English lessons for witches

Romanian witches are hiring English teachers so they can cash in on the country's EU entry by targeting new clients.

Local 'celebrity' white witch Ioana Sidonia is the latest witch to start having English lessons so she can cast spells for new English-speaking clients when Romania joins the EU in January.

She said: "My magic powers told me that not only would Romania prosper from joining the EU, but that it would bring me lots of English-speaking clients.

"There will be lots more foreigners around and by learning English I can help them.

"Until now the only words of English I could speak were the names of different whiskies. I thought I should expand my vocabulary."