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'Stampede' of kangaroos invade Melbourne golf course

A local golfer was left stunned after the mob of marsupials interrupted his game at the Heritage Golf & Country Club near Melbourne.

Stephen Roche, who filmed the video, described the incident as a "fair dinkum stampede" and can be heard warning the animals to "not stand on my golf ball".

This isn't the first time this has happened. The golf club was at the centre of a controversy in 2021 when it announced it would carry out a culling of kangaroos that went onto the golf course. After public outcry, the club later reversed the decision and erected fences instead.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-australia-68501403

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Pro-Palestine protesters slash historic painting at University of Cambridge

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...ge/ar-BB1jyUmO

Its time this government sorted these invaders out once and for all, get tough with them for ****s sake and get rid of the scum.

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Mother 'concocted drink to stop it being stolen by son's school bullies', leaving child in hospital

Police say a woman has been arrested after concocting a drink to stop it from being stolen by school bullies - leaving one child in hospital.

Bexar County Sheriff's Deputies were called to Legacy Traditional School - Alamo Ranch, in Texas, after a child became sick.

Upon arrival they were told the stricken child had been given a drink by a classmate during a PE lesson.

The liquid in the sports bottle was found to contain a mixture of lemon, salt and vinegar.

"Shortly after the child consumed the drink, he began experiencing nausea and a headache," police said.

"Through the course of the investigation, it was learned that the mother of the student who provided the drink intentionally mixed the contents of the drink to allegedly prevent her son's drink from being stolen at school by other students."

The officers added that although the contents of the drink were non-toxic, the child had to be taken to hospital as a result of consuming it.

"Hospital staff informed the investigator that the child victim required additional medical monitoring and would eventually be discharged from the hospital," police said.

They said the mother who mixed the drink, Jennifer Lynn Rossi, 45, was charged with injury to a child causing bodily injury, and was being held in jail.
https://news.sky.com/story/mother-co...pital-13088998

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Roswell UFO sightings can be explained by classified programme, Pentagon reveals in new report

Government investigations have found no evidence of alien technology, the Pentagon has said in a newly-released report.

The Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), set up in 2022 to investigate and record reports of unknown objects, examined government investigations from as far back as 1945 but found there was no evidence of the US having alien bodies or technology.

In its report, the AARO said many "sightings" of UFOs were from people who unknowingly saw the testing or use of classified technology.

Claims of an alien spacecraft crashing near the New Mexico town of Roswell in 1947, for example, were consistent with Project Mogul - a classified programme using microphones flown on high-altitude balloons in a bid to detect Soviet nuclear bomb tests.

The AARO said: "All investigative efforts, at all levels of classification, concluded that most sightings were ordinary objects and phenomena and the result of misidentification."

Most UFO reports remain unsolved, the AARO said, but with more data, most of them could be "identified and resolved as ordinary objects or phenomena".

The AARO has also revealed plans for portable UFO detection kits to collect more data on "sightings".

Acting director Timothy Phillips said the new kits, currently being tested in Texas, would have an array of sensors that fit inside a protective case.

"If we have a national security site and there are objects being reported that [are] within restricted airspace or within a maritime range or within the proximity of one of our spaceships, we need to understand what that is," he told CNN.

"And so that's why we're developing sensor capability that we can deploy in reaction to reports."

The system is called Gremlin and could be deployed to a site with many reports of UAP - unidentified anomalous phenomena, the Pentagon's term for UFOs.
https://news.sky.com/story/pentagon-...-1945-13090060

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Britain faces growing number of anti-blasphemy protests against those who 'insult Islam', with threats of violence and intimidation becoming more frequent, new report warns

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ort-warns.html

Michael Gove needs to crack down on these anti-blasphemy protests because the Home Secretary James Cleverly isn't ****ing interested in it, but, we know he'll bottle it as usual, just like the rest of Westminster has in the past.

Get a bleeding backbone you currants or this will only get worse, if the Labour Party get into power the floodgates will really open and the rest of the UK will turn into the same cesspit as Londonistan.

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Worms living near Chernobyl nuclear plant have developed a ‘super power’

Worms living near the world’s most well-known nuclear disaster zone appear to have developed new powers - immunity to radiation.

In a new study, scientists visited Chernobyl to investigate nematodes, tiny worms with simple genetic makeup, which rapidly reproduce.

The researchers gathered the worms from soil samples, rotting fruit and other materials and tested local levels of radiation.

The levels of radiation varied from low levels which would be recorded in large cities, and high levels that are found in outer space.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...6c640449&ei=15

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Indonesia: Two pilots fall asleep for 28 minutes during Batik Air flight

Two pilots fell asleep for almost 30 minutes during a passenger flight over Indonesia, according to a report.

