The board at the Cumbria Tourism Council in Cumbria in the north west region of England, has established a telephone help line which offers cheery sounds to help people suffering from the winter blues. The Lakes' Escape Line features a reading of Wordsworth's poem Daffodils, the sound of water lapping at Windermere and sizzling Cumberland sausages.

There is a new sheriff in town and his name is Andy Griffith. The Wisconsin man formerly known as William Frederick is running for sheriff of the state's Grant County, under his new name, Andy Griffith. He told reporters that he hoped the name change would draw attention to the otherwise neglected election of county sheriff. "Nobody knows who's running or what the issues are, if there are any issues or how the people differ," Griffith said, expecting the reference to Mayberry's finest to turn heads.

U. S. border agents arrested an 83-year-old U. S. citizen on Thursday as she entered California across the Mexican border on drug charges. Officials report that she is being held for suspicion of smuggling 10 pounds of methamphetamine found strapped to her body. The woman, a retiree, along with two Mexican nationals were stopped in their car at a U. S. border crossing in San Ysidro, California, just north of Tijuana, Mexico.

Money was no object as fans showed their love by paying top dollar for Star Trek memorabilia on Christie's auction of items from the cult television and movie franchise. An online bidder paid $132,000 for a model of the Starship Enterprise E, a whopping jump from its $8,000 to $12,000 pre-sale estimate.

Gold can be worth a hefty sum of money especially if it's by royalty. A rare gold coin commissioned by Britain's King Charles I has been sold for over $305,000 at an auction. The rare item - produced between 1642 and 1644 by the king's Dutch designer Abraham Van Der Dort and worth $4 when it was minted - has become the most expensive item of legal tender ever sold in Britain.