Photo shows a seagull that was spotted entangled in string and dangling from a utility pole in South Beach, Florida, USA, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. It was rescued by the firefighters from The St. Lucie County Fire District. (@slcfd/Newsflash)

Firefighters Rescue Dangling Seagull Tangled In String From Florida Utility Pole

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:January 25, 2023

These images show a seagull left dangling from a utility pole in Florida after it became tangled in string as it is rescued by firefighters. Rescuers can be seen scaling…

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Picture shows the Autobahn in Central Franconia, Germany, undated. A grandfather, 61, forgot his grandson, 11, in the parking lot at a rest stop in the area and only noticed when he got home on Sunday Oct. 30, 2022. (Newsflash)

Grandpa Left 11-Year-Old Grandson In Motorway Rest Room

• Post author:Thomas Hochwarter
• Post published:November 8, 2022

A horrified grandpa got home from a day out with his 11-year-old grandson only to find he had left him behind in a motorway service station loo. The pair had…

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A girl lies on a hospital bed in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, in an undated photo. She was reportedly attacked by a bear in a zoo. (Newsflash)

Zoo Bear Bites Off Three-Year Old Girl’s Arm

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:October 25, 2022

A terrified three-year-old girl had her arm bitten off by a bear when she put it into the beast's enclosure in a city zoo. The girl had been visiting the…

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Karolin P. poses in an undated photo. (Newsflash)

Male Nurse Allegedly Abused Anaesthetised Brit Woman In Hospital Bed In Turkey

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:September 27, 2022

A British health tourist is claiming she was abused by a male nurse while under anaesthesia in Turkey. The woman identified only as Karolin P. had travelled from her home…

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Image shows an ancient Egyptian mummy foot, undated. It was handed over handed to the Egyptian ambassador in Germany's capital Berlin on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2022. (Polizei Krefeld/Newsflash)

German Cops Hand Ancient Foot Back To Egyptian Authorities After Finding It On eBay

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:September 19, 2022

An ancient mummified foot was handed back to Egypt after it was found on eBay Classified Ads and anonymously reported to police. Police were alerted to the bizarre artefact, which…

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Picture shows Fontana della Barcaccia in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy, where an English tourist dip his feet. Undated footage. (Newsflash)

British Tourist Fined EUR 500 For Dipping Feet In Rome Fountain

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:August 4, 2022

A British tourist who cooled his feet in an iconic fountain in central Rome has been fined EUR 500 by local officials. The 42-year-old holidaymaker had used the centuries-old Fontana…

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Environmental Protection officials rescued 32 Persian squirrels from animal traffickers in the city of Sardasht, in West Azerbaijan, Iran. (Environmental Protection of West Azerbaijan/Newsflash)

Rescuers Save 32 Baby Squirrels From Traffickers

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:April 27, 2022

Wildlife detectives have rescued an astonishing haul of rare squirrels from animal traffickers in Iran. Police confiscated 32 of the nut-loving animals after setting up an elaborate sting posing as…

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View of the German-French research base AWIPEV in Ny-Alesund, Spitsbergen, observatory with the KARL lidar system, laser beam leaves the observatory through the lidar hatch. (Newsflash)

Scientists Race to Find Cause of Alarming Polar Heatwave

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:April 12, 2022

An international research campaign involving over 100 scientists from 12 countries has begun investigating the dramatic warming in the Arctic - estimated at two to three degrees Centigrade - over…

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Police in Budapest, Hungary caught a lost penguin that escaped from the city's zoo. (BRFK Information Portal/Newsflash)

Cops Take Selfie With Cute Escaped Zoo Penguin Arrested For Jumping Out In Front Of Police Car

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 17, 2022

This is the cute penguin that escaped from the Budapest zoo and was caught when it waddled out in front of a patrol car. The Budapest Police Headquarters (Budapesti Rendor…

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A vandal added eyes to non-objective figures in Anna Leporskaya's painting at an exhibition at the Yeltsin Center in Yekaterinburg, Russia in December 2021. (Newsflash)

Valuable Modern Art Painting Destroyed After Bored Security Guard Draws Eyes On Faceless Figures On 1st Day At Work

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:February 25, 2022

A valuable modern art painting has been destroyed after a bored security guard on his first day of work drew eyes on the faceless figures depicted in it. The painting,…

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