The incident occurred on 25 January this year, on a Batik Air return flight from Haluoleo International Airport, in Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi region, to Soekarno-Hatta Airport, in the capital, Jakarta.

Both co-pilots, a 28-year-old man and a 32-year-old man, fell asleep for around 28 minutes, according to the preliminary report from Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT).

When they woke up, they found the aircraft was "not on the correct flight path".

According to the report, the younger of the pilots - the second in command - had been struggling to sleep lately, after his wife gave birth to twins. The family had also recently moved house.

The initial leg of the flight out from the Indonesian capital went off without incident, and the younger pilot slept for about 30 minutes before waking up for the descent.

After landing, the report said that the men ate instant noodles in the cockpit, before taking back off again.

Then, with 153 passengers and four flight attendants on board, the pilots flew to 36,000 feet, at which point the 32-year-old told his co-pilot to take control of the plane, saying he needed to rest.

The younger co-pilot agreed, but during the flight inadvertently fell asleep as well, with both seemingly asleep for approximately 241 miles, according to the report.

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Jakarta air traffic control repeatedly tried to contact the cockpit of the Batik Air A320 flight.

However, they received no response for 28 minutes until the older pilot woke up.

He then woke his co-pilot, corrected the flight path, and they were able to land the plane at Jakarta safely.

Batik Air has been approached for comment.
https://news.sky.com/story/indonesia...light-13092484

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EDDIE BARNES: Welcome to the SNP's Scotland, where porn films get public funding but charity services for vulnerable children get axed. Now that's what you REALLY call obscene

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...l-obscene.html

The SNP are just as bad as the English Tories are, not one political party is worth a vote, clear the idiots out and start anew.

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'They're all high': Rats eat marijuana from police evidence room

Rats that managed to get into an evidence room at a decaying police headquarters building have been eating confiscated marijuana, the New Orleans police chief has said.

The ageing offices of the police department in New Orleans are so dilapidated and vermin-infested that the animals managed to get into the evidence lock-up room, according to Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick.

"The rats eating our marijuana, they're all high," she told city council members on Wednesday.

"The uncleanliness [in the building] is off the charts," she added.

Rat droppings have been found on officers' desks, Ms Kirkpatrick said - adding that the building, where the department has been based since 1968, has been taken over by mould and cockroaches.

Ron Harrison, global technical director for Orkin Pest Control, said he hasn't heard of rats eating marijuana before.

As to what they go through when they do, he told The Associated Press that they may experience the same effects as humans, depending on what form it was in.

Many people experience a sense of relaxation and euphoria from the drug, as well as altered senses, according to the national institute on drug abuse.

"From understanding the biology of the rat and how it's somewhat similar to us, I would think based on the amount or concentration they take in, it would be somewhat similar to what humans experience," Mr Harrison said.

Ms Kirkpatrick said that the working conditions in the headquarters mean demoralised staff have to cope with broken air-conditioning and lifts and potential recruits are put off coming for interviews.

However, she praised the department's office cleaning staff, who "deserve an award for trying to clean what is uncleanable".

Finding new premises for the 910 officers has been one of her priorities since becoming chief in October, she said.

Councillors are considering a proposal to spend $7.6m (£6.5m) on a 10-year lease to temporarily relocate the police headquarters to a pair of floors in a high-rise building in the city's downtown area.
https://news.sky.com/story/theyre-al...-room-13094289

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Alligator twice the size of a man seized after being kept illegally in home

An alligator kept in a home "since the 1990s" has been seized by authorities in New York - but its owner vowed to fight for its return.

Environmental officers seized the 340kg, 3.4m/11ft-long alligator called Albert from a home in Hamburg, south of Buffalo, where they found a swimming pool for the 30-year-old gator.

According to the state department of environmental conservation, the homeowner allowed people - including children - to get into the water with the reptile, which had blindness in both eyes and spinal complications.

The owner's licence to keep the animal expired in 2021, meaning it has since been kept illegally.

Officers took action on Wednesday after learning the "extent at which the owner was seriously endangering the public", according to a statement from the agency.

But Tony Cavallaro said Albert had been with him since the 1990s and promised to fight for his return.

He said he treated the alligator like it was his kid and that he never put anyone in danger.

"I'm not dangerous, I'm not being unsafe with people," Mr Cavallaro said.
https://news.sky.com/story/alligator...-home-13095694

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Applications open for Antarctica's penguin post office with one applicant using tattoos to show her enthusiasm

Applications are open to work in Antarctica's famous "penguin post office".

