Major incident declared after massive sinkhole ‘swallows canal boats’
A Tactical Co-ordination Group has responded A major incident has been declared in Shropshire after a massive sinkhole reportedly swallowed multiple canal boats. The incident is reported to have happened this morning in the Chemistry area of Whitchurch in Shropshire. At least ten people had to be rescued following the incident Shropshire Fire and Rescue […]
3 months ago
Escaped Capybara spotted as zookeepers try to catch rodent on the loose
The hunt could soon be over Cinnamon, the fugitive Capybara who has captured the entire attention of the UK, has been spotted in the wild as zookeepers now try to catch the rodent on the run. The one-year-old Capybara escaped from Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Telford, Shropshire, on Saturday with a large search […]
1 year ago
Capybara called Cinnamon on the loose after escaping from Shropshire Zoo
The zoo keeper thinks she’s ‘living her best life’ A capybara has escaped from a zoo in Shropshire triggering warnings from keepers not to approach the animal. The giant rodent named Cinnamon escaped from Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Telford on Friday with the last known sighting reported on Saturday. The zoo said: “On […]
1 year ago
Police deploy cardboard cut-outs on country roads to deter speeding drivers
Two life-sized cut-outs will be placed on Shropshire roads A police force has started using cardboard cut-outs of officers holding speed guns in a unusual attempt to deter car crime and speeding drivers. West Mercia Police has unveiled the pop-up cop named ‘Bob’, who comes complete with high-vis clothing and a handheld speed camera. Two […]
3 years ago
Nightclub bouncers will be armed with ‘Smart Water’ to tag drunks so police can arrest them
Much like your badly behaved cat, rowdy drunkards now risk being sprayed with water by nightclub bouncers Nightclub security staff in parts of the UK are being offered a new tool in an effort to deal with difficult club goers, and it isn’t what you might expect. Bouncers and door staff will be given “handheld […]
3 years ago
Poisonous spiders discovered eating bats in the UK for the first time
Arachnophobes look away now In an almost sci-fi-level scary headline, a deadly group of spiders have been spotted catching and eating bats for the very first time in the UK. As captured by wildlife photographer Ben Waddams, a juvenile pipistrelle bat can be seen wrapped in the web of the invasive noble false widow species […]
4 years ago