Man puts life savings on the world to end tomorrow

YOU might be in a pub, you might be gone to bed. But the world is set to end at 11pm Irish time tomorrow, just to let you know.

That’s according to Staten Island resident Robert Fitzpatrick. So convinced he is of a great earthquake, he has spent his entire life savings of $140,000 (€98,000) trying to warn people worldwide to get ready for the end of the world.

He spent the money on 1,000 subway-car placards, and even more ads on bus kiosks which state: “Global Earthquake: The Greatest Ever! Judgment Day May 21, 2011.”