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Aldi removes bags of frozen vegetables after customer claims she found piece of rat in one'We have suspended all orders from this production site whilst we investigate this matter,' the budget supermarket said
Severed rat's head found in bag of frozen spinachA woman had the shock of her life when she opened a bag of Asda frozen spinach and found a severed rat's head.
Steve the blue tit causes problems for police with his penchant for CCTV cameras An attention-seeking blue tit has been causing problems for police in Gloucester.The feathered suspect has taken a liking to CCTV cameras and has been blocking shots by sitting in front of various lenses.
Ex-Google and Facebook staff warn of social media dangers Former Google and Facebook employees have launched a multi-million pound campaign to curb the worst effects of social media after becoming disillusioned. The campaign, called The Truth About Tech, wants better protections for children using smartphones and more done by internet giants to curb addiction.One programme will make teaching resources available to 55,000 schools across the US as part of an effort to explain the impact of social media.Another will see adverts worth up to $50 million (£36 million) highlighting the dangers of overusing social media apps, such as depression. The campaign will also promote two pieces of legislation: One commissioning research on how children’s health is impacted by technology, another restricting the use of anonymous, automated accounts, often known as "bots".
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Horrific animal suffering revealed at farm used by producer of Spanish sausages sold in Morrisons and on Amazon UKHorrific conditions of animal suffering have been revealed at a farm that supplied a brand of Spanish sausages that were sold in Morrisons and on Amazon UK.Investigators say they witnessed “deformed, diseased and dying” pigs in a centre producing meat for the El Pozo brand of meat products stocked by major stores, including Morrisons chorizo sausages.In “sickening scenes of illegal cruelty”, filmed by Animal Equality, they saw: Numerous animals with infected abscesses, ulcers and giant hernias Pigs with severe deformities Flies and larvae on open wounds Animals living alongside others already dead and dying Pigs too weak to fight back when trampled on or cannibalised by others Tiny piglets slowly dying Skips overflowing with corpsesAnimal Equality said that when it visited the Hermanos Carrasco, in the Murcia region last August, the farmer stated on film that meat goes into the human food chain and ultimately supplies Morrisons and Amazon UK. Some of the photos were the most shocking ever taken on a European farm, the campaigners claimed.
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First-ever 'guide horse' trained to help blind journalist Britain's first-ever guide horse has been given to a blind journalist as campaigners battle for the animals to be allowed on planes and in restaurants. Digby, an American miniature horse, is being trained as an assistance animal for Mohammed Salim Patel, 23, a journalist for the BBC, who is visually impaired and afraid of dogs.Digby's owner Katy Smith is pushing for greater rights for those who rely on the horses as an alternative to the more traditional guide dogs. The horses are common in the United States but Digby is believed to be the first in training to work as an assistance animal in the UK.
Terracotta Army to go on display in LiverpoolLiverpool FC’s popularity in China a key factor in attracting ancient treasures to MerseysideA regiment of 2,200-year-old terracotta warriors will go on show in Liverpool this week as part of a blockbuster exhibition showcasing the largest haul of early Chinese treasures to reach British shores.Guardian Today: the headlines, the analysis, the debate - sent direct to youRead moreThe show at the World Museum came to Merseyside partly because of the popularity in China of Liverpool Football Club, according to Wu Haiyun, the project manager at the Chinese government’s cultural heritage promotion centre.“There are more than 1 million Liverpool fans in China, more than in the UK,” he said in Liverpool on Tuesday, a few days after making a pilgrimage to Anfield, declaring himself a member of “the other Red Army”.Fewer of his compatriots were aware of Merseyside’s other great cultural export, he said. “The Beatles? They are not well known in China.”
Greek tourism set for boost from European Union funded trainingThe EU is offering participants in Greece’s tourism industry the opportunity to take part in an online training course free of charge, as part of a push to upgrade the sector across the region.Those interested in taking part in the training need to fill out an application online http://jobseekers.tourismcareers.eu/
Carlsberg sweeps up 49% Olympic Brewery stake in GreeceCarlsberg has strengthened its position in Southern Europe after taking full control of Greece's Olympic Brewery.The Danish brewer today said it has acquired the remaining 49% of Olympic Brewery following its 51% stake purchase in 2014. That deal came after Olympic Brewery was formed through a merger of Carlsberg's Mythos Brewery and the independent Olympic to create Greece's second-biggest brewer behind Heineken's Athenian.Olympic Brewery operates two breweries, in Thessaloniki and Euboea. Its regional brands include Mythos, Mythos Radler, FIX Hellas, FIX Alcohol Free, FIX Dark, Kaiser and Henninger. The unit also brews Carlsberg lager, Tuborg and Somersby cider.Following the Mythos and Olympic merger, a rival Greek brewer, Macedonian Thrace, voiced concerns that Carlsberg and Heineken would "dominate" the local beer market and put pressure on new entrants. Thrace claimed that about 85% of Greece's beer market would be controlled by two "foreign multi-nationals".