Sunday, June 21, 2015
Here's a giant panda falling off her hammock
Giant panda Tian Tian shows her playful side at Edinburgh Zoo, taking a headlong tumble off a hammock, before playing with her favourite log.
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You can watch the live Panda Cam here.
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You can watch the live Panda Cam here.
Arrest warrant issued for man who ran into store while nearly naked and poured milk over himself
The Pike County sheriff in Kentucky obtained arrest warrants on Friday after a video was posted online showing a man wearing nothing but shoes, socks and a Halloween mask running through Walmart, pouring milk on himself and yelling that he was on fire.
Sheriff's deputies said they plan to arrest Timothy Smith of Phelps and David Daniels of Belfry in connection to the incident at the Walmart in South Williamson. The video went online on Wednesday night but YouTube removed it because it showed nudity.
"I wouldn't want to go in Walmart and see somebody walking around naked or running around naked, so they need to go to jail," Pike County Sheriff Rodney Scott said. He said the streaker and camera operator are both guilty of indecent exposure.
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Scott said the crime of indecent exposure has to be taken seriously, adding: "If we don’t then it could be happening all the time. So that’s why it’s important to go ahead and make the arrests". Sheriff's deputies are also trying to track down the getaway driver, who waited for the streaker to get into a car before driving away.
Sheriff's deputies said they plan to arrest Timothy Smith of Phelps and David Daniels of Belfry in connection to the incident at the Walmart in South Williamson. The video went online on Wednesday night but YouTube removed it because it showed nudity.
"I wouldn't want to go in Walmart and see somebody walking around naked or running around naked, so they need to go to jail," Pike County Sheriff Rodney Scott said. He said the streaker and camera operator are both guilty of indecent exposure.
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Scott said the crime of indecent exposure has to be taken seriously, adding: "If we don’t then it could be happening all the time. So that’s why it’s important to go ahead and make the arrests". Sheriff's deputies are also trying to track down the getaway driver, who waited for the streaker to get into a car before driving away.
Man arrested for pouring suspected maple syrup onto sidewalk
Police have arrested a man in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, for pouring what's believed to have been a pool of maple syrup onto a sidewalk near the Convention Centre.
Police were called at around 10am on Thursday, and found a strange "unknown, sticky liquid" covering a four-foot area, police say. A city road crew had to be called in to clean up the liquid.
"They think it might've been a syrup - maybe maple syrup," said city spokesperson Kelly Anderson. "But they don't know for sure what it was." Witnesses pointed out the man they said was responsible, and police arrested the 56-year-old for mischief.
"He caused resources to have to be deployed to clean this stuff up," said Const. Steve Welton. City crews had to lay down "absorbent material" to clean up the mess, Anderson said. The man was also carrying a small amount of marijuana and was found to be breaching a probation order, police said.
Police were called at around 10am on Thursday, and found a strange "unknown, sticky liquid" covering a four-foot area, police say. A city road crew had to be called in to clean up the liquid.
"They think it might've been a syrup - maybe maple syrup," said city spokesperson Kelly Anderson. "But they don't know for sure what it was." Witnesses pointed out the man they said was responsible, and police arrested the 56-year-old for mischief.
"He caused resources to have to be deployed to clean this stuff up," said Const. Steve Welton. City crews had to lay down "absorbent material" to clean up the mess, Anderson said. The man was also carrying a small amount of marijuana and was found to be breaching a probation order, police said.
Police called to negotiate after boy locked out parents when given pasta not pizza for lunch
Police were called to negotiate with an 11-year-old boy on Thursday after he took exception to the fact that his mother had made him pasta and not pizza for lunch.
Unhappy about this, when both parents briefly went outside he locked the door and refused to let them back into the house in Auwiesen, Linz, Austria.
After begging with their son to open the door, to no avail, his hapless parents called the police.
A police officer negotiated with the child through a balcony door, until he gave in and unlocked the door. It is not known if he finally ate his pasta.
Unhappy about this, when both parents briefly went outside he locked the door and refused to let them back into the house in Auwiesen, Linz, Austria.
After begging with their son to open the door, to no avail, his hapless parents called the police.
A police officer negotiated with the child through a balcony door, until he gave in and unlocked the door. It is not known if he finally ate his pasta.
