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This is the first picture of a SECOND lynx to die at a British zoo
This is the first picture of a SECOND lynx to die at a British zoo - after it was strangled to death in a freak accident. Bosses at Borth Wild Animal Kingdom confirmed that a second lynx from the zoo had died - a week after another was shot dead after making an escape. Nilly, an adult female Lynx, died from asphyxiation after she became twisted in a catch-pole a keeper was using. The employee in question is apparently devastated...
Police claim ambulance staff were attacked by a coach driver while trying to treat a patient
Paramedics were attacked by a coach driver while treating a seriously ill patient, police claim. Police say the ambulance crew were called to treat a patient and were attacked by a coach driver today (Tues). The suspect was then arrested by officers in Camberwell, south London, a short time later. Picture tweeted out by The London Ambulance Service’s. Paramedics were attacked by a coach driver while treating a seriously ill patient. (pictured) Two ambulance staff were so shaken they could...
6-month-old baby died after life-saving operation cancelled 3 times due to lack of beds
A six-month-old baby girl suffering from a heart defect died after a life-saving operation was cancelled three times due to a lack of beds, an inquest heard. Iris Ann Day was born with Down Syndrome and an atrio-ventricular septal defect - - a hole in her heart which causes blood to flow around it. The condition was discovered when her mother Hannah was 36 weeks pregnant, when doctors said she would need surgery at around three months old. It was...
Train driver forced to jump from runaway locomotive after brakes fail
A train driver was forced to jump for his life from a runaway locomotive after the brakes failed - causing it to career off the tracks. The steam train Akbar Express has featured in dozens of Bollywood movies and it usually chugs 760 miles across India in a journey taking 24 hours. But the brake levers jammed on Sunday leaving the driver with no choice but to jump from the carriage while the 65-year-old famous train was moving. It chugged...
GWR WiFi fault promotes accessing pornographic and offensive content on board their trains
A WiFi fault on Great Western Railway seems to promote accessing pornographic and offensive content on board their trains. The page lists a number of pages you are able to access using their free WiFi, including sending and receiving emails and browsing website content. But one user was left particularly shocked when the tick and cross functions didn't work on her browser - which added video streaming, pornographic material and offensive content to the things you are "able to do". GWR...
Seven bags full of cannabis found dumped at the side of the road
Surprised police officers couldn't believe their luck when seven bulging bin bags full of cannabis were found dumped at the side of the road. The drugs were found by council officers on the A59 near Harrogate, North Yorks., early on Sunday morning. PC Amanda Hanusch-Moore from North Yorkshire police tweeted the pictures and said: "Lost something? "This was found in black bin bags last night on the A59 near Blubberhouses. If it's yours come and speak to us at Harrogate...
Cause of death of Mum-of-three whose decomposing body was hidden in an airing cupboard will never be known
The cause of death of a mum-of-three whose decomposing body was hidden in an airing cupboard for over a year will never be known, an inquest heard. The body of Victoria Cherry, 44 , was in such a bad condition that no definitive verdict could be reached. Worried family reported the Victoria missing to police in October, 2015 but her body wasn't found by police until January this year - 15 months after it was concealed. In June, Andrew...
Ship pilot looked out of wrong window causing horrific damage to transporter ship
A sea pilot who caused a £1m crash which left a 40ft gaping HOLE in the hull of a ship was "disorientated" when he looked through the wrong WINDOW, a court heard. Gehan Sirimanne, 63, was piloting a car transporter ship which ploughed into the Primula Seaways ferry causing considerable damage. Hull Crown Court, East Yorks., heard Sirimanne had accidentally set the ship's route directly into the path of the incoming ferry. He had looked through an off-axis window -...
Driver behind the wheel in a fatal car crash has blamed the accident on his specs
A pensioner who tried to blame Specsavers for a crash that killed a motorcyclist has been convicted of causing death by careless driving. William Searle, 74, had his eyes tested two weeks before he fatally collided with victim Jerry Daniell last year. He told a court he "did not see" the 53 year-old as he pulled off a garage forecourt into his path. He said: "I had been to Specsavers and had my eyes checked. They never said anything about...