It wasn’t that long ago that we were talking about fish kills and dire times for the Menindee Lakes. But the water’s back, as are the spectacular birds and other wildlife.

Also feeling lucky was the James family from Louisiana after discovering they had $50 billion in their bank account. Darren James reckons someone fell asleep on the keyboard – or “a Saudi Arabian prince who promised to give me $50 billion” finally coughed up.

And Prince Charles has given the world an incredible gift – a playlist of his favourite tracks. And you thought we had questionable taste in music…