Paddling pool plug puller fined
A Spanish man has been fined for removing the plug of a giant inflatable swimming pool and causing over €21,000 of flood damage in the process.
The 22-year-old man, known as Rodrigo M.D, who appeared in court on Thursday, was fined €360 (£250, $400) for pulling the plug on the pool and causing massive flooding to a shopping centre in northern Spain.
The fine is in addition to the €21,500 (£15,400, $24,300) in damages he has already been ordered to pay to businesses damaged by the flooding. The inflatable pool had been set up in the Ponte Vella shopping centre in Ourense, Galicia, in November 2012 to entertain local children.
The then 19-year-old Rodrigo decided to pull out the plug on the swimming pool, causing 11,000 litres of water to gush out, flooding several shops and causing the damage. The paddling pool water flooded several shops, including Zara, Pepe Jeans and a local supermarket.
The 22-year-old man, known as Rodrigo M.D, who appeared in court on Thursday, was fined €360 (£250, $400) for pulling the plug on the pool and causing massive flooding to a shopping centre in northern Spain.
The fine is in addition to the €21,500 (£15,400, $24,300) in damages he has already been ordered to pay to businesses damaged by the flooding. The inflatable pool had been set up in the Ponte Vella shopping centre in Ourense, Galicia, in November 2012 to entertain local children.
The then 19-year-old Rodrigo decided to pull out the plug on the swimming pool, causing 11,000 litres of water to gush out, flooding several shops and causing the damage. The paddling pool water flooded several shops, including Zara, Pepe Jeans and a local supermarket.
Mother outraged over teddy bears with 'totally inappropriate detailing' on girl's christening cake
A mother is demanding a refund for a christening cake featuring teddy bears with what she says is "totally inappropriate" detailing.
Sharon Green, 45, from Standish, Greater Manchester, says she was horrified when she picked up the cake for her three-year-old daughter Tahlia Rose's christening and saw that they had "creases" that makes the teddies look like they have female genitals.
Mrs Green complained to the firm and demanded a refund, but she has not been given her money back.
Occasion Cakes, which has branches in Bolton and Wigan, said the creases represent the seam where the bears have been "sewn together".
Steve and Angela Howarth, who run the company, claim Mrs Green has made a "bizarre and distasteful" connection. Mrs Green ordered the cake in January from the Wigan branch, paying about £60, and she says the creases were not on the original display model she chose. She picked up the cake two days before the christening, on June 14, and she only looked at it the following day. Mrs Green said: "I was shocked - I just presumed it would be okay, and the same as what I ordered." When she took it back to the shop, an assistant gave her some flowers to preserve the teddie's modesty, but Mrs Green was not able to stick them down.
She said guests at the christening kept moving the flowers and poking fun at the cake. Mrs Green said: "This was not the cake I ordered - the display model definitely didn't have these creases on it. It is completely inappropriate. The cake is supposed to be for a three-year-old girl. It is not just me who thought this, it was a talking point at the christening - everyone was commenting on it." In a statement, a spokesman for the firm, which has been established for 30 years, said it had made efforts to address the complaint. He added that all cakes are handmade, so there may be slight variations from display models and completed cakes.
The spokesman said: "The small bears are exactly that - teddy bears - and the creases on the stomach are supposed to represent the seam where the bears are sewn together. We have been making girl and boy teddies this way for 30 years and no-one has ever drawn such a bizarre, and, quite frankly, distasteful, connection. Also we made every effort to sort out this customer’s ‘problem’. A member of our staff at the Wigan shop even came back after closing for the night to give her edible flowers to put on the cake to cover up that part of the teddy ornaments." Mrs Green and her husband Chris, said they did not eat the cake as they were still hoping to claim a refund. Instead, the guests enjoyed strawberry gateau and profiteroles.
Steve and Angela Howarth, who run the company, claim Mrs Green has made a "bizarre and distasteful" connection. Mrs Green ordered the cake in January from the Wigan branch, paying about £60, and she says the creases were not on the original display model she chose. She picked up the cake two days before the christening, on June 14, and she only looked at it the following day. Mrs Green said: "I was shocked - I just presumed it would be okay, and the same as what I ordered." When she took it back to the shop, an assistant gave her some flowers to preserve the teddie's modesty, but Mrs Green was not able to stick them down.
