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Moonlight

10-11-24 02:59 AM

^Northern lightshow! Aurora Borealis lights up Britain's skies as far south as Sussex and Devon in stunning nighttime display

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...sex-Devon.html

Apparently we got a weather phenomenon like yours on Thursday evening too.

My money is on Aliens going into an early hyperdrive and creating a geomagnetic storm, these events are too random to be anything else. :up:

I've never ever seen one of these things, one day eh.

Jimbuna

10-11-24 07:48 AM

Last night in South Shields.

https://i.postimg.cc/c1QVTRt8/111.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/BvrVBbqg/222.jpg

Jimbuna

10-12-24 12:12 PM

Police discover drugs in bag labelled 'definitely not a bag full of drugs'

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Police in the US have found drugs inside a bag labelled "definitely not a bag full of drugs".

The stash was discovered in Portland, Oregon, when officers stopped a driver and passenger inside an allegedly stolen car.

Posting about the incident on X, Portland Police Bureau said scales, cash and a loaded gun were also found.

Pictured along with the items recovered from the vehicle was a small brown make-up bag with the words "definitely not a bag full of drugs" written on the front.

Despite the claim on the vanity case, more than 10g of fentanyl and meth was reportedly found inside.
https://news.sky.com/story/police-di...drugs-13232352

Eichhörnchen

10-12-24 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonlight (Post 2928921)

There's supposed to be a comet visible in the SW just after dark here - couldn't see anything tonight cos of cloud

Catfish

10-12-24 03:53 PM

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R5v74q3-_Zs
The comet can be visible at appx. 1 o'clock respectively to the sun, but only at when the sun just settles (otherwise outshone by the latter).
It is part of a larger asteroid that broke apart millenia ago.
The northern lights visible are caused by the sun's magnetical storm
https://www.spaceweather.com/

Moonlight

10-12-24 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen (Post 2929116)

There's supposed to be a comet visible in the SW just after dark here - couldn't see anything tonight cos of cloud

There'll be Venus in the SW tonight as well, that comet is lower down on the horizon and slightly more west of where you're looking, don't take my word for it though as some stargazing nutter told me that.

Jimbuna

10-13-24 07:08 AM

Mud, beer and cash: Annual wife-carrying championship takes Maine by storm

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While its origins are not exactly politically correct - more than 30 couples competed in the North American Wife Carrying Championship in front of cheering crowds.

The event sees competitors splash through water, leap over logs and trudge through mud - all while carrying their partner like a sack of potatoes.

It is believed to be based on a 19th century Finnish legend involving a man known as "Ronkainen the Robber", whose gang was known to pillage villages and carry away the women.

Traditionally, the Finnish event featured male competitors carrying a woman.

On Saturday, competing couples did not have to be married, nor did they have to be a man and a woman.

One contestant - the carrier - was dressed as Mr Incredible, while his "wife" was dressed entirely in pink.

They and others were cheered on by crowds on both sides of the 254-metre course at Sunday River ski resort.
https://news.sky.com/story/mud-beer-...storm-13232749

mapuc

10-14-24 05:25 PM

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The incident initially took place nine months ago on Jan. 12 when the Mesa County Sheriff's Office in Colorado received a call regarding a "suspicious incident" in Grand Junction, approximately 240 miles west of Denver, according to a statement from the Mesa County Sheriff's Office.
"Upon arrival, deputies found the head and hands of a human had been discovered in a freezer by someone who arrived to claim the free appliance offered by the new owner of the recently sold home," police said.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/head-hands...y?id=114742467

Markus

Jimbuna

10-15-24 07:30 AM

World Conker Championships investigates cheating concerns after winner found with steel nut

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The World Conker Championships is investigating after the men's champion was found with a steel chestnut in his pocket.

David Jakins, 82, was victorious in Sunday's event - it was his first win after competing since 1977.

The veteran player, known as "King Conker", recorded several victories in which he destroyed the other player's conker with one hit.

His opponent in the final Alastair Johnson-Ferguson told The Daily Telegraph he raised concerns after his conker "disintegrated in one hit, and that just doesn't happen".

A fake steel conker, painted brown, was later found in Mr Jakins' pocket.

He denied using it during the tournament in Southwick, Northamptonshire, and said he only had it with him for "humour value".

Mr Jakins, who helped prepare other players' conkers which are selected randomly from a sack, also denied any suggestion he marked the strings to highlight harder nuts.

The chairman of the organising committee said the steel conker was indistinguishable from a real one, with its weight the only giveaway.

St. John Burkett told Sky News that an investigation of a video suggested no foul play and that Mr Jakins had called the cheating claims "a load of nonsense".

"We are currently minded to think that the win was fair, and that the steel conker was kept in the pocket throughout, but just need to complete the last parts of the investigation," he said.

