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Wednesday, October 22, 2008


In hand: Crocodile Joe with Rammy, the Baird’s rat snake he found in the attic

The family who found a discarded snakeskin in their loft can sleep easily once more – thanks to Crocodile Joe.
The wildlife expert, otherwise known as Joe McQuade, stepped in after the story was featured in Metro on Tuesday – and captured a 1.5m (5ft) Baird's rat snake.
He was setting a trap in the loft of 26-year-old Tony Robinson and partner Gemma Peters, 25, using live rats when he saw something move.
'I just grabbed it and held on to it,' Crocodile Joe, from Manchester, said.
'I was nervous because I didn't know what I was grabbing

The snake, named Rammy, was traced to a neighbour's house in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, from where it vanished a year ago.
Gemma, who has a 21-month-old son with her partner, said last night that she was 'glad it's all over'.
She added: 'Now we just want to get back to our normal life.'
The rat snake – which has a taste for rodents but is not poisonous – is being cared for by vets.
... And Tony and family won't be scared out of their skins any more

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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Clean-up: A worker clears the bubbles from one of the fountains

Trafalgar Square's fountains resembled a giant bubble bath after pranksters poured what seemed like gallons of washing-up liquid into them.
Lord Nelson had a bird's eye view of the bubbles below the famous column in central London which left passers-by and tourists looking on bemused.
Cleaners have been working non-stop since the problem bubbled up on Tuesday. They have been adding salt to the fountain in an effort to fight the foam

One said: 'It seems to be working but it's come at an inconvenient time and we still need to see what damage has been done.'
Thousands of people are expected to converge on the square today and tomorrow for two free movies on big screens as part of the London Film Festival.
The cleaner added: 'This kind of thing damages Trafalgar Square's image as a favourite international tourist spot.'
But this is not the first time the fountains have been targeted. In June, demonstrators turned the water red with dye in protest against a parade held in the capital to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel.
In 2003, the water was also turned red after demonstrators filled fountains with dye as part of a protest against US president George Bush's state visit to Britain

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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Beyonce: she's probably still standing on the bridge waiting for the guy, poor dear

An American man arrested in Connecticut for reckless driving gave police a completely plausible explanation for his behaviour - he said that Beyonce was waiting to meet him in New York.
The 33-year-old man, from Michigan, was detained early on Sunday after driving in a 'reckless manner' in a parking lot and nearly crashing into a parked patrol car, police spokesman Vaughan Dumas said.
Dumas also noted that police found a teddy bear and flowers inside his car, which the man explained were meant for the singer

He told the cops that he was off to meet Beyonce at the George Washington Bridge in New York, according to Dumas.
The man reportedly refused to leave his car when ordered, and asked police for directions to Detroit before suddenly driving off again.
He was arrested a few minutes later and charged with reckless driving, speeding, interfering with an officer, failure to obey an officer's signal and failure to obey a stop sign.
The man was released on $5,000 bail and taken to a local hospital for observation, Dumas said.
'He didn't threaten her or anything,' Dumas added. 'It was just his claim that he was going to meet her

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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

A hamster, possibly looking at a chocolate-coated camera in puzzlement

eight firefighters were called in to help find an escaped hamster, it was revealed today.
Two fire crews used a chocolate-covered camera and a vacuum cleaner to try and locate missing Fudgie at six-year-old Zoe Appleby's home in Dunbar, East Lothian.
The girl's mother contacted the fire service after the pet had scuttled down a hole in the kitchen floor, and stayed there for six days. She had to reassure neighbours when two fire engines from Dunbar and Newcraighall pulled up outside their house on Monday afternoon.
In the search for Fudgie, firefighters took the family cooker and gas pipes to pieces.
They also dropped a mini-camera - coated with chocolate in an effort to lure Fudgie towards it - underneath the floorboards

They then hoped to suck out the furry rodent using a vacuum cleaner with a sock over the nozzle.
Despite their efforts, they failed to recover Fudgie and called in the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA).
The hamster, who was being looked after for a friend during the school holidays, has now been missing for eight days.
A spokeswoman for Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue said: 'The call related to a hamster that was trapped behind a wall.
'They got a Fibroscope camera and put that down under the floorboards to see if they could find it.
'In the end we left it in the hands of the SSPCA.'
Zoe's mother Angela told the Daily Record newspaper: 'When we got in touch with the fire brigade, eight of them turned up in two separate engines.
'I had to reassure the neighbours that everything was OK and it was just a hamster.
'But the firefighters were excellent and tried everything they could. The drama that tiny animal has caused is unbelievable.'
The nursery nurse said she believed Fudgie has made a home for herself under the floor using cardboard tubing that she put down for the pet to climb up

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Monday, October 20, 2008

This mare has had a bit of a 'mare – after getting her head stuck inside a tree.

Saving Gracie: the filly with her head trapped in the tree trunk

The filly, called Gracie, had to be cut free with a chainsaw when owner Jason Harschbarger discovered her wedged in the trunk – after he was alerted by hearing the horse making strange noises.
'I had taken a break from using the weed eater and when I turned it off I could hear her crying,' said Mr Harschbarger

'I looked up and all I could see was her belly. I ran up to see her and she looked in a lot of trouble. She was hanging there by the back of her jaws. I ran back down to my vehicle and got a chainsaw and ratchet strap.
'I don't know what possessed me to get the camera as well.'