She said guests at the christening kept moving the flowers and poking fun at the cake. Mrs Green said: "This was not the cake I ordered - the display model definitely didn't have these creases on it. It is completely inappropriate. The cake is supposed to be for a three-year-old girl. It is not just me who thought this, it was a talking point at the christening - everyone was commenting on it." In a statement, a spokesman for the firm, which has been established for 30 years, said it had made efforts to address the complaint. He added that all cakes are handmade, so there may be slight variations from display models and completed cakes.
The spokesman said: "The small bears are exactly that - teddy bears - and the creases on the stomach are supposed to represent the seam where the bears are sewn together. We have been making girl and boy teddies this way for 30 years and no-one has ever drawn such a bizarre, and, quite frankly, distasteful, connection. Also we made every effort to sort out this customer’s ‘problem’. A member of our staff at the Wigan shop even came back after closing for the night to give her edible flowers to put on the cake to cover up that part of the teddy ornaments." Mrs Green and her husband Chris, said they did not eat the cake as they were still hoping to claim a refund. Instead, the guests enjoyed strawberry gateau and profiteroles.
Fire service called to free embarrassed schoolboys wedged in toddler's swing
Two embarrassed schoolboys were stuck for almost an hour after they wedged themselves into a swing designed for toddlers.
The secondary-age pupils were cut free by firefighters from Northfield Community Fire Station after their jape at Victoria Park, Birmingham, on Tuesday afternoon.
The pair had stuck by their legs in the swing's rectangular compartment, which is meant to stop pre-school children falling out. Fire crews from Northfield were called to the play area just after 3.30pm.
A West Midlands Fire Service spokesman said: “Two secondary school pupils had got themselves stuck in the swing together. They were there for about an hour as fire crews cut them out of the swing. The only injury they suffered was a bit of bruised pride.”
The secondary-age pupils were cut free by firefighters from Northfield Community Fire Station after their jape at Victoria Park, Birmingham, on Tuesday afternoon.
The pair had stuck by their legs in the swing's rectangular compartment, which is meant to stop pre-school children falling out. Fire crews from Northfield were called to the play area just after 3.30pm.
A West Midlands Fire Service spokesman said: “Two secondary school pupils had got themselves stuck in the swing together. They were there for about an hour as fire crews cut them out of the swing. The only injury they suffered was a bit of bruised pride.”
Man surprised to find fox cub that had eaten all his Jaffa Cakes asleep under his bed
Iain McRobbie of Orpington, south east London, was shocked to find a fox cub curled up asleep under his bed after it has sneaked into his home through the cat flap.
Only a few months old, the cub was found beside an empty packet of Jaffa Cakes it had polished off before settling down for the night.
Mr McRobbie said: “I came home from the pub and my room stank a bit, I thought it was my hiking boots or something. Anyway I shut the door and went to bed. When I woke up the smell was worse, so I looked under my bed and it was staring at me. It had spent the night under my bed, I was quite taken aback.
“It had a feast on my Jaffa Cakes, I keep them next to my bed and it had dragged them underneath and finished them off. He was quite happy.” He added the fox had mange, which is why it smelt so bad. Mr McRobbie, 57, said: “I called a guy who lives near me who rescues foxes and went to eat my breakfast.
“It went back to sleep, it wasn’t worried. I think it was just looking for somewhere to sleep.” His neighbour came and treated the creature for its mange. He said: “He picked it up by the scruff of the neck and released it into the garden.” He added that he now locks the cat flap at night.
Mr McRobbie said: “I came home from the pub and my room stank a bit, I thought it was my hiking boots or something. Anyway I shut the door and went to bed. When I woke up the smell was worse, so I looked under my bed and it was staring at me. It had spent the night under my bed, I was quite taken aback.
“It had a feast on my Jaffa Cakes, I keep them next to my bed and it had dragged them underneath and finished them off. He was quite happy.” He added the fox had mange, which is why it smelt so bad. Mr McRobbie, 57, said: “I called a guy who lives near me who rescues foxes and went to eat my breakfast.
“It went back to sleep, it wasn’t worried. I think it was just looking for somewhere to sleep.” His neighbour came and treated the creature for its mange. He said: “He picked it up by the scruff of the neck and released it into the garden.” He added that he now locks the cat flap at night.
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