Out Of It In Africa

A Jilted boyfriend got so drunk he ended up in Africa after stealing £1,000 from his former lover, a court heard yesterday.

Recovering alcoholic Andrew Rodda was teetotal for a year before splitting with Kimberley Oates.

Speaking outside court, the aquarium worker, 25, said: "I can vaguely remember flying to Tunisia. It was a package tour and Thomas Cook springs to mind, but I can't be sure."

Rodda, from Camborne, Cornwall, pleaded guilty before Truro magistrates to theft. He was sentenced to an 18-month community order and ordered to pay the money back at £20 a week, with £35 costs.