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Fat rat is freed from a manhole by firefighters – but not before the rotund rodent chomps one of the men saving it Volunteer fire brigade rescued rat stuck in manhole cover in Germany yesterday They arrived around 4.45pm in Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate The rat bit into one of the rescuer’s gloves when they reached … Read more
Jailed British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is facing a new charge, Iranian state media announced today. The 42-year-old and her lawyer were summoned to an Islamic Revolutionary Court and informed of a ‘new indictment’, the Irib News Agency reported. Tulip Siddiq, the Labour MP for Hampstead where Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe last lived, said she had spoken to … Read more
My ass is stuck in this chair! Donkey is freed after getting its head stuck in plastic furniture A stray donkey was spotted in pain as it was stuck in a plastic chair in Ajman Locals grouped together to catch the animal so that they could cut it free An animal rescue centre has now … Read more
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was almost freed by Iran three years ago but the deal collapsed… weeks after Boris Johnson tried to intervene in her case, new documentary claims A BBC Panorama investigation allegedly uncovered details of deal made in 2017 Richard Ratcliffe said his wife had been due to return to the UK on December 28 … Read more
Birmingham could be forced into lockdown today as ministers meet to discuss plans to tackle the city’s spiralling Covid-19 outbreak. Health Secretary Matt Hancock is said to have chaired the ‘gold command meeting’ this morning, alongside council bosses and Public Health England. Official figures show the city of Birmingham’s infection rate has more than doubled … Read more
Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner goes to EU court to demand to be freed from jail on a technicality over rape of 72-year-old woman Christian Brueckner lawyers appeared at European Court of Justice on Thursday They claim his seven-year rape sentence should be overturned He is serving 21-month drugs sentence and is set to start … Read more
Mortifying moment a teenage girl has to be freed by firefighters after getting stuck in a BABY SWING while filming a TikTok video Layani Maclean, 14, covered her face as the firefighters arrived to free her She was stuck in a children’s swing at a playground in Faringdon, Oxfordshire Firefighters unscrewed the swing’s chains before … Read more
Mortifying moment a teenage girl has to be freed by firefighters after getting stuck in a BABY SWING while filming a TikTok video Layani Maclean, 14, covered her face as the firefighters arrived to free her She was stuck in a children’s swing at a playground in Faringdon, Oxfordshire Firefighters unscrewed the swing’s chains before … Read more
Woman, 96, given a German banknote by a US soldier who liberated her from Auschwitz and wrote ‘good luck and happiness’ on it is set to meet the late GI’s family via video call after her her great-grandson’s Twitter search went viral Lily Ebert, 96, was given message of hope on German bank note 75 … Read more
The statues dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela emerged once again in Parliament Square today after workers removed the metal boards covering the iconic leaders on the same day the French President made his visit to the capital. Construction workers, dressed in protective clothing and equipped with harnesses, set to work removing each of … Read more