Successful applicants will be "self-motivated", "empathetic" and fine with showering once every two weeks.

The shop in Port Lockroy is the southernmost post office in the world and frequently smells like penguin poo.

Every year, the Antarctic Heritage Trust is flooded with applications for the jobs. This year, there are three positions on offer and they are only open to UK residents.

As well as processing up to 80,000 letters and postcards a year, staff must run the shop and welcome roughly 18,000 cruise passengers who stop by.

One applicant, charity manager Katie Shaw in Manchester, wants to go so much, she has tattooed a geographically accurate map of the Antarctic on one leg and a portrait of explorer Ernest Shackleton on the other.

"I grew up wanting to be a marine biologist working in Antarctica," said Ms Shaw.

"Academically, that didn't work out but I've always found the wildlife, landscape and the exploration there fascinating.

"The continent is so important to the environment and feels like a place we haven't totally ********** up yet.

"Each year it feels less and less likely we'll be able to enjoy and appreciate it."

Successful applicants need to have a range of skills. Employees have to sort post, sell stamps, look after the buildings and run the gift shop. They will have to put up with basic living conditions and be happy with their own company.

The application form warns people about hygiene:

"We have no running water on the island, so washing facilities are very basic. Water is collected in jerry cans from visiting ships.

"There are no shower facilities at Port Lockroy, so staff are expected to be comfortable living with these limited washing facilities, yet still keeping hygiene levels high.

"Visiting ships will offer showers approximately once per week, but when weather conditions are poor you could go up to two weeks without visitors or a shower."

Staff also need to count the roughly 1,500 gentoo penguins that live in a colony at Port Lockroy.

Holidays to the Antarctic are expensive. Ms Shaw estimates it would cost more than her annual mortgage payment to go on a two-week cruise to the region.

There are also concerns Antarctica's growing tourism industry is damaging the delicate ecosystem.

Antarctic tourists are even causing penguin species to change their reproductive and social behaviours, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

That makes the post office position even more attractive for applicants.

"There's only three ways you can really visit Antarctica; working on a research base, elite tourism or applying for the post office," said Ms Shaw.

Applications close on 18 March for the season starting from November and ending in March 2025.
https://news.sky.com/story/applicati...usiam-13095165

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Indian YouTuber Elvish Yadav arrested for allegedly supplying snake venom as party drug

Indian YouTuber Elvish Yadav has been arrested for allegedly supplying snake venom to be used as a recreational drug at raves.

The influencer, who has 15 million YouTube subscribers, was detained under the Wildlife Act, according to Indian broadcaster NDTV.

A party he was at in November was raided on the suspicion that snake venom was being used as a drug by partygoers.

Police launched an investigation and questioned five people on suspicion of snake smuggling, who named Yadav as the alleged organiser of the parties and snake venom supply.

Yadav, who won an Indian version of Big Brother, Bigg Boss OTT, denied all the charges, NDTV reported. He said he would fully cooperate with police.

Nine snakes, including cobras, were recovered from the party along with 20ml of snake venom, the broadcaster said.

Yadav has now been remanded to 14 days of judicial custody, four months after he was first questioned, the Times of India reported.

The case came to light after a complaint by animal welfare organisation People For Animals alleging Yadav and others were shooting videos with snakes and snake venom, according to India Today.

According to a 2022 research paper in the Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, there have been concerns about the use of snake vemon as a drug.

"Use of snake venom can often be seen at rave parties," the study said, noting 13 cases of snake venom being used as a recreational substance in India.
https://news.sky.com/story/indian-yo...-drug-13097119

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Shropshire: Man finds England's biggest gold nugget with faulty detector after arriving an hour late to dig

The largest gold nugget ever found in England was dug up by a veteran metal detectorist - who showed up an hour late with faulty equipment.

Richard Brock, 67, drove three-and-a-half hours from Somerset to Shropshire for a group dig in a farmland on the Hills.

When he arrived, he found that his metal-detecting kit was not working and had to break out an older, faulty machine.

Twenty minutes into the dig, however, Brock quite literally struck gold when he dug up a huge 64.8g nugget buried about six inches underground.

Dubbed Hiro's Nugget, the metal is believed to be the biggest find of its kind on English soil, and is expected to fetch at least £30,000 at a timed auction, which runs until 1 April.

Brock, who has been metal-detecting for 35 years, said he thought he had "missed the action".

"I couldn't believe it," he said. "I turned up late, was only there a matter of minutes, and this treasure-hunting expedition was supposed to last all day."

The detectorist made the rare find near the village of Much Wenlock, which is believed to have been an old track with railway lines that could have contained stone from Wales - an area known to be rich in gold.

