The authorities say the cause of a mega traffic jam, just outside Beijing, was a peak in heavy cargo carrying trucks, followed by the commencement of a construction project. Broken-down cars and small accidents increased the nine day long shambles. Thousands of vehicles are backed up for 62 miles.
Read why this traffic jam could continue right into the middle of September…

When elderly Ni-Vanuatu grandmother, Irene Kasten, won seven night’s accommodation at a charity fund-raising event for the cervical cancer team operating in the tropical islands of Vanuatu, in the South Pacific, she could not believe her ears. Along with Weddings-Parties-Evrisamting Ltd, Dr Margaret McAdam of Brisbane, Australia, organized a Duck Race in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Participants were asked to purchase children’s plastic yellow ducks, which were then dropped from a helicopter. The first duck over the finish line, won the prize of two airfares from Air Vanuatu. Second prize was a seven night stay at Seachange Lodge, Port Vila, valued at AU$2000. Irene Kasten was stunned when her name was announced, as she had never won a major prize in her life. Read more to find out what she did with the prize and why…