Wealthy pop icon Sting has revealed his children will not inherit his £180 million fortune.
The former frontman of The Police grew up in a working class family in Wallsend, North Tyneside and has gone on to become one of Britain’s wealthiest musicians.
But in an interview with the Mail on Sunday magazine Event, he revealed he has told his six children not to expect to inherit much money because he doesn’t believe in trust funds.
He said: “I told them there won’t be much money left because we are spending it! We have a lot of commitments. What comes in we spend, and there isn’t much left. I certainly don’t want to leave them trust funds that are albatrosses round their necks. They have to work. All my kids know that and they rarely ask me for anything, which I really respect and appreciate.”
Climbing a mountain in flip-flops
A tourist had to be stretchered off one of Scotland’s highest mountains after hurting his ankle while climbing – in flip-flops, the BBC reported.
The man and two friends were exploring Aonach Mor near Fort William when he slipped, causing Lochaber Mountain Rescue team to be called out. A message on the team’s Facebook page said: “Well he had never seen snow before so why not give it a go in yer bare feet and sandals!!!”
It is understood the men took the gondola up the mountain – a sister peak of the UK’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis – and set off to reach a snow patch. One of the injured man’s companions was barefoot when the rescue team reached them and the other was wearing trainers.
Cashless shopping in Manchester
A shopping street is going cashless for the day as part of a “social experiment”. A bakery, a hairdressers, a convenience store, a deli, bars, restaurants and boutiques are among stores in Beech Road, Chorlton, Manchester, to trade without notes or coins. The innovation is the idea of card payment provider Handepay, which supplies more than 22,000 businesses across the country with card payment terminals.
Mark Latham, product and innovation director at Handepay, said: “We’re carrying less cash in our pockets than ever before and Britain is at the forefront of countries heading towards being cashless because the public are always eager to embrace new technology.
Ancient food offerings shelved
Food offerings left in a royal tomb in the ancient city of Ur at least 4,500 years ago have been discovered on top of a university cupboard.
Researchers at the University of Bristol found the large wooden box during a clear out in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology. The box was filled with pottery, seeds and animal bones and contained words such as “predynastic”, “sargonid” and “Royal Tombs” written on index cards.
Further investigation revealed that these were the remains of food offerings from a royal tomb at least 4,500 years old. It is believed the remains were collected during famous excavations by Sir Leonard Wolley in the site of Ur in southern Iraq during the 1920s and 1930s.
Arrest pic attracts 33,000 ‘likes’
A mug shot of a man arrested on weapons charges has gone viral on social media, attracting more than 33,000 ‘likes’ and drawing comments praising his high cheekbones, chiselled face and blue eyes.
Jeremy Meeks, 30, was held on five weapons charges and one gang charge, according to Stockton Police Department in northern California. No previous arrest photo had garnered so much positive attention since the department set up its Facebook page in March 2012.