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A snake-catching company had to be called to a COVID testing facility in Australia after multiple venomous snakes were found on the premises. The testing site in Sydney was temporarily closed while a snake expert arrived to remove the reptiles and later searched the area to make sure they were gone. The reptiles in question were red-bellied black snakes, a familiar species in eastern Australia. Sean Cade, the owner of the Australian Snake Catchers group that helped remove the snakes, told Australian news outlet 9News that staff first saw a "medium-sized snake" on Friday last week followed by a couple of baby snakes on Monday. He said the influx of snakes may have been caused partly by improved weather conditions. A video posted on the Australian Snake Catchers group's Facebook page via Cade showed one of the snakes being coaxed out from beneath a bin before Cade picks it up by the tail and holds a collection bag open for it. Cade told Newsweek the snake that was … [Read more...] about Venomous snakes shut down COVID test center

Author and former editor of Vanity Fair , Tina Brown, has said that Prince Andrew has "always been a dim bulb and something of an oaf," but that he has become "obsessed" with making a royal return to form after retiring from public life in the wake of a sexual assult allegations brought against him by accusor Virginia Giuffre . The prince has denied any allegation of wrongdoing and earlier this year settled out of court a lawsuit brought against him by Giuffre related to her claims. It was reported that the prince settled the lawsuit for an estimated $10 million before Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee so as not to detract from the national events. "Andrew has always been a dim bulb and something of an oaf, let's face it," Brown told 60 Minutes Australia in connection with her new book The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor, the Truth and the Turmoil. "Andrew has been canceled essentially," she added in regard to the negative public opinion of the royal … [Read more...] about Andrew ‘obsessed’ with making royal return, using queen to do it

A bottle containing hopeful messages from two teenage girls asking for boyfriends has washed up after drifting in a U.K. river for 56 years. The corked glass bottle was discovered by a group of volunteer litter pickers who were cleaning up the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire. Inside were two scribbled notes written by 15-year-old pals Jennifer Coleman and Janet Blankley dated August 9, 1966. The love-lorn pair wrote descriptions of themselves and invited teenage boys who found the bottle to write back to them. Janet wrote: "I am 15, not bad looking, long wavy brown, chestnut hair and 5'4. "Anyone interested, a photo will be exchanged in person. Boy who writes. No one under 16 or over 18." Jennifer's note said: "Anyone who finds this please contact J Coleman. "Please write if you are a boy under 18 over 16. Please send a photo and one will be exchanged. Thank you." The girls both included their addresses in Grantham, Lincs. It is thought the girls were on a day trip to … [Read more...] about Bottle containing hopeful messages from teenage girls asking for boyfriends found after 56 years

As the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial continues, both sides continue to present scathing evidence against the other. The former married couple returned to the Fairfax County court in Virginia on Monday , May 16 for day 16 of the trial. Depp is suing Heard for $50 million in loss of earnings after Heard wrote a 2018 op-ed stating she was the survivor of domestic abuse. The article never mentioned Depp by name, but his team has argued the insinuation resulted in extensive financial losses and damaged his profitability as an actor. The trial began on April 11 and Depp's legal team has already mounted their case, calling on witness testimony and physical evidence to show that Depp was the wronged party. Heard's team began their making case to the jury on May 4 and will continue to do so in the coming days and weeks. As the trial continues, here is six pieces of evidence presented in the trial so far which could be damning for Amber Heard. 1. Audio of Heard … [Read more...] about The 6 most explosive pieces of evidence against Amber Heard so far

In its initiative to make the sprawling campus spread over about 300 acres carbon neutral, the National Institute of Technology – Karnataka (NIT-K) at Surathkal has now designed and developed 11 electric vehicles on its own for use by its students, faculty and staff members. The institute has also built a solar powered charging station to feed the e-vehicles. Thanks to major financial support for its E-Mobility Projects at the Centre for System Design (CSD) by its alumni and donors. Of the e-vehicles included three scooters, a foldable scooter, two bikes and five cycles. Pruthviraj U., Head, E-Mobility Projects told The Hindu that of the two bikes one is being used by the institute’s security personnel for campus surveillance. Another bike has been given to the Forest Department for the surveillance in the Kudremukh National Park area. The other vehicles are in use in the campus and are geo fenced. “The initiative began when the COVID-19 lock down began. The team comprising … [Read more...] about NIT-K rolls out electric vehicles to make campus carbon neutral

