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Link: Pug rescue: Dog falls 40m down garden well [bBC News]

 

A dog that fell 40 metres down a well was rescued by firefighters who lured the pet into a bag using dog food.

 

Kiki, a three-year-old pug, appeared uninjured after being pulled from the bottom of the well in her owners' garden in Rainham, Kent.

 

Firefighters said it was too dangerous for them to enter and improvised using rope and a kit bag.

 

Graham Porter, of Kent Fire and Rescue Service, said: "It's a miracle she didn't appear to have any injuries."

 

"She seemed OK and enjoyed a cuddle with the crew post-rescue," he added.

 

The fire service was called at about 20:00 BST on 23 April and had completed the rescue operation within 45 minutes of arriving at the property in Meresborough Road.

 

Firefighters tied ropes to the handles of an empty kit bag and filled it with dog food, before lowering it into the well. Kiki climbed into the bag and was hauled up by two firefighters.

 

"The crew expected her to have some nasty injuries, but to their surprise she bounced straight out of the bag and ran around the garden," the fire service said.

 

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Link: Claire Polosak becomes first female umpire to officiate men's ODI [bBC Sport]

 

Australia's Claire Polosak will become the first female umpire to officiate in a men's one-day international at the ICC World Cricket League Division Two on Saturday.

 

Polosak will stand in the final between tournament hosts Namibia and Oman.

 

The 31-year-old became the first woman to umpire an Australian men's domestic fixture in October 2017.

 

"There's no reason why females can't umpire in cricket. It's about breaking down barriers," Polosak said.

 

Polosak has overseen 15 women's ODIs and stood in the semi-final of the Women's World Twenty20 in 2018.

 

She and Eloise Sheridan became the first female umpires to officiate on-field together in a professional match in Australia in last year's Women's Big Bash League.

 

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As the world welcomes the newest member of the royal family, ZSL London Zoo celebrates a new addition of our own - an adorable two-toed sloth!

 

Named Elio, a Spanish name which derives from ‘Helios the sun god’, the youngester was born on Tuesday 30 April and is adorable!

 

 

https://www.zsl.org/videos/zoo-babies/meet-baby-elio?utm_source=zsl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=link-eliobutton&utm_campaign=zsl-royalbabygeneral-may19

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As the world welcomes the newest member of the royal family, ZSL London Zoo celebrates a new addition of our own - an adorable two-toed sloth!

 

Named Elio, a Spanish name which derives from ‘Helios the sun god’, the youngester was born on Tuesday 30 April and is adorable!

 

 

https://www.zsl.org/videos/zoo-babies/meet-baby-elio?utm_source=zsl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=link-eliobutton&utm_campaign=zsl-royalbabygeneral-may19

 

Kristen Bell around sloths:

 

Posted on YouTube: 30th January 2012.

 

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Link: Billion fewer cigarettes smoked in England a year [bBC News]

 

The number of cigarettes smoked each year in England has fallen by more than a billion, according to analysis by Cancer Research UK.

 

The charity says average monthly cigarette consumption fell by a quarter between 2011 and 2018 - equating to 118 million fewer cigarettes smoked each month.

 

Only 16% of adults in England smoke, latest data shows.

 

Cancer Research said it showed smoking trends were "heading in the right direction".

 

Figures from 2018 showed just 14% of people over 18 in England smoked cigarettes, down 5% from 2011.

 

And the government recently pledged to eradicate the habit completely by 2030, as part of a raft of measures to tackle the causes of preventable ill health.

 

'Dramatic decline'

 

In this study, researchers from University College London looked at cigarette sales data and information from 135,000 men and women taking part in the Smoking Toolkit Study, a monthly study that looks at people’s smoking habits.

 

The analysis showed the average number of cigarettes smoked each month declined by more than 26% over the course of the period studied, from around 3.4 billion to 2.5 billion a month.

 

Dr Sarah Jackson, from UCL's Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group, who led the study, said: “It's brilliant that over a billion fewer cigarettes are being sold and smoked in England every year.

 

“The decline in national cigarette consumption has been dramatic and exceeded the decline in smoking prevalence, which, over the same time period, was around 15%.

 

“This means that not only are fewer people smoking, but those who continue to smoke are smoking less.”

 

George Butterworth, senior policy manager at Cancer Research UK, added: "Big tobacco said that introducing stricter regulation wouldn't work and campaigned against it, but this is proof that smoking trends are heading in the right direction.

