FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND

Concorde , the world's fastest passenger plane . was developed by France and Britain together . In the 1950s , both countries dreamed of having a supersonic plans and the project . was started in 1962 . $ 1.5 billion was spen't on developing Concorde and it was tested for over 5000 hours , which makes it the most tested plane in history . The fist passenger plane was intruded by British Airways and Air France in 1976 . Concorde holds many world records , including the fastest crossing of the Atlantic from New York to London , which was achieved in 2hours 45 seconds ! Flying at twice the speed of soun means that flying time is reduced by half , which is why the Concorde flight between London and New York is used a lot by business people and film stars-you can leave Britain at 10:30 and arrive in New York an hour earlier ! Twenty planes have been buit up to the present day . But there are no plans to build any more . Each plane is produced at a cst $55 million , which makes them very expensive !

MILLION DOLLAR REWARD

A winning lottery ticket worth $7 million was discovered in a wallet in the street last week in Montreal , Canada . It was found by unemployed builder William Murphy , who returned the ticket and the wallet to their owner, Jean-Paul Dupont . Yesterday Mr Murphy was given $1.2 million as a reward for his honesty .

HEART MAN ALIVE AND KICKING

Taxi-driver Phil Young is celebrating a very special anniversary today . It is exactly one year since he was at St Bartholomew's Hospital and was given a new heart . Mr Young , 47 , is now training to play in a charity football match which has been by the hospital to raise money for the transplant programme . So far 11 people have been new hearts by doctors at the hospital.'I hope more people will be nelped as I was, ' said Mr Young .' And I hope I can score the winning goal in the match!'

TRAIN CRASH AT 80 MPH

The London-Edinburgh express was derailed yesterday morning as it was passing through York station. Ten people were injured and four people were taken to hospital , but no one was seriously hurt. Trains were delayed for the rest of the day . Several eye witnesses have been interviewed , but it is not yet clear how the crash happened.

FRANKENSTEIN

Frankenstein was witten by Mary Shelley , the wife of the poet P B Shelley, in 1818.

It is a horror story which is thought to be original science fiction novel . The story is told though the letters of a man called Walton , an English explorer . We are told of Victor Frankenstein , a student from Geneva , who discovers the secret of life.

So he collects bones and bodies from graveyards, and makes a person which is more monster than man . People are terrified of it because it is so huge and ugly . The poor monster has no friends and feels lonely and depressed , so it asks Frankenstein to make it a wife.

This he refuses to do .Then the monster attacks and kills not only Frankenstein's brother , but also his friend , and his bride Elizabeth . Frankenstein is heartbroken and is determined to kill the monster.

However, he dies while chasing the monster , which then kills itself Frankenstein is a fascinating story because of the character of the monster , which is both sad and frightening at the same time.