Around 100 million people shivered In the United States as temperatures plummeted - with a wind chill close to minus 100F (minus 73.3C) on New Hampshire's Mount Washington meaning it vied for the world's coldest place.

A teenager who spent three nights alone on a US mountain in April after he sprained an ankle and veered off marked trails has been fined more than $25,000 (€18,000) for the cost of his rescue.

A leafy suburb in the US was today in shock as it learned how one of its most respected citizens stands accused of a $750m (€866m).