A bet placed seven years ago by a man who left his estate to Oxfam will raise more than £100,000 for the charity – if Roger Federer wins Wimbledon for a record-breaking seventh time. In 2003 Nicholas Newlife from Kidlington in Oxfordshire staked...

Your odds of outrunning the snow? Not so good. An avalanche can accelerate to 80 mph in seconds. But if you follow these tips, you might just walk away from it. 1. Grab a tree. The more snow that slides past you, the less likely you’ll be buried...