"It just goes to show that it doesn't really matter what equipment you use," Brock added.

"If you are walking over the find and are alert enough to what might be lurking underneath the soil, that makes all the difference."

According to the detectorist, the previous biggest find in England weighed in at 54g. But he added that research suggested bigger gold nuggets have been in Wales and Scotland.

A nugget weighing 97.12g was found in Ynys Mon, Wales, in 2016. The Reunion Nugget, at 121.3g, was then found in Scotland in 2019.
https://news.sky.com/story/shropshir...o-dig-13099066

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Man's brain tapeworms and worsening migraines 'caused by undercooked bacon'

Tapeworm eggs found in the brain of a man who suffered severe migraines are believed to have been caused by undercooked bacon.

The 52-year-old American consulted doctors after his usual migraines became more frequent and severe and were not responding to medication.

Scans revealed a number of tapeworm eggs in his brain.

The man was diagnosed with neurocysticercosis - caused by taeniasis - a form of infection from larval cysts of the pork tapeworm, which can get into tissue such as the muscles and brain.

Researchers said the man had not travelled to any "high-risk areas".

"On further questioning, the patient denied eating raw or street food but admitted to a habit of eating lightly cooked, non-crispy bacon for most of his life," said the study in the American Journal Of Case Reports.

Researchers said they believe the infection was "transmitted via autoinfection after improper handwashing after he had contracted taeniasis him­self from his eating habits".

The man's migraines improved when he was given anti-parasitic and anti-inflammatory medication.

People are most at risk from such infections through poor handwashing or by ingesting contaminated food or water.

"It is historically very unusual to encounter infected pork in the United States, and our case may have public health implications," the authors added.

The US Centers For Disease Control And Prevention states on its website: "Although uncommon, cysticercosis can occur in people who have never travelled outside of the United States.

"For example, a person infected with a tapeworm who does not wash his or her hands might accidentally contaminate food with tapeworm eggs while preparing it for others."
https://news.sky.com/story/mans-brai...bacon-13094024

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Waiters and waitresses race through streets of Paris for first time in 13 years ahead of Olympics

Waiters and waitresses have raced through the streets of the French capital for the first time in 13 years.

Balancing a tray with a croissant, coffee cup and glass of water, the fastest competitors from Paris' cafes and bistros took to the start line on Sunday.

The 110-year-old event was held for the first time after a 13-year hiatus, and is being used to promote this summer's Olympics held in the city.

The 1.25 mile-long (2km) race celebrated the agile men and women who make France's cafes and bistros tick.

It took place along the streets of the historic Marais district, in a loop starting and finishing at City Hall.

Around 200 participants, dressed in their uniforms, loaded up their trays with a regulation pastry, a small but empty coffee cup and a full glass of water.

At the end of the race, they were judged on how much liquid they had spilled as well as their time.

Pauline Van Wymeersch and Samy Lamrous were crowned Paris' fastest waitress and waiter.

Ms Van Wymeersch, the runaway winner in the women's category in 14 minutes and 12 seconds, works at the Le Petit Pont cafe and restaurant facing the Notre Dame cathedral.

She started waitering aged 16, and is now 34. She said she cannot envisage any other life for herself.

She added: "I love it as much as I hate it. It's in my skin. I cannot leave it, It's hard. It's exhausting. It's demanding. It's 12 hours per day. It's no weekends. It's no Christmases.

"It's part of my DNA. I grew up in a way with a tray in my hand. I have been shaped, in life and in the job, by the bosses who trained me and the customers, all of the people, I have met."

Mr Lamrous, who won the men's race in a time of 13 minutes and 30 seconds, works at La Contrescarpe in Paris' 5th district.

The two were rewarded with medals, two tickets each for the Olympic opening ceremony and a night out at a Paris hotel.

The capital's mayor, Anne Hidalgo, said cafes and restaurants are "really the soul of Paris".

She added: "The bistro is where we go to meet people, where we go for our little coffee, our little drink, where we also go to argue, to love and embrace each other.

"The cafe and the bistro are life."

French waiters and waitresses can sometimes have a reputation for being abrupt and even moody, but Thierry Petit, 60, who is retiring next month after four decades in the profession, said: "French pride means that in little professions like this, they don't want to be trampled on."

"It's not lack of respect, rather it's more a state of mind," he said. Switching to English, he added: "It's very Frenchie."

The race last took place in 2011 but stopped due to the lack of a sponsor. However, similar races have taken place in French towns and cities, such as Marseille, and other countries like Spain, since then.
https://news.sky.com/story/waiters-a...mpics-13101526