Animal rights activists should be banned from sitting on an animal sentience committee to stop ‘vocal lunatics’ hijacking the bill, say Peers Amendment specifying the ban is planned for the Animal Welfare Sentience Bill It aims to avoid Government laws being sabotaged by animal rights groups Critics have warned the Bill is poorly designed and … Read more
Gary Lineker has turned game show host to front the new ITV show Sitting On a Fortune in which players could win up to £100,000. Ex-England footballer Lineker, 60, said he is ‘delighted’ to be hosting the programme, which will be launched in the autumn. The quiz show will involve players choosing where to position … Read more
Man, 65, is bitten ‘in the genital area’ by neighbour’s PYTHON while sitting on the toilet after it escaped through a drain 65-year-old man from Austria bitten ‘in genital area’ by his neighbour’s python Snake had escaped through a drain and ended up hiding in the victim’s toilet As he went to the bathroom at … Read more
‘Haunted’ little girl doll sitting on a swing in a mangrove swamp terrifies locals who swear bad luck strikes anyone who approaches her Small town locals are terrified of ‘haunted’ doll sitting on swing near a mangrove Residents of the North Queensland town Lucinda believe she brings ‘bad luck’ Doll blamed on spooky incidents like … Read more
Cats love to sit in boxes so much, they’ll even plop down in a square painted on the floor – and a new study finds they will even choose an optical illusion that looks like a square. Animal behaviorists tested their love for boxes with a Kanizsa square, which tricks the eye into thinking there’s a … Read more
Sitting with your back to the wall is the best seat in the office (and NOT just because the boss can’t see what you’re up to), study finds Study found having desk looking out at too many others makes it harder to focus UCL researchers surveyed 172 working for London firm in large open-plan office … Read more
Moment furious car owner bursts out of house to confront ‘thief’ sitting in his vehicle and makes him empty his pockets after spotting man on CCTV The CCTV footage was recorded in Edmonton, north London, on March 31 Man dressed in a hoodie and dark trousers slowly walked down residential road He strolled past a parked … Read more
Moment furious car owner bursts out of house to confront ‘thief’ sitting in his vehicle and makes him empty his pockets after spotting man on CCTV The CCTV footage was recorded in Edmonton, north London, on March 31 Man dressed in a hoodie and dark trousers slowly walked down residential road He strolled past a parked … Read more
Sitting (BBC4, Wednesday 2.30pm) Verdict: You’ll be drawn in Rating: Scaramouche Jones (stream, theatre) Verdict: Richie re-born Rating: Sadie (BBC iPlayer) Verdict: Gritty but powerful Rating: People worry about the wrong things when they’re being painted. They think they’ll get bored, or restless. But what should really concern them is what they’ll say when they … Read more
Australian man is stunned to find a large GREEN bee sitting in a field – and it won’t sting you Green bees were spotted in Darwin, Northern Territory, recently Number of bee enthusiasts quick to identify species as male carpenter xylocopa The distinctive male carpenter bee Xylocopa do not sting, but they are territorial By Andrew Prentice For … Read more