Ex-PM’s sister leads polls
About 170,000 police officers have been deployed to protect polling stations in today’s Thai elections. Polls suggest Yingluck Shinawatra, 44, sister of the former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, will defeat Abhisit Vejjajiva, 46, the prime minister. Opposition activists have warned of protests if Thaksin is barred from returning from exile in Dubai.
Arnie divorce
Six weeks after Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed he had fathered a child out of wedlock, his wife Maria Shriver has filed divorce papers to end their 25-year marriage. The Kennedy heiress cited irreconcilable differences.
Papal profit
The Holy See has returned to profit after three years in the red, but annual donations from churches worldwide, known as Peter’s Pence, fell by nearly £9.3m to £42m, the Vatican announced yesterday.