I think she was just being curious and stuck her head in there

When attempts to pull her free with the ratchet strap option failed, Harschbarger decided it was time to crank out the chainsaw.
'I started cutting on the tree right above her head. That really stressed her and she reared up three times and her head came out. That chainsaw really spooked her.'
But the drama didn't end there. Gracie may have freed her head, but as she came back down her left hoof got stuck back in the tree. But twenty minutes, and some nifty chainsaw work, later, Gracie was free once more – although slightly shocked.
Gracie has emerged mostly unscathed with a few scars down her neck and a bit of nerve damage to her nose and lips. But things have changed a bit for the Harschbargers after the pictures were shown all around the US.
'We've been on Fox News,' said Mr Harschbarger. 'My friends are asking me how it feels to be a celebrity.'
'I think she was just being curious and stuck her head in there. Then her hoof might have slipped on the wood and she fell backwards and got her head wedged,' he speculated

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Licence to bill

In what could see a major escalation of tension between Iran and the West, Iranian security forces have announced that they have arrested two pigeons for spying.
The two pigeons were detained in Natanz, near Iran's uranium enrichment facility – one of the major sources of the diplomatic chill between Tehran and Western governments.
According to a report in Etemad Melli, a reformist newspaper, one of the pigeons was apprehended in the nearby city of Kashan, beside a rose water production plant.
Both pigeons were described as having 'metal rings' and 'invisible string' on their bodies, according to the AFP news agency

This is not the first animal-espionage incident in Iran. In July 2007, it was reported that 14 squirrels had been detained on the Iranian border for spying.
Animals have long been used in military and intelligence operations, from dolphins being trained to detect mines to chickens recently being used by US forces in Kuwait to discover chemical weapons. During the Second World War, Britain awarded 32 medals for bravery to military pigeons
It is not known if the two pigeons are currently being detained, if they are still alive, or what may happen to them.
No third party has yet claimed the pigeons as their own

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

A man has taken his son to court in Nigeria for being idle – with the result that his son was jailed for six
months.
The father brought his 20-year old son before the Islamic court in northern Nigeria, demanding that he be jailed for refusing to engage in productive activities, according to state news agency NAN.
He accused his son of refusing to go to school, and said he was a member of a gang

Father Sama'ila Tahir said: 'He is not listening to words and he is bringing shame to my family. I am tired of his nefarious deeds. Please put this boy in prison so that I can be free.'
The son was sentenced to six months in prison and 30 strokes of the cane for disobeying his parents, NAN reported. The cane was administered on the spot

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

One-horse race: Asti gallops after his best mate, Freya, during an unusual farmyard frolic. Don’t worry, the pair are firm friends

At first glance, it looks like this dog is about to be maimed for life.
But Asti the horse and Freya the Belgian shepherd are just horsing around after striking up an unlikely farmyard friendship.
Yapping dogs are usually greeted with a hoof in the face but this 12-year-old male enjoys the game

'They have been playing this game since Freya was a pup,' said farmer Jurgen Schmidt, 52.
'They chase each other around each day and none of them has ever been harmed.'
Mr Schmidt lets all the other horses out of their stables before allowing the pair their game of chase.
And, despite the advantage of long legs, Asti has never managed to nip the seven-year-old farm dog.

Back off: A hoof is raised in response to a flanking manoeuvre

'Freya can change her direction so very quickly, Asti runs out of luck each time,' said photographer Lothar Lenz, who captured the horseplay in Bruchkoebel, Germany.
'Horses have to build up a rapport with dogs before they can trust them.
'The other horses look quite confused at what exactly is going on

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by ANDREI HARMSWORTH - Thursday, October 23, 2008

Out of it: Kerry slurs on This Morning

Kerry Katona was sensationally banned from ITV's This Morning show after storming from the studio without saying goodbye to presenters Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton.
Schofield delivered the blow after telling how the misguided star unravelled in the lead up and aftermath to her woeful shock interview yesterday.
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Schofield denies he and Britton 'ambushed' the 'agitated' mum-of-four for insatiable viewing but reveals Katona's own MTV crew were eager to shoot a secret tape of her storming off in her 'condition'

'She arrived very late…. Didn't give anyone any time to sit down and talk to her…one of our researchers said we were gonna mention the bankruptcy, and she said or someone round her said 'if you talk about the bankruptcy then she's gonna walk out…'. That came through to the studio floor saying she's a bit 'agitated'' says Schofield.

She sort of ambushed herself by slurring her words, so I don't think there was an ambush

'At no time have we have any idea of what condition she might be in'(sic) claims the presenter.
Then banning the reality star, 28, he warned: 'In the paper today it says she'd never come on again…well, until she's better, of course, we wouldn't let her on anyway…'
Continuing Schofield, insists the presenting duo had no option but to continue the 'car crash', telling Chris Moyles' Radio 1 show: 'Both Fern and I looked at each other and said 'there's a problem here' but by which stage you're on the air, it's too late.'
Continuing he says: 'There's no way our producer would have allowed that interview to have gone ahead had we known the situation she'd found herself in that morning.'
'She had her MTV team with her…as we went to the break, she was obviously very, very angry with us, and she got up and walked out of the studio with her husband and we didn't attempt to stop her because we knew she was a very angry girl.'
Shifting the blame back on the star, Schofield says: 'She sort of ambushed herself by slurring her words, so I don't think there was an ambush.'
'I think it was irresponsible to put her on the telly and to drive in her to our studio yesterday was irresponsible