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'World's oldest message in a bottle' washes up nearly 150 YEARS later – with puzzling riddle on handwritten note
By Jon Lockett A BEACHCOMBER has found the world’s oldest known message in a bottle nearly 132 years after it was thrown into the sea. Tonya Illman discovered the Dutch gin bottle half-buried in the sand on a beach near Wedge Island, north of Perth. It was thrown from a German ship in the Indian Ocean as part of an experiment to track currents, experts said.
'World’s most inbred family’ includes four generations of incest
This is the “world’s most inbred family” with four generations of incest — including at least 14 kids with parents all related to each other. Perverted patriarch of the oddball clan Tim Colt ran an “incest” farm in the Australian Outback where he raped his daughters and fathered their children, say reports. Research, based on data published by the Children’s Court Down Under, reveals how Tim fathered seven children — five girls and two boys — with wife June.
Alien contact could ‘end life on Earth,’ scientists warn
By Jon Lockett, The Sun June 14, 2021 | 10:12am | Updated June 14, 2021 | 10:13am Enlarge Image Women are dressed as aliens at a 'Storm Area 51' spinoff event called 'Alienstock' on September 20, 2019 in Rachel, Nevada. Getty Images Alien contact could ultimately “end life on Earth” and we shouldn’t seek to communicate with them as it risks “endangering mankind”, according to experts.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ‘could have given Archie a title but refused’
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry could have given son Archie a prestigious title but chose not to, it’s claimed. Experts say the couple had the chance to take advantage of a longstanding royal tradition to allow their son to become the Earl of Dumbarton. However, that would mean he would not be a Prince or an HRH, reports The Mirror. Unlike William’s children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis — Archie doesn’t have any royal title.
Boy, 10, keeps throwing himself out of window after ‘evil’ infection
The mum of a 10-year-old boy has told of how he keeps throwing himself from heights – after being struck down by an “evil” infection. Fiona Fleming said Brody changed virtually “overnight”, leaving the Norfolk schoolboy suffering with intense psychotic episodes.
Bodybuilder married sex doll, wedding: Kazakhstan bodybuilder Yuri Tolochko
A bodybuilder who married a sex doll in a bizarre ceremony has revealed he has accidentally broken her dashing his hopes of a loved-up Christmas. Yuri Tolochko wed fake fiancee Margo in an oddball ceremony in Kazakhstan – complete with dozens of happy guests and a romantic first dance. However, he now faces an anxious wait to see whether or not the love of his life will be fixed in time for the rest of the festive period. “She is broken. Now she is being repaired.
Doctor who discovered Ebola warns more viruses will pose ‘threat to humanity’ after COVID-19 Original
By Jon Lockett , The Sun December 23, 2020 | 4:36pm | Updated December 23, 2020 | 4:37pm Enlarge Image Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum of Congo (Left) poses with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after receiving the Third Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize in the medical research category during the awards ceremony in Tokyo on August 30, 2019. Getty Images The doctor who discovered Ebola has warned more pandemics even deadlier than COVID-19 are coming to threaten humanity.
Inside Vladimir Putin’s $285 billion luxury life with secret palaces, yachts, girlfriends and millionaires
Vladimir Putin is believed to have boosted his £1 billion (A$1.78 billion) property empire with a new £200 million (A$356.6 million) palace – amid reports he is secretly one of the richest men in the world. The imposing pile has been built in a highly-secure “billionaire’s village” on the outskirts of Moscow and is surrounded in total secrecy, reports Russian newspaper Sobesednik.
F1 news, Michael Schumacher update: Legend in a ‘vegetative state’, can’t respond, health
F1 legend Michael Schumacher is in a “vegetative state” and not responding to his family, according to a leading doctor. Renowned neurosurgeon Erich Riederer made the worrying claim in a new documentary that aired on French TV. “I think he’s in a vegetative state, which means he’s awake but not responding,” he told TMC. “He is breathing, his heart is beating, he can probably sit up and take baby steps with help, but no more. “I think that’s the maximum for him.
Kim Jong-un expected to showcase North Korea’s new ballistic missile
Kim Jong-un is poised to showcase a terrifying new doomsday nuke which can flatten cities anywhere in the US. The news comes as North Korea steps up its provocative stance after “peace” talks stalled between the rogue state and the West. The Sun reported earlier this month that Mr Kim was planning to hold a huge military showcase to highlight his deadly arsenal. Now it has been reported pride of place in the very public parade could go to his much-heralded Hwasong-15 ballistic missile.
