35 h. ago US army academy football player saves man from crashed car in ‘heroic’ move

Larry Pickett Jr and his father pulled the driver out shortly before it erupted in flames after colliding into utility polesA member of the US army academy’s college football team has been hailed as “heroic” after he and his father pulled the driver of a wrecked car out of the vehicle shortly before it erupted in flames over the Labor Day weekend, according to officials and video of the daring rescue.The video depicted Larry Pickett Jr and his father, Larry Pickett Sr, as they took a man out of the driver’s seat of the car and then carried him to safety across a four-lane highway early Sunday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Driver pulled over for no MOT before police spotted something disturbing under his blanket

Ben Bryan has been jailed

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3 w. ago Mutant 'Frankenstein' rabbits with tentacles sticking out their heads spotted by locals

The mutated rabbits — which have 'scabby looking growths' on their faces — have been spotted by disturbed locals in Fort Collins, Colorado, in the US, in recent years

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3 w. ago Pub keeps booze licence despite 'disturbing' acts spotted in beer garden

The licensing hearing was called after council officers found breaches when investigating the pub

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3 w. ago A huge stick insect has been discovered in Australia. Here’s why that’s important | Gwen Pearson

Yes, they can be hard to spot – but this find highlights how little we know about creatures crucial to our ecosystemGwen Pearson is adjunct professor at Michigan State University Department of EntomologyScientists recently announced they had found an enormous new stick insect in Australia. At 41cm in length and weighing 44g, the main question I heard was: “Why didn’t scientists notice something that big before now?”The short answer is: it’s a stick. Stick insects spent over 100m years perfecting their cosplay as leaves, branches and moss. They are diabolically difficult to spot, even with fairly acute human vision. If you disturb a stick insect, its usual response is to fall to the ground and lay still. So now you are looking for a stick lying on the ground among all the other sticks.Gwen Pearson is adjunct faculty at Michigan State University Department of Entomology. She received the Entomological Foundation Medal of Honor for her work in education and science communication Contin...

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4 w. ago Pub to be hauled before council after neighbour spots 'disturbing' acts

“At no point were they asked to move inside"

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last month Naked balaclava man terrifies hikers as he roams historic castle with sex toy on stick

Another disturbing exhibitionist has been spotted terrorising people in a picturseque woods, holding a dildo on a stick and wearing nothing but a balaclava and clogs

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