rubber ducks break bylaw?

in the village of bourton-on -the -water ,gloucs had a charity rubber duck race stopped by local police  due to ancient bylaw .locals placed bets as a 100 of these ducks floated down river to raise money for a motorbike delivery service for hospitals .but a few people complained about bikes being parked on village green but got in trouble due to a bylaw that states that the river windrush and the green cannot be used on sundays for fundraising activities so local police had to halt event.

drunk chimpanzee

a troop of chimps have been found in africa drinking fermented sap  from raffia plant .there have developed leaf sponge tools to get it out as keen on alcohol.these green vervet monkeys ,st.kitts ,caribbean showed signs of inebriation similar to humans.

britain's historic decision

this was the big debate on remain or leave european union on thursday 23rd june 2016 .as to be expected a lot of media overkill on television and radio and debate during night and beyond. the turn out was 73% with leave winning by over a million votes .it has lead to pm david cameron to resign and labour leader losing shadow cabinet and liberal party saying will have a pro eu stance in next election it will take time to adjust but a majority win has to be respect as if not not democratic and may lead to anarchy or right wing shared government.

buzzard in van

the picture shows a buzzard wedged in a front grill for 12 hours after being hit by van .the driver released the bird which was alive  and taken to a local vet who fixed dislocated leg and broken wing for free .

The great raft spider or fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) set free

400 of these spiders were set free by chessington zoo .the fern raft spider have brown bodies with white stripes and span of almost 3 inches and largest of britain's 660 varieties .live in wetlands and eat spiders,larvae,small fish ,tadpoles.this was done in aid of conservation to increase the size of endangered spider in the wild.

leo the lion.

this is england football teams kit cat called leo the lion who has a official euro 2016 pass.

happy stoned rabbits

do you feed your rabbit lettuce well in particular iceburg  which contain lactucarium which is rabbit opium .the milky fluid is secreted by the stems and has a sedative element that gives animals a euphoric high.lactucarium also has a mild painkiller effect in humans if consumed in large doses .rabbits if feed too many carrots get rotting teeth due to natural sugar content.other items to avoid avocado coconut,garlic ,hot peppers ,chillies ,potatoes ,onions you can feed rabbits -hay,kale ,cabbage ,paisley,pellet food.

Exhibition features 1966 World Cup Memorabilia

Memorabilia from the 1966 World Cup including shirts and boots worn by the England team have gone on show at an exhibition at The National Football Museum in Manchester.

Other items include the Jules Rimet Trophy and Pele's training kit.

Dr Kevin Moore, from the museum, said England's victory was about "far more than simply football".

Curator Andy Pearce said: "We have really uncovered some fascinating stories."

Shirts worn by Roger Hunt and hat-trick hero Geoff Hurst are being displayed along with boots worn by Hurst, skipper Bobby Moore and West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer and Uwe Seeler from the final, in which England beat the Germans 4-2.

Winning eleven

Photographs, memories and memorabilia from people including a ball boy to a photographer have also been documented and collected.

The museum has also unveiled its new Walk of Fame of 25 of the game's best players according to a online poll, including England's World Cup winning eleven.

The exhibition runs until April and will be partly displayed at Wembley next month.-read more

Lions to spend life in captivity after eating 3 people in India

NEW DELHI—Three lions identified as having eaten villagers in western India have been caged and will never be released back into the wild, forest officials said Thursday.

The male and two females were among 17 lions rounded up after a 14-year-old boy was dragged away while sleeping outside his house near the lion sanctuary in the Gir National Forest in Gujarat state, the world’s last refuge for wild Asiatic lions.

The boy was the third person killed since April in the area, prompting protests by villagers and local lawmakers who demanded authorities hunt down the man-eaters.

Gujarat’s chief conservator, A.P. Singh, said wildlife officials identified the three lions by analyzing the 17 lions’ excrement and finding human remains for those three.

He said the male had attacked and killed the humans, while the females had eaten the leftovers.

The male lion has been moved to an enclosure at the nearby Junagadh zoo, while the two females will be held in cages at a rescue centre, a zoo official said.