Colombian cartels executing people who break coronavirus lockdown
By Jon Lockett, The Sun July 17, 2020 | 3:22pm Enlarge Image Colombian soldiers patrol the streets in Usme neighborhood, south Bogota. Getty Images Ruthless Colombian cartels are executing those who break their coronavirus lockdown rules. Armed groups have introduced their own bloody system of “justice” and quarantine in regions where infection rates are out of control. The worrying news was revealed by experts from the campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Emaciated lions escape breeding farm, get shot by trophy hunters in South Africa
By Jon Lockett, The Sun May 18, 2020 | 4:30pm Emaciated lions broke free from cages at a game reserve which breeds animals to be shot by wealthy trophy hunters. Cops took two days to track and capture seven big cats – five males and two females – after they were spotted scouring for food in local villages. They say they had earlier escaped from Ingogo Safaris park in Limpopo province, South Africa, where more than 70 big cats – including tigers – were held captive.
Coronavirus: Woman stranded on island amid lockdown forced to forage for food
A British woman has been left stranded on a remote snake-infested island for two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Natalie Poole, 35, is stuck on Kyun Pila, in Myanmar, with four others after the last boat off the island was suddenly cancelled. The volunteer worker, from Ashburton, Devon, said she and her fellow castaways are now taking things “day by day”. For the last two months they have been forced to survive with hardly any aid in one of the world’s most isolated locations.
Meghan Markle will give first post-Megxit TV interview on GMA
Meghan Markle is to give her first TV interview since she and Prince Harry stepped down as senior royals. She is set to appear on Good Morning America to talk about her new movie venture, The Sun reports. A television ad plugging Markle’s appearance states she will discuss the Disney movie Elephant, which she narrated. “On GMA Monday, Meghan Markle with an exclusive first look at the Disney documentary Elephant,” a voice-over says on the clip.
Mauricio Torres guilty of ’raping his six-year-old son to death’ with stick
Warning: Disturbing content A dad found guilty of killing his son by raping him with a stick after he ate a piece of cake claimed his wife sexually assaulted the boy by accident. Mauricio Torres, 50, appeared to point the finger of blame at Cathy, 48, during video interviews with cops played to a court in Arkansas.
Vladimir Putin to ban gay marriage in hard-line Russian constitution
Vladimir Putin wants marriage to be defined as the union of a man and woman in a hard-line new constitution ruling out gay weddings. The Russian leader hopes to shake up the constitution in a move to stay in power after his presidential term finishes in 2024. The proposed changes, which will be put to the public vote, also includes a proclamation of faith in God and a ban on giving away any Russian territory.
Ekaterina Didenko: Influencer’s daughter distraught after dry ice death
A little girl sobbed “where’s daddy” after he was killed along with two others in a dry ice pool stunt tragedy. Nastya Didenko has been left devastated after her dad Valentin Didenko, 32, was poisoned to death in a freak accident at her mum’s 29th birthday. The victims reportedly suffered carbon dioxide poisoning after 25kg of dry ice was unloaded into the pool to create a spectacular “steam show” effect.
Rose McGowan: 'Harvey Weinstein ran rape factory’
WARNING: Graphic Rose McGowan has accused disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of running a “rape factory”. Speaking on Good Morning Britain (GMB) she said: “If we do the math, and do it correctly, he could potentially be one of the biggest serial rapists in history. “He had a full machine set up only to rape.
Mutant goat born with 'human' face being worshipped like a god
By Jon Lockett, The Sun January 22, 2020 | 6:43am A mutant goat is being worshipped like a god after being born with an eerie-looking human face, say reports. Images and clips of the oddball beast have quickly gone viral after they were posted on social media in Rajasthan, India. At first, the oddball animal left villagers in Nimodia baffled as its freakish facial structure make it look just like a grumpy old man.
YouTube star shares photos of son’s funeral after trolls accuse her of faking illness
Brittani Boren Leach has shared heartbreaking pictures from her three-month-old son’s funeral after being targeted by sick trolls over the tragedy. The YouTuber mum posted a photo of baby Crew’s tiny casket on Instagram bedecked with flowers. It was taken at a family funeral held last week. However, despite her obvious heartache, she was forced to defend herself from cruel trolls who vilely questioned whether her son was even ill.
