberry Internet Services Hit For A Second Day – BlackBerry users across Europe, the Middle East and Africa were hit with service disruptions to their smartphones for a second day after an unexplained glitch cut off internet and messaging services for large numbers of users around the world. [mail&guardian]
Sexy Photos Of Hannibal Gaddafi’s Wife Emerge – A Turkish blog has dug up some photos that allegedly show Aline Skaf, Hannibal Gaddafi’s wife, in some, well, nearly not-safe-for-work poses. One of the photos depicts Skaf, who New York Magazine reports used to be a model, posing seductively in a bathing suit. Another photo shows her leaning in to kiss her husband, her bright red underwear visible. [huffpo]
ANCYL Ordered To Pay Hotel – The Johannesburg High Court has ordered the ANC Youth League to pay a R365000 hotel bill racked up during its national congress. More than 70 youth league delegates checked into the Rosebank Crowne Plaza for a four-day stay, from June 16 to June 20, at R950 a night. The league undertook to settle the bill when the delegates checked out on June 20, but failed to do so. [timeslive]
Oldest Car In The World Sells For $4.6 Million – A steam-powered car, billed as the oldest car in the world that still runs, was sold at a Hershey, Pa. auction late Friday for $4.6 million. The auction company, RM Auctions, had estimated that the car would sell for about half that much. It represents the highest price ever paid for an early automobile at auction. The price includes a 10% “buyer’s premium” which goes to the auction company. [cnn]
Austin Powers Actor (Random Task) Allegedly Killed Cellmate – An “Austin Powers” actor convicted of torturing a woman in Orange County is suspected of killing his cellmate in a Central Valley prison, authorities said Tuesday. Joseph Hyungmin Son, 40, allegedly killed his 50-year-old cellmate, who was found dead Monday afternoon at Wasco State Prison Reception Center in Kern County. [latimes]
California Kids Banned From Tanning Beds – Minors in the state of California will no longer be allowed to use tanning beds after Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on Sunday prohibiting anyone under the age of 18 from using ultraviolet tanning devices. California is the first state in the nation to ban minors from using tanning beds, legislators said. [reuters]
Scientists 95% Sure They Have Found Bigfoot – Researchers are claiming they are 95 percent sure that the fabled Russian version of the Abominable Snowman or Bigfoot lives in the Kemerovo region of Siberia. Last week, a group of international scientists met in Moscow and then set out to the remote mountainous area in search of the elusive creature. [huffers]
“I Am Your Boss Now, Because I Killed Terre Blanche” – Chris Mahlangu, one of the men accused of murdering Eugene Terre Blanche, allegedly bragged about killing the AWB leader in April last year. Farm worker Matshediso Matsietsa testified yesterday that she was sitting in front of her house when Mahlangu and the 16-year-old boy who, along with Mahlangu, was charged with the murder, appeared. She said the “big one” (Mahlangu) told her: “I am your boss today because I killed Eugene Terre Blanche.” [timeslive]
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