He told Sky's Kay Burley: "Whilst Mr Jakins put his hand in his pocket at the end of the match and indeed threw a conker from a different pocket into the crowd, he was very closely watched by four judges.

"It looks like it was absolutely impossible for him to cheat. We have got some various other testimony that indicates innocence."

Mr Jakins won the men's competition but lost in the overall final to women's champion Kelci Banschbach, originally from the United States, who only took up the game last year when she moved to Suffolk.
https://news.sky.com/story/world-con...l-nut-13233814

Jimbuna

10-16-24 12:20 PM

Prickly mayor bans cactus plants in buildings

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A German town has banned the humble cactus from the town hall, schools and nurseries.

The mayor of Plettenberg, near Dusseldorf in North Rhine-Westphalia, banned the spiky plants from municipal buildings after a man required medical attention from injuring himself on a cactus in a school building.

"What was an injury to the adult man's arm could easily have been a serious injury to the face for a small child in the same place," the council said, according to local media.

The council reportedly said the nature of the injury could not be disclosed "due to the need to protect the personal rights and privacy of our staff".

In a letter to local state workers, Plettenberg mayor Ulrich Schulte wrote: "Due to the current situation, all official and private cacti (Cactaceae) must be removed from municipal buildings immediately."

The mayor said the ban was being undertaken because such plants could "cause ugly injuries".

He said cacti would be banned not only in schools and nurseries but from all municipal spaces.

"Even if this order seems adventurous, excessive, superfluous or ridiculous to some employees, it has a serious background in terms of protecting the health of all employees and especially children in schools and daycare centres," the mayor added.

A spokesperson for the council told local media the town had since "successfully implemented the cactus ban".
https://news.sky.com/story/prickly-m...dings-13234384

Jimbuna

10-17-24 08:52 AM

Scientists claim breakthrough to bringing back Tasmanian tiger from extinction

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The Tasmanian tiger, a wolf-like marsupial that once stalked the forests of Tasmania, could be brought back from extinction after a team of US and Australian researchers claimed a series of scientific breakthroughs.

Also known as the thylacine, the labrador-sized beast was Australia’s last marsupial apex predator.

The last one died in a Hobart zoo in 1936 after the rest had been hunted to extinction in a bid to protect Tasmania’s growing livestock industry.

However, its recent demise makes it an ideal candidate for “de-extinction”, according to Colossal Biosciences, the Dallas-based company behind the effort.

Colossal has previously announced plans to use the latest advances in gene editing and reproductive biology to bring woolly mammoths and even the dodo back from the dead.

“The thylacine samples used for our new reference genome are among the best-preserved ancient specimens my team has worked with,” according to Beth Shapiro, Colossal’s chief science officer.

“It’s rare to have a sample that allows you to push the envelope in ancient DNA methods to such an extent.”

Most attempts to reconstruct the genetic code of long-extinct species are thwarted by the fact that DNA is fragile and breaks down over time.

But a 108-year-old specimen preserved in alcohol at a museum in Melbourne has allowed the team to extract a thylacine DNA sequence they claim is 99.9% the same as the original.

They were even able to extract more fragile RNA molecules from the sample. This allowed the team to see which of the thylacine’s genes were being expressed in certain tissues.

“With this new resource in hand we will be able to determine what a thylacine could taste, what it could smell, what kind of vision it had and even how its brain functioned,” said Professor Andrew Pask from the University of Melbourne, who is collaborating on the project.
https://news.sky.com/story/scientist...ction-13234815

Jimbuna

10-18-24 12:27 PM

Ex-detective gets 19 years in jail for stealing 4kg of cocaine from work to sell in Manchester

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A former police detective, who was found to have stolen cocaine from an evidence store after dropping a bag of white powder outside his child's school, has been jailed for 19 years.

Andrew Talbot, who worked for Greater Manchester Police's serious crime division, was found guilty of misconduct in public office and supplying class A drugs last month.

The 54-year-old took almost 4kg of cocaine with a retail value of almost £400,000 from storage after it had earlier been seized by officers and he searched police systems for dealers to help him sell the drugs, Liverpool Crown Court heard.

Talbot, who had a cocaine addiction, supplied the stolen drugs to criminals and as a result of his "greed a significant quantity" of cocaine was put back into circulation on the streets of Manchester, said the judge.

Talbot was caught when he accidentally dropped a small bag of the drug outside his daughter's primary school in February 2020.
https://news.sky.com/story/ex-detect...ester-13235348

Jimbuna

10-19-24 12:31 PM

New 'grumpy' fish species discovered in the Red Sea

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A new type of fish described as "grumpy" by scientists has been found in the Arabian Red Sea.

The species - scientifically named sueviota aethon - has been dubbed the grumpy dwarfgoby by researchers who found the fish among coral reefs in the sea, living in small holes and crevices.

