News Round Up

by Patrick O'Connor

BRITAIN has been suffering a winter deluge of rain, so spare a thought for Rachel Prince, a 26 year old from Ripley in Derbyshire who is, says the Daily Express, allergic to water.

It would seem that even a single raindrop will bring Rachel out in a painful red rash so with the UK experiencing its wettest winter in 200 years, things have been especially difficult and she has been largely housebound.