A British man who was told he was only left with one year to live spent his remaining time in style, quitting his job and spending his savings on hotels, restaurants and holidays only to later discover that he wasn't dying. John Brandrick, who was told by doctors he had fatal pancreatic cancer, is now asking the courts to compensate him for the misdiagnoses. The Times of London quotes him as saying, "I am seeking compensation for what we have lost and to help everyone out at Treliske (Hospital) so they don't have to go through what I did. "

Most of the traffic accidents occur on Fridays than any other day of the week, British motoring group Accident Exchange has found. As most people are already making plans and are in a hurry to rush home, nearly 17 percent of road accidents occur on Friday. UPI quotes Accident Exchange official Steve Evans as saying, "Friday is obviously the worst as the mentality is to rush home. We've all done the daydream about what we're doing that night, or over the weekend. "

In a gesture of extreme happiness after her daughter's birth, King Mohammed VI of Morocco has pardoned almost 9,000 prisoners and reduced the sentences of more than 24,000 prisoners. According to the Justice Ministry, the King, in an act of kindness, pardoned 1,365 prisoners under age 20. That included 278 foreigners and 53 women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or accompanied by their children. He also took pity on 63 sick or disabled prisoners and 167 elderly inmates.

One student is offering $130 to a woman willing to pose as his girlfriend to impress his parents during the holidays. Zhu Lijie, a Peking University student in China, posted an advertisement on a bulletin board asking that a woman pretend to be his partner for 10 days during the Lunar New Year holiday.