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Break-Ins At British Prisons By Drug Dealers And Prostitutes Becoming More Common

A newly released report shows that 42 people have broken into prisons in England and Wales in the last five years.

According to reports, prostitutes and drug dealers are breaking into prisons in order to sell sex and drugs to inmates. The Guardian said that drugs are actually cheaper inside prison than on the street, because there is such an abundance of them within prison walls. Others say some of the break-ins may occur because prisoners become institutionalized and are not comfortable in the free world.

British Release Reports Of 10 Years Of UFO Sightings

The British government on Wednesday released extensive reports of purported alien activity, the first time government files on UFOs have been made public.

The records contain images of aircraft flying over Liverpool and a UFO hovering over Waterloo Bridge in London, the British media reported. In the files, air traffic controllers and police officers report seeing mysterious craft and hundreds of sightings of unexplained objects in the skies over Britain.

Lottery Winner Returns To McDonald's Job

A man who found himself the winner of a Ł1.3 million ($2.6 million) lottery recently returned to his job at a local McDonald's after living a rich life, simply because he missed his co-workers.

The man, 25-year old Luke Pittard, won the lottery with his girlfriend and co-worker, 29-year old Emma Cox, 18 months ago, leading Pittard to quit his job as the restaurant's staff trainer. However, he decided to return because of the fact that he simply loved his job.

Welsh Hospitals To Stop Collecting Parking Fees

Starting April 1, some Welsh hospitals will no longer collect parking fees. Welsh Assembly Government's Health Minister Edwin Hart said National Health Service trusts with existing contracts with private car parking companies must start reducing the parking fees until the agreement lapses.

By 2011, only four Welsh hospitals out of 130 will still levy parking charges because of the long-term time frames of their contracts.

Survey: Extramarital Affairs And Mid-Life Crisis, Leading Causes Of Divorce

xtramarital affairs and mid-life crisis were the most common cause of marriage breakdown, according to the results of the survey of 100 leading divorce lawyers in England and Wales conducted by chartered accountants Grant Thornton.

The survey revealed that 29 percent of divorces last year were due to extramarital affairs (from 32 percent previously) and 14 percent were because of mid-life crisis. In majority or 93 percent of mid-life crises, the man was the one who was undergoing the crisis.