Riots on the road to hell 20.07.30 WORLDWIDE traffic chaos gridlocked every major city today as the Global Integrated Traffic Guidance System collapsed   Field day for women 12.02.30 AMERICA, the tournament favourites, arrive in County Tyrone today for football's inaugural Women's World Cup Better red than dead, says Martian lobby 22.10.30 SEVEN PEOPLE finally stood on the surface of Mars today   Tomb Stone 24.07.30 MICK JAGGER died today in New York, just three days short of his 87th birthday Dome value hits the roof 22.03.30 PRESERVATIONISTS have demanded that the government intervene to save the Millennium Dome from demolition

Drought in Africa is affecting more than 300m people, with only South Africa and Congo getting anything like enough rain to sustain food production. It has come on top of 20 years of changing rainfall patterns, brought on by global warming and causing a 'drying out' of much of the tropics. As many as 17m people may die as a result of the failure of much of this year's harvest. Crop losses have been made worse by the genetic breakdown of some of the drought-resistant maize and bean varieties that were developed in the early 2020s. PR The Folies Bergère is to be turned into a hotel for dogs. The Japanese owners of France's best-known nightclub, which has thrilled audiences with risqué spectacles of high-kicking cancan dancers since the 19th century, decided that there are greater profits to be made from boarding the pampered pooches brought across the Channel by English tourists. The abolition of quarantine laws in Britain created an explosion in pet traffic across the Channel, resulting in a huge demand for dog-sitting services in Paris. The topless dancers who will lose their jobs in the shake-up will be offered alternative employment as kennel maids. TAM Ditchling Reserve, a cabernet sauvignon from Sussex, was named best wine at the World Wine Festival in Chile. RG