 

“But smoking is still the biggest preventable cause of cancer, and certain groups have much higher rates of smoking, such as routine and manual workers, so we can't stop here and think job done.”

 

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Link: Woman falls over at home and regains sight after 20 years of blindness

 

A woman who was been [sic] blind for more than 20 years has regained her sight - after falling over and hitting her head at her home in Florida.

 

Mary Ann Franco, 70, gradually became blind after injuring her spine in a car accident in 1993.

 

Then, more than two decades later, another accident and a subsequent operation appears to have led to the recovery of her sight, although doctors are still trying to work out how exactly this could have happened.

 

After the fall, which took place in August 2015, Ms Franco was incapacitated and had to wear a neck brace until an operation a few weeks ago.

 

She was in hospital recovering from four hours of surgery on her neck when she came round from the anesthetic and realised her sight had returned.

 

However, in her confused state, she didn’t realise what had happened straight away...

 

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’Legend’ dad on holiday flies delayed EasyJet flight to Spain after original pilot 'missing'

A pilot holidaying with his family ended up flying the plane from Manchester to Spain himself, after their flight was delayed for several hours due to a "missing" pilot.

 

Michael Bradley - an EasyJet pilot himself - took over the cockpit and flew his family and the other stranded passengers from Manchester Airport to Alicante.

 

Over the loudspeaker, Mr Bradley informed the other passengers of the unique circumstances and announced: "My wife, who's on row 15 with my little boy - hopefully he's asleep by now, I should keep it down or else I'll get told off... said 'our flight's delayed by two hours because they are minus one captain for the flight'....

 

"So just before we went through security, I thought I wonder if this is worth a phone call, I think it is because I'd like to go on holiday.

 

"I phoned up EasyJet and said, 'Hiya, I'm standing in the terminal doing nothing.

 

"I have got my licence with me... I have got my ID with me and I'd very much like to go on holiday, and if you need a favour I'm standing here ready to go.’

 

"They said 'we'll phone you back'.

 

"Thirty eight seconds later they phoned me back and said 'please, please pretty please with a big cherry on top, can you fly the aeroplane to Alicante'?”

 

Dressed in casual clothing, he joked: “So if you’re alright with one of your pilots to look like this today, we’ll go to Alicante.”

 

Passengers responded with laughter and loud applause.

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Link: Bat-friendly street lights for Worcestershire crossing [bBC News]

 

Bat-friendly street lights are to be installed on a crossing in Worcestershire.

 

There will be about 60m of the glowing red lights on the A4440, near to Warndon Wood, from September.

 

Worcestershire County Council said the area was a "corridor" for bats and it wanted to support the local wildlife.

 

It believes they are the first bat-friendly street lights in the UK and that they would also assist pedestrians walking in the area.

 

Research has shown some species of bats avoid areas lit by white lights, which could lead them to use longer and less safe routes.

 

The council said similar lighting schemes in the Netherlands had proved successful, helping to preserve bat species and other nocturnal wildlife, and councillor Ken Pollock said the crossing was a "sensible" opportunity to support bats.

 

"The adapted lighting may look a little different at first, but we'd like to assure those using the area at night that the colour of the lights has been through stringent testing and adheres to all safety checks," he said.

 

Visibility for drivers and pedestrians is not affected by the red light and the scheme is fully compliant with the required standards, the council added.

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Link: Flight delayed by baby hedgehog on Stornoway Airport runway [bBC News]

 

A passenger flight was delayed when a baby hedgehog crossed the runway as the pilot was preparing for take-off.

 

The Loganair flight was taxiing at Stornoway Airport, on Lewis, when the creature made a surprise appearance.

 

The captain brought the Saab 340 aircraft to a halt at about 17:20 on Thursday and waited patiently for two minutes while the hoglet crossed.

 

The 30 passengers were informed of the reason for the delay in their journey to Inverness in the Highlands.

 

Neil Hughes, Loganair's director of flight operations, said: "The captain safely avoided a prickly situation for the little hedgehog, following procedure until the animal was off the tarmac.

 

"Our network extends into some of Scotland's most remote communities so there are quite a few opportunities to see animals in the wild - and we're always conscious to disturb them as little as possible."

 

Pilots operating from Stornoway regularly scan the runway for wildlife, given the rural location of the airport in the Outer Hebrides.

 

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