CIRCLE OF LIFE???????
Man finds giant spider dragging his pet goldfish out of pond By Jon Lockett, The Sun A pet owner was left stunned when he tried to show off his goldfish to his new date – only to discover a giant spider hauling it out of its pond. Chilling photos show the huge nursery web spider with helpless Cleo dangling out of its jaws while carrying it up a sheer wall.
Man finds giant spider dragging his pet goldfish out of pond
By Jon Lockett, The Sun January 2, 2020 | 11:57am | Updated January 2, 2020 | 11:58am A pet owner was left stunned when he tried to show off his goldfish to his new date – only to discover a giant spider hauling it out of its pond. Chilling photos show the huge nursery web spider with helpless Cleo dangling out of its jaws while carrying it up a sheer wall.
Prince Andrew ‘was used as bait by Epstein lure girl to Paedo Island’
Prince Andrew was used as bait by Jeffrey Epstein in a twisted bid to lure a 15-year-old girl to his Caribbean hideaway, claim reports. One of the paedophile tycoon’s assistants is said to have offered the teen the chance to meet the royal on Little St James when both men would be staying there. The woman – known only as ‘Jane Doe 15’ - has claimed the invite came after she was subjected to a “vicious, prolonged sexual assault” by Epstein, The Sun reported.
Chinese scientists are using DNA samples to recreate faces: report
By Jon Lockett, The Sun December 3, 2019 | 3:12pm Enlarge Image Images from a study on age estimation and age-related facial reconstruction of Uighur men by analyzing 3-D facial images. Journal of Forensic Medicine Chinese scientists are reconstructing human faces using seized DNA, according to an investigation by the New York Times. The research comes after they harvested blood samples from Muslims being held in some of the nation’s “brainwashing” prison camps.
The ’perfect storm of screw-ups’ that led to Jeffrey Epstein’s death
US Attorney General William Barr has branded the jail cell death of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein “a perfect storm of screw-ups”. He said the multi-millionaire’s suicide – which came as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges – was due to a “series” of shocking mistakes. The shamed paedophile’s death occurred while guards Tova Noel and Michael Thomas fell asleep and surfed the internet, a court has already heard.
Prince Andrew could be forced to give evidence in British court
Prince Andrew could be forced to give evidence over his shocking relationship with sex offender pal Jeffrey Epstein, say new reports. A US lawyer for five of the shamed tycoon’s victims is preparing evidence for a legal move which would require he appears in a British court to tell what he knows. Lisa Bloom said the Prince had been an “enabler”of Epstein’s crimes and should now co-operate in full with the authorities.
Grace Millane murder trial: Jury shown CCTV of body-filled suitcase
Jurors have been shown CCTV of the moment the suspected killer of British tourist Grace Millane smuggled her body out of a hotel in a suitcase after allegedly strangling her to death on a Tinder date in New Zealand. The footage shows the suspect using a hefty porter’s trolley to wheel two cases into a lift at a hotel in Auckland.
Gaming addict dies after all-night session, his body found his dad
A teen has died at his computer after an all-night multiplayer gaming session during the half-term break. The lifeless body of Piyawat Harikun was found by his devastated dad collapsed next to a desk by his bed. The 17-year-old had broken up from classes towards the end of October and then spent nearly all of his free time playing battle games on his PC.
Earth’s ‘second green lung’ in danger as NASA images show fires ravaging Africa
By Jon Lockett, The Sun August 27, 2019 | 2:30pm | Updated August 27, 2019 | 4:31pm Shocking new satellite images show there are now more wildfires raging across Africa than in the flame-ravaged Amazon. More than one million square miles of forest in the Congo Basin are now ablaze in an area known as the Earth’s “second green lung.” In the startling NASA images, the fires appear to burn across the center of the continent from Gabon to Angola.
Astronomers design AI to better detect mysterious space signals
By Jon Lockett, The Sun August 12, 2019 | 1:52pm Scientists are using AI to solve the mystery of the radio waves from deepest space which keep slamming into telescopes on Earth. The sudden and baffling flashes are known as Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) and until now have been virtually impossible to spot and trace. They are intense pulses of radio waves that last no longer than the blink of an eye and come from far beyond our Milky Way galaxy.
