Lightning strikes Knockholt couple's home for the second time

'Lightning doesn't strike twice' – or so the old adage goes.But retired Knockholt teacher Fran Shallcross may be the feeling the forces of the universe are against her today.The 62-year-old's home, in Burlings Lane, was struck by a lightning bolt during yesterday's storm at around 5.50pm – some 36 years after her former Sundridge property was also hit.Mrs Shallcross, who was at home with husband Paul, 62, when they were hit by a bolt from the blue.She said: "My stomach churned...


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