In a study published last week, researchers said the name "refers to the fish's apparent grumpy and rather unhappy appearance, primarily due to the extremely upturned mouth position".

The "dwarf" part of its name refers to its size of under 2cm and "goby" to the family of fish it belongs to: gobiidae - which comprises of some 2,000 species of bony fish.

The team of researchers from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and the University of Washington revealed the grumpy dwarfgoby to the world in a study published in Pensoft's ZooKeys journal.
https://news.sky.com/story/new-grump...d-sea-13217205

Jimbuna

10-20-24 11:23 AM

'Hero of a human being' - Outpouring of support as Sir Chris Hoy reveals his cancer is terminal

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There's been an outpouring of support for Sir Chris Hoy after the Olympic great revealed his cancer is terminal and he has between two and four years to live.

A host of sport and entertainment stars replied to his latest Instagram post in which he said he was "overwhelmed by all the love".

Fellow cycling legend Sir Mark Cavendish called him a "hero of a human being", while former Scotland footballer and pundit Ally McCoist posted: "You, my friend are a superstar in every sense of the word. Love and strength from us all."

There were also messages of support from Olympic and Paralympic champions Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill and Dame Sarah Storey, as well as TV personalities Jack Whitehall and Paddy McGuinness.

"Chris Hoy is one of the finest to ever represent our country. Thoughts with him, Sarra and his immediate family," said British rowing great Sir Matthew Pinsent on X.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer added his voice to the well wishes, posting: "Such sad news. Chris is a British sporting legend.

"To face his diagnosis with such positivity is inspiring. The whole country is behind him and his family."

That sentiment was echoed by Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who told Sky News' Trevor Phillips he was "in awe" of the "optimism and positivity" shown by Sir Chris in such a difficult situation.

Sir Chris revealed in February he was being treated for cancer, but told The Sunday Times today he has terminal prostate cancer and has known for more than a year.

The six-time Olympic champion said the disease was now incurable and had spread to his bones, with tumours in his shoulder, pelvis, hip, spine and rib.

"As unnatural as it feels, this is nature. You know, we were all born and we all die, and this is just part of the process," he told the newspaper.

"You remind yourself, aren't I lucky that there is medicine I can take that will fend this off for as long as possible."

Sir Chris said a tumour was initially found in his shoulder last year and a follow-up scan revealed the primary cancer was in his prostate.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and most cases develop in people aged 50 or older. Some cases can be cured if treated in the early stages.

The 48-year-old Scot is married with two children aged seven and 10 - and his wife Sarra also has significant health challenges.

Sir Chris said she was diagnosed with "very active and aggressive" multiple sclerosis just a month or so after he found out about his stage-four cancer.

The former Olympian was part of the BBC's Paris 2024 coverage in the summer and is now with the broadcaster at the world track cycling championships.

Posting a photo with the team, he said: "You may see in the news this weekend some articles about my health, so I just wanted to reassure you all that I'm feeling fit, strong and positive, and overwhelmed by all the love and support shown to my family and me. Onwards!"

Sir Chris is an 11-time world champion with six Olympic gold medals and one silver at three different games - Athens, Beijing and London in 2012.

He retired in 2013 and since then has been a regular TV pundit as well as competing in motorsport events, including the famous Le Mans 24 race in 2016.
https://news.sky.com/story/hero-of-a...minal-13237532

Jimbuna

10-21-24 11:34 AM

Children's soft play centre apologises over body bag Halloween decorations

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A children's soft play centre has apologised and removed its realistic-looking Halloween body bags after concerns from "shocked" parents.

One mother, who took her daughter to Rugrats and Halfpints in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, on Sunday said she did a "double take" when she spotted the decorations.

Pictures show they resemble human bodies covered in black plastic - some wrapped with tape marked "Caution" and "Danger" - hanging upside down from poles adjoining one of the soft play structures.

The mother, who didn't want to be named, told Sky News: "I went inside with my daughter.

"The body bags were at the back which can't be seen from the cafe area, only by kids inside.

"When I saw them I did a double take - surely that can't be what I think it is? I just didn't want to have to explain to my kid what they were.

"I spoke to some other parents after who were as shocked as I was that it was deemed appropriate. It's a great soft play, but that did shock me a bit!"

A spokesperson told Sky News: "This is the first time someone has brought it to our attention so of course due to this we will take them down immediately.

"It wasn't to cause distress and we apologise this is how they have felt."

According to the centre's website, the Cirencester inside play park offers parents "a variety of different play areas and entertainment for your kids to get stuck in while you can enjoy our onsite cafe".

"Winner of the Travellers Choice Award 2022, Rugrats is committed to providing a safe, clean and stimulating environment, with the emphasis on fun," it says.

"In essence, Rugrats and Half Pints is the soft play centre you have been waiting for."
https://news.sky.com/story/childrens...tions-13237681

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