The 14 other lions will be released back into the wild at Gir, a sanctuary that has become overcrowded beyond its 270 lion capacity. While some of India’s remaining 500 or so wild lions have migrated to surrounding wildlife parks in search of territory, other prides have settled near riverbeds or farmlands on the sanctuary’s borders, leading to conflict with nearby villagers-read more

Beloved goose killed as he tried to protect a flock of baby ducklings from a dog

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illagers are in mourning after their beloved goose was killed by a stray dog after trying to protect a flock of ducklings.

Residents were outraged when Gregory the goose, who had become a part of village life, was killed in a "massacre" along with at least 20 other birds.

The gander was often seen chaperoning ducklings around houses in South Creake, Norfolk, and honking outside front doors so the flock would be fed.read more

blessed tiger

in this picture  you can see the pope stroking and blessing a tiger.

world war 1 very decorated soldier

sergeant george frank was decorated 3 times in 6 weeks  before being killed in 1917.among his heroics were picking up a burning enemy grenade and flinging it away to safety ,this came to light after his medals were reunited by a collector .

haunted house

while filming a victorian supernatural thriller -the living and the dead -bbc- stars and production crew were spooked .there herd creepy noises and objects suddenly moved .during filming odd sounds were picked up ,shooting of a ouija scene papers fell from a desk nearby. in a separate take a men was viewed in shot in another room but nobody was there. a phone consistently was erad during night filming .the filming took place at a 16 th century horton court which is said too be haunted by a ghost known as the old lady.

made in rome

branding was a big fascination with the romans as featured in a 2,000 year old artefacts.this civilisation stamped tableware ,plumping pipes,ammlunition .lead projectiles for slingshot s carried the maker's name and insults against enemies.this is part of the trajvan market ,rome also dog tags worn by slave.

koko the gorilla who talks to people.

a documentary that explores the only taking gorilla in the world .koko and her relationship with animal psychologist penny patterson ,project koko started life as a phd project to teach a baby gorilla sign language but a intense bond was formed between pupil and teacher .now together now for 40 years ,in this programme you can watch 2,000 hours of footage charting koko s best moments which includes the battle to prevent the gorilla being taken back too the zoo  in which she was born.

marks and sparks save a life.

a 65 year old man was saved from electricity from a lighting bolt pass through his body by size 10 ,15 pound rubber soled moccasins brought at a m and s store.

sad songs make you happy.

research shows that listening to sad songs can actually lift the spirits .2,436 people in england and finland were in the study and majority found the music enjoyable.but  others did find painful as reminded them of a loss of a loved one.

diamondbacks to invade britain.

a swarm about 2 miles wide was spotted near leominster,herefordshire by a motorists .farmers fear that the diamondback will wipe out cauliflower and cabbage crops.diamondbacks are believed to have originated in europe but were spotted in america in 1854 .it has a wingspan of 15 mm ,body length of  6 mm and was first insect to prove resistant to pesticide bt toxin.

15.06.1991 - 15-06 -2016 25 years .

who would have fought me and my wife would be married 25 years and counting .it started a long time ago when i put myself for sale in a bikers mag -back street heros -i got a couple of replies -one in aylesbury who was a bros fan and was using me to make her ex jealous ,one was a man pretending to be a woman-oh the shame-and the final one was to be my future wife who called herself sue then.anyway we phoned ,wrote letters than i met her the first time in bodmin then one more time and then i took the biggest gamble in my life in august 1988 and came to stay with her i did not know then but she told me about her children and her real name ..enid ..i would go into details but the past stays in the past and she got a divorce .i ask her to marry me in ilfracombe  jobcentre ,yes we have had ups and downs but we try to talk about everything and i fully admit i would be a different person with out  her and with this post i say i love you enid and may the years go on and we are those two people seating on a bench holding hands watching the world go by.

disappointment.

recently it was mine and my wife's 25th  wedding anniversary and we received  only 2 cards from family .when asked by my wife her 2 daughters said too young to remember but every year thier visit their dad's grave and post stuff on the internet .did we go wrong somewhre years ago i dont know .