Pentagon: Lasers That Beam Messages Into Your Head
Posted By: Jon Lockett August 2, 2019 Talking lasers can send audible messages directly into your head from up to hundreds of miles away. When perfected, this technology will be used by military and civilian applications to control crowds and individuals. ⁃ TN Editor Military scientists at the Pentagon are developing ‘talking’ lasers which can beam warnings straight into the enemy’s head from hundreds of miles away.
TANKER INFERNO Gulf of Oman attack – US says Iran is behind | 600 WREC
THE US said tonight that Iran was behind the "torpedo attack" on an American-linked oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman. Both the Front Altair and the Panama-flagged Kokuka Courageous - which was reportedly bombed - burst into flames and were forced to evacuate in the troubled region this morning.
Fossil of ‘real-life Loch Ness Monster’ found in Antarctica was the biggest sea dinosaur ever
A plesiosaur giving birth. (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) Fossil hunters have pieced together the remains of an enormous sea creature which is being labeled a real-life Loch Ness monster. Researchers have uncovered the 70-million-year-old fossilized remains of a massive elasmosaur from the icy depths of Antarctica unlike anything ever seen before. The animal would have once weighed as much as 15 tons, and it is now one of the most complete ancient reptile fossils ever discovered.
Harry Potter elf Dobby creature spotted on CCTV (Video)
A baffled mum was stunned when CCTV outside her home captured a bizarre creature that looked just like Dobby from the Harry Potter movies strolling past her back door. American Vivian Gomez was checking out the security cameras that monitor her driveway when she spotted something very strange skipping around outside her home, The Sunreports. media_cameraCCTV cameras filmed the bizarre moment. However, some believe it could all be a big hoax and point to a mystery “second” shadow on the footage.
Princess Diana’s death turned into morbid attraction at Tennessee theme park
By Jon Lockett, The Sun May 24, 2019 | 4:24pm Enlarge Image National Enquirer Live! theme park turns Princess Diana's death into an attraction. National Enquirer Live A theme park has created a bizarre attraction based on Princess Diana’s death in what is being seen as a sick attempt to cash in on the tragedy. Guests are being charged £20 ($25) to see a 3D remake of the 1997 Paris horror crash and even get the chance to vote if the Royal Family were somehow involved.
Chloe Ricard: Missing schoolgirl’s body dumped outside hospital by mystery man
A missing US schoolgirl shared a disturbing final Instagram post before her body was dumped outside a hospital “like a bag of trash” by a mystery man. Chloe Ricard, 13, was left “lifeless” outside the emergency room of Lawrence General Hospital in Lawrence, Massachusetts on Monday afternoon, The Sun reports.
Tourist missing at sea after falling off boat in Thailand
By Jon Lockett, The Sun May 15, 2019 | 1:23pm | Updated May 15, 2019 | 1:23pm A British tourist has been missing for two nights after falling into the sea during a “drunken” speedboat trip around a Thai island. Wesley Bates, 42, and four of his friends hired the sightseeing vessel to go snorkeling in waters around Koh Samui in Surat Thani, southern Thailand on Monday.
Russia plane crash: Flight attendant pushed passengers out
A heroic flight attendant pushed passengers out of the burning plane after the crash in Russia while escape routes were reportedly blocked by people grabbing luggage from overhead lockers. Screams of terror could be heard from the inside the cabin of the burning jet after it smashed into the ground on Sunday evening in Moscow leaving at least 41 dead. Harrowing footage shows flames licking at the plane’s windows as it was engulfed in a huge fireball.
Millions of locusts invade city in Saudi Arabia
By Jon Lockett, The Sun May 1, 2019 | 4:17pm جراد بلكريك كل يابو يمن يهناك pic.twitter.com/kkEGwk6LHE — فارس اليمني (@1v3xEaCmb5irNdA) April 29, 2019 A huge swarm of ravenous locusts has been caught on film completely blanketing the skies over a Saudi Arabian city. The deluge of biblical bugs – which numbered in the tens of millions – descended on Najran at the weekend. Creepy online videos showed the true scale of the infestation which has already hit countries either side of the Red Sea.
Orangutans are being murdered so their babies can be sold as pets
By Jon Lockett, The Sun May 1, 2019 | 4:16pm Orangutans are being slaughtered in the wild just so their babies can be sold off as pets to the rich on the black market. The jungle animals — often just a few months old — are then kept in cages as sick “status symbols” in their homeland of Indonesia.