Click here to read the full article. In one of the first major deals of the Cannes market, Sony Pictures Classics has swooped on Un Certain Regard title “All The People I’ll Never Be.” The distributor has picked up rights in North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand. The film, which is written and directed by Davy Chou (“Diamond Island”), will be re-titled as “Return to Seoul.” It premieres in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. More from Variety Is Cannes Destined to Become Next COVID Super-Spreader? 'Domingo and the Mist': Watch First Clip From Cannes Un Certain Regard Selection (EXCLUSIVE) David Cronenberg Breaks Down Cannes Walkouts, His New Film's Sexuality, and Why Netflix Turns Him Down The pic centers on 25-year-old Freddie, who impulsively returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. The headstrong young woman starts … [Read more...] about Sony Pictures Classics Snaps Up Cannes Title ‘All The People I’ll Never Be,’ Renames Film as ‘Return to Seoul’

C ongratulations to Jake Daniels , the Blackpool FC player who has come out as gay aged 17, becoming the first active male player to come out at the top of the British male game since Justin Fashanu , who tragically took his own life in 1998. Conversations have spiralled for decades about why male footballers haven’t come out when statistically there are obviously gay men playing – and by contrast, the women’s team is replete with “out” players. Daniels becoming the first openly gay professional player in 30 years should be rightly praised, but questions remain: namely, why has it taken so long? In many ways, football feels like the last bastion of sexual intolerance; the last sport where you can’t say you’re gay, even though rugby, cricket and swimming have all had openly gay players for years. And while not enough praise can be heaped on Daniels for coming out, the reality of the scale of representation at the top of the Premier League is woeful. While football … [Read more...] about Jake Daniels is a hero – more LGBT+ football players should follow suit

PA SPORT BIRTHDAYS Olga Korbut (gymnastics) – Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals and a silver at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, born 1955. Steve Lewis (athletics) – American 400 metres track athlete who won three Olympic golds and one silver, born 1969. Gabriela Sabatini (tennis) – Argentinian who won the US Open in 1990 by beating Steffi Graf, born 1970. Phil Clarke (rugby league) – Former Wigan and Great Britain forward, born 1971. Recommended Moscow makes fresh warning of retaliation against Finland over Nato ‘Computer says no’: Sunak blames ageing IT for not hiking benefits Michael Withers (rugby league) – Former Bradford and Wigan full-back, born 1976. Dirk Nannes (cricket) – Former Australia and Holland pace bowler, who had spells with Middlesex, Nottinghamshire and Somerset, born 1976. Andy Keogh (soccer) – Former Wolves and Republic of Ireland striker, now at Australian club Perth Glory, born 1986. Grigor Dimitrov … [Read more...] about PA sport trivia (16/05/2022)

A bizarre optical illusion showing two sets of seemingly different chess pieces is baffling internet users. The image has gone viral after being posted by science journalist Tom Chivers on Twitter , with the post racking up more than 2,000 likes. Despite the recent interest in the illusion, the image was actually created by researchers Barton Anderson, from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and Jonathan Winawer, who is now with New York University, for a 2005 study published in the journal Nature . The illusion shows two sets of chess pieces in a smoky environment: one which appears to be white, and another that looks to be black. The seemingly white set is placed in an environment of mostly black smoke, while the seemingly black is placed in one featuring mostly lighter smoke. But while the two sets of chess pieces look different, the truth is they are actually identical—meaning that each piece is the same as the corresponding one below it. The fact they … [Read more...] about Bizarre optical illusion of chess board baffles internet

A South African snake rescuer has described a difficult encounter with a cobra after he was called to a home in Reservoir Hills in Durban. Nick Evans, a reptile educator and conservationist, ended up being face to face with an angry Mozambique spitting cobra—a highly venomous snake native to Africa. The snake is named for its ability to spit its venom. The snake that Evans had been called to rescue had been seen in a hole in a wall of a family's prayer room. When he arrived, the reptile proved elusive. "When I arrived, I stuck my phone in the hole in the wall, on video mode, hoping to spot the snake," he wrote in a Facebook post. "I heard it. Cobras have a distinctive, short hiss, when they're grumpy. But I couldn't see it on the camera." Struggling to find the snake, Evans resorted to breaking apart part of the room as he spotted a gap which he suspected the snake had traveled through. "I felt really bad," Evans wrote. "But the homeowner was adamant we get this snake … [Read more...] about Spitting cobra found in prayer room of family home