THE Gulf oil spill has surpassed the Exxon Valdez soill as the worst in US history, according to new estimates released yesterday, but the Coast Guard and BP said an untested procedure to stop it seemed to be working.

A woman who fraudulently claimed she found a human finger in her bowl of Wendy’s chilli in a scheme to extort money from the fast food chain could spend up to a decade in prison after pleading guilty to all charges.

A WOMAN who said she found part of a human finger in a bowl of Wendy’s chili last month has been arrested and charged with larceny in connection with the incident, authorities said yesterday.