‘Brutal’ breeding farms raising lions for hunters, medicine
By Jon Lockett, The Sun April 29, 2019 | 7:52pm Enlarge Image Cubs and tigers inside the fenced enclosure. Lord Ashcroft on Wildlife Thousands of lions are being raised in sickening breeding farms so they can be gunned down by wealthy trophy hunters. Other big cats are being slaughtered just so their bones can be turned into “medicines” after being sold to dealers in the Far East.
Saudi Arabia beheadings: Kingdom tipped to set new slaughter record
The ruthless Saudi Government is beheading so many people it needs to recruit a deadly new squad of sword-wielding executioners. The news comes after it slaughtered 37 people in one bloody day last week and is now tipped to kill a record number of its citizens in 2019. The sharia law-run state has advertised for eight new executioners to handle the projected rise in brutal public beheadings, The Sun reports.
Blind people’s brains rewire themselves to track moving objects by sound, study finds
By Jon Lockett, The Sun April 23, 2019 | 12:14pm | Updated April 23, 2019 | 1:08pm Blind people’s brains rewire themselves to track moving objects just like the Marvel superhero Daredevil, a startling study claims. In a world first, scientists have shown how changes in the brain explain enhancements to other senses for the visually impaired. The new report claims some are even able to train themselves to use clicks as a type of echolocation to detect obstacles the way bats and some birds do.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's bizarre health regimen sees him eat just once a day and take three ice baths before work
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is seen at the New York Stock Exchange in this file photo. (Associated Press) Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has revealed his hardcore approach to handling stress - including only eating once a day and fasting at weekends. The 42-year-old CEO survives on a brutal diet and exercise regimen backed up by hours of relaxing meditation every day.
Tiny vampire bugs devour much larger prey by sucking out their insides
By Jon Lockett, The Sun April 4, 2019 | 3:20pm Tiny water bugs are one of nature’s deadliest predators devouring frogs, turtles, ducks and even venomous snakes, stunned scientists have discovered. A shocking new study revealed the fearless four-inch aquatic vampire-like “monsters” regularly take on and eat creatures up to ten times their size.
Tiny vampire bugs devour turtles and snakes by sucking their insides out alive
A water bug is seen on a glass of a cocktail with whipped cream containing juice of water bugs at a bar in downtown Tokyo, Japan, February 12, 2017. Picture taken February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai - RTSYDF7 (Reuters) Tiny water bugs are one of nature's deadliest predators devouring frogs, turtles, ducks and even venomous snakes, stunned scientists have discovered.
‘Flat Earthers’ plan ‘end of the world’ Antarctica trip to prove Earth is flat
Conspiracy theorists are heading to the “end of the world” in a bizarre trip to prove the Earth isn’t a sphere. The “flat arthers” plan to travel to Antarctica by boat to find the frozen barrier they believe marks the edge of our world. The supposed “ice wall” is said to be several hundred metres thick, towers 50 metres high and surrounds the entire planet.
‘Flat Earthers’ planning bizarre Antarctica trip to prove conspiracy theory
By Jon Lockett, The Sun March 20, 2019 | 11:59am Conspiracy theorists are heading to the “end of the world” in a bizarre bid to prove the Earth isn’t a sphere. The “Flat Earthers” plan is to sail to Antarctica to find the frozen barrier they believe marks the edge of our world. The supposed “ice wall” is said to be a couple thousand feet thick, towers 164 feet high and surrounds the entire planet.
Map shows rapidly dwindling IS territory as stronghold crumbles
US-backed forces have seized hundreds of wounded IS fighters after the killer cult’s last death camp in Syria collapsed under a non-stop barrage of bullets and bombs. Hours earlier, the terror group’s media wing released images of its hardened fighters involved in a bloody gunbattle with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the enclave. media_cameraAn IS fighter opens fire during clashes with US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces fighters.
Couple who missed Royal Caribbean cruise in viral video was celebrating honeymoon
The couple, who went viral after footage emerged of them missing the Symphony of the Seas, has been revealed as Costa Rican actress Maria Gonzalez Roesch and her new hubby Alessandro Di Palma. (iStock) The luckless couple caught on camera frantically missing their cruise ship after turning up 45 minutes late to the dock have been revealed as a newlywed TV star and her husband.
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