The Mercedes SL sports car is one of the most desired cars of its kind. Here's my SL500.

There was a picture in our local paper a few years back of an older gent posing with one of the top Mercedes sports cars available.

The car was only a few years old, and one of the most expensive models made.

He was a Mercedes technician, and he loved these cars so much that he had put his life savings into buying the best model he could afford.

But his lifestyle was a mismatch.

Dr Richard Wiseman. Photo

A while back I bought a book written about getting good luck called "The Luck Factor.”

It's written by Dr Richard Wiseman, and he tells you how you can improve your luck by up to 50% and more.

So, how can you increase your luck to win more lottery games? Based on what Dr Wiseman writes, you should do this:

Some of the WW1 aircraft at the airshow at Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, New Zealand.

With a sputtery roar, the propeller turned into a blur. The mechanic who was hand starting it jumped back and went round to hold on to the wing.

In a scene that could be straight out of a movie from the 1920's the biplane moved forward, the wing man running alongside. In a matter of seconds it was in the air.

Except it wasn't a film. It was real.

$14 million is a lot of numbers, as these New York Mega Millions winners found out.

I'm going to reveal some secret numbers to you I've never given out anywhere. Some will make you gape with astonishment.

Here goes...

He stood at the edge of space, hands gripping both sides of the capsule doorway.

Above him the massive silver helium balloon stood out against the black sky, 24 miles above the earth.

Adventurer Felix Baumgartner was about to make the highest freefall jump in history.

What many of the 8 million live tv viewers on that